Writing DSC Resources for Azure Policy Guest Configuration - For...
summary
Shows how to author class-based DSC resources, package them as a guest configuration zip (MOF + modules), and publish parameters for Azure Policy; uses Module Builder and automation to assemble modules and the GuestConfiguration module’s New-GuestConfigurationPackage command to make the package. Tests run on Ubuntu VMs with Test Kitchen + kitchen-azurerm + Pester, installing PowerShell, running get/compliance then remediation, and the verification shows remediation succeeds. Reports include explicit reason codes for noncompliance.
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chapters (15)
- 0:00Intro
- 9:25Pipeline Overview
- 13:07Module Builder
- 13:25Sources
- 15:17Methods vs Functions
- 17:57Why
- 21:17Guest Configuration Module
- 23:07Guest Configuration Package
- 25:07Package Source
- 28:57Module Source
- 29:57Unit Test
- 31:22Kitchen
- 39:47Sampler
- 41:17What is Kitchen
- 42:27Open Source NX Tools
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