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such as passwords or shared keys. Secrets management hasn't yet been implemented for machine
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Machine configuration runs in PowerShell version 7.x, while the DSC Extension runs in Windows
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PowerShell 5.1. While most resources are expected to work because of [implicit remoting][02]
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Machine configuration runs in PowerShell version `7.x`, while the DSC Extension runs in Windows
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PowerShell `5.1`. While most resources are expected to work because of [implicit remoting][02]
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it is a good idea to test existing resources before use.
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### Considerations for whether to migrate existing machines or only new machines
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Machine configuration uses DSC version 3 with PowerShell version 7. DSC version 3 can coexist with
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older versions of DSC. The implementations are separate. However, there's no
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conflict detection.
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Because DSC Extension manages Local Configuration Manager service in Windows, control over whether
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reboots are allowed can be set in properties of the extension. As part of the shift to Machine
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Configuration, you will want to manage reboots using Azure Resource Manager.
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The zip file artifact used by DSC Extension is not compatible with Azure machine configuration.
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Plan to use the machine configuration authoring tools to repackage the configuration
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and required PowerShell modules and republish to Azure Storage.
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Using both platforms to manage the same configuration isn't advised.
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Machine configuration uses DSC version 3 with PowerShell version 7. DSC version 3 can coexist with
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older versions of DSC. The implementations are separate. However, there's no
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conflict detection. Using both platforms to manage the same configuration isn't advised.
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## Understand migration
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