The Current State of Powershell DSC for DBAs André Kamman

About me André Kamman 20+ Years with SQL Server Data Platform Architect @ CloudDBA Geek turned pro in ’89 20+ Years with SQL Server Data Platform MVP PowerShell, APS (PDW), Azure DW, BIML cloud-dba.eu @andrekamman andrekamman@cloud-dba.eu

Resources Gallery xResources cResources DSC LCM Meta.mof Mof Push Pull xSQLServer GitHub Dynamic?

Resources Gallery xResources cResources DSC LCM Meta.mof Mof Push Pull xSQLServer GitHub Dynamic?

Configuration MyConfiguration { Node andre-surface File Demo Ensure = "Present" # You can also set Ensure to "Absent" Type = "Directory" # Default is "File". Recurse = $true # Ensure presence of subdirectories, too SourcePath = "C:\presentations\dsc\filecopydemo\copyfromhere" DestinationPath = "C:\presentations\dsc\destination" }

What does c mean?

What does x mean?

Demo Find-Module

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LCM [DSCLocalConfigurationManager()] Configuration LCMPUSH { Node $Computername Settings AllowModuleOverwrite = $True ConfigurationMode = 'ApplyAndAutoCorrect' RefreshMode = 'Push' }

Configuration Mode ApplyOnly ApplyAndMonitor ApplyAndAutocorrect

Mof & Meta.mof LCMPush -OutputPath c:\DSC\LCM MyConfiguration -OutputPath C:\dsc\lcm

Demo Directory management with DSC

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Demo Set Recovery Model

Questions ? What do you think, is DSC useful for your situation?

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