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techraf
Asked: 2016-11-25 04:32:29 +0800 CST

How to install DSC on Azure Windows 2016 Nano Server deployed from Microsoft's image?

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All information I could find regarding DSC on Nano Server suggest the DSC should be added to the server image upon creation, e.g. Using DSC on Nano Server:

DSC on Nano Server is an optional package in the NanoServer\Packages folder of the Windows Server 2016 media. The package can be installed when you create a VHD for a Nano Server by specifying Microsoft-NanoServer-DSC-Package as the value of the Packages parameter of the New-NanoServerImage function.

Is there any way to add the DSC to an already existing system? Namely to the one deployed from 2016-Nano-Server image provided by Microsoft on Azure.

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1 Answers

  1. Copy the DSC cab file from 2016 install media onto the nano server, then use DISM to add it.

    Dism.exe /online /Add-Package /PackagePath:c:\Microsoft-NanoServer-DSC-Package.cab

    You can also try using the Install-NanoServerPackage powershell command but I've found it to be rather buggy at the moment.

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