Dsc.7z -

Run the configuration using Start-DscConfiguration to apply the settings to your local or remote machine. Creating Your Own Archive

Use the command 7z a archive_name.7z ./folder_path to compress your resources into a single file.

If you need to create a .7z file for your own DSC projects, you can do so through the or the Command Line : DSC.7z

These are the building blocks of a configuration. A DSC.7z file might contain a module like the x7ZipArchive DSC Resource , which allows you to use the 7-Zip utility to expand archives on a target node.

If you are managing files that are compressed in a .7z format, you can automate their extraction using a DSC script. Here is a brief look at how that process works: This can be automated using a DSC configuration

You must first ensure 7-Zip is installed on the target machine. This can be automated using a DSC configuration that runs an MSI installer.

Using the .7z format for these resources provides significantly higher compression ratios (30–70% smaller) than standard ZIP files. This is particularly useful for pushing large configuration modules across a network to multiple servers. How to Use DSC with 7z Files DSC.7z

Once installed, you can use a custom resource to point to your DSC.7z archive and specify a destination path for the extracted contents.