PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	configuration management technology
gptkbp:canBe	gptkb:Windows_Admin_Center gptkb:Azure_Automation_State_Configuration services groups files packages users environment variables network settings Windows features firewall rules scheduled tasks registry settings IIS settings SQL Server settings
gptkbp:category	gptkb:DevOps gptkb:Infrastructure_as_Code Automation
gptkbp:developedBy	gptkb:Microsoft
gptkbp:documentation	https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/dsc/overview
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC)
gptkbp:introducedIn	gptkb:Windows_PowerShell_4.0
gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion	DSC v3 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:license	gptkb:MIT_License
gptkbp:openSource	true
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Windows_PowerShell
gptkbp:platform	gptkb:Windows gptkb:macOS gptkb:Linux
gptkbp:programmingLanguage	gptkb:PowerShell
gptkbp:purpose	automate configuration management enforce system state configuration drift prevention
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:chef gptkb:Ansible gptkb:SaltStack Puppet
gptkbp:releaseYear	2013
gptkbp:repository	https://github.com/PowerShell/DSC
gptkbp:supports	pull mode push mode custom resources cross-platform management partial configurations composite resources
gptkbp:uses	gptkb:MOF_files gptkb:Local_Configuration_Manager_(LCM) PowerShell scripts DSC resources
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Windows_Management_Framework gptkb:Windows_Management_Framework_4.0 gptkb:Windows_Management_Framework_5.0 gptkb:Windows_Management_Framework_5.1
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8