1. The Current State of Powershell DSC for DBAs André Kamman

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

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

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

5. 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" }

7. What does c mean?

8. What does x mean?

9. Demo
Find-Module

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

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

12. Configuration Mode
ApplyOnly
ApplyAndMonitor
ApplyAndAutocorrect

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

15. Demo
Directory management with DSC

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

18. Demo
Set Recovery Model

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

20. cloud-dba.eu
@andrekamman
Thank You!