Active Directory Lab Part III: Install the VMs

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Overview

This post is part of a series illustrating how to automate the process of deploying an AD Lab. This article details the process for installing the Linux router and the Windows systems using the customized installer ISOs produced in part two of this series.

There is an in-progress project to automate these steps. Please see OZO AD Lab Install VMs for more details.

Install the Linux Router

Install Linux

Start the router VM. The automated installation will finish and reboot.

Install the Window Systems

Install the Domain Controller

  1. Start the router VM and allow it to finish booting.
  2. Start the dc VM.
  3. Press any key to boot to the DVD drive and allow the automated installation to complete; the system will restart twice.
  4. Log in with CONTOSO\Administrator.
  5. In an Administrator PowerShell, run & "C:\ProgramData\AD Lab\Scripts\ad-lab-configure.ps1" to populate the domain with a variety of AD objects.
  6. Edit the dc VM settings and remove the ISO from the DVD drive.

Install the File Server

  1. Start the router and dc VMs and allow them to finish booting.
  2. Start the server VM.
  3. Press any key to boot to the DVD drive and allow the automated installation to complete; the system will restart.
  4. Log in with CONTOSO\Administrator.
  5. In an Administrator PowerShell, run & "C:\ProgramData\AD Lab\Scripts\ad-lab-create-share.ps1" to set NTFS permissions on C:\Share and create the SMB share.
  6. Edit the server VM settings and remove the ISO from the DVD drive.

Install the Client

  1. Start the router and dc VMs and allow them to finish booting.
  2. Start the client VM.
  3. Press any key to boot to the DVD drive and allow the automated installation to complete; the system will restart.
  4. Edit the client VM settings and remove the ISO from the DVD drive.

Notes and Caveats

Thanks to Dynamic memory, actual resource consumption may be less than the stated requirement, however, you must have the full amount available to start each virtual machine.

Part I – Introduction

Part II – Customization

Part III – Installation

Part IV – Conclusion