Introduction
                                    
                                        Welcome
                                            
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                                        What you should know before watching this course
                                            
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                                        Using the exercise files
                                            
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                                1. DSC Overview
                                    
                                        Why we need DSC
                                            
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                                        DSC architecture
                                            
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                                        Configurations and resources for DSC
                                            
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                                        DSC requirements
                                            
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                                2. DSC Resources
                                    
                                        Built-in resources
                                            
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                                        Custom resources
                                            
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                                        Finding and using DSC resources
                                            
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                                3. DSC Configurations
                                    
                                        Creating a DSC configuration
                                            
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                                        Parameterized configurations
                                            
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                                        Ordering with DependsOn
                                            
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                                        Staging configuration data
                                            
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                                        Cross-computer synchronization
                                            
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                                4. Push Configurations
                                    
                                        Using Start-DscConfiguration
                                            
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                                        Testing DSC configurations
                                            
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                                        Restoring DSC configurations
                                            
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                                5. Build a Pull Server
                                    
                                        Understanding the pull server role
                                            
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                                        Configuring an SMB pull server
                                            
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                                        Configuring an HTTP/HTTPS pull server
                                            
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                                6. Pull Configurations
                                    
                                        Understanding the Local Configuration Manager (LCM)
                                            
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                                        Configuring the LCM for pull-based deployment
                                            
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                                        Automatically downloading resources
                                            
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                                7. Cross-Platform DSC
                                    
                                        Understanding cross-platform DSC
                                            
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                                        Basics of DSC for Linux
                                            
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                                        Initial setup of DSC for Linux
                                            
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                                        Configuring Linux with DSC
                                            
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                                8. DSC Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
                                    
                                        Logging errors
                                            
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                                        Working with event logs
                                            
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                                        Using the xDscDiagnostics module
                                            
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