Using PowerShell DSC on Windows: PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) allows you to declare the desired state of a node's configuration and PowerShell DSC will make it so. You don't have to specify the steps required to arrive at the desired state. Resources automatically do all the heavy lifting to take the node to the desired state. Using PowerShell DSC on Windows, you will configure two Windows servers:
Upon completion of this Lab you will be able to:
You should be familiar with:
Before completing the Lab instructions, the environment will look as follows:
After completing the Lab instructions, the environment should look similar to:
April 29, 2020 - Added a validation check function to validate the work done in the lab.
Logan has been involved in software development and research since 2007 and has been in the cloud since 2012. He is an AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional, Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect Expert, MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, Google Cloud Certified Associate Cloud Engineer, Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKS), Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), and Certified OpenStack Administrator (COA). He earned his Ph.D. studying design automation and enjoys all things tech.