Pro PowerShell Desired State Configuration : an In-Depth Guide to Windows PowerShell DSC, Second Edition

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxviii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction to Infrastructure as Code and PowerShell DSC (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 3-19 Getting Started with DSC (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 21-51 The Local Configuration Manager (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 53-72 Writing Configurations (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 73-109 Writing Advanced DSC Configurations (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 111-153 Writing Composite and Custom DSC Resource Modules (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 155-217 Validating DSC Resources (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 219-259 Front Matter ....Pages 261-261 Configuration Delivery Methods (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 263-313 Reporting, Monitoring, and Correcting a Configuration (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 315-340 Partial Configurations (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 341-369 Cross-Node Synchronization (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 371-390 Debugging DSC Resources (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 391-403 Security in DSC (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 405-431 Front Matter ....Pages 433-433 DSC and the Release Pipeline (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 435-452 DSC with AppVeyor CI (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 453-464 Front Matter ....Pages 465-465 DSC as a Platform (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 467-476 Microsoft Azure and DSC (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 477-512 DSC and Google Cloud Platform (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 513-529 Amazon Web Services and DSC (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 531-551 DSC with Containers (Ravikanth Chaganti)....Pages 553-565 Back Matter ....Pages 567-577 Use Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) to configure your infrastructure on-premises and in the cloud. In an environment where changes and deployments are happening all the time, DSC makes the necessary adjustments to the system so you don’t have to. __Pro PowerShell Desired State Configuration__ shows you how. PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) is a powerful configuration management platform that makes it easier than ever to perform configuration management of your infrastructure, whether on-premises or in the cloud. With __Pro PowerShell Desired State Configuration__, Ravikanth Chaganti revises and significantly expands his previous edition, bringing you a complete in-depth reference for applying this evolving technology in your day-to-day work. What’s new in this edition? * Get up-to-date, in-depth guidance on DSC in the data center * Understand the central role that DSC plays in DevOps today * Integrate DSC into build and release management tools * Learn to think and act like a developer when automating your configuration management, creating a testable, robust process that you can use again and again * Find out why and how DSC has an important role to play in public and private cloud deployments * Apply DSC in the cloud with Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud Platform **Who This Book Is For** IT administrators, developers and DevOps engineers working in Windows-based data center environments. With a little prior PowerShell scripting experience, this book can be used as an in-depth reference to creating, customizing, and extending DSC in Windows. IT administrators with limited scripting experience will also find this book a useful overview of what DSC offers and how to use DSC resources to automate configuration management and deployment. Use Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) to configure your infrastructure on-premises and in the cloud. In an environment where changes and deployments are happening all the time, DSC makes the necessary adjustments to the system so you don't have to. Pro Desired State Configuration shows you how. PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) is a powerful configuration management platform that makes it easier than ever to perform configuration management of your infrastructure, whether on-premises or in the cloud. With Pro PowerShell Desired State Configuration, Ravikanth Chaganti revises and significantly expands his previous edition, bringing you a complete in-depth reference for applying this evolving technology in your day-to-day work. What's new in this edition?Get up-to-date, in-depth guidance on DSC in the data centerUnderstand the central role that DSC plays in DevOps todayUnderstand how DSC can be integrated into build and release management toolsLearn to think and act like a developer when automating your configuration management, creating a testable, robust process that you can use again and againFind out why and how DSC has an important role to play in public and private cloud deploymentsApply DSC in the cloud with Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud PlatformWho This Book Is ForIT administrators, developers and DevOps engineers working in Windows-based data center environments. With a little prior PowerShell scripting experience, this book can be used as an in-depth reference to creating, customizing, and extending DSC in Windows. IT administrators with limited scripting experience will also find this book a useful overview of what DSC offers and how to use DSC resources to automate configuration management and deployment Use Windows PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) and DSC Core to configure your infrastructure on-premises and in the cloud. In an environment where changes and deployments are happening all the time, DSC makes the necessary adjustments to the system so you don't have to. Pro Desired State Configuration shows you how. PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) is a powerful configuration management platform that makes it easier than ever to perform configuration management of your infrastructure, whether on-premises or in the cloud. With Pro PowerShell Desired State Configuration, Ravikanth Chaganti revises and significantly expands his previous edition, bringing you a complete in-depth reference for applying this evolving technology in your day-to-day work. What's new in this edition? Get up-to-date, in-depth guidance on DSC in the data center Understand the central role that DSC plays in DevOps today Understand how DSC can be integrated into build and release management tools Learn to think and act like a developer when automating your configuration management, creating a testable, robust process that you can use again and again Find out why and how DSC has an important role to play in public and private cloud deployments Apply DSC in the cloud with Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud Platform A full in-depth guide to this vital PowerShell feature in Windows and beyond, this thorough resource helps readers take a modern and robust approach to configuring their infrastructure, whether on-premises or in the cloud, and cross-platform. -- Edited summary from book