DSC v3: Evolving Declarative Configuration for Modern Systems
summary
DSC v3 claims a practical rewrite: the 3.2 RC1 zip install demonstrates the engine applying a YAML/JSON configuration to install PowerShell 7 via WinGet, enable OpenSSH with a feature-on-demand resource installs OpenSSH, and report per-resource execution info. Manifests use JSON Schema, adapters let existing PowerShell and WMI resources run, export is built but a full Windows “exporter” is not yet implemented, and planned features include Y2J YAML↔JSON converter and actions like service restart targeted for 3.3.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:10What is DSC
- 8:40DSC V3 config basics
- 14:17Resource execution & idempotency
- 21:41DSC V3 orchestration
- 27:19Concurrency & parallelism
- 31:51Resource manifests & schema
- 35:20Adapters for PS & WMI
- 39:11Extensions for DSC engine
- 43:02Exporting configs
- 45:13DSC V3 future features
- 47:20Key takeaways and community resources
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