Description

In a DevOps approach aimed at increasing operational efficiency between developers and administrators, it is necessary to put in place a mechanism guaranteeing identical configuration on the machines. You will see how to quickly reconfigure your servers with PowerShell 5/4 (DSC and workflow).

Who is this training for ?

For whom ?

Technicians, administrators and systems and network engineers.

Prerequisites

Good knowledge of the Windows system, PowerShell and AD or equivalent knowledge of the course "PowerShell 5/4, automate Windows administration" (ref. ATU).

Training objectives

• Guarantee a standard configuration on all machines in a specific environment
• Design and configure a PowerShell DSC script
• Implement Pull mode and Push mode of PowerShell DSC
• Write a workflow in the Windows PowerShell scripting language

Training program

• Overview of DSC (Desired State Configuration)
  • DSC fundamentals.
  • Push mode, Pull mode.
• Le mode Push
  • Push mode principle.
  • Configuration scripts, MOF files (DMTF standard).
  • Presentation of the nodes.
  • Compile and deploy with the basic DSC cmdlets.
• DSC and associated cmdlets
  • The default configuration resources (localconfigurationManager).
  • Viewing and modifying the configuration.
  • Compiling, running (start-dsconfiguration).
• Sweater mode
  • Principe du mode Pull.
  • Le module xPSDesiredStateConfiguration.
  • Serveur HTTPS, SMB.
• Custom Resources
  • The schema and properties (schema.
  • mof).
  • PowerShell module, manifest, folder structure, nested modules.
  • Functions Get/Set/Test-TargetResource.
  • Creation of new resources, use through a configuration script.
• Introduction au workflow
  • The workflow under PowerShell.
  • The jobs.
  • The different operating modes of a workflow.
  • The PowerShell variables dedicated to workflow.
• Workflow simple
  • The different operating modes.
  • Declaration of the workflow, the different cmdlets.
  • The jobs generated.
  • Suspend, resume, restart a workflow.
• Advanced workflow
  • Scripts in a workflow (inlinescript).
  • Workflow variables ($using, $psParentactivityID).
  • Parallel mode, sequences.
  • Jobs.