topic Re: ArcGIS Powershell DSC configuration error in ArcGIS Enterprise Questions

ArcGIS Powershell DSC configuration error

AYUSHYADAV — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 07:01:03 GMT

Hello Team,

We are facing an issue while running the Invoke-ArcGISConfiguration command on Powershell DSC.

It gives an error:-

Start-DscConfiguration : The computer name was not specified and the configuration directory does not have any configuration files.
At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\ArcGIS\3.1.1\ArcGIS.psm1:233 char:131.

I have attached the screenshot also.

Please help us out.

Re: ArcGIS Powershell DSC configuration error

ReeseFacendini — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:00:16 GMT

In the JSON file that's used to pass in the parameters to the DSC (downloaded from GitHub), was that file opened and edited or just ran as is?

Re: ArcGIS Powershell DSC configuration error

schulcp — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 17:12:05 GMT

Im having this same issue.

I don't see what the solution was to this.

The JSON Im using was downloaded from GitHub, Edited for my Env, and then run.

Im editing the 3 server JSON, but not the others.

Im wondering if I need to update the JSON for each server/role and then run the 3 Server JSON.

Re: ArcGIS Powershell DSC configuration error

ReeseFacendini — Tue, 26 Oct 2021 17:55:45 GMT

When downloading the JSON from GitHub, you need to edit the file and enter the information for your specific deployment. The JSON files are templates only, not to be run as is. Also make sure that the template matches the deployment pattern that you are after (single machine, multiple machine, highly available, etc.)

Re: ArcGIS Powershell DSC configuration error

schulcp — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 01:50:29 GMT

Yes, l have done that. The Json file was completely edited for my environment
As noted in my original post

I still got the error

Re: ArcGIS Powershell DSC configuration error

JoshHevenor1 — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 19:34:08 GMT

Hi @schulcp , I'm seeing the same problem now. You're post came up when I googled. I'd try posting to the related github project, as they're pretty quick to respond.

@ReeseFacendini there is no solution here.

Re: ArcGIS Powershell DSC configuration error

ALGIS — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 21:33:46 GMT

Hi @schulcp
Did you ever get a solution to this? I am having the same issue and I do not see one listed here.

Thanks

Re: ArcGIS Powershell DSC configuration error

schulcp — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:26:20 GMT

I never did get a resolution. I called Esri support and walked through installing w/o powershell. I haven't circled back to see if Esri got the powershell install.