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Question #: 23
Topic #: 7

DRAG DROP -
Your company has two virtual machines that run Linux in a third-party public cloud.
You plan to use the company's Azure Automation State Configuration implementation to manage the two virtual machines and detect configuration drift.
You need to onboard the Linux virtual machines.
You install PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) on the virtual machines, and then run register.py.
Which three actions should you perform next in sequence? To answer, move the actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
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Step 1: Create a DSC metaconfiguration
Load up the DSC Configuration into Azure Automation.
Step 2: Copy the metaconfiguration to the virtual machines.
Linking the Node Configuration to the Linux Host
Step 3: Add the virtual machines as DSC nodes in Azure Automation. go to DSC Nodes, select your node, and then click Assign node configuration. This step assigns the DSC configuration to the Linux machine.
Next up will be to link the node configuration to the host. Go to the host and press the ג€Assign nodeג€¦ג€-button. Next up you can select your node configuration.

by Sylph at April 17, 2021, 5:52 p.m.

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Sylph

Highly Voted 4 years, 1 month ago

Create a DSC metaconfiguration Copy the metaconfiguration to the virtual machines From the virtual machines, run setdsclocalconfigurationmanager.py https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-dsc-onboarding#enable-physicalvirtual-linux-machines

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d0bermannn

3 years, 8 months ago

+ no need to add vms as dsc nodes since we have installed PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) on the virtual machines and ran register.py already.

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Amrx

2 years, 11 months ago

Steps 4, 6/7 and 8 in that article make it clear that this is the correct answer, there should be no further argument about this.

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rdemontis

3 years, 2 months ago

Yours is the correct answer

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Ashutosh_9608

3 years, 8 months ago

correct Sylph https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-dsc-onboarding

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Optimist_Indian

Highly Voted 3 years, 3 months ago

Got this question in Feb-2022 exam.

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Yindave

Most Recent 1 year, 1 month ago

(not shure if it matters as the exam will be renewed the 4th of May) Got this in the exam today(26-04-2024) awnsered it wrong but still passed, ha!

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Gooldmember

7 months, 1 week ago

So the answers: 1. Create DSC metaconfiguration 2. Copy metaconfiguration to VMs 3. Run setdsclocalconfigurationmanager.py were not correct?

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vsvaid

1 year, 5 months ago

As mentioned by many others, I agree to 1. Create DSC metaconfiguration 2. Copy metaconfiguration to VMs 3. Run setdsclocalconfigurationmanager.py

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yana_b

1 year, 8 months ago

Answer provided by zellck is correct and is evidenced by the link mentioned by that user.

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zellck

2 years ago

1. Create DSC metaconfiguration 2. Copy metaconfiguration to VMs 3. Run setdsclocalconfigurationmanager.py https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-dsc-onboarding#enable-physicalvirtual-linux-machines - If you can't apply the PowerShell DSC metaconfigurations remotely, copy the metaconfigurations corresponding to the remote machines from the folder to the Linux machines. - Add code to call Set-DscLocalConfigurationManager.py locally on each Linux machine to enable for State Configuration.

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Fal991l

2 years, 2 months ago

Given answers are right. It's backed by GPT.

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Fal991l

2 years, 2 months ago

The correct sequence of actions for onboarding the Linux virtual machines using Azure Automation State Configuration and PowerShell DSC would be: Create a DSC metaconfiguration: The first step is to create a DSC metaconfiguration file that defines the desired state of the virtual machines. The metaconfiguration file should include the configuration settings that you want to apply to the virtual machines, as well as any necessary dependencies or resources. Copy the metaconfiguration to the virtual machines: Once the metaconfiguration file has been created, it needs to be copied to the virtual machines that you want to manage. You can use a variety of methods to copy the file, such as SCP or SFTP. Add the virtual machines as DSC nodes in Azure Automation: After the metaconfiguration file has been copied to the virtual machines, you need to add them as DSC nodes in Azure Automation. This allows Azure Automation to communicate with the virtual machines and apply the desired configuration settings.

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Fal991l

2 years, 2 months ago

The other options listed in the question are: Install Windows Management Framework 5.1 on the virtual machines: This option is not necessary, as Windows Management Framework is a set of tools that is used to manage Windows-based systems, and is not required for Linux-based systems. From the virtual machines, run setdsclocalconfigurationmanager.py: This option is also not necessary, as the virtual machines have already been registered with Azure Automation using the register.py script. Running setdsclocalconfigurationmanager.py on the virtual machines is used to configure the local DSC settings, which have already been configured in the DSC metaconfiguration file.

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AlexeyG

2 years, 3 months ago

got this in 02 March 2023 exams. scored 870 marks.

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syu31svc

2 years, 9 months ago

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-dsc-onboarding#enable-physicalvirtual-linux-machines "Follow the directions in Generate DSC metaconfigurations section to produce a folder containing the required DSC metaconfigurations. Add code as follows to apply the PowerShell DSC metaconfigurations remotely to the machines to enable. Add code to call Set-DscLocalConfigurationManager.py" 1) Create DSC 2) Copy metaconfiguration 3) Run the .py script

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Mev4953

3 years, 3 months ago

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/dsc/getting-started/lnxgettingstarted?view=dsc-1.1#:~:text=SetDscLocalConfigurationManager.py,localhost.meta.mof

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meetj

3 years, 7 months ago

Given answer is right, step of "run setdscxxx " is for on-premise only

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victor90

3 years, 7 months ago

I don't think so. From the link below, it clearly states it supports third party cloud as well. The question also mention about third party cloud. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-dsc-onboarding#enable-physicalvirtual-windows-machines

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erico

3 years, 11 months ago

Here the first step would be to create the DSC metaconfiguration Then copy the configuration to the remote machine And then run the setdsclocalconfigurationmanager.py file to apply the state configuration

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