We are seeing an issue with Register-AzureRmAutomationDscNode and are wondering if it is not working as expected or if our understanding of what it is supposed to do is incorrect.
When we onboard an Azure VM as an Azure Automation DSC node via the portal, everything works as expected. The VM is onboarded and the configuration is applied.
When we attempt to do the same via Register-AzureRmAutomationDscNode, the cmdlet appears to succeed, but the VM never appears as a DSC node in the portal or via the Get-AzureRmAutomationDscNode command.
We have verified the parameters we are passing via the UI in the portal and via the cmdlet are identical. In both cases, we also see a successful deployment on the VM with identical input and outputs.
The output from the cmdlet is:
DeploymentName : 20170825085614
ResourceGroupName : 36ddce91
ProvisioningState : Succeeded
Timestamp : 8/25/2017 2:57:17 PM
Mode : Incremental
TemplateLink :
Uri : https://eus2oaasibizamarketprod1.blob.core.windows.net/automationdscpreview/azuredeployV2.json
ContentVersion : 1.0.0.0
Parameters :
Name Type Value
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vmName String Windows-VM
location String East US
modulesUrl String https://eus2oaasibizamarketprod1.blob.core.windows.net/automationdscpreview/RegistrationMetaConfigV2.zip
configurationFunction String RegistrationMetaConfigV2.ps1\RegistrationMetaConfigV2
registrationKey SecureString
registrationUrl String https://eus2-agentservice-prod-1.azure-automation.net/accounts/8b6a1713-dc00-4ae1-a513-c582def16380
nodeConfigurationName String RemoteManagement.36ddce91
configurationMode String ApplyAndMonitor
configurationModeFrequencyMins Int 15
refreshFrequencyMins Int 30
rebootNodeIfNeeded Bool True
actionAfterReboot String ContinueConfiguration
allowModuleOverwrite Bool True
timestamp String 8/25/2017 2:56:14 PM
Outputs :
DeploymentDebugLogLevel :
Is there an issue with Register-AzureRmAutomationDscNode or does onboarding a VM via the portal perform additional actions that are not covered by Register-AzureRmAutomationDscNode?