Milestone 9.1
VM Creation - Server Core
- A VM was created to serve as a base image for Win2019 Server Core. The following configuration was applied within the newly created VM:
- VM Name:
server-core-base - Add named local admin
sconfigWindows Updates:Manual- Download & install all updates
- Installed VMWare Tools (via CD)
- Sysprep w/ 480sysprep script
- Download via
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://tinyurl.com/480sysprep -OutFile ...
- Download via
The VM is then powered off (automatically by Sysprep), the ISO file is removed from the settings, and a Base snapshot is taken. This VM is prepared for the rest of the milestone.
VM Creation - Windows 10 LTSC
A VM was additionally created to serve as a base image for Windows 10. The following was altered:
- VM Name:
win10-base - User (local admin):
reed - Installed system updates
- Installed VMWare Tools (via CD)
- Sysprep with script above
The same preparation completed on Server Core is then repeated for this VM, to prepare it for clone creation.
Dc-blue1 IP Settings
A linked clone of Server Core named dc-blue1 is created in the BLUE1 environment. The following VM is started, and the newly created Set-WindowsIP 480Utils function is used to change the network settings to the following:
- IP Address:
10.0.5.5/24 - Gateway:
10.0.5.2 - DNS:
10.0.5.2
Milestone 9.2
Dc-blue1 Configuration
The VM had ADDS installed, a new forest created, and was promoted to DC through the use of an Ansible script, available in my GitHub repository for this course.