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Download Windows Server 2012 R2 Evaluation

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2012-r2

Hyper-V Installation Prerequisites

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Cc731898.aspx

The Microsoft Hardware-Assisted Virtualization Detection Tool

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/585.the-microsoft-hardware-assisted-virtualization-detection-tool.aspx

PowerShell Code for DEP

Get-CIMInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem | Select *

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# Install Active Directory Domain Services

$Hash = @{

    Name = "AD-Domain-Services"

    IncludeManagementTools = $True

    Restart = $True

    Verbose = $True

}

Install-WindowsFeature @Hash

# Create the first Domain Controller in our new domain.

Import-Module ADDSDeployment

$ADHash = @{

    CreateDnsDelegation = $false

    DatabasePath = "C:\Windows\NTDS" 

    DomainMode = "Win2012R2" 

    DomainName = "PowerIT.com" 

    DomainNetbiosName = "POWERIT" 

    ForestMode = "Win2012R2" 

    InstallDns = $true 

    LogPath = "C:\Windows\NTDS" 

    NoRebootOnCompletion = $false 

    SysvolPath = "C:\Windows\SYSVOL" 

    Force = $true

    }

Install-ADDSForest @ADHash

# Verify that Hyper-V is not installed.

Get-WindowsFeature -Name Hyper-V | 

    Select-Object -Property Name, Installed

# Install Hyper -V

Add-WindowsFeature -Name Hyper-V -IncludeAllSubFeature -IncludeManagementTools -Restart

# Install Hyper-V using Splating.

$Splat = @{

    Name = "Hyper-V"

    IncludeAllSubFeature = $True

    IncludeManagementTools = $True

    Restart = $True

}

Add-WindowsFeature @Splat

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#region Setup Virtual Switches

New-VMSwitch -Name PSTest -SwitchType Private -Notes "Switch for the Sandbox"

# Get a list of all NICs that have a Gateway address.

Get-WmiObject win32_networkAdapterConfiguration |

    Where defaultipgateway -ne $null |

    Select-Object -Property Description |

    Out-GridView -PassThru |

    ForEach-Object -Process {

        $Splat = @{

            NetAdapterInterfaceDescription = $_.Description

            Name = "PSExternal"

            AllowManagementOS = $True

            Notes = "External Switch for the Sandbox"

            Verbose = $True

        }

        New-VMSwitch @Splat  

}

#endregion

#region Create Virtual Machines

# Get the path to the Windows Server 2012 R2 ISO file.

$ISOPath = "e:\Media\9600.16384.WINBLUE_RTM.130821-1623_X64FRE_SERVER_EVAL_EN-US-IRM_SSS_X64FREE_EN-US_DV5.iso"

$VHDPath = "D:\VM"

 # Create the VM.

 $Names = "DC", "SVR1"

 ForEach ($Name in $Names)

 {

   $VMHash = @{BootDevice = "CD"

               MemoryStartupBytes = 512MB

               Name = $Name

               SwitchName = "PSTest"

               NewVHDPath = "$($VHDPath)\$($Name).vhdx";

               NewVHDSizeBytes = 10GB

               Verbose = $True

               }

   New-VM @VMHash 

}

# Configure the DVD drive to point to the ISO file.

 Set-VMDvdDrive -VMName DC -Path $ISOPath -Verbose

  Set-VMDvdDrive -VMName SVR1 -Path $ISOPath -Verbose

# You can adjust the MaximumBytes and MinimumBytes

# to better fit your available RAM.  The settings below

# are for a system with 4 GB of RAM.

$VMMemoryHash = @{

    DynamicMemoryEnabled = $True

    MaximumBytes = 1024MB

    MinimumBytes = 512MB

}

Get-VM -Name DC, SVR1 |

    Set-VMMemory @VMMemoryHash

# If the external NIC was created, run this code.

Get-VM DC, SVR1 | Add-VMNetworkAdapter –Name PSExternal -Verbose

Get-VMSwitch -Name PSExternal |

Connect-VMNetworkAdapter -VMName DC, SVR1 -Name PSExternal -Verbose

#endregion

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# Get the VM objects.

$VMs = Get-VM -VMName DC, SVR1

# Get the name of the local host.

$Hostname = Hostname

# Make sure each VM is started and connect to it.

ForEach ($VM in $VMs)

{

    If ($VM.State -ne "Running")

    {

        Start-VM -VMName $VM.Name

        Invoke-Expression -Command "VMConnect $($HostName) $($VM.Name)"

    }

    Else

    {

        Invoke-Expression -Command "VMConnect $($HostName) $($VM.Name)"

    }

}

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