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# Packer.Images [](https://ci.spamasaurus.com/djpbessems/Packer.Images)
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This OVA appliance allows deploying a Windows Server fully automated; either as a domain member or stand-alone server.
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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="domainmember">
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<Label>Domain member</Label>
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<Description>Windows Server joined to an Active Directory domain</Description>
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</Configuration>
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<Configuration ovf:id="standalone">
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<Label>Stand-alone</Label>
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<Description>Stand-alone Windows Server</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="domainmember standalone" ovf:key="guestinfo.hostname" [...]>
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<Label>Hostname*</Label>
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</Property>
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<Property ovf:configuration="standalone" ovf:key="guestinfo.administratorpw" [...]>
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<Label>Local administrator password*</Label>
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</Property>
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[...]
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<Category>3) Active Directory membership</Category>
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<Property ovf:configuration="domainmember" ovf:key="addsconfig.domainname" [...]>
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<Label>Domain name*</Label>
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</Property>
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<Property ovf:configuration="domainmember" ovf:key="addsconfig.username" [...]>
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<Label>Domain account username*</Label>
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</Property>
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<Property ovf:configuration="domainmember" ovf:key="addsconfig.password" [...]>
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<Label>Domain account password*</Label>
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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-Server2019-example.png" alt="vApp properties" width="400" /><br/><img src=".assets/vAppProperties-Server2019-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" = "domainmember"
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"guestinfo.hostname" = "SRV01"
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# "guestinfo.administratorpw" = var.vm_adminpassword
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# "guestinfo.ntpserver" = "0.pool.ntp.org,1.pool.ntp.org,2.pool.ntp.org"
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"guestinfo.ipaddress" = "10.0.0.42"
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"guestinfo.prefixlength" = "24"
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"guestinfo.dnsserver" = "10.0.0.21"
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"guestinfo.gateway" = "10.0.0.1"
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"addsconfig.domainname" = "contoso.com"
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"addsconfig.username" = "CONTOSO\\domainjoin"
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"addsconfig.password" = var.adds_password
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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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- Join Active Directory domain **-OR-** Set password for local administrator
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- Iterate through any payload scripts
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