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Installation
inchara edited this page Mar 9, 2015
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Copy the folder ShowDscResourceModule onto your system. Execute the following commands in a Powershell ISE window
Import-Module <fullpath>\ShowDscResourceModule
Install-DscResourceAddon
If you have the latest WMF , you can download this from the powershell gallery (as in the link here - http://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/ShowDscResourceModule/ ) In that case,you have to run the following commands in a Powershell ISE window. The first command is to be run just one time on the system.
Install-Module -Name ShowDscResourceModule
Install-DscResourceAddon
Please allow execution of external scripts or unblock the file once you download it. Or you might get an error that states the dll cannot be added.
- If you run into any issues, please raise an issue in the issues tab, or have a look at other past issues to see if they help.
Details on how to use it are explained in the video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaboAX1-VKc . In summary :
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Create a configuration block -
Refresh button : To reload the resources (if a new dsc resource is downloaded from the gallery) -
Help button : To repeat these instructions within the app -
Double click on any resource to see their properties underneath. -
You can reorder the dsc resources by Module name or Dsc resource name property by clicking on the respective column header. -
The resource properties pane can be manipulated, by entering details, checking or unchecking boxes. -
Mandatory properties are checked by default -
To view descriptions of properties, hover over the description -
Clicking on insert will insert the configuration snippet for that resource on the open ISE pane. It's best to already have a configuration block defined prior to this. Watch the video for more details -
Clicking on copy will copy the configuration snippet for that resource, which can then be pasted as required -
Details pane consists of details about the resources like the location of the resource, type of resource, module name, etc