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Historic change log for SharePointDsc

[4.2.0] - 2020-06-12

Fixed

  • SharePointDsc
    • Renamed custom event log to SPDsc to prevent event log naming issue.

[4.1.0] - 2020-06-10

Added

  • SharePointDsc
    • Added Wiki generation to build task
    • Re-enabled Unit tests for Sharepoint 2016 and 2019
  • SPAppCatalog
    • Added more logging in the Get method to ease troubleshooting
  • SPServiceInstance
    • Added logic to wait for a service start/stop, to make sure no conflicts can occur because of the asynchronous nature of service instance starts.

Changed

  • SPProductUpdate
    • Updated Get method to display a Verbose message when the setup file is not found
  • SPWebAppPermissions
    • Changed Get method not to throw an exception when the web application cannot be found to prevent issue
  • SPWebAppSuiteBar
    • This resource does not work on SharePoint 2019. Changed resource to display a Verbose message when on 2019

Fixed

  • SharePointDsc
    • Fixed an issue where Test-SPDscParameterState would throw an error due to duplicate keys when a desired value is of type CimInstance[] and multiple values are specified.
    • Fixed issue with logging to the custom event log where the event log wasn't created correctly.
    • Fixed various unit tests for Sharepoint 2016 and 2019
    • Corrected export of Get-SPDscInstalledProductVersion function, which is used by ReverseDsc
  • SPConfigWizard
    • Fixed a call to Get-SPFarm without loading the snap-in first
  • SPInstallLanguagePack
    • Fixed issue with detection of Chinese language pack in SharePoint 2019
  • SPSearchTopology
    • Fixed issue where an issue was thrown when the FirstPartitionDirectory didn't exist on the local server (which isn't always required)
  • SPSite
    • Fixed issue where the default groups were checked, even though that parameter wasn't specified in the config
    • Fixed issue where the Get method threw an error when the site owner was still in classic format (caused by an earlier migration).
  • SPTrustedSecurityTokenIssuer
    • Fixed incorrect storing the default value of IsTrustBroker in the Set and Test method

Removed

  • SharePointDsc
    • Removed returning the InstallAccount parameter from all Get methods. These are not used and only add noise during troubleshooting

[4.0.0] - 2020-04-28

Added

  • SharePointDsc
    • Added verbose logging of the test results in the Test method
    • Added function to create SharePointDsc event log and add log entries
    • Added the logging of all test results to the new SharePointDsc event log
    • Added support in several resources for creating/connecting to farm and service applications using a (single) SQL-based credential instead of the default Windows credentials. Needed when e.g. using Azure SQL Managed Instance as SharePoint's database server. UseSQLAuthentication and DatabaseCredentials parameters will need to be considered.

Changed

  • SPTrustedRootAuthority
    • It's now possible to specify both CertificateFilePath and CertificateThumbprint so that the certificate thumbprint can be verified before importing.
  • SPTrustedSecurityTokenIssuer
    • It's now possible to specify both SigningCertificateFilePath and SigningCertificateThumbprint so that the certificate thumbprint can be verified before importing.

The following changes will break v3.x and earlier configurations that use these resources:

  • SPManagedMetaDataServiceAppDefault
    • Updated resource to allow the configuration of default per service application proxy groups instead of per farm
  • SPSearchContentSource
    • Discontinued CrawlEverything, CrawlFirstOnly and null as allowable CrawlSetting values for a SharePoint based content source, requiring CrawlVirtualServers or CrawlSites
  • SPUserProfileServiceApp
    • Changed the MySiteHostLocation parameter to a required parameter
  • SPWebAppAuthentication
    • Updated resource to add support for Basic Authentication

Fixed

  • SPFarmSolution
    • Corrected bug running Solution Job wait for an Absent solution.
    • Corrected bug trying to remove an already Absent solution.
  • SPSearchAuthoritativePage
    • Corrected bug when checking for an existing Demoted Action
  • SPWebAppAuthentication
    • Updated to support passing of null/empty collections for zones not utilized.

Removed

The following changes will break v3.x and earlier configurations that use these resources:

  • SPSearchServiceApp
    • Removed the WindowsServiceAccount parameter that was depricated in v3.1
  • SPUserProfileSyncService
    • Removed the FarmAccount parameter that was depricated in v2.2

[3.8.0] - 2020-02-27

Added

  • SharePointDsc
    • Added automatic release with a new CI pipeline
    • Updated PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md to match DSC standard
    • Prepared Conceptual Help and Wiki Content generation
  • SPAzureAccessControlServiceAppProxy
    • Added new resource to create Azure Access Control Service Application Proxy
  • SPExcelServiceApp
    • Documentation update for SharePoint 2016/2019 deprecation.
  • SPInstallPrereqs
    • Documentation update for SharePoint 2019 offline install parameters.
  • SPFarm
    • Added possibility to set application credential key.
  • SPOAppPrincipalMgmtServiceAppProxy
    • Added new resource to create SharePoint Online Application Principal Management Service Application Proxy
  • SPTrustedSecurityTokenIssuer
    • Fixed RegisteredIssuerNameRealm not applied if specified.
  • SPUserProfileProperty
    • Added IsReplicable property.

Changed

  • SharePointDsc
    • Updated all resources and Invoke-SPDscCommand function to automatically load Utils module, which broke with the new CI
    • Extended Convert-SPDscHashtableToString function to support complex types in arrays and the CIMInstance type
  • SPConfigWizard
    • Updated checks in Set method to make sure the resource also runs when a language pack is installed
  • SPContentDatabase
    • Updated DatabaseServer parameter to support null value
  • SPSearchIndexPartition
    • Updated documentation to specifically mention that each index partition requires its own dedicated RootDirectory
  • SPUserProfileServiceApp
    • Implemented ability to fix incorrectly linked proxy groups
  • SPWebApplicationExtension
    • Forced the conversion of Paths to string

Fixed

  • SharePointDsc
    • Corrected schema.mof files of SPSubscriptionSettingServiceApp and SPPasswordChangeSettings resources, which caused failed Wiki generation
  • SPSearchContentSource
    • Add CrawlVirtualServers and CrawlSites CrawlSetting for SharePoint content sources.
  • SPSubscriptionSettingServiceApp
    • Corrected incorrect information in Readme file
  • SPUserProfileProperty
    • Fixed typo in user profile property test for IsSearchable.

[3.7.0.0] - 2019-10-30

Fixed

  • SPConfigWizard
    • Fixed issue with incorrect check for upgrade status of server
  • SPDistributedCacheService
    • Improved error message for inclusion of server name into ServerProvisionOrder parameters when Present or change to Ensure Absent
  • SPFarm
    • Removed SingleServer as ServerRole, since this is an invalid role.
    • Handle case where null or empty CentralAdministrationUrl is passed in
    • Move CentralAdministrationPort validation into parameter definition to work with ReverseDsc
    • Add NotNullOrEmpty parameter validation to CentralAdministrationUrl
    • Fixed error when changing developer dashboard display level.
    • Add support for updating Central Admin Authentication Method
  • SPFarmSolution
    • Fix for Web Application scoped solutions.
  • SPInstall
    • Fixes a terminating error for sources in weird file shares
    • Corrected issue with incorrectly detecting SharePoint after it has been uninstalled
    • Corrected issue with detecting a paused installation
  • SPInstallLanguagePack
    • Fixes a terminating error for sources in weird file shares
  • SPInstallPrereqs
    • Fixes a terminating error for sources in weird file shares
  • SPProductUpdate
    • Fixes a terminating error for sources in weird file shares
    • Corrected incorrect farm detection, added in earlier bugfix
  • SPSite
    • Fixed issue with incorrectly updating site OwnerAlias and SecondaryOwnerAlias
  • SPWebAppAuthentication
    • Fixes issue where Test method return false on NON-US OS.

[3.6.0.0] - 2019-08-07

Added

  • SPTrustedSecurityTokenIssuer
    • New resource for configuring OAuth trusts

Fixed

  • SharePointDsc generic
    • Added new launch actions to vscode to allow code coverage reports for the current unit test file.
  • SPFarm
    • Moved check for CentralAdministrationUrl is HTTP to Set method, to prevent issues with ReverseDsc
  • SPInstall
    • Updated error code checks to force reboot.
  • SPProductUpdate
    • Fixes an issue using ShutdownServices when no Farm is available.
  • SPTrustedRootAuthority
    • Fixes issue where Set method throws an error because the parameter CertificateFilePath is not read correctly.

[3.5.0.0] - 2019-06-26

Added

  • SharePointDsc
    • Added automatic release with a new CI pipeline.

Changed

  • SharePointDsc generic
    • Improved logging in all resource. They are now outputting the current and targeted values in the Test method.
    • Updated various resources to comply with coding style guidelines.
    • Updated the following resources to not return Null from the Get method anymore, but an hashtable which contains null values: SPDesignerSettings, SPDiagnosticLoggingSettings, SPFarmAdministrators, SPHealthAnalyzerRuleState, SPIrmSettings, SPOutgoingEmailSettings, SPPasswordChangeSettings, SPSearchTopology, SPServiceAppProxyGroup, SPTimerJobState, SPUserProfileSection, SPUserProfileSyncConnection, SPWebAppBlockedFileTypes, SPWebApplicationAppDomain, SPWebAppPolicy, SPWebAppSiteUseAndDeletion, SPWebAppThrottlingSettings, SPWordAutomationServiceApp.
  • SPConfigWizard
    • Added check to make sure the Config Wizard is only executed when all servers have the binaries installed.
  • SPDistributedCacheService
    • Added ability to check for incorrect service account.
  • SPProductUpdate
    • Updated Readme to reflect the new patching possibilities added in v3.3.
  • SPWebAppAuthentication
    • Updated the documentation to better explain the use of this resource when using Classic authentication.

Deprecated

  • None

Removed

  • None

Fixed

  • SPExcelServiceApp
    • Fixes issue where Get method throws an error when the value of PrivateBytesMax and UnusedObjectAgeMax are negative values.
  • SPFarm
    • Throw error in Get method if CentralAdministrationUrl is HTTP.
  • SPInstallPrereqs
    • Fixed bug in version check, where lower versions would be detected as higher versions.
  • SPSecureStore
    • Fixed issue where the test issue returned false is the service application didn't exist, but the database name/server parameter was specified.
  • SPUserProfileSyncConnection
    • Fixed issue where the parameter Server was checked in SP2016 but isn't used there and therefore always fails.

Security

  • None

[3.4.0.0] - 2019-05-15

Added

  • SPDistributedCacheClientSettings
    • Added 15 new SharePoint 2016 parameters.
  • SPFarm
    • Implemented Null check in Get method to prevent errors
    • Add support to provision Central Administration on HTTPS
  • SPInfoPathFormsServiceConfig
    • Added the AllowEventPropagation parameter.
  • SPInstallPrereqs
    • Added the updated check to unblock setup file if it is blocked because it is coming from a network location. This to prevent endless wait.
    • Added ability to install from a UNC path, by adding server to IE Local Intranet Zone. This will prevent an endless wait caused by security warning.
  • SPTrustedRootAuthority
    • Added possibility to get certificate from file.

Changed

  • SPInstall
    • Improved logging output
  • SPInstallLanguagePack
    • Improved logging output
  • SPInstallPrereqs
    • Improved logging output
  • SPProductUpdate
    • Improved logging ouput
  • SPSearchContent Source
    • Removed check that prevents configuring an incremental schedule when using continuous crawl.

Deprecated

  • None

Removed

  • None

Fixed

  • SPInstall
    • Updated blocked setup file check to prevent errors when BinaryDir is a CD-ROM drive or mounted ISO
  • SPInstallLanguagePack
    • Updated blocked setup file check to prevent errors when BinaryDir is a CD-ROM drive or mounted ISO
  • SPInstallPrereqs
    • Fixed an issue that would prevent the resource failing a test when the prerequisites have been installed successfully on Windows Server 2019
  • SPManagedMetadataServiceApp
    • Fixed issue where Get-TargetResource method throws an error when the service app proxy does not exist and no proxy name is specified.
  • SPProductUpdate
    • Updated blocked setup file check to prevent errors when SetupFile is a CD-ROM drive or mounted ISO
  • SPSitePropertyBag
    • Fixed issue where properties were set on the wrong level.
  • SPSubscriptionSettingsServiceApp
    • Fixed issue where the service app proxy isn't created when it wasn't created during initial deployment.

Security

  • None

[3.3.0.0] - 2019-04-03

Added

  • SharePointDsc generic
    • Added readme.md file to Examples folder, which directs users to the Wiki on Github
  • SPAppManagementServiceApp
    • Added ability to create Service App Proxy if this is not present
  • SPInstall
    • Added check to unblock setup file if it is blocked because it is coming from a network location. This to prevent endless wait
    • Added ability to install from a UNC path, by adding server to IE Local Intranet Zone. This will prevent an endless wait caused by security warning
  • SPInstallLanguagePack
    • Added check to unblock setup file if it is blocked because it is coming from a network location. This to prevent endless wait
    • Added ability to install from a UNC path, by adding server to IE Local Intranet Zone. This will prevent an endless wait caused by security warning
  • SPProductUpdate
    • Added ability to install from a UNC path, by adding server to IE Local Intranet Zone. This will prevent an endless wait caused by security warning
  • SPSearchServiceApp
    • Added possibility to manage AlertsEnabled setting
  • SPSelfServiceSiteCreation
    • Added new SharePoint 2019 properties
  • SPSitePropertyBag
    • Added new resource

Changed

  • SPConfigWizard
    • Improved logging
  • SPProductUpdate
    • Major refactor of this resource to remove the dependency on the existence of the farm. This allows the installation of product updates before farm creation.

Deprecated

  • None

Removed

  • None

Fixed

  • SharePointDsc generic
    • Implemented workaround for PSSA v1.18 issue. No further impact for the rest of the resources
    • Fixed issue where powershell session was never removed and leaded to memory leak
  • SPFarm
    • Corrected issue where the resource would try to join a farm, even when the farm was not yet created
    • Fixed issue where an error was thrown when no DeveloperDashboard parameter was specfied
  • SPInstallLanguagePack
    • Corrected issue with Norwegian language pack not being correctly detected
  • SPSearchContentSource
    • Corrected typo that prevented a correct check for ContinuousCrawl
  • SPWebAppThrottlingSettings
    • Fixed issue with ChangeLogRetentionDays not being applied

Security

  • None

[3.2.0.0] - 2019-02-20

Added

  • SPAuthenticationRealm
    • New resource for setting farm authentication realm
  • SPFarm
    • Added ability to manage the Developer Dashboard settings
  • SPIncomingEmailSettings
    • New resource for configuring incoming email settings
  • SPServiceInstance
    • Added -All switch to resolve "Unable to locate service application" in SP2013
  • SPUserProfileServiceApp
    • Added warning message when MySiteHostLocation is not specified. This is currently not required, which results in an error. Will be corrected in SPDsc v4.0 (is a breaking change).
  • SPWorkflowService
    • Added support for specifying scope name.
    • Added support for detecting incorrect configuration for scope name and WorkflowHostUri

Changed

  • Changes to SharePointDsc unit testing
    • Implemented Strict Mode version 1 for all code run during unit tests.
    • Changed InstallAccount into PSDscRunAsCredential parameter
  • SPConfigWizard
    • Updated PSConfig parameters according recommendations in blog post of Stefan Gossner
  • SPFarm
    • Improved logging
  • SPInstallPrereqs
    • Improved logging
  • SPSearchResultSource
    • Updated resource to allow localized ProviderTypes
  • SPServiceAppSecurity
    • Updated resource to allow localized permission levels
  • SPSite
    • Improved logging
  • SPUserProfileSyncConnection
    • Updated documentation to reflect that Fore will not impact configurations for SharePoint 2016/2019. Updated the test method accordingly.
  • SPWebAppPeoplePickerSettings
    • Converted password for access account to secure string. Previsouly the resource would fail setting the password and an exeption was thrown that printed the password in clear text.

Deprecated

  • None

Removed

  • None

Fixed

  • SPDistributedCacheService
    • Fixed exception on Stop-SPServiceInstance with SharePoint 2019
  • SPFarmSolution
    • Fixed issue where uninstalling a solution would not work as expected if it contained web application resources.
  • SPInstallPrereqs
    • Corrected detection for Windows Server 2019
    • Corrected support for Windows Server 2019 for SharePoint 2016
  • SPProductUpgrade
    • Fixed issue where upgrading SP2013 would not properly detect the installed version
    • Fixed issue where the localized SharePoint 2019 CU was detected as a Service Pack for a Language Pack
  • SPSearchAuthorativePage
    • Fixed issue where modifying search query would not target the correct search application
  • SPUserProfileProperty
    • Fix user profile property mappings does not work
  • SPUserProfileSyncConnection
    • Fixed issue where test resource never would return true for any configurations on SharePoint 2016/2019
    • Fixed issue where updating existing connection never would work for any configurations on SharePoint 2016/2019
  • SPUserProfileSyncService
    • Fixed issue where failure to configure the sync service would not throw error
  • SPWebAppPolicy
    • Fixed issue where parameter MembersToExclude did not work as expected

Security

  • None

[3.1.0.0] - 2019-11-28

Added

  • ProjectServerConnector
    • Added a file hash validation check to prevent the ability to load custom code into the module.
  • SPSearchServiceSettings
    • Added new resource to configure search service settings.

Changed

  • Changes to SharePointDsc
    • Updated LICENSE file to match the Microsoft Open Source Team standard.
  • SPInstallPrereqs
    • Updated links in the Readme.md file to docs.microsoft.com.
  • SPSearchServiceApp
    • Implemented check to make sure cmdlets are only executed when it actually has something to update.
    • Deprecated WindowsServiceAccount parameter and moved functionality to new resource (SPSearchServiceSettings).
  • SPServiceAppSecurity
    • Updated the schema to no longer specify username as key for the sub class.

Deprecated

  • None

Removed

  • None

Fixed

  • SPFarm
    • Fixed localization issue where TypeName was in the local language.
  • SPInstallPrereqs
    • Fixed required prereqs for SharePoint 2019, added MSVCRT11.
  • SPManagedMetadataServiceApp
    • Fixed issue where Get-TargetResource method throws an error when the service app proxy does not exist.
  • SPSearchContentSource
    • Corrected issue where the New-SPEnterpriseSearchCrawlContentSource cmdlet was called twice.
  • SPSearchServiceApp
    • Fixed issue where Get-TargetResource method throws an error when the service application pool does not exist.
  • SPServiceAppSecurity
    • Fixed unavailable utility method (ExpandAccessLevel).
  • SPUserProfileServiceApp
    • Fixed issue where localized versions of Windows and SharePoint would throw an error.
  • SPUserProfileSyncConnection
    • Corrected implementation of Ensure parameter.

Security

  • None

[3.0.0.0] - 2019-11-12

Added

  • Changes to SharePointDsc
    • Added support for SharePoint 2019
    • Added CredSSP requirement to the Readme files
    • Added VSCode Support for running SharePoint 2019 unit tests
  • SPInstallPrereqs
    • Added support for detecting updated installation of Microsoft Visual C++ 2015/2017 Redistributable (x64) for SharePoint 2016 and SharePoint 2019.
  • SPSearchContentSource
    • Added support for Business Content Source Type
  • SPSearchMetadataCategory
    • New resource added
  • SPServiceAppSecurity
    • Added support for specifying array of access levels.
    • Added all supported access levels as available values.

The following changes will break v2.x and earlier configurations that use these resources:

  • Introduced new mandatory parameters
    • SPSearchResultSource: Added option to create Result Sources at different scopes.
    • SPServiceAppSecurity: Changed parameter AccessLevel to AccessLevels in MSFT_SPServiceAppSecurityEntry to support array of access levels.
    • SPUserProfileProperty: New parameter PropertyMappings

Changed

  • SPBlobCacheSettings
    • Updated the Service Instance retrieval to be language independent
  • SPSearchServiceApp
    • Updated resource to make sure the presence of the service app proxy is checked and created if it does not exist
  • SPSecurityTokenServiceConfig
    • The resource only tested for the Ensure parameter. Added more parameters
  • SPServiceAppSecurity
    • Changed implementation to use Grant-SPObjectSecurity with Replace switch instead of using a combination of Revoke-SPObjectSecurity and Grant-SPObjectSecurity
  • SPUserProfileServiceApp
    • Updated the check for successful creation of the service app to throw an error if this is not done correctly

The following changes will break v2.x and earlier configurations that use these resources:

  • Implemented IsSingleInstance parameter to force that the resource can only be used once in a configuration for the following resources:
    • SPAntivirusSettings
    • SPConfigWizard
    • SPDiagnosticLoggingSettings
    • SPFarm
    • SPFarmAdministrators
    • SPInfoPathFormsServiceConfig
    • SPInstall
    • SPInstallPrereqs
    • SPIrmSettings
    • SPMinRoleCompliance
    • SPPasswordChangeSettings
    • SPProjectServerLicense
    • SPSecurityTokenServiceConfig
    • SPShellAdmin
  • Standardized Url/WebApplication parameter to default WebAppUrl parameter for the following resources:
    • SPDesignerSettings
    • SPFarmSolution
    • SPSelfServiceSiteCreation
    • SPWebAppBlockedFileTypes
    • SPWebAppClientCallableSettings
    • SPWebAppGeneralSettings
    • SPWebApplication
    • SPWebApplicationAppDomain
    • SPWebAppSiteUseAndDeletion
    • SPWebAppThrottlingSettings
    • SPWebAppWorkflowSettings

Deprecated

  • None

Removed

  • Changes to SharePointDsc
    • Removed the deprecated resources SPCreateFarm and SPJoinFarm (replaced in v2.0 by SPFarm)
  • SPServiceAppSecurity
    • Removed unknown access levels: Change Permissions, Write, and Read
  • SPUserProfileProperty
    • Removed obsolete parameters (MappingConnectionName, MappingPropertyName, MappingDirection) and introduced new parameter PropertyMappings

Fixed

  • SPConfigWizard
    • Fixed check for Ensure=Absent in the Set method

Security

  • None

2.6

  • SPFarm
    • Fixed issue where Central Admin service was not starting for non-english farms
  • SPManagedMetadataServiceApp
    • Added additional content type settings (ContentTypePushdownEnabled & ContentTypeSyndicationEnabled).
    • Fixed issue where Get method would throw an error when the proxy did not exist.
    • Fixed an issue where the resource checks if the proxy exists and if not, it is created.
  • SPSearchContentSource
    • Fixed issue with numerical Content Sources name
    • Fixed issue where the code throws an error when the content source cannot be successfully created
  • SPSearchManagedProperty
    • Added a new resource to support Search Managed Properties
    • Fix for multiple aliases
  • SPSearchResultSource
    • Added a new ScopeUrl parameter to allow for local source creation
  • SPSearchTopology
    • Updated Readme.md to remove some incorrect information
    • Fixed logic to handle the FirstPartitionDirectory in Get-TargetResource
  • SPSelfServiceSiteCreation
    • New resource to manage self-service site creation
  • SPServiceAppSecurity
    • Added local farm token.
    • Fixed issues that prevented the resource to work as expected in many situations.
  • SPSite
    • Added the possibility for creating the default site groups
    • Added the possibility to set AdministrationSiteType
    • Fixed test method that in some cases always would return false
    • Fixed a typo in the values to check for AdministrationSiteType
    • Fixed an access denied issue when creating default site groups when the run as account does not have proper permissions for the site
  • SPTrustedIdentityTokenIssuer
    • Added parameter UseWReplyParameter
  • SPUserProfileServiceApp
    • Fixed issue which was introduced in v2.5 where the service application proxy was not created.
    • Updated resource to grant the InstallAccount permissions to a newly created service application to prevent issues in the Get method.
  • SPUserProfileSyncConnection
    • Fixed issue where empty IncludedOUs and ExcludedOUs would throw an error
  • SPWebAppClientCallableSettings
    • New resource to manage web application client callable settings including proxy libraries.
  • SPWebAppPropertyBag
    • New resource to manage web application property bag
  • SPWebAppSuiteBar
    • Fixed incorrect test method that resulted in this resource to never apply changes.
    • Enable usage of SuiteBarBrandingElementHtml for SharePoint 2016 (only supported if using a SharePoint 2013 masterpage)

2.5

  • SPAppCatalog
    • Updated resource to retrieve the Farm account instead of requiring it to be specifically used
  • SPDatabaseAAG
    • Updated readme.md to specify that this resource also updates the database connection string
  • SPDiagnosticsProvider
    • Fixed issue where enabling providers did not work
  • SPFarm
    • Added ability to check and update CentralAdministrationPort
  • SPLogLevel
    • Added High as TraceLevel, which was not included yet
  • SPRemoteFarmTrust
    • Updated readme.md file to add a link that was lost during earlier updates
  • SPSearchServiceApp
    • Updated Set method to check if service application pool exists. Resource will throw an error if it does not exist
  • SPSearchTopology
    • Fixed issue where Get method threw an error when the specified service application didn't exist yet
    • Fixed issue where the resource would fail is the FQDN was specified
  • SPShellAdmins
    • Added ExcludeDatabases parameter for AllDatabases
  • SPSite
    • Added ability to check and update QuotaTemplate, OwnerAlias and SecondaryOwnerAlias
  • SPSiteUrl
    • New resource to manage site collection urls for host named site collections
  • SPTrustedIdentityTokenIssuerProviderRealm
    • Fixed issue where Get method threw an error when the realm didn't exist yet
  • SPUserProfileServiceApp
    • Fix for issue where an update conflict error was thrown when new service application was created
    • Added SiteNamingConflictResolution parameter to the resource

2.4

  • SPCacheAccounts
    • Fixed issue where the Test method would fail if SetWebAppPolicy was set to false.
  • SPDistributedCacheService
    • Updated resource to allow updating the cache size
  • SPFarm
    • Implemented ability to deploy Central Administration site to a server at a later point in time
  • SPInfoPathFormsServiceConfig
    • Fixed issue with trying to set the MaxSizeOfUserFormState parameter
  • SPProductUpdate
    • Fixed an issue where the resource failed when the search was already paused
  • SPProjectServerLicense
    • Fixed issue with incorrect detection of the license
  • SPSearchContentSource
    • Fixed issue where the Get method returned a conversion error when the content source contained just one address
    • Fixed issue 840 where the parameter StartHour was never taken into account
  • SPSearchServiceApp
    • Fixed issue where the service account was not set correctly when the service application was first created
    • Fixed issue where the Get method throws an error when the service app wasn't created properly
  • SPSearchTopology
    • Fixed issue where Get method threw an error when the specified service application didn't exist yet.
  • SPServiceAppSecurity
    • Fixed issue where error was thrown when no permissions were set on the service application
  • SPShellAdmins
    • Updated documentation to specify required permissions for successfully using this resource
  • SPTrustedIdentityTokenIssuerProviderRealms
    • Fixed code styling issues
  • SPUserProfileServiceApp
    • Fixed code styling issues

2.3

  • Changes to SharePointDsc
    • Added a Branches section to the README.md with Codecov and build badges for both master and dev branch.
  • All Resources
    • Added information about the Resource Type in each ReadMe.md files.
  • SPFarm
    • Fixed issue where the resource throws an exception if the farm already exists and the server has been joined using the FQDN (issue 795)
  • SPTimerJobState
    • Fixed issue where the Set method for timerjobs deployed to multiple web applications failed.
  • SPTrustedIdentityTokenIssuerProviderRealms
    • Added the resource.
  • SPUserProfileServiceApp
    • Now supported specifying the host Managed path, and properly sets the host.
    • Changed error for running with Farm Account into being a warning
  • SPUserProfileSyncConnection
    • Added support for filtering disabled users
    • Fixed issue where UseSSL was set to true resulted in an error
    • Fixed issue where the connection was recreated when the name contained a dot (SP2016)

2.2

  • SPAlternateURL
    • If resource specifies Central Admin webapp and Default Zone, the existing AAM will be updated instead of adding a new one.
  • SPContentDatabase
    • Fixed issue where mounting a content database which had to be upgraded resulted in a reboot.
  • SPDistributedCacheClientSettings
    • Added the new resource
  • SPFarmAdministrators
    • Fixed issue where member comparisons was case sensitive. This had to be case insensitive.
  • SPManagedMetadataServiceApp
    • Fixed issue with creating the Content Type Hub on an existing MMS service app without Content Type Hub.
  • SPManagedMetadataServiceAppDefault
    • Fixed issue where .GetType().FullName and TypeName were not used properly.
  • SPTimerJobState
    • Updated description of WebAppUrl parameter to make it clear that "N/A" has to be used to specify a global timer job.
  • SPUserProfileServiceApp
    • Fixed issue introduced in v2.0, where the Farm Account had to have local Administrator permissions for the resource to function properly.
    • Updated resource to retrieve the Farm account from the Managed Accounts instead of requiring it as a parameter.
  • SPUserProfileSyncService
    • Fixed issue introduced in v2.0, where the Farm Account had to have local Administrator permissions for the resource to function properly.
    • Updated resource to retrieve the Farm account from the Managed Accounts instead of requiring it as a parameter.
    • The FarmAccount parameter is deprecated and no longer required. Is ignored in the code and will be removed in v3.0.
  • SPVisioServiceApp
    • Fixed an issue where the proxy is not properly getting created

2.1

  • General
    • Updated the integration tests for building the Azure environment
      • Works in any Azure environment.
      • Updated the SqlServer configuration to use SqlServerDsc version 10.0.0.0.
  • SPAlternateURL
    • Added the ability to manage the Central Administration AAMs
  • SPDiagnosticsProvider
    • Added the resource
  • SPFarm
    • Corrected issue where ServerRole parameter is returned in SP2013
  • SPInfoPathFormsServiceConfig
    • Added the resource
  • SPInstallPrereqs
    • Fixed two typos in to be installed Windows features for SharePoint 2016
  • SPSearchAutoritativePage
    • Added missing readme.md
  • SPSearchCrawlerImpactRule
    • Fixed issue where an error was thrown when retrieving Crawl Impact rules
    • Added missing readme.md
  • SPSearchCrawlMapping
    • Added missing readme.md
  • SPSecureStoreServiceApp
    • Fixed issue in Get-TargetResource to return AuditingEnabled property
  • SPSecurityTokenServiceConfig
    • Added the resource
  • SPServiceIdentity
    • Fixed issue with correctly retrieving the process identity for the Search instance
    • Added support for LocalSystem, LocalService and NetworkService
  • SPUserProfileProperty
    • Fixed issues with the User Profile properties for 2016
  • SPUserProfileServiceAppPermissions
    • Removed the mandatory requirement from secondary parameters
  • SPUserProfileSyncConnection
    • Fixed issues with the User Profile Sync connection for SharePoint 2016
  • SPUserProfileSyncService
    • Added returning the FarmAccount to the Get method
  • SPWebAppAuthentication
    • Corrected issue where parameter validation wasn't performed correctly
  • SPWebApplicationExtension
    • Fixed issue with test always failing when Ensure was set to Absent
  • SPWorkManagementServiceApp
    • Added check for SharePoint 2016, since this functionality has been removed in SharePoint 2016

2.0

  • General
    • Added VSCode workspace settings to meet coding guidelines
    • Corrected comment in CodeCov.yml
    • Fixed several PSScriptAnalyzer warnings
  • SPAppManagementServiceApp
    • Fixed an issue where the instance name wasn't detected correctly
  • SPBCSServiceApp
    • Added custom Proxy Name support
    • Fixed an issue where the instance name wasn't detected correctly
  • SPBlobCacheSettings
    • Update to set non-default or missing blob cache properties
  • SPContentDatabase
    • Fixed localized issue
  • SPDesignerSettings
    • Fixed issue where URL with capitals were not accepted correctly
  • SPDistributedCacheService
    • Fixed issue where reprovisioning the Distributed Cache did not work
  • SPFarm
    • Implemented ToDo to return Central Admin Auth mode
    • Fixed an issue where the instance name wasn't detected correctly
  • SPInstall
    • Updated to document the requirements for an English ISO
  • SPInstallPrereqs
    • Updated to document which parameter is required for which version of SharePoint
    • Added SharePoint 2016 example
  • SPLogLevel
    • New resource
  • SPMachineTranslationServiceApp
    • Added custom Proxy Name support
    • Fixed an issue where the instance name wasn't detected correctly
  • SPManagedMetadataAppDefault
    • New resource
  • SPManagedMetadataServiceApp
    • Update to allow the configuration of the default and working language
    • Fixed issue where the termstore could not be retrieved if the MMS service instance was stopped
    • Fixed an issue where the instance name wasn't detected correctly
  • SPMinRoleCompliance
    • New resource
  • SPPerformancePointServiceApp
    • Fixed an issue where the instance name wasn't detected correctly
  • SPProjectServer
    • New resources to add Project Server 2016 support: SPProjectServerLicense, SPProjectServerAdditionalSettings, SPProjectServerADResourcePoolSync, SPProjectServerGlobalPermissions, SPProjectServerGroup, SPProjectServerTimeSheetSettings, SPProjectServerUserSyncSettings, SPProjectServerWssSettings
  • SPSearchContentSource
    • Fixed examples
  • SPSearchIndexPartition
    • Fixed to return the RootFolder parameter
  • SPSearchServiceApp
    • Fixed an issue where the instance name wasn't detected correctly
  • SPSearchTopology
    • Updated to better document how the resource works
    • Fixed issue to only return first index partition to prevent conflicts with SPSearchIndexPartition
  • SPSecureStoreServiceApp
    • Fixed issue with not returning AuditEnabled parameter in Get method
    • Fixed an issue where the instance name wasn't detected correctly
  • SPServiceAppSecurity
    • Fixed issue with NullException when no accounts are configured in SharePoint
  • SPStateServiceApp
    • Added custom Proxy Name support
    • Fixed an issue where the instance name wasn't detected correctly
  • SPSubscriptionSettings
    • Fixed an issue where the instance name wasn't detected correctly
  • SPTrustedRootAuthority
    • Updated to enable using private key certificates.
  • SPUsageApplication
    • Fixed an issue where the instance name wasn't detected correctly
  • SPUserProfileProperty
    • Fixed two NullException issues
  • SPUserProfileServiceApp
    • Fixed an issue where the instance name wasn't detected correctly
  • SPUserProfileSynConnection
    • Fix an issue with ADImportConnection
  • SPWeb
    • Update to allow the management of the access requests settings
  • SPWebAppGeneralSettings
    • Added DefaultQuotaTemplate parameter
  • SPWebApplicationExtension
    • Update to fix how property AllowAnonymous is returned in the hashtable
  • SPWebAppPeoplePickerSettings
    • New resource
  • SPWebAppPolicy
    • Fixed issue where the SPWebPolicyPermissions couldn't be used twice with the exact same values
  • SPWebAppSuiteBar
    • New resource
  • SPWebApplication.Throttling
    • Fixed issue with where the RequestThrottling parameter was not applied
  • SPWordAutomationServiceApp
    • Fixed an issue where the instance name wasn't detected correctly
  • SPWorkflowService
    • New resource

The following changes will break 1.x configurations that use these resources:

  • SPAlternateUrl
    • Added the Internal parameter, which implied a change to the key parameters
  • SPCreateFarm
  • SPJoinFarm
  • SPManagedMetadataServiceApp
    • Changed implementation of resource. This resource will not set any defaults for the keyword and site collection term store. The new resource SPManagedMetadataServiceAppDefault has to be used for this setting.
  • SPShellAdmin
    • Updated so it also works for non-content databases
  • SPTimerJobState
    • Updated to make the WebAppUrl parameter a key parameter. The resource can now be used to configure the same job for multiple web applications. Also changed the Name parameter to TypeName, due to a limitation with the SPTimerJob cmdlets
  • SPUserProfileProperty
    • Fixed an issue where string properties were not created properly
  • SPUSerProfileServiceApp
    • Updated to remove the requirement for CredSSP
  • SPUserProfileSyncService
    • Updated to remove the requirement for CredSSP
  • SPWebAppAuthentication
    • New resource
  • SPWebApplication
    • Changed implementation of the Web Application authentication configuration. A new resource has been added and existing properties have been removed
  • SPWebApplicationExtension
    • Updated so it infers the UseSSL value from the URL
    • Changed implementation of the Web Application authentication configuration. A new resource has been added and existing properties have been removed

1.9

  • New resource: SPServiceIdentity

1.8

  • Fixed issue in SPServiceAppProxyGroup causing some service names to return as null
  • Added TLS and SMTP port support for SharePoint 2016
  • Fixed issue in SPWebApplication where the Get method didn't return Classic web applications properly
  • Fixed issue in SPSubscriptionSettingsServiceApp not returning database values
  • Updated Readme of SPInstall to include SharePoint Foundation is not supported
  • Fixed issue with Access Denied in SPDesignerSettings
  • Fixed missing brackets in error message in SPExcelServiceApp
  • Removed the requirement for the ConfigWizard in SPInstallLanguagePack
  • Fixed Language Pack detection issue in SPInstallLanguagePack
  • Added support to set Windows service accounts for search related services to SPSearchServiceApp resource
  • Fixed issue in SPCreateFarm and SPJoinFarm where an exception was not handled correctly
  • Fixed issue in SPSessionStateService not returning correct database server and name
  • Fixed missing Ensure property default in SPRemoteFarmTrust
  • Fixed issue in SPWebAppGeneralSettings where -1 was returned for the TimeZone
  • Fixed incorrect UsagePoint check in SPQuotaTemplate
  • Fixed issue in SPWebAppPolicy module where verbose messages are causing errors
  • Fixed incorrect parameter naming in Get method of SPUserProfilePropery
  • Fixed issue in SPBlobCacheSettings when trying to declare same URL with different zone
  • Improve documentation on SPProductUpdate to specify the need to unblock downloaded files
  • Added check if file is blocked in SPProductUpdate to prevent endless wait
  • Enhance SPUserProfileServiceApp to allow for NoILM to be enabled
  • Fixed issue in SPUserProfileProperty where PropertyMapping was Null

1.7

  • Update SPSearchIndexPartition made ServiceAppName as a Key
  • New resouce: SPTrustedRootAuthority
  • Update SPFarmSolution to eject from loop after 30m.
  • New resource: SPMachineTranslationServiceApp
  • New resource: SPPowerPointAutomationServiceApp
  • Bugfix in SPSearchFileType made ServiceAppName a key property.
  • New resource: SPWebApplicationExtension
  • Added new resource SPAccessServices2010
  • Added MSFT_SPSearchCrawlMapping Resource to manage Crawl Mappings for Search Service Application
  • Added new resource SPSearchAuthoritativePage
  • Bugfix in SPWebAppThrottlingSettings for setting large list window time.
  • Fix typo in method Get-TargetResource of SPFeature
  • Fix bug in SPManagedAccount not returning the correct account name value
  • Fix typo in method Get-TargetResource of SPSearchIndexPartition
  • Update documentation of SPInstallLanguagePack to add guidance on package change in SP2016
  • Added returning the required RunCentralAdmin parameter to Get-TargetResource in SPFarm
  • Added web role check for SPBlobCacheSettings
  • Improved error message when rule could not be found in SPHealthAnalyzerRuleState
  • Extended the documentation to specify that the default value of Ensure is Present
  • Added documentation about the user of Host Header Site Collections and the HostHeader parameter in SPWebApplication
  • Fixed missing brackets in SPWebAppPolicy module file
  • Fixed issue with SPSecureStoreServiceApp not returning database information
  • Fixed issue with SPManagedMetadataServiceApp not returning ContentTypeHubUrl in SP2016
  • Updated SPTrustedIdentityTokenIssuer to allow to specify the signing certificate from file path as an alternative to the certificate store
  • New resource: SPSearchCrawlerImpactRule
  • Fixed issue in SPSite where the used template wasn't returned properly
  • Fixed issue in SPWebApplicationGeneralSettings which didn't return the security validation timeout properly
  • Fixed bug in SPCreateFarm and SPJoinFarm when a SharePoint Server is already joined to a farm
  • Bugfix in SPContentDatabase for setting WarningSiteCount as 0.
  • Fixing verbose message that identifies SP2016 as 2013 in MSFT_SPFarm
  • Fixed SPProductUpdate looking for OSearch15 in SP2016 when stopping services
  • Added TermStoreAdministrators property to SPManagedMetadataServiceApp
  • Fixed an issue in SPSearchTopology that would leave a corrupt topology in place if a server was removed and re-added to a farm
  • Fixed bug in SPFarm that caused issues with database names that have dashes in the names

1.6

  • Updated SPWebApplication to allow Claims Authentication configuration
  • Updated documentation in regards to guidance on installing binaries from network locations instead of locally
  • New resources: SPFarmPropertyBag
  • Bugfix in SPSite, which wasn't returing the quota template name in a correct way
  • Bugfix in SPAppManagementServiceApp which wasn't returning the correct database name
  • Bugfix in SPAccessServiceApp which did not return the database server
  • Bugfix in SPDesignerSettings which filtered site collections with an incorrect parameter
  • Updated the parameters in SPFarmSolution to use the full namespace
  • Bugfix in SPFarmsolution where it returned non declared parameters
  • Corrected typo in parameter name in Get method of SPFeature
  • Added check in SPHealAnalyzerRuleState for incorrect default rule schedule of one rule
  • Improved check for CloudSSA in SPSearchServiceApp
  • Bugfix in SPSearchServiceApp in which the database and dbserver were not returned correctly
  • Improved runtime of SPSearchTopology by streamlining wait processes
  • Fixed bug with SPSearchServiceApp that would throw an error about SDDL string
  • Improved output of test results for AppVeyor and VS Code based test runs
  • Fixed issue with SPWebAppPolicy if OS language is not En-Us
  • Added SPFarm resource, set SPCreateFarm and SPJoinFarm as deprecated to be removed in version 2.0

1.5

  • Fixed issue with SPManagedMetaDataServiceApp if ContentTypeHubUrl parameter is null
  • Added minimum PowerShell version to module manifest
  • Added testing for valid markdown syntax to unit tests
  • Added support for MinRole enhancements added in SP2016 Feature Pack 1
  • Fixed bug with search topology that caused issues with names of servers needing to all be the same case
  • Fixed bug in SPInstallLanguagePack where language packs could not be installed on SharePoint 2016
  • Added new resource SPSearchFileType
  • Updated SPDatabaseAAG to allow database name patterns
  • Fixed a bug were PerformancePoint and Excel Services Service Application proxies would not be added to the default proxy group when they are provisioned
  • Added an error catch to provide more detail about running SPAppCatalog with accounts other than the farm account

1.4

  • Set-TargetResource of Service Application now also removes all associated proxies
  • Fixed issue with all SPServiceApplication for OS not in En-Us language, add GetType().FullName method in:
    • SPAccessServiceApp
    • SPAppManagementServiceApp
    • SPBCSServiceApp
    • SPExcelServiceApp
    • SPManagedMetaDataServiceApp
    • SPPerformancePointServiceApp
    • SPSearchServiceApp
    • SPSearchCrawlRule
    • SPSecureStoreServiceApp
    • SPSubscriptionSettingsServiceApp
    • SPUsageApplication
    • SPUserProfileServiceApp
    • SPVisioServiceApp
    • SPWordAutomationServiceApp
    • SPWorkManagementServiceApp
  • Fixed issue with SPServiceInstance for OS not in En-Us language, add GetType().Name method in:
    • SPDistributedCacheService
    • SPUserProfileSyncService
  • Fixed issue with SPInstallLanguagePack to install before farm creation
  • Fixed issue with mounting SPContentDatabase
  • Fixed issue with SPShellAdmin and Content Database method
  • Fixed issue with SPServiceInstance (Set-TargetResource) for OS not in En-Us language
  • Added .Net 4.6 support check to SPInstall and SPInstallPrereqs
  • Improved code styling
  • SPVisioServiceapplication now creates proxy and lets you specify a name for it
  • New resources: SPAppStoreSettings
  • Fixed bug with SPInstallPrereqs to allow minor version changes to prereqs for SP2016
  • Refactored unit tests to consolidate and streamline test approaches
  • Updated SPExcelServiceApp resource to add support for trusted file locations and most other properties of the service app
  • Added support to SPMetadataServiceApp to allow changing content type hub URL on existing service apps
  • Fixed a bug that would cause SPSearchResultSource to throw exceptions when the enterprise search centre URL has not been set
  • Updated documentation of SPProductUpdate to reflect the required install order of product updates

1.3

  • Fixed typo on return value in SPServiceAppProxyGroup
  • Fixed SPJoinFarm to not write output during successful farm join
  • Fixed issue with SPSearchTopology to keep array of strings in the hashtable returned by Get-Target
  • Fixed issue with SPSearchTopology that prevented topology from updating where ServerName was not returned on each component
  • Added ProxyName parameter to all service application resources
  • Changed SPServiceInstance to look for object type names instead of the display name to ensure consistency with language packs
  • Fixed typos in documentation for InstallAccount parameter on most resources
  • Fixed a bug where SPQuotaTemplate would not allow warning and limit values to be equal
  • New resources: SPConfigWizard, SPProductUpdate and SPPublishServiceApplication
  • Updated style of all script in module to align with PowerShell team standards
  • Changed parameter ClaimsMappings in SPTrustedIdentityTokenIssuer to consume an array of custom object MSFT_SPClaimTypeMapping
  • Changed SPTrustedIdentityTokenIssuer to throw an exception if certificate specified has a private key, since SharePoint doesn't accept it
  • Fixed issue with SPTrustedIdentityTokenIssuer to stop if cmdlet New-SPTrustedIdentityTokenIssuer returns null
  • Fixed issue with SPTrustedIdentityTokenIssuer to correctly get parameters ClaimProviderName and ProviderSignOutUri
  • Fixed issue with SPTrustedIdentityTokenIssuer to effectively remove the SPTrustedAuthenticationProvider from all zones before deleting the SPTrustedIdentityTokenIssuer

1.2

  • Fixed bugs SPWebAppPolicy and SPServiceApPSecurity that prevented the get methods from returning AD group names presented as claims tokens
  • Minor tweaks to the PowerShell module manifest
  • Modified all resources to ensure $null values are on the left of comparisson operations
  • Added RunOnlyWhenWriteable property to SPUserProfileSyncService resource
  • Added better logging to all test method output to make it clear what property is causing a test to fail
  • Added support for NetBIOS domain names resolution to SPUserProfileServiceApp
  • Removed chocolatey from the AppVeyor build process in favour of the PowerShell Gallery build of Pester
  • Fixed the use of plural nouns in cmdlet names within the module
  • Fixed a bug in SPContentDatabase that caused it to not function correctly.
  • Fixed the use of plural nouns in cmdlet names within the module
  • Removed dependency on Win32_Product from SPInstall
  • Added SPTrustedIdentityTokenIssuer, SPRemoteFarmTrust and SPSearchResultSource resources
  • Added HostHeader parameter in examples for Web Application, so subsequent web applications won't error out
  • Prevented SPCreateFarm and SPJoinFarm from executing set methods where the local server is already a member of a farm

1.1

  • Added SPBlobCacheSettings, SPOfficeOnlineServerBinding, SPWebAppPermissions, SPServiceAppProxyGroup, SPWebAppProxyGroup and SPUserProfileServiceAppPermissions resources
  • SPUserProfileSyncService Remove Status field from Get-TargResource: not in MOF, redundant with Ensure
  • Improvement with SPInstallPrereqs on SPS2013 to accept 2008 R2 or 2012 SQL native client not only 2008 R2
  • Fixed a bug with SPTimerJobState that prevented a custom schedule being applied to a timer job
  • Fixed a bug with the detection of group principals vs. user principals in SPServiceAppSecurity and SPWebAppPolicy
  • Removed redundant value for KB2898850 from SPInstallPrereqs, also fixed old property name for DotNetFX
  • Fixed a bug with SPAlternateUrl that prevented the test method from returning "true" when a URL was absent if the optional URL property was specified in the config
  • Fixed bugs in SPAccessServiceApp and SPPerformancePointServiceApp with type names not being identified correctly
  • Added support for custom database name and server to SPPerformancePointServiceApp
  • Added solution level property to SPFarmSolution
  • Fixed a bug with SPSearchServiceApp that prevents the default crawl account from being managed after it is initially set
  • Removed dependency on Win32_Prouct from SPInstallPrereqs

1.0

  • Renamed module from xSharePoint to SharePointDsc
  • Fixed bug in managed account schedule get method
  • Fixed incorrect output of server name in xSPOutgoingEmailSettings
  • Added ensure properties to multiple resources to standardise schemas
  • Added xSPSearchContentSource, xSPContentDatabase, xSPServiceAppSecurity, xSPAccessServiceApp, xSPExcelServiceApp, xSPPerformancePointServiceApp, xSPIrmSettings resources
  • Fixed a bug in xSPInstallPrereqs that would cause an updated version of AD rights management to fail the test method for SharePoint 2013
  • Fixed bug in xSPFarmAdministrators where testing for users was case sensitive
  • Fixed a bug with reboot detection in xSPInstallPrereqs
  • Added SearchCenterUrl property to xSPSearchServiceApp
  • Fixed a bug in xSPAlternateUrl to account for a default zone URL being changed
  • Added content type hub URL option to xSPManagedMetadataServiceApp for when it provisions a service app
  • Updated xSPWebAppPolicy to allow addition and removal of accounts, including the Cache Accounts, to the web application policy.
  • Fixed bug with claims accounts not being added to web app policy in xSPCacheAccounts
  • Added option to not apply cache accounts policy to the web app in xSPCacheAccounts
  • Farm Passphrase now uses a PSCredential object, in order to pass the value as a securestring on xSPCreateFarm and xSPJoinFarm
  • xSPCreateFarm supports specifying Kerberos authentication for the Central Admin site with the CentralAdministrationAuth property
  • Fixed nuget package format for development feed from AppVeyor
  • Fixed bug with get output of xSPUSageApplication
  • Added SXSpath parameter to xSPInstallPrereqs for installing Windows features in offline environments
  • Added additional parameters to xSPWebAppGeneralSettings for use in hardened environments
  • Added timestamps to verbose logging for resources that pause for responses from SharePoint
  • Added options to customise the installation directories used when installing SharePoint with xSPInstall
  • Aligned testing to common DSC resource test module
  • Fixed bug in the xSPWebApplication which prevented a web application from being created in an existing application pool
  • Updated xSPInstallPrereqs to align with SharePoint 2016 RTM changes
  • Added support for cloud search index to xSPSearchServiceApp
  • Fixed bug in xSPWebAppGeneralSettings that prevented setting a security validation timeout value

0.12.0.0

  • Removed Visual Studio project files, added VSCode PowerShell extensions launch file
  • Added xSPDatabaseAAG, xSPFarmSolution and xSPAlternateUrl resources
  • Fixed bug with xSPWorkManagementServiceApp schema
  • Added support to xSPSearchServiceApp to configure the default content access account
  • Added support for SSL web apps to xSPWebApplication
  • Added support for xSPDistributedCacheService to allow provisioning across multiple servers in a specific sequence
  • Added version as optional parameter for the xSPFeature resource to allow upgrading features to a specific version
  • Fixed a bug with xSPUserProfileSyncConnection to ensure it gets the correct context
  • Added MOF descriptions to all resources to improve editing experience in PowerShell ISE
  • Added a check to warn about issue when installing SharePoint 2013 on a server with .NET 4.6 installed
  • Updated examples to include installation resources
  • Fixed issues with kerberos and anonymous access in xSPWebApplication
  • Add support for SharePoint 2016 on Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview to xSPInstallPrereqs
  • Fixed bug for provisioning of proxy for Usage app in xSPUsageApplication

0.10.0.0

  • Added xSPWordAutomationServiceApp, xSPHealthAnalyzerRuleState, xSPUserProfileProperty, xSPWorkManagementApp, xSPUserProfileSyncConnection and xSPShellAdmin resources
  • Fixed issue with MinRole support in xSPJoinFarm

0.9.0.0

  • Added xSPAppCatalog, xSPAppDomain, xSPWebApplicationAppDomain, xSPSessionStateService, xSPDesignerSettings, xSPQuotaTemplate, xSPWebAppSiteUseAndDeletion, xSPSearchTopology, xSPSearchIndexPartition, xSPWebAppPolicy and xSPTimerJobState resources
  • Fixed issue with wrong parameters in use for SP2016 beta 2 prerequisite installer

0.8.0.0

  • Added xSPAntivirusSettings, xSPFarmAdministrators, xSPOutgoingEmailSettings, xSPPasswordChangeSettings, xSPWebAppBlockedFileTypes, xSPWebAppGeneralSettings, xSPWebAppThrottlingSettings and xSPWebAppWorkflowSettings
  • Fixed issue with xSPInstallPrereqs using wrong parameters in offline install mode
  • Fixed issue with xSPInstallPrereqs where it would not validate that installer paths exist
  • Fixed xSPSecureStoreServiceApp and xSPUsageApplication to use PSCredentials instead of plain text username/password for database credentials
  • Added built in PowerShell help (for calling "Get-Help about_[resource]", such as "Get-Help about_xSPCreateFarm")

0.7.0.0

  • Support for MinRole options in SharePoint 2016
  • Fix to distributed cache deployment of more than one server
  • Additional bug fixes and stability improvements

0.6.0.0

  • Added support for PsDscRunAsCredential in PowerShell 5 resource use
  • Removed timeout loop in xSPJoinFarm in favour of WaitForAll resource in PowerShell 5

0.5.0.0

  • Fixed bug with detection of version in create farm
  • Minor fixes
  • Added support for SharePoint 2016 installation
  • xSPCreateFarm: Added CentraladministrationPort parameter
  • Fixed issue with PowerShell session timeouts

0.4.0

  • Fixed issue with nested modules cmdlets not being found

0.3.0

  • Fixed issue with detection of Identity Extensions in xSPInstallPrereqs resource
  • Changes to comply with PSScriptAnalyzer rules

0.2.0

  • Initial public release of xSharePoint