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Learning Powershell DSC

You're reading from   Learning Powershell DSC Get started with the fundamentals of PowerShell DSC and utilize its power to automate deployment and configuration of your servers

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2015
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ISBN-13 9781783980703
Length 268 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Introduction to PowerShell DSC FREE CHAPTER 2. DSC Architecture 3. DSC Configuration Files 4. DSC Resources 5. Pushing DSC Configurations 6. Pulling DSC Configurations 7. Example Scenarios Index

Complicated deployments


The time saved from the automated deployment of both DSC Resources and DSC configuration scripts, along with configuration status reporting, were of enough value to allow you to finally start working on those things-you-would-do-if-you-only-had-the-time. You're leaving on time nowadays and coworkers are lining up to take advantage of being added to your list of managed servers.

The target node count has increased significantly. Since you started this project, the company has grown and the Apollo application is handling more requests than ever. The application team decides that the available time for new features is being compromised by having to deploy the company website code named Aurora by themselves. After talking with your boss, both your teams decide to hand off deploying Aurora to you. A couple of knowledge transfer sessions happen later and you have a list of software requirements and configuration steps for Aurora.

Adding the software requirements to your DSC...

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