basic DSC config

1. Prepare config for your machine:

1. Who is logged on

#requires -version 4.0

#use ConfigurationData

Configuration MyConfig3 {

    Param()

    Import-DscResource -module xSMBShare

    Import-DscResource -ModuleName ComputerManagementDsc

    Node $allNodes.nodename {

    #region Folders

    

    File Company {

        Ensure = "Present"

        DestinationPath = "c:\Company"

        Type = "Directory"

    }

    TimeZone Company {

        TimeZone = "Central Europe Standard Time"

        IsSingleInstance = "Yes"

    }

    

    xSMBShare Company {

        DependsOn = "[File]Company"

        Name = "Company$"

        Path = "C:\Company"

        Ensure = "Present"

        FolderEnumerationMode = "AccessBased"

    }

    #endregion

    } #close configuration

}

2. Load configuration to memory

. .\Config-MyConfig3.ps1

Get-Command -CommandType Configuration

myconfig3 -ConfigurationData .\myconfig2data.psd1 -OutputPath C:\DSC\MyConfig2

#one MOF per server

psedit c:\dsc\myconfig2\WIN-3UTHK7V1J58.mof

3.Deploy and verify

$paramHash = @{

    ComputerName = "WIN-3UTHK7V1J58"

    Path         = "C:\dsc\MyConfig2"

    Wait         = $True

    verbose      = $True

}

   

Start-DscConfiguration @paramHash

   

$paramHash = @{

    Path         = "C:\dsc\MyConfig2"

    ComputerName = "chi-core01"

    OutVariable  = "j"

}

   

Start-DscConfiguration @paramHash

   

#receive-job results when it completes

wait-job $j

   

#receive-job XX -verbose -keep

$j | receive-job -keep -verbose

   

#view result

Get-DscConfiguration -CimSession chi-fp02

   

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