Install the MSI file with the given ID at the given HTTPS URL

Description

This example shows how you can use the MsiPackage resource to ensure a package is installed.

With Ensure set to Present, ProductID set to {DEADBEEF-80C6-41E6-A1B9-8BDB8A05027F}, and Path set to https://contoso.com/example.msi, the resource installs the example.msi package if it isn't already installed.

If the package isn't installed, the resource downloads it from https://contoso.com/example.msi when the resource enforces the desired state. If the download fails, the resource throws an exception.

With Invoke-DscResource

This script shows how you can use the MsiPackage resource with the Invoke-DscResource cmdlet to ensure a package on a web URI is installed.

[CmdletBinding()]
param()

begin {
    $SharedParameters = @{
        Name       = 'MsiPackage'
        ModuleName = 'PSDscResource'
        Properties = @{
            ProductId = '{DEADBEEF-80C6-41E6-A1B9-8BDB8A05027F}'
            Path      = 'https://contoso.com/example.msi'
            Ensure    = 'Present'
        }
    }

    $NonGetProperties = @(
        'Ensure'
    )
}

process {
    $TestResult = Invoke-DscResource -Method Test @SharedParameters

    if ($TestResult.InDesiredState) {
        $QueryParameters = $SharedParameters.Clone()

        foreach ($Property in $NonGetProperties) {
            $QueryParameters.Properties.Remove($Property)
        }

        Invoke-DscResource -Method Get @QueryParameters
    } else {
        Invoke-DscResource -Method Set @SharedParameters
    }
}

With a Configuration

This snippet shows how you can define a Configuration with a MsiPackage resource block to ensure a package on a web URI is installed.

Configuration InstallPackageFromHttps {
    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'PSDscResources'

    Node localhost {
        MsiPackage ExampleMsiPackage {
            ProductId = '{DEADBEEF-80C6-41E6-A1B9-8BDB8A05027F}'
            Path      = 'https://contoso.com/example.msi'
            Ensure    = 'Present'
        }
    }
}