LCM failed to retrieve the property PendingJobStep

DSC
1

Hi guys I have encountered a problem that seems to be something that google do not know about yet :slight_smile: hope for your help

I have HelloWorldDSC.ps1 file on my desktop, and trying to run (F5) it from ISE as Administrator.

In response I got following error:

LCM failed to retrieve the property PendingJobStep from the object of class dscInternalCache.

Here is script contents (its just a simple copy paste from getting started resources):

Configuration HelloWorldDSC
{
    Import-DscResource –ModuleName PSDesiredStateConfiguration
    Node localhost
    {
        File SampleFile {
            Ensure = 'Present'
            DestinationPath = 'C:\HelloWorld.txt'
            Contents = "Hello World!"
        }

        Environment SampleEnvironmentVariable
        {
            Ensure = 'Present'
            Name = 'HelloFromDSC'
            Value = 'Hello World'
        }
    }
}

HelloWorldDSC 
Start-DscConfiguration -Wait -Verbose -Path .\HelloWorldDSC

And here is full output:

PS C:\Users\Alexandr\Desktop> C:\Users\Alexandr\Desktop\HelloWorldDSC.ps1


    Directory: C:\Users\Alexandr\Desktop\HelloWorldDSC


Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name                                                                    
----                -------------         ------ ----                                                                    
-a----       18.11.2015     15:17           2866 localhost.mof                                                           
VERBOSE: Perform operation 'Invoke CimMethod' with following parameters, ''methodName' = SendConfigurationApply,'className
' = MSFT_DSCLocalConfigurationManager,'namespaceName' = root/Microsoft/Windows/DesiredStateConfiguration'.
VERBOSE: An LCM method call arrived from computer MAC with user sid S-1-5-21-1387981107-4004572697-3743767158-1001.
LCM failed to retrieve the property PendingJobStep from the object of class dscInternalCache .
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (root/Microsoft/...gurationManager:String) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : MI RESULT 6
    + PSComputerName        : localhost
 
VERBOSE: Operation 'Invoke CimMethod' complete.
VERBOSE: Time taken for configuration job to complete is 0.048 seconds

Just can not understand from where to get started investigating issue, what I also have tried without success is to delete files from C:\Windows\System32\Configuration folder.

2

Get the DSCDiagnostics module and start a DSC trace. Then, try again - you should get more verbose logging. Also, it’d be helpful to know what versions of everything you’re running.

3

Unfortunately xDscDiagnostics did not help me to understand what is happening.

After installing it and enabling logs

install-module xdscdiagnostics
Update-xDscEventLogStatus -Channel Analytic -Status Enabled
Update-xDscEventLogStatus -Channel Debug -Status Enabled

and trying to run my script I got following:

Get-xDscOperation

ComputerName   SequenceId TimeCreated           Result   JobID                                 AllEvents            
------------   ---------- -----------           ------   -----                                 ---------            
MAC            1          25.11.2015 19:46:23   Success  71012820-939c-11e5-82af-902b343fd6d3  {@{Message=Functio...
MAC            2          25.11.2015 19:46:23   Success                                        {@{Message=; TimeC...

Notice that both last operations are marked as successful

Trace-xDscOperation -SequenceID 2 | select message | fl

Message : Function MSFT_DSCLocalConfigurationManager_Invoke_SendConfigurationApply started with parameters 
                Class name: MSFT_DSCLocalConfigurationManager 
                Method Name: SendConfigurationApply 
                Namespace: root\microsoft\windows\desiredstateconfiguration 

Message : Operation Start-DscConfiguration started by user sid S-1-5-21-1387981107-4004572697-3743767158-1001 from computer MAC.

Sequence 1 just showing me whole bunch of operationals.

BTW versions, here is what host showing:

Name             : Windows PowerShell ISE Host
Version          : 5.0.10586.0
InstanceId       : 6f6ad33a-967e-4fa2-b0ea-4ded208ce0c3
UI               : System.Management.Automation.Internal.Host.InternalHostUserInterface
CurrentCulture   : uk-UA
CurrentUICulture : en-US
PrivateData      : Microsoft.PowerShell.Host.ISE.ISEOptions
DebuggerEnabled  : True
IsRunspacePushed : False
Runspace         : System.Management.Automation.Runspaces.LocalRunspace
4

I’m not clear on whether you started a trace or not - Start-DSCTrace, I believe?

5

There is no Start-DSCTrace command available, seems that we are speaking about different DSCTrace modules, can you please provide the one you are talking about?

Here is what is have:

Get-Command -Module xDscDiagnostics

CommandType     Name                                               Version    Source                                                                     
-----------     ----                                               -------    ------                                                                     
Function        Get-xDscOperation                                  2.0        xDscDiagnostics                                                            
Function        Trace-xDscOperation                                2.0        xDscDiagnostics                                                            
Function        Update-xDscEventLogStatus                          2.0        xDscDiagnostics