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dsctooling's Issues

Simplify role definition

Move all static role configuration from config data to node configuration
Move all role parameters to role configuration for individual node

Active remote management

Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup "Windows Remote Management"
Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup "Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)”
Set-Service VDS -StartupType Automatic

Add function for invoking PerformRequiredConfigurationChecks remotely

Secure connections to a pull server using client authentication

This may work because the download manager logs the certificate being used

Create function to apply meta configuration on a remote host

This should support sending the meta configuration using Set-DscLocalConfigurationManager on the local host as well as injecting the MOF and calling Set-DscLocalConfigurationManager remotely

Determine meaning of flags for PerformRequiredConfigurationChecks

This may be the description but needs validation:

[ValidateSet('FetchConfigImmediately','IncludeModuleDownload','IncludeTaskCreation')]
$Type

Update function Invoke-ConfigCheck accordingly

Add function for running consistency task remotely

Implement SQL Server roles

Fix reboots of role FirstDomainController when consistency is checked

Parameter type for CimSession

New-CimSession returns an object of type Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimSession

But the following fails: Add-Type -AssemblyName Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimSession

How do I ascertain that a function parameter is of type CimSession?

Wrap PSDSC shell in module?

Test New-PsRemoteSession with Invoke-Command

Support CredSSP in Enter-PSRemoteSession

Subsequent calls of Invoke-DscConfig do not invoke an updated configuration

Validate config data before invoking configuration

Add comment based help for all functions

Configure nodes for CredSSP

Client: Enable-WSManCredSSP -Role Client -DelegateComputer host1,host2
Server: Enable-WSManCredSSP -Role Server

Improve error handling

Support for subdomains and DNS delegation

Create function to inject file using Guest Service Interface

Create function to publish required modules to pull server

This must include packing and checksum

Simplify DNS settings for domain join

xDNSServerAddress is required before xComputer if domain cannot be resolved through default DNS server

Separate roles into files?

Fix errors thrown by xRemoteDesktopAdmin

Improve code quality

Use [OutputType()] http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh847785.aspx

Use Set-StrictMode http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2014/12/03/enforce-better-script-practices-by-using-set-strictmode.aspx

Add more debugging output using Write-Verbose http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2014/12/01/provide-support-using-verbose-and-debug-streams.aspx

Test role AdditionalDomainController

Can the LCM run under a different service account?

Enable IIS remote management on pull server

Add-WindowsFeature Web-Mgmt-Service
Set-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WebManagement\Server -Name EnableRemoteManagement -Value 1
Set-Service -name WMSVC -StartupType Automatic
Start-service WMSVC

Add function to prepare new node definition for config data

Must include generating a new GUID