We can test that the pull server endpoint is available by navigating to its endpoint using a web browser or the command line.
Validating a DSC pull server install
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 whether 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.
