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You plan to use Desired State Configuration (DSC) to maintain the configuration state of virtual machines that run Windows Server.
You need to perform the following:
Install Internet Information Services (IIS) on the virtual machines. Update the default home page of the IIS web server.
How should you configure the DSC configuration file? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
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Explanation/Reference:
Box 1: WindowsFeature Example:
Configuration WebsiteTest {
# Import the module that contains the resources we’re using.
Import-DscResource -ModuleName PsDesiredStateConfiguration
# The Node statement specifies which targets this configuration will be applied to.
Node ‘localhost’ {
# The first resource block ensures that the Web-Server (IIS) feature is enabled.
WindowsFeature WebServer {
Ensure = “Present”
Name = “Web-Server” }
Box 2: File
Example continued:
# The second resource block ensures that the website content copied to the website root folder. File WebsiteContent { Ensure = ‘Present’ SourcePath = ‘c:testindex.htm’ DestinationPath = ‘c:inetpubwwwroot’ }
Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/dsc/quickstarts/website-quickstart