Based on my previous article on creating a Windows2019 base template using Sysprep, we can now move on to creating a Windows Domain Controller using this template as a backing file. Once this new Windows 2019 guest OS is provisioned, we will prepare it and then run Powershell scripts that will enable the Active Directory … KVM: creating a Windows2019 Domain Controller using Powershell
In the world of Linux containers where deployment takes on the order of seconds, even the best-case scenario for spinning up a new Windows host can seem like an eternity. Clearly, you don’t want to wait for the entire Windows install process each time you bring up a Windows guest OS. Even automated, this would … KVM: configuring a base Window2019 instance with Sysprep
If you need KVM to bring up a full guest OS as quickly as possible, consider preparing a base disk image that can be used as the basis for any number of linked clones by using a backing file. This article is related to a previous article, “Cloning and fixing an Ubuntu host using KVM“. … KVM: Implementing linked clones with a backing file
Many developers like to use Vagrant from HashiCorp to standardize the workflow of virtual machines: creation, running, destroying, taking snapshots, etc.. Usually Vagrant is used for Linux hosts, but it also works with Windows as long as you prepare the template properly. In a previous article I went over the detailed steps to create a template image for … Windows: Windows 2012 Sysprep for Vagrant readiness