Desired State Configuration (DSC)
E193820
Microsoft technology
PowerShell feature
automation framework
configuration management platform
infrastructure as code technology
Desired State Configuration (DSC) is a PowerShell-based configuration management platform for automating the deployment and enforcement of system settings across Windows and other environments.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Desired State Configuration (DSC) canonical | 1 |
| PowerShell DSC can be used to deploy JEA configurations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1719083 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Desired State Configuration (DSC) Context triple: [PowerShell, hasFeature, Desired State Configuration (DSC)]
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A.
PowerShell
PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, featuring a powerful command-line shell and scripting language built on .NET.
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B.
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is an enterprise-grade IT automation solution that orchestrates configuration management, application deployment, and workflow automation across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
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C.
Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation tools
Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation tools are cybersecurity solutions that provide ongoing monitoring, vulnerability management, and risk assessment to help organizations strengthen and maintain their security posture.
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D.
DASC
DASC is a leading annual technical conference focused on digital avionics systems, organized jointly by IEEE and AIAA.
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E.
Microsoft Management Console 2.0
Microsoft Management Console 2.0 is a system administration framework from Microsoft that provides a unified, extensible interface for managing Windows components and services through snap-in tools.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Desired State Configuration (DSC) Target entity description: Desired State Configuration (DSC) is a PowerShell-based configuration management platform for automating the deployment and enforcement of system settings across Windows and other environments.
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A.
PowerShell
PowerShell is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, featuring a powerful command-line shell and scripting language built on .NET.
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B.
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform is an enterprise-grade IT automation solution that orchestrates configuration management, application deployment, and workflow automation across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
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C.
Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation tools
Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation tools are cybersecurity solutions that provide ongoing monitoring, vulnerability management, and risk assessment to help organizations strengthen and maintain their security posture.
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D.
DASC
DASC is a leading annual technical conference focused on digital avionics systems, organized jointly by IEEE and AIAA.
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E.
Microsoft Management Console 2.0
Microsoft Management Console 2.0 is a system administration framework from Microsoft that provides a unified, extensible interface for managing Windows components and services through snap-in tools.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Microsoft technology
ⓘ
PowerShell feature ⓘ automation framework ⓘ configuration management platform ⓘ infrastructure as code technology ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | DSC ⓘ |
| canBeManagedBy |
pull server
ⓘ
push mode ⓘ |
| configurationFormat |
.mof Managed Object Format file
ⓘ
.ps1 PowerShell script ⓘ |
| developedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| executesVia | Local Configuration Manager ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | DSC ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
DSC resources
ⓘ
Local Configuration Manager ⓘ configuration documents ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
Azure Automation State Configuration
ⓘ
System Center ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
PowerShell
ⓘ
surface form:
Windows PowerShell 4.0
|
| partOf |
PowerShell ecosystem
ⓘ
PowerShell ⓘ
surface form:
Windows PowerShell
|
| primaryPurpose |
automating configuration of systems
ⓘ
configuration drift remediation ⓘ enforcing desired system state ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
composite configurations
ⓘ
configuration data separation ⓘ configuration drift correction ⓘ configuration drift detection ⓘ cross-node dependencies ⓘ partial configurations ⓘ |
| supportsLanguage | PowerShell ⓘ |
| supportsModel |
pull configuration model
ⓘ
push configuration model ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform |
Linux
ⓘ
Windows ⓘ Windows Server ⓘ cross-platform environments ⓘ |
| supportsResourceType |
File resource
ⓘ
Registry resource ⓘ Script resource ⓘ Service resource ⓘ WindowsFeature resource ⓘ |
| supportsUseCase |
application deployment configuration
ⓘ
baseline configuration management ⓘ compliance enforcement ⓘ server configuration management ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
declarative configuration
ⓘ
idempotent configuration management ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Desired State Configuration (DSC) Description of subject: Desired State Configuration (DSC) is a PowerShell-based configuration management platform for automating the deployment and enforcement of system settings across Windows and other environments.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Just Enough Administration
this entity surface form:
PowerShell DSC can be used to deploy JEA configurations