Net core runtime requires different dependencies on different distributions and, hence, powershell does the same. Dsc for linux nxservice resource powershell microsoft docs. The latest release packages for powershell dsc for linux can be downloaded here. The ulinux build of powershell dsc for linux is built upon the omi, pal and the ostcopenssl projects. Dsc for linux nxscript resource powershell microsoft docs. Installing and using powershell dsc on linux florin loghiade. Then, we assigned a dsc configuration, which will run some bash commands to create a cronjob on linux. If you missed that session, you can watch a replay of it online. New version of powershell dsc for linux doubled the number of resources available. What is powershell dsc desired state configuration. The nxservice resource in powershell desired state configuration dsc provides a mechanism to manage services on a linux node. Set up your azure cli here and powershell here if you didnt get them ready. In order to get dsc running on linux you need to install omi open management infrastructure which is like wmi but on linux. There will be support for native c resources, powershell 6 and python on linux supported resources.
The example above installs powershell dsc for x64 distributions. Alternatives to powershell dsc for windows, linux, mac, bsd, web and more. In our last installment, we created an azure automation account, uploaded and compiled some powershell dsc configuration code, stood up a linux. In this blogpost i would share my experiences on my tests with powershell for dsc with linux so that it can help out folks trying the similar. Powershell desired state configuration on linux as. Powershell dsc and puppet why it is not eitheror petri. Bringing dsc to linux is another step in microsofts broader commitment to common management of heterogeneous assets in your datacenter or the public cloud. Working with powershell dsc for linux, part 5 powershell. We announced that and promised to come back to that subject.
Dsc is a new it management platform built on windows powershell that enables administrators to define the desired state of their systems through declarative configuration documents, and manage configuration data on an ongoing basis. The script downloads, installs and imports the required modules from. Automation dsc allows you to author and manage powershell dsc configurations, import dsc resources, and generate dsc node configurations mof documents, all in the cloud. Automation dsc builds on top of the fundamentals introduced in powershell desired state configuration dsc to provide an even easier configuration management experience. An appropriate data sink in the form of an omi implementation for the system, because the requests from the management computer need to be transmitted to the target. The nxfileline resource in powershell desired state configuration dsc provides a mechanism to manage lines within a configuration file on a linux node. If local or development builds are desired, please follow the instructions in the readme. Announcing windows powershell desired state configuration. Powershell desired state configuration for linux enables automated configuration management of linux servers with powershell dsc. On each linux machine to onboard to azure automation dsc, use register. Installing and configuring dsc for linux powershell magazine. The following components must exist for functional management of unixlinux in powershell. To configure azure automation as a dsc pull server from the linux computer. Powershell desired state configuration on linux as pull server welcome forums dsc desired state configuration powershell desired state configuration on linux as pull server this topic has 4 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 1 year, 4 months ago by.
The overall purpose of dsc is the same as ansible, it is just executed in a different manner. Powershell desired state configuration dsc can now manage linux boxes. For those of you fortunate enough to be at teched north america last week, you might have seen jeffrey snover announcing windows powershell desired state configuration dsc for linux. For general information about dsc, see get started with windows powershell desired state configuration. For linux, powershell builds portable binaries for all linux distributions. Distribute mof configurations to the linux vms with pull servers pull mode install custom dsc modules to the linux vms install mode remove custom dsc modules to the linux vms remove mode you can use dscforlinux extension with both azure cli and powershell. The microsoft powershell team is planning to reshape its desired state configuration dsc solutions, replacing them with a single crossplatform tool that supports both windows and linux. We are excited to announce the initial availability of this feature with the release of a ctp of dsc for linux at. Bootstrapping linux vms with dsc in azure singlestone. This is what happened when me a pure windows guy started testing out dsc for linux.
Eugene bekker has been doing a ton of heavy lifting. The additional modules can be distributed to the linux agents through your onpremises pull server, azure automation dsc, or installed locally on the linux computer with the installmodule. Dsc is a powershellbased pushpull solution for keeping servers in an optimal condition by declaring the state in which they should be set. Powershell dsc for linux was announced at the last teched north. Powershell desired state configuration dsc is a domainspecific language for configuring and managing systems that is native to powershell since version 4. Lately, ive been asked more and more about configuring linux machines with dsc desired state configuration so here goes a quick and dirty howto download, install, and use dsc to configure your linux machines in my case, i used ubuntu server 16.
Powershell desired state configuration takes on linux. To work dsc on linux below versions and flavors of linux are supported, i am using centos 7 for this demo. They have asked me to look into using dsc with git easy enough but they want me to install puppet as the push method. It performs the same job as the chef dsl described in my vagrant tutorial series, only its agent is part of the windows operating system rather than something that you need to install.
The following linux operating system versions are supported for dsc for linux. In this article, first part of update series, we will focus on new features and bug fixes related to installation. Pull requests microsoftpowershelldscforlinux github. Filter by license to discover only free or open source alternatives. The first step is to hook up our system to azure automation dsc. So i dont know of any documentation, but the generic dsc documentation should work, and on a linux machine where its installed you can run getdscresource to see what resources are installed. The what, why and how of azure automation desired state. There is a very useful stepbystep guide by kristopher bash on the microsoft building clouds blog on how to set up dsc for linux. Download powershell desired state configuration for linux. All existing and new dsc resources that use supported.
And the dsc for linux toolset includes python versions of all the powershell dsc. Simply run the following script on the linux system. I feel like that takes away part of what dsc can do. Since powershell went open source, ive been asked a lot about running powershell on linux. Powershell desired state configuration for linux microsoftpowershell dscforlinux. Dsc for linux nxfileline resource powershell microsoft. This cronjob executes a powershell script on linux yes, native powershell code. This list contains a total of 4 apps similar to powershell dsc. Configure powershell remoting between windows and linux my main motive was to configure push desired state configuration dsc on linux server from windows. The newer model is coming from the powershell team, mainly, but its a workinprogress as yet.
Get started with desired state configuration dsc for. First version of powershell dsc for linux is released. Dsc isnt even a thing posted by don jones date may 14, 2014 category powershell for admins after all the dscrelated excitement this week, there have been a few online and twitterbased discussions including chef, puppet, and similar solutions. A resource exposes properties that can be configured schema and contains the powershell script functions that the local configuration manager lcm calls to make it so.
Introducing the azure dscforlinux extension azure blog. Basically you download the powershell dsc packages from the github repository, unpack them and install the one that can be used on your distribution. Working with powershell dsc for linux, part 4 powershell. There are three solutions where releases from this repo are expected to be consumed.
These are available on the powershell gallery, included in the dsc for linux download package, and available as source code. The nxservice resource in powershell desired state configuration dsc provides a. Although its possible to configure a system without the aid of dsc using nothing but powershell cmdlets, dsc is. Powershell solutions being replaced with desired state. Centos 5, 6, and 7 x86x64 debian gnulinux 6, 7 and 8 x86x64 oracle linux 5, 6 and 7 x86x64 red hat enterprise.
Managing linux with powershell dsc desired state config. Generally, a download manager enables downloading of large files or multiples files in one session. Dsc uses the powershell scripting language, but the similarities end there. Part 3 use azure automation dsc to configure linux and. This repo is the home for the source code and development of desired state configuration for linux. If you havent taken a look at tug, nows a great time. These modules include a custom logging module, the required dsc module for linux and the azure modules. The nx windows powershell module contains the schema for builtin resources for dsc for linux, and must be installed to your local computer and imported in the configuration. Learn the essentials of powershell desired state configuration.
So if i install puppet on a windows box, then push dsc from our git repo via puppet, interesting place. This is an exciting announcement and i wanted to explore more on this. Infrastructure as code with powershell dsc anchorloop. The primary purpose of this project is to build universal linux. Carbon is a powershell module for automating the configuration windows 7, 8, 2008, and 2012 and automation the installation and configuration of windows applications, websites, and services. Posted by don jones date december 19, 2016 category powershell for admins, powershell for developers. Dsc is a commandline tool that enables admins to use a powershellbased scripting language to configure windows andor linux systems. While powershell dsc can be used to manage linux, it isnt backed up by the huge library of modules that are available for puppet. Managing linux can become a challenge if you dont have some way of distributing credentials. Desired state configuration dsc resources provide the building blocks for a dsc configuration. The key to understanding powershell on windows or linux.
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