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xWebVirtualDirectory

Johan Ljunggren edited this page Dec 6, 2023 · 2 revisions

xWebVirtualDirectory

Important

This resource has been renamed in the latest release, see WebVirtualDirectory. Bug fixes and new functionality will only be added to the renamed resource.

Parameters

Parameter Attribute DataType Description Allowed Values
Website Key String Name of website with which Web Application is associated
WebApplication Key String Web application name for the virtual directory
Name Key String Name of virtual directory
PhysicalPath Required String Physical path for the virtual directory
Ensure Write String Whether virtual directory should be present or absent Present, Absent

Description

The xWebVirtualDirectory DSC resource is used to...

Requirements

  • Target machine must be running Windows Server 2012 R2 or later.

Known issues

All issues are not listed here, see here for all open issues.

Examples

Example 1

Create a new web virtual directory on the Default Web Site This example shows how to use the xWebVirtualDirectory DSC resource to create a new virtual directory on the Default Web Site.

configuration Sample_xWebVirtualDirectory_NewVirtualDirectory
{
    param
    (
        # Target nodes to apply the configuration
        [System.String[]]
        $NodeName = 'localhost',

        # Name of virtual directory to create
        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [System.String]
        $VirtualDirectoryName,

        # Physical path of the virtual directory
        [Parameter(Mandatory)]
        [ValidateNotNullOrEmpty()]
        [System.String]
        $PhysicalPath
    )

    # Import the module that defines custom resources
    Import-DscResource -Module PSDesiredStateConfiguration
    Import-DscResource -Module xWebAdministration

    Node $NodeName
    {
        # Install the IIS role
        WindowsFeature IIS
        {
            Ensure = 'Present'
            Name   = 'Web-Server'
        }

        # Start the default website
        xWebSite DefaultSite
        {
            Ensure       = 'Present'
            Name         = 'Default Web Site'
            State        = 'Started'
            PhysicalPath = 'C:\inetpub\wwwroot'
            DependsOn    = '[WindowsFeature]IIS'
        }

        # Copy the virtual directory content
        File VirtualDirectoryContent
        {
            Ensure          = 'Present'
            DestinationPath = $PhysicalPath
            Type            = 'Directory'
            DependsOn       = '[WindowsFeature]IIS'
        }

        # Create the new virtual directory
        xWebVirtualDirectory NewVirtualDirectory
        {
            Ensure         = 'Present'
            Website        = "Default Web Site"
            WebApplication = ''
            Name           = $VirtualDirectoryName
            PhysicalPath   = $PhysicalPath
            DependsOn      = '[File]VirtualDirectoryContent'
        }
    }
}