PS: Setup A DC Using HyperV

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Description:

Follow this guide to install a domain controller using Hyper-V Powershell commands

To Resolve:

  1. Create a Hyper-V Switch with Bridged Networking

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    # Install the entire Hyper-V stack (hypervisor, services, and tools)
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V-All

# Install the Hyper-V Switch
$net = Get-NetAdapter -Name 'Ethernet'
New-VMSwitch -Name "External VM Switch" -AllowManagementOS $True -NetAdapterName $net.Name

  2. Create Domain Controller

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    $params = @{
   Name               = "DC"
   MemoryStartupBytes = "2147483648"
   Generation         = "2"
   SwitchName         = "VMNetwork"
   NewVHDSizeBytes    = "21474836480"
   NewVHDPath         = "c:\vms\dc.vhdx"
}
New-VM @params
Set-VM -Name DC -ProcessorCount 2
Add-VMDvdDrive -VMName DC
Set-VMDvdDrive -VMName DC -Path C:\iso\server2016.ISO
Set-VMFirmware -VMName DC -FirstBootDevice $(Get-VMDvdDrive -VMName DC)
Start-VM -Name DC

  3. After OS install:

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    $params = @{
   InterfaceAlias = "Ethernet"
   IPAddress      = "192.168.1.100"
   PrefixLength   = "24"
   DefaultGateway = "192.168.1.254"
} 
New-NetIPAddress @params
Set-DnsClientServerAddress -InterfaceAlias "Ethernet" -ServerAddresses 192.168.1.254
Rename-Computer -NewName DC -Restart

  4. Adding the role

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    Install-WindowsFeature AD-Domain-Services -IncludeManagementTools
$params = @{
   DomainName                    = "gdub.test"
   DomainNetbiosName             = "gdub"
   DomainMode                    = "Default"
   DatabasePath                  = "C:\Windows\NTDS"
   CreateDnsDelegation           = $false
   ForestMode                    = "Default"
   InstallDns                    = $true
   LogPath                       = "C:\Windows\NTDS"
   NoRebootOnCompletion          = $false
   SysvolPath                    = "C:\Windows\SYSVOL"
   Force                         = $true
}
Install-ADDSForest @params

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