Pro PowerShell desired state configuration : an in-depth guide to Windows PowerShell DSC /: an in-depth guide to Windows PowerShell DSC. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ravikanth Chaganti.
• Authors: Chaganti, Ravikanth
• Contents: Intro; Table of Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Getting Started with Windows PowerShell DSC; Chapter 1: Introduction to Infrastructure as Code and PowerShell DSC; Lab Requirements; The Operations Challenge; The DevOps Challenge; Infrastructure as Code; Understanding Desired State Configuration; Imperative vs. Declarative Syntax; Enabling Desired State Configuration; Configuring a WinRM HTTPS Listener; Tools for the Job; Summary; Chapter 2: Getting Started with DSC; Lab Requirements; PowerShell DSC: A 10, 000-Foot View. Configuration Authoring and StagingPowerShell DSC Language Extensions; PowerShell DSC Resource Modules; Configuration Enacting and Reporting; Local Configuration Manager; PowerShell DSC Features; DSC Pull Server; Pull Mode Over SMB; Pull Mode Over OData or HTTP; Partial Configurations; Cross-Machine Synchronization; Configuration Encryption at Rest; Configuration and Module Signature Validation; The PowerShell DSC Platform; Summary; Chapter 3: The Local Configuration Manager; Lab Requirements; LCM CIM Classes; LCM Properties; Configuration Store; Meta Configurations; Node Configuration. Monitoring Configuration DriftSummary; Chapter 4: Writing Configurations; Lab Requirements; What's Not Covered in This Chapter; Back to Basics; Anatomy of a Configuration Document; Finding and Installing DSC Resource Modules; Finding DSC Resources; Installing DSC Resource Modules; Updating In-Box DSC Resource Modules; Your First Configuration; Using the Import-DscResource Keyword; Exploring DSC Resources; Multi-Node Configurations; Parameterized Configurations; Dependent Resource Configurations; Summary; Chapter 5: Writing Advanced DSC Configurations; Lab Requirements. Using Credentials in a ConfigurationConfiguration Data; Using PSDscRunAsCredential; Using Certificates to Encrypt Credentials; Generating Encryption Certificates; Configuring the Target Node LCM to Use Certificates for Decryption; Authoring a Configuration Document to Use Certificates; Separating Configuration Data from Environment Data; Creating Reusable Configurations; Nested Configurations; Summary; Chapter 6: Writing Composite and Custom DSC Resource Modules; Lab Requirements; Composite Resource Modules; Packaging a Composite Resource Module; Using a Composite Resource in a Configuration. Custom DSC Resource ModulesFunctions in a DSC Resource Script; DSC Resource Execution Flow; MOF-Based DSC Resources; The Resource Schema File; The Resource Script File; Test-TargetResource; Set-TargetResource; Get-TargetResource; Class-Based DSC Resources; DSC Resource Design Patterns; Inducing a Reboot After a Configuration Change; Localizing Verbose and Debug Messages; Adding Help Content; Granularity in DSC Resources; Choosing the Right Key Property; Single Instance Resources; Developing HQRM Modules; Adding Examples; Adding Tests; Adding Inline Help for Resource Functions.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Apress
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 005.13; Computer science; Windows PowerShell (Computer program language); Scripting languages (Computer science); COMPUTERS -- Programming Languages -- General; Scripting languages (Computer science); Windows PowerShell (Computer program language); Computers -- Software Development & Engineering -- General; Software Engineering; Microsoft software; Microsoft .NET Framework; Software engineering; Computers -- Programming -- Microsoft Programming; Microsoft programming; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781484234839; 1484234839; 1484234820; 9781484234822
• Related ISBNs: 9781484234822
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 02, 2018).
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