02/01/2024 | Video - Virtualization Lab / Windows Server 2016 | 2h 29m 26s

Michael C Cook Sr. — Fri, 02 Feb 2024 22:10:36 +0000

In this video, I will be building a brand-new Hyper-V VM using the function [New-VmController] in [FightingEntropy(π)][2024.1.0], to deploy [Windows Server 2016] to meet certain criteria:

ADDS domain controller
DHCP server
DNS server
IIS server
WDS server
MDT server
Create an [organizational unit]
Create a [security group]
Create a [user (domain admin)]
Create a [group policy]
Allow [Remote Desktop] connection for that [user (domain admin)
Allow [WinRM console connection] for that [user (domain admin)]
Do MOST of these automatically using the functions in [FightingEntropy(π)][2024.1.0]
Convey senior level (software development + networking) experience

01/06/2024 | Virtualization Lab - Windows 10 22H2

Michael C Cook Sr. — Sun, 07 Jan 2024 05:04:28 +0000

In this video, I will be building a brand new Hyper-V VM using [NewVmController], which is a series of classes that expand upon the function [New-VmController], in order to deploy [Windows 10 22H2].

Get-ViperBomb (PowerShell)

Michael C Cook Sr. — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 20:03:09 +0000

Greetings everyone,

I've been developing a module for [PowerShell] that uses a variety of advanced techniques and styles, particularly those used in CSharp, .NET, and Xaml... but all of it being done in [PowerShell].

A little over a month ago, I made a video of the various utilities that I'd left on the backburner, utilities that relate to system management, administration, and graphical user interface design elements:

My end goal is simply put, to create a module that interfaces directly with (Razor/Blazor/ASP.NET/C#) for the internet. Though to be clear, there's still a bit of development ahead of me before it gets to that stage.

In the video demonstration above, I cover a variety of (functions/utilities) that are part of the module.

The module itself uses a variety of (GUI+CLI) components (in some cases both), and is meant to enhance the experience of the (USMT/user state migration tool), virtualization, post-installation migration tasks, package distribution, deployment, and general all-around OOBE, etc.

The reason for THIS post in particular, is to cover a document that I've recently written, about the utility that will eventually be used to provide post-installation migration activities... as well as various other odds and ends which fall within the scope of categories specified above.

I may be getting ahead of myself describing everything...
But- to be clear, this document is QUITE LONG.
There are also nested links to OTHER documents.

Here's the PDF of the utility
[https://github.com/mcc85s/FightingEntropy/blob/main/Docs/2022_1202-(Get-ViperBomb).pdf]

This video demonstration here covers the PXE portion of the module from the server end, which I recorded exactly a year ago.

This demonstration showcases the module's ability to control the installation of Windows on child item virtual machines from (inception -> desktop) through the PXE process, by using the [Microsoft Deployment Toolkit] by (Microsoft/Michael T. Niehaus + others) as well as the [PowerShell Deployment] modification by (FriendsOfMdt/Deployment Bunny/Johan Arwidmark/Mykael Nystrom + others).

At some point when the utility I've covered in the PDF linked above is ready, I will record a new demonstration that shows the process from beginning to end.

Enjoy.
Take care
MCC

DEV Community: Michael C Cook Sr.

02/01/2024 | Video - Virtualization Lab / Windows Server 2016 | 2h 29m 26s

01/06/2024 | Virtualization Lab - Windows 10 22H2

Get-ViperBomb (PowerShell)