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# Packer.Images [](https://ci.spamasaurus.com/djpbessems/Packer.Images)
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This OVA appliance allows deploying an Active Directory Domain Controller fully automated:
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The included `.ovf` file has the following XML contents (simplified for clarity) to facilitate the different `DeploymentOption`s:
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```xml
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<Envelope [...]>
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[...]
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<DeploymentOptionSection>
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<Info>Deployment Type</Info>
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<Configuration ovf:id="primary">
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<Label>Primary (redundant deployment)</Label>
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<Description>Initial Domain Controller with 'PDC Emulator'-role</Description>
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</Configuration>
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<Configuration ovf:id="secondary">
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<Label>Secondary (redundant deployment)</Label>
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<Description>Additional Domain Controller</Description>
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</Configuration>
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<Configuration ovf:id="standalone">
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<Label>Stand-alone (non-redundant deployment)</Label>
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<Description>Single Domain Controller</Description>
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</Configuration>
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</DeploymentOptionSection>
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<VirtualSystem ovf:id="[...]">
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[...]
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<ProductSection>
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[...]
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<Category>1) Operating System</Category>
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<Property ovf:configuration="primary secondary standalone" ovf:key="guestinfo.hostname" [...]>
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<Label>Hostname*</Label>
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</Property>
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[...]
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<Category>2) Networking</Category>
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<Property ovf:configuration="secondary" ovf:key="guestinfo.dnsserver" [...]>
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<Label>DNS server*</Label>
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</Property>
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[...]
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<Category>3) Active Directory Domain Services</Category>
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<Property ovf:configuration="primary standalone" ovf:key="addsconfig.ntpserver" [...]>
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<Label>NTP Server*</Label>
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[...]
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</Property>
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</ProductSection>
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</VirtualSystem>
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</Envelope>
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```
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When **provisioning** the appliance through the vCenter 'Deploy OVF template...' wizard, or through vApp-compatible *Infrastructure as code* tooling (e.g. HashiCorp Terraform), it is possible to provide all relevant configuration through vApp properties.
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<table>
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<tr>
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<td><em>vSphere 'Deploy OVF template...' wizard</em></td> <td> <a href="https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/vsphere/latest/docs/resources/virtual_machine#deploying-vm-from-an-ovfova-template">HashiCorp Terraform vSphere provider</a> </td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><img src=".assets/vAppConfigurations-ADDS-example.png" alt="vApp properties" width="400" /><br/><img src=".assets/vAppProperties-ADDS-example.png" alt="vApp properties" width="400" /></td>
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<td>
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```hcl
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vapp {
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properties = {
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# "deployment.type = "primary"
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"guestinfo.hostname" = "DC01"
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"guestinfo.ipaddress" = "10.0.0.21"
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"guestinfo.prefixlength" = "24"
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# "guestinfo.dnsserver" = "0.0.0.0"
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"guestinfo.gateway" = "10.0.0.1"
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"addsconfig.domainname" = "contoso.com"
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"addsconfig.netbiosname" = "CONTOSO"
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"addsconfig.administratorpw" = var.adds_adminpassword
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"addsconfig.safemodepw" = var.adds_safemodepassword
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# "addsconfig.ntpserver" = "0.pool.ntp.org,1.pool.ntp.org,2.pool.ntp.org"
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"vault.api" = "https://vault.example.org/v1"
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"vault.token" = var.vault_token
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"vault.pwpolicy" = "complex"
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"vault.secret" = "contoso-project42"
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# "dhcpconfig.startip" = "10.0.0.50"
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# "dhcpconfig.endip" = "10.0.0.250"
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# "dhcpconfig.subnetmask" = "255.255.255.0"
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# "dhcpconfig.gateway" = "10.0.0.1"
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# "dhcpconfig.leaseduration" = "01:00:00.00"
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}
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}
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```
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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On first boot, the appliance will start **configuring** itself without any further user-input, by performing the following steps:
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- Change hostname
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- Configure network
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- Set password for local administrator
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- Promote to Domain Controller
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- Iterate through all payload scripts:
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- Create Active Directory Organizational Units
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- Create Active Directory security groups
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- Create Active Directory user accounts
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- Set up Delegation of Control
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- Configure Active Directory Group Policy Objects with Windows Firewall settings
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- Configure DHCP (scopes, options and Failover relationship)
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- Create DNS records
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- Define Active Directory Group Policy WMI Filters
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- Define and link Active Directory Group Policy Objects and Preferences
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- Set Active Directory Default domain Password policy |