Merge pull request #23 from theJasonHelmick/Dev-Issues

New release v2.1.0

Author: Jason Helmick

Configurations/POC-DC-Client-Servers-CORE/Setup-Lab.ps1

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow -Object 'If this fails, the lab build will fa
 #
 Write-Host -ForegroundColor Cyan -Object 'Building the lab environment'
 # Creates the lab environment without making a Hyper-V Snapshot
-Start-LabConfiguration -ConfigurationData .\*.psd1 -path .\ -IgnorePendingReboot -NoSnapshot 
+Start-LabConfiguration -ConfigurationData .\*.psd1 -path .\ -NoSnapshot 
 # Disable secure boot for VM's
 Get-VM ( Get-LabVM -ConfigurationData .\*.psd1 ).Name -OutVariable vm
 Set-VMFirmware -VM $vm -EnableSecureBoot Off -SecureBootTemplate MicrosoftUEFICertificateAuthority

Configurations/POC-DC-Client-Servers-GUI/Setup-Lab.ps1

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow -Object 'If this fails, the lab build will fa
 #
 Write-Host -ForegroundColor Cyan -Object 'Building the lab environment'
 # Creates the lab environment without making a Hyper-V Snapshot
-Start-LabConfiguration -ConfigurationData .\*.psd1 -path .\ -IgnorePendingReboot -NoSnapshot 
+Start-LabConfiguration -ConfigurationData .\*.psd1 -path .\ -NoSnapshot 
 # Disable secure boot for VM's
 Get-VM ( Get-LabVM -ConfigurationData .\*.psd1 ).Name -OutVariable vm
 Set-VMFirmware -VM $vm -EnableSecureBoot Off -SecureBootTemplate MicrosoftUEFICertificateAuthority

Configurations/POC-DCDHCP-Client-Servers-GUI/Setup-Lab.ps1

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow -Object 'If this fails, the lab build will fa
 #
 Write-Host -ForegroundColor Cyan -Object 'Building the lab environment'
 # Creates the lab environment without making a Hyper-V Snapshot
-Start-LabConfiguration -ConfigurationData .\*.psd1 -path .\ -IgnorePendingReboot -NoSnapshot 
+Start-LabConfiguration -ConfigurationData .\*.psd1 -path .\ -NoSnapshot 
 # Disable secure boot for VM's
 Get-VM ( Get-LabVM -ConfigurationData .\*.psd1 ).Name -OutVariable vm
 Set-VMFirmware -VM $vm -EnableSecureBoot Off -SecureBootTemplate MicrosoftUEFICertificateAuthority

Configurations/POC-StandAlone-Server-GUI/Setup-Lab.ps1

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow -Object 'If this fails, the lab build will fa
 #
 Write-Host -ForegroundColor Cyan -Object 'Building the lab environment'
 # Creates the lab environment without making a Hyper-V Snapshot
-Start-LabConfiguration -ConfigurationData .\*.psd1 -path .\ -IgnorePendingReboot -NoSnapshot 
+Start-LabConfiguration -ConfigurationData .\*.psd1 -path .\ -NoSnapshot 
 # Disable secure boot for VM's
 Get-VM ( Get-LabVM -ConfigurationData .\*.psd1 ).Name -OutVariable vm
 Set-VMFirmware -VM $vm -EnableSecureBoot Off -SecureBootTemplate MicrosoftUEFICertificateAuthority

Configurations/microsoft-powershell-implementing-jea/Setup-Lab.ps1

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Write-Host -ForegroundColor Yellow -Object 'If this fails, the lab build will fa
 #
 Write-Host -ForegroundColor Cyan -Object 'Building the lab environment'
 # Creates the lab environment without making a Hyper-V Snapshot
-Start-LabConfiguration -ConfigurationData .\*.psd1 -path .\ -IgnorePendingReboot -NoSnapshot 
+Start-LabConfiguration -ConfigurationData .\*.psd1 -path .\ -NoSnapshot 
 # Disable secure boot for VM's
 Get-VM ( Get-LabVM -ConfigurationData .\*.psd1 ).Name -OutVariable vm
 Set-VMFirmware -VM $vm -EnableSecureBoot Off -SecureBootTemplate MicrosoftUEFICertificateAuthority

ReadMe.MD

@@ -5,13 +5,18 @@ This is an automated lab environment build tool to support Authors and students
 The configurations for the VM are written in Microsoft PowerShell DSC and deployed using [VirtualEngine Lability](https://github.com/VirtualEngine/Lability). This tool will completely build a lab environment from scratch, however if you want to build your own environment and have the VMs configured for you, see the section on [StandAlone](./Standalone/README.md).
 
 # Versions
-Current Release is v2.0.0
+Current Release is v2.1.0
 
 ## Unreleased
+Master is currently in sync with latest release.
+
+## v2.1.0
+* Download release [PS-AutoLab-Env v2.1.0](https://github.com/theJasonHelmick/PS-AutoLab-Env/releases/tag/v2.1.0)
 * Added Shutdown-Lab script to shutdown VM's
 * Disabled secure boot on VM's for bug in Win 10 Anniversary edition as Host
 * Added Pluralsight Author folder and config example (Course name by URL)
 * Modified User list for AD
+* Forcibly enable PowerShell Remoting for Win 10 Hosts
 
 ## v2.0.0
 * Download release [PS-AutoLab-Env v2.0.0](https://github.com/theJasonHelmick/PS-AutoLab-Env/releases/tag/v2.0.0)
@@ -33,6 +38,10 @@ The host computer must have the following:
 * Windows Server 2016 (Tested)
 * Windows 10 client with SLAT (Tested)
 
+## Note for VMware users
+If you are going to build a Host VM of Server 2016 or Windows 10, In the gerenal settings for your VM, you must change the OS 
+type to Hyper-V(Unsupported) or the Host hyper-v will not work!
+
 ## The lab tool will build virtual environments with the following OS's:
 * Windows Server 2012 R2
 * Windows Server 2016
@@ -74,18 +83,23 @@ will continue.
 _NOTE - Configuration convergence takes about 30 minutes and several reboots - do not turn off machines until they finish. It is advised that you run .\Snapshot-lab when complete for easy refreshing._
 
 # Current and Future Development
-These are things currently being worked on and/or in testing.
+These are things currently planned for development. Please help us and contribute your own configs or pick something from the list marked (Future)
 
 1. Additional Role configurations including:
    * Windows Server 2016 release version (completed)
    * ADCS (plus certificates and autoenrollment) (current)
    * Web servers and web sites (future)
    * Exchange (future)
    * SQL (future)
+   * Installing RSAT tool into Windows 10 (current) (this iscludes the ability to install jsut about any addional tools)
+   * Installing PowerShell 6 (current)
    * Do you have suggestions? Add to Issues list
-2. Bootstrapping and automatically installing RSAT tool into Windows 10 (current)
-3. Bootstrapping and automatically installing PowerShell 6 (current)
-4. Nano support (current)
-5. Linux (Ubuntu and CentOS) (Future)
+2. Nano support (current)
+3. Linux (Ubuntu and CentOS) (Future)
+4. Structural config changes
+    * Moving to a single composite config for easier development and management (Future)
+    * Adding Pester tests to all configurations (future)
+5. Add custom media and Registration Keys (future) - (your own ISO with Key)
+6. Add support for custom DSCResource Modules (future)
 
 _Please make recommendations or fork this repo and share your own!!!_

Setup-Host.ps1

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Pause
 
 
 # For remoting commands to VM's - have the host set trustedhosts
+Enable-PSremoting -force
 
 Write-Host -ForegroundColor Cyan -Object "Setting TrustedHosts so that remoting commands to VMs work properly"
 $trust = Get-Item -Path WSMan:\localhost\Client\TrustedHosts

Standalone/README.md

@@ -1,10 +1,32 @@
 # StandAlone Confonfigurations
 
-This is intented for those that wish to build their own VM's, in hyper-v or Vmware,
-and apply configurations directly to those VM's. 
+This is intented for those that wish to build their own VM's, in hyper-v or VMware,
+and apply configurations directly to those VM's wihtout using the AutoLab infrastructure. This requires knowledge of Desired State Configuration (DSC)
 
-This doesn;t not require LAbility or any additional setup files.
+## Note Pluralsight has courses on DSC if needed. 
 
-All setup requarding the vm's, isntallation, DSCResource files, Network configuration, is your own responsibility.
+All setup reqarding the vm's, installation, deploying DSCResource modules, Network configuration, and the deployment of the DSC resources is your own responsibility.
 
-Remember, you must download and deploy your own DSC resources
+The general steps of deploying a DSC config and its Resources are as follows:
+
+## Step 1
+On a vm client (Win 10) on the same network as the other VM's, you must install all the DSC resources required for your configurations form PSGallery.
+Example: 
+
+Install-Module -Name xActiveDirectory -RequiredVersion 2.13.0.0
+Install-Module -Name xComputerManagement -RequiredVersion 1.8.0.0
+Install-Module -Name xNetworking -RequiredVersion 2.12.0.0
+Install-Module -Name xDhcpServer -RequiredVersion 1.5.0.0
+Install-Module -Name xADCSDeployment -RequiredVersion 1.0.0.0
+
+These DSC Resource modules will be copied to c:\program files\WindowsPowerShell\modules
+
+## Step 2
+You must deploy (copy) those same DSC Reource modules to your other computers to the destination of c:\program files\WindowsPowerShell\modules
+
+## Step 3
+In the folder where your DSC configuration is located, you must run the configuration to build the .mof files
+
+## Step 4
+To deploy the mof files, you must run Start-DSCConfiguration from Powershell.
+Start-DscConfiguration -Path .\ -ComputerName DC -Verbose -Wait