dsc gotchas

dsc_gotchas.rb

if (platform_family? 'windows') && (node['kernel']['name'] == 'Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard')

  # Apply the Local Configuration Manager for DSC.
  # DSC by default runs a consistancy check once every 15 minutes.
  # Disable this because it causes collisions with chef-client runs.
  powershell_script 'apply_lcm' do
    code <<-EOH
    configuration LCM
    {
      LocalConfigurationManager
      {
        ConfigurationMode = "ApplyOnly"
      }
    }
    LCM -OutputPath #{node['base']['file_cache_path']}
    Set-DscLocalConfigurationManager -Path #{node['base']['file_cache_path']}
    EOH
    not_if '(Get-DscLocalConfigurationManager).ConfigurationMode -eq "ApplyOnly"'
  end

  # install dsc web administration extension
  remote_file File.join(Chef::Config['file_cache_path'], File.basename(dsc_kit_url)) do
    source dsc_kit_url
  end

  dsc_script 'get-dsc-kit' do
    code <<-EOH
    Archive dsckit
    {
    ensure = 'Present'
      path = "#{File.join(Chef::Config['file_cache_path'], File.basename(dsc_kit_url))}"
      destination = "#{ENV['PROGRAMW6432']}\\WindowsPowerShell\\Modules"
    }
    EOH
  end
end