Validating a DSC Pull Server install
We can test that the Pull Server endpoint is available by navigating to its endpoint using a web browser or the command line.
Testing using a web browser
On the target node where we installed the DSC Pull Server, enter https://localhost:8080/PSDSCPullServer.svc/$metadata in your web browser and check to see if it loads.
Replace localhost with the name of the target node if you are running this on a machine other than the Pull Server:
If you see the preceding XML, then your Pull Server endpoint is up and running. Note that we get an SSL certificate warning because we are using a self-signed certificate. You would not see this using a real SSL certificate.
Testing using the command line
We can do the same test from the command line using the PowerShell Cmdlet Invoke-RestMethod. This produces the same output but can be scripted for monitoring or other purposes:
[PS]> Invoke-RestMethod –Uri 'https://localhost:8080/PSDSCPullServer.svc/$metadata'
The output obtained...
