Overview

Seasoned Active Directory (“AD”) professionals and students alike can benefit from a safe environment for testing their skills and processes. However, implementing a lab is a time-consuming process–especially when things go wrong, and the lab must be re-created from scratch.

This multi-part series illustrates how to customize the Windows installer media to automate the process of installing a Windows AD domain controller, a Windows file server, and a Windows desktop environment. Creating these resources enables yourself and others to quickly and easily deploy [and re-deploy] an AD Lab.

• Introduction
• Architecture
• Prerequisites
• Create the Virtual Machines
• Customize the Windows installer ISOs
• Install the Linux Router
• Install the Windows Systems
• Conclusion

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