DSC-Helper

The DSC-Helper Module is created to simplify the creation of an environment using PowerShell DSC Resources (PUSH-Method). This Module contains helper scripts and multiple composite resources to implement Role Based DSC in an easy way. Do not use this helper in Production out of the box, since it uses unencrypted passwords!

Examples

Push-DSCRoleConfiguration -Nodename localhost -skipmodules
Push-DSCRoleConfiguration -Nodename Server1

DSC Requirements

All relying DSC resources to make use of the DSC Configurations:

• Windows Management Framework 5.0: Required because the PSDSCRunAsCredential DSC Resource parameter is needed.
• xActiveDirectory
• xComputerManagement
• xNetworking
• xRemoteDesktopSessionHost
• xSmbshare
• cSQLServer : https://github.com/DdenBraver/cSQLServer
• cFailoverCluster : https://github.com/DdenBraver/cFailOverCluster

DSC Roles

• DomainController
• DomainJoinOnly
• SQLServerCluster
• SQLServerClusterAlwaysOn
• SQLServerStandAlone
• SQLServerStandAloneAlwaysOn
• TerminalServer

DSC Installers

• DomainControllers
• JoinDomain
• SQLManagementStudio
• SQLServerCluster
• SQLServerClusterAlwaysOn
• SQLServerStandAlone
• SQLServerStandAloneAlwaysOn
• TerminalServer

DSC LCM Helpers

• Push
• PushApplyOnly
• PushDebug

DSC Helper Functions

• Get-ConfigurationData
• Show-Dropdownbox
• Push-DSCRoleConfiguration
• Send-File
• Trace-Reboot
• Install-RemoteMSI
• Install-RemoteCertificate
• Remove-Host
• Add-Host