Hydration Kit For Windows Server 2019, SQL Server 2017 and ConfigMgr Current Branch

This kit builds a complete ConfigMgr Current Branch 2203 infrastructure running on Windows Server 2019 and SQL Server 2017 including optional Windows 10 and Windows 11 clients. This kit is tested on both Hyper-V and VMware virtual platforms, but should work fine on any virtualization platform that can boot from an ISO file. This kit now adds and configuring SQL Server Reporting Services, and has been updated for Windows 11 support. Another update is that you can now specify which path to install the hydration kit on.

Download from GitHub: https://github.com/DeploymentResearch/HydrationKitWS2019

Hydration Kit Video: Check out the free mini course at the ViaMonstra Online Academy covering the Hydration Kit setup (and many other tips and tricks related for creating a lab for ConfigMgr, MDT and Intune): Building the Perfect Lab for ConfigMgr, MDT, and Intune.

Sample screenshot from the free mini course on ViaMonstra Online Academy.

Credits: Special thanks to Sven Aelterman for creating the script for configuring SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services, and for graciously allowing me to include it in the hydration kit.

Notes

Customizations: This hydration kit install all servers in the corp.viamonstra.com domain, on the 192.168.25.0/24 network. If you rather use your own domain, different IP addresses etc. check out the Next Step – Customizing the Hydration Kit section in the end of this post for instructions on how to customize this kit. That being said, I recommend getting to know the kit using the default names if you can. For a complete IP plan of the ViaMonstra network, check this link: https://viamonstra.com/pages/ip-plan

Internal network and Internet Access: Since one of the virtual machines (DC01) is also a DHCP Server, its highly recommend to deploy the virtual machines on an internal virtual network, and then use the NAT feature in either Hyper-V or VMware to give the virtual machines internet access. For super-easy Internet access on Hyper-V, while still having the VMs on an isolated network, read this shiny post from Ami Arwidmark (@AArwidmark):

Advanced networking: For more complex networks (multiple sites, bandwidth throttling etc.), you may want to use a virtual router. More info here:

Hydration Kit Archive: Are you looking for the previous hydration kit for Windows Server 2016? Look no further, it is right here:

Hydration Kit For Windows Server 2019 and ConfigMgr Current Branch

So, again, this Kit builds a complete ConfigMgr Current Branch 2203, with Windows Server 2019 and SQL Server 2017 infrastructure, and some supporting servers. Once the build is complete, I recommend that you use the native ConfigMgr servicing option to update to latest release or Hotfix if available.

Servers

This kit allows you to automatically deploy the below list of servers. The server you really need to build first is DC01, since that's the domain controller, and the CM01 server will join the domain. Turns out joining a domain is tricky without a domain controller 🙂

Main servers

  • DC01. Windows Server 2019, DC, DHCP and DNS
  • CM01. Windows Server 2019, SQL Server 2017, and ConfigMgr Current Branch

Optional supporting servers 

  • MDT01. Windows Server 2019, SQL Server 2017 Express, and MDT 8456
  • FS01. Windows Server 2019, File Server
  • DP01. Windows Server 2019, additional ConfigMgr DP

Clients

This kit also allows you to automatically deploy the below list of clients for management.

  • PC001. Windows 10 Enterprise
  • PC002. Windows 10 Enterprise
  • PC003. Windows 11 Enterprise
  • PC004. Windows 11 Enterprise

Setup Overview

Shorthand, to build the virtual machines there are five main steps you need to do:

  1. Download the necessary software
  2. Install the Hydration Kit
  3. Copy the downloaded software to the Hydration Kit
  4. Create the bootable Hydration Kit ISO
  5. Create and Deploy the virtual machines

Note: Detailed instructions are further down this page… See the Step-by-Step Guides section.

The Deployment Wizard displaying the available task sequences.
The CM01 task sequence, building a complete ConfigMgr site server with SQL Server.

Step-by-Step Guides 

Step 1 – Download the software

On the Windows machine (client or server) that you use to manage Hyper-V or VMware, create a folder for all the software needed, for example C:\Setup.

Then, for the main servers (DC01 and CM01), you need to download the following software:

Note: To download the ConfigMgr prerequisites, you run the \SMSSETUP\BIN\X64\setupdl.exe application from the ConfigMgr installation files and simply provide a folder for the download.

Running setupdl.exe to download ConfigMgr pre-requisites.

Windows ADK for Windows 11 21H2 and the ADK WinPE Addon for Windows 11 21H2: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/get-started/adk-install
Note #1: Make sure to get the 21H2 version of the Windows ADK for Windows 11. The new 22H2 version (released in May 2022) is not yet supported by ConfigMgr.
Note #2: To download the complete standalone Windows ADK for Windows 11 setup, run adksetup.exe /layout "C:\Setup\Windows ADK 11" for the core ADK, and then adkwinpesetup.exe /layout "C:\Setup\Windows ADK 11 WinPE Addon" for the WinPE Addon.

Windows ADK 11 setup files.
The Windows ADK 11 WinPE Addon files

Optional Servers

The FS01 and DP01 optional servers don't need any extra software, but for the MDT01 server, you also need to download the following software:

Using the SQLServer2017-SSEI-Expr.exe web installer to download media.

Optional Clients

For the optional clients, you also need to download the following software:

Step 2 – Install the Hydration Kit

Installing the Hydration Kit requires that you first install Windows ADK and the Windows ADK WinPE Addon. The kit has been tested with both Windows ADK 10 and Windows ADK 11, but to get full support for Windows 11, I recommend using the Windows ADK 11 version since it supports all currently supported operating systems.

Installing Hydration Kit Prerequisites

1. On the Windows machine that you use to manage Hyper-V or VMware, install Windows ADK 11 (adksetup.exe) selecting only the following components:

  • Deployment Tools
  • Imaging and Configuration Designer (ICD)
  • Configuration Designer
  • User State Migration Tool (USMT)
Running the Windows ADK 11 Setup.

Note: The last three are not used by the hydration kit, but are still quite useful to have, so I usually install them too.     

2. Install Windows ADK 11 WinPE Addon (adkwinpesetup.exe) with the default settings.

Running the Windows ADK 11 WinPE Addon Setup.

3. Install MDT 8456 (MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit_x64.msi) with the default settings.   

Running the MDT 8456 Setup.

4. Install the MDT 8456 Hotfix.

Note: Due to a code change in Windows 10 2004 or later (including Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022), and Windows ADK 10 2004 and later, you need to download some updated files for MDT 8456. You can download these files here: https://download.microsoft.com/download/3/0/6/306AC1B2-59BE-43B8-8C65-E141EF287A5E/KB4564442/MDT_KB4564442.exe

4a. Download the MDT 8456 hotfix (MDT_KB4564442.exe), and extract it to a folder. I extracted it to C:\Setup\MDT 8456 Update.

4b. Copy the x86 version of the new Microsoft.BDD.Utility.dll from C:\Setup\MDT 8456 Update\x86 to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Deployment Toolkit\Templates\Distribution\Tools\x86. Replace the existing file.

4c. Copy the x64 version of the new Microsoft.BDD.Utility.dll from C:\Setup\MDT 8456 Update\x64 to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Deployment Toolkit\Templates\Distribution\Tools\x64. Replace the existing file.

Installing the Hydration Kit

1. Extract the content from HydrationCMWS2019.zip to a folder, for example C:\HydrationKit.

Note: Please use 7-zip to extract the files so that time stamps on the files are kept correct, which helps troubleshooting (when using File Explorer to extract, it resets the time stamps to current date).

You should now have the following folder containing a few sub-folders and a PowerShell script: C:\HydrationKit

The extracted hydration kit files.  

2. In an elevated PowerShell command prompt, navigate to the C:\HydrationKit folder, and create the hydration deployment share by running the following command:  

.\New-HydrationKitSetup.ps1 -Path C:\CMLab -ShareName CMLab

3. Open the Deployment Workbench, and look around. You should see applications, operating systems, and task sequences etc.

Opening the Hydration Kit deployment share in Deployment Workbench.

Step 3 – Copy the downloaded software to the Hydration Kit

Next step is to start copying the various installation files to the correct folder.

1. Copy your Windows Server 2019 reference image (have to be named REFWS2019-001.wim, case sensitive), to the following folder: C:\CMLab\DS\Operating Systems\WS2019

Note #1: The WIM image should only have a single index with the Windows Server 2019 with Desktop Experience edition. Again, if you don't have an updated image of Windows Server 2019 Standard. Please follow this guide to create one: https://deploymentresearch.com/building-the-perfect-windows-server-2019-reference-image/

Note #2: If your CM01 does not have Internet access during the Hydration Kit build, make sure to also copy the microsoft-windows-netfx3-ondemand-package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab file to the following folder: C:\CMLab\DS\Operating Systems\WS2019\sources\sxs

The Windows Server 2019 Standard image copied.

2. Copy the BGInfo file (bginfo.exe) to the following folder:
C:\CMLab\DS\Applications\Install – BGInfo\Source

BGInfo copied.

3. Copy the Windows ADK 11 setup files (1.6 GB) to the following folder:
C:\CMLab\DS\Applications\Install – Windows ADK 11\Source

The Windows ADK 11 setup files copied.

4. Copy the Windows ADK 11 WinPE Addon setup files (3 GB) to the following folder:
C:\CMLab\DS\Applications\Install – WinPE Addon for Windows ADK 11\Source

Windows ADK 11 WinPE Addon setup files copied.

5. Copy the SQL Server 2017 Standard x64 setup files (the content of the ISO, not the actual ISO) to the following folder:
C:\CMLab\DS\Applications\Install – SQL Server 2017\Source

SQL Server 2017 Standard x64 setup files copied.

6. In the C:\CMLab\DS\Applications\Install – SQL Server 2017\Source folder, create a subfolder named Updates, and copy the latest SQL Server 2017 CU setup file (CU 20 when I wrote this guide) to it.

The SQL Server 2017 CU copied to Updates folder.

7. Copy the SQL Server Management Studio setup file to the following folder:
C:\CMLab\DS\Applications\Install – SQL Server Management Studio

The SQL Server Management Studio setup file copied.

8. Copy the SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services setup file to the following folder:
C:\CMLab\DS\Applications\Install – SQL Server 2017 Reporting Services\Source

SQL Server Reporting Services setup files copied.

9. Copy the ConfigMgr 2203 setup files (extract the download) to the following folder:
C:\CMLab\DS\Applications\Install – ConfigMgr\Source

ConfigMgr setup files copied.

10. Copy the ConfigMgr 2203 PreReqs setup files to the following folder:
C:\CMLab\DS\Applications\Install – ConfigMgr\PreReqs

ConfigMgr Pre-requisite files copied, showing a subset of the files.

11. Copy the MDT 8456 setup file (MicrosoftDeploymentToolkit_x64.msi) to the following folder:
C:\CMLab\DS\Applications\Install – MDT

MDT 8456 copied.

12. Copy your Windows 10 reference image (must be named REFW10X64-001.wim, case sensitive), to the following folder: C:\CMLab\DS\Operating Systems\Windows 10

Note #1: The WIM image should only have a single index with the Windows 10 Enterprise edition. Please use the script to extract the correct index from a Windows 10 ISO file.

The Windows 10 Standard image copied.

The Windows 10 Enterprise image copied.

13. Copy your Windows 11 reference image (must be named REFW11X64-001.wim, case sensitive), to the following folder: C:\CMLab\DS\Operating Systems\Windows 11

Note #1: The WIM image should only have a single index with the Windows 11 Enterprise edition. Please use the script to extract the correct index from a Windows 11 ISO file.

The Windows 10 Standard image copied.

The Windows 11 Enterprise image copied.

Optional – Populate the hydration deployment share with files for MDT01

Note: These steps are only needed if you want to deploy the optional MDT01 virtual machine. If you don't need this VM, simply skip to the next section: "Create the Hydration Kit ISO (MDT offline media item)"

1. Copy the SQL Server 2017 Express setup file (SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe) to the following folder:
C:\CMLab\DS\Applications\Install – SQL Server 2017 Express\Source

SQL Server 2017 Express setup file copied.

Step 4 – Create the bootable Hydration Kit ISO (MDT offline media item)

1. Using Deployment Workbench (available on the Start screen), expand Deployment Shares, and expand Hydration ConfigMgr.   

2. Expand the Advanced Configuration node, and then select the Media node.   

3. In the right pane, right-click the MEDIA001 item, and select Update Media Content.

Note: The media update will take a while to run, a perfect time for a coffee break.

Creating the bootable Hydration Kit ISO file.

After the media update you will have a big ISO (HydrationCMWS2019.iso ) in the C:\CMLab\ISO folder. The HydrationCMWS2019.iso should be about 14-16 GB in size (size will vary a bit depending on your Windows Server 2019 reference image and software added).

The Hydration Kit ISO file.

Step 5 – Create and Deploy the virtual machines

First, all accounts, including Administrator, have a password of P@ssw0rd. Secondly, you either create your VM manually, and connect them to the Hydration Kit ISO. Or you can automate that process to with a bit of PowerShell.

Creating the Virtual Machines via PowerShell

If you want a PowerShell script that creates these VMs for Hyper-V, use New-LabVMsForHyperV.ps1 script from the C:\HydrationKit folder. The syntax for the scripts is as follows:

.\New-LabVMsForHyperV.ps1 -VMLocation C:\VMs -VMNetwork Internal -ISO C:\CMLab\ISO\HydrationCMWS2019.iso

Note: If using Hyper-V, do Not configure the virtual machines for dynamic memory. If you do, the installation will take a very long time. Dynamic memory can be enabled when installation (hydration) is completed.

Virtual Machines created via the New-LabVMsForHyperV.ps1 script.

Deploying DC01

Using Hyper-V Manager or VMware Workstation/Sphere, create a virtual machine with the following settings:

  • Name: DC01
  • CPU: 2 vCPU
  • Hard drive: 100 GB (dynamic disk)
  • Memory: 2 GB (static memory)
  • Network: Your lab network
  • Image file (ISO): C:\CMLab\ISO\HydrationCMWS2019.iso
  1. Start the DC01 virtual machine. After booting from HydrationCMWS2019.iso , and after WinPE has loaded, select the DC01 task sequence.   
  2. Wait until the setup is complete and you see the Hydration Complete message in the final summary.   
  3. Leave DC01 running while deploying the CM01 virtual machine.

Deploying CM01

Once the domain controller (DC01) is up and running, you can deploy the CM01 virtual machine. Don't forget to leave DC01 running while deploying CM01 since it is joining the domain during deployment. Use the following settings for the CM01 virtual machine:

  • Name: CM01
  • CPU: 4 vCPU
  • Hard drive: 300 GB (dynamic disk)
  • Memory: 16 GB (static memory)
  • Network: Your lab network
  • Image file (ISO): C:\CMLab\ISO\HydrationCMWS2019.iso

Post configuration of CM01

After deploying CM01, make sure the machine has access to Internet. Again either via Configure NAT in Hyper-V or VMware, or by setting up a virtual router.

Then, in the Administration workspace, in the Updates and Servicing node. Click Check for Updates, and then install the latest updates available. Don't forget to do a final reboot after applying the updates, there is usually a pending reboot caused by the upgrade process.

Deploying MDT01 (Optional)

Once the domain controller (DC01) is up and running, you can deploy the optional MDT01 virtual machine. Don't forget to leave DC01 running while deploying MDT01 since it is joining the domain during deployment. Use the following settings for the MDT01 virtual machine:

  • Name: MDT01
  • CPU: 2 vCPU
  • Hard drive: 300 GB (dynamic disk)
  • Memory: 4 GB (static memory)
  • Network: Your lab network
  • Image file (ISO): C:\CMLab\ISO\HydrationCMWS2019.iso

Deploying DP01 (Optional)

Once the domain controller (DC01) is up and running, you can deploy the optional DP01 virtual machine. Don't forget to leave DC01 running while deploying DP01 since it is joining the domain during deployment. Use the following settings for the MDT01 virtual machine:

  • Name: DP01
  • CPU: 2 vCPU
  • Hard drive: 300 GB (dynamic disk)
  • Memory: 4 GB (static memory)
  • Network: Your lab network
  • Image file (ISO): C:\CMLab\ISO\HydrationCMWS2019.iso

Deploying FS01 (Optional)

Once the domain controller (DC01) is up and running, you can deploy the optional FS01 virtual machine. Don't forget to leave DC01 running while deploying FS01 since it is joining the domain during deployment. Use the following settings for the MDT01 virtual machine:

  • Name: FS01
  • CPU: 2 vCPU
  • Hard drive: 300 GB (dynamic disk)
  • Memory: 4 GB (static memory)
  • Network: Your lab network
  • Image file (ISO): C:\CMLab\ISO\HydrationCMWS2019.iso

Deploying PC0001-4 (Optional)

Once the domain controller (DC01) is up and running, you can deploy the optional PC0001-4 virtual machine(s). Don't forget to leave DC01 running while deploying PC0001-4 since they are joining the domain during deployment. Use the following settings for the PC0001-4 virtual machine(s):

  • Name: PC0001 / PC0002 / PC0003 / PC0004
  • CPU: 2 vCPU
  • Hard drive: 60 GB (dynamic disk)
  • Memory: 4 GB (static memory)
  • Network: Your lab network
  • Image file (ISO): C:\CMLab\ISO\HydrationCMWS2019.iso

Next Steps – Customizing the Hydration Kit:

Below is a quick walk through of items to change if you need to customize the kit.  For a broader scope, please see the post Customizing the ViaMonstra Hydration Kit.

If you need to change server names, IP addresses, domain names, installation, passwords, etc. in the environment, the main configuration is stored in the four .ini files in the C:\CMLab\ISO\Content\Deploy\Control folder.

Note: Again, by default, all accounts, including Administrator, have a password of P@ssw0rd.

The configuration files for the Hydration Kit.

For ConfigMgr (CM01) you need to update the following files::

  • C:\CMLab\DS\Applications\Install – ConfigMgr\ConfigMgrUnattend.ini
  • C:\CMLab\DS\Applications\Install – SQL Server 2017\ConfigurationFile.ini

If you need to change the various service accounts, you need to to modify the Configure-CreateADStructure.wsf script in the C:\CMLab\DS\Applications\Configure – Create AD Structure
folder.

If you change the Administrator password, and/or domain name, you also need to update the Authorize DHCP credentials in the DC01 task sequence.

The Authorize DHCP action in the DC01 task sequence.

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Sourav
Sourav
1 year ago

Copy the BGInfo file (bginfo.exe) to the following folder: C:\HydrationCMWS2019\DS\Applications\Install – BGInfo\Source

The above step needs to be corrected.
It should have been C:\CMLab\DS\Applications\Install – BGInfo\Source

We can see that the screenshot is correct.

Randolph
Randolph
2 years ago

the download link doesn't seem to be working.

Matt H
Matt H
2 years ago

Hi Johan, it appears the download link is not valid again. Can you verify?

Brad
Brad
2 years ago

Download links for the hydration kit still don't seem to be working for me.

Mayur M
Mayur M
2 years ago

Hello Johan,

Thanks for the great stuff. I have successfully setup the CM01 lab using the Hydration kit.

Awesome and appreciated always.

Thanks

Pavan
Pavan
2 years ago

Hello Johan,
Seem the link to download the Hydration kit is broken?
Can this be updated please?
Thanks

Unni
Unni
2 years ago

I am unable to use it, is it fixed ?
Thanks
Unni

Chris
Chris
2 years ago

Hi Johan. Awesome work on this hydration kit! I've used it a couple of times and have to rebuild the lab again. I see towards the end of the docs where you say to edit the TS and also modify the four .INI files if we choose to change password and domain info. I've updated these files and still am not able to get past the DC01 auto-logon part (the password that is set is still the default one and not my new one). I've also tried updating the ts.xml and unattend.xml for DC01 (decoding the encrypted values shows possibly… Read more »

Paul Woodall
Paul Woodall
2 years ago

Hi Johan,

I have been attempting to do this with the Windows_InsiderPreview_Server_vNext_en-us_20270.iso. I did export the "Standard" index. MDT will not open the unattend.xml and errors when opening the catalog. I was able to edit the unattend.xml with WICD. When the image does install, the DC01 server does not apply the OSDComputerName which breaks stuff. I am not sure what is wrong.

Best Regards,

Paul

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Ryan Cowell
Ryan Cowell
2 years ago

Hi Johan,

Is it possible to deploy CMG/CDP from this kit?

Martin Wheeler
Martin Wheeler
2 years ago

Hi, is it possible to use evaluation copies of OS and SQL in the hydration kits?

Thanks,
Martin.

Jouni Jokelainen
Jouni Jokelainen
3 years ago

Thanks Johan for making things a bit easier!

I only had one little glitch at the end. For some reason i got an error Can not find script file "C:\MININT\Scripts\LTICleanup.wsf"

It was not a big problem as i copied it and .vbs script needed to CM01 manually and ran it after that.

Garrett
Garrett
3 years ago

Hi Johan,

Would you be able to tell me anything about WSUS/SUP fits into this environment? Thanks!

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chetan yamger
3 years ago

You were correct.It helps me.
Thank you so much for kit and helping community with your skills

kordra
kordra
3 years ago

Can I use Server 2012 instead of 2019 for this kit?

Claudio Escobedo
Claudio Escobedo
3 years ago

Hey Johan,

This is Hydration kit is awesome! I almost made it, but SCCM did not install because of the following error.

*********************************************
***** ConfigMgr Setup Bootstrapper *****
*********************************************
NOUSERINPUT was specified.
Commandline:
"D:\Deploy\Applications\Install – ConfigMgr\Source\SMSSETUP\BIN\X64\SetupWpf.exe" /Script D:\Deploy\Applications\Install – ConfigMgr\ConfigMgrUnattend.ini /NoUserInput
INFO: Checking dotnet framework versions…
Error: Dotnet 3.5 is not installed.
Setup requires both .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 to continue; however, it was not found on this computer.
Visit http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=211602 for information on where to find the required versions of .NET Framework.
******************************************************
***** Exiting ConfigMgr Setup Bootstrapper *****
******************************************************

Claudio Escobedo
Claudio Escobedo
3 years ago

You are correct, I think I missed that step when I was updating my server 2019 ISO. I just disabled the extended the schema step in the CM01 task sequence. I then manually extended the schema and all was good. Thanks for all your input!

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Mike R
Mike R
3 years ago

Hi Johan I'm trying to setup a lab using your hydration kit (2019), all going fine so fab but seem to be hitting issues around the Hyper-V stage (trying to connect from one device to the other to launch the 2019 ISO via hyper-v). I have 2x W10 Pro Devices, 1 I'd like to use one as my Hyper-V management server(beefy PC) and the other (surface pro) to connect to this. They are not on any domain, both home/workgroup devices and this seems to be the issue. Non domain joined devices seem to have issues connecting to non domain joined… Read more »

Bryan Garmon
3 years ago

I added a few comments previously about this not working that are waiting moderator approval. I figured out what I was doing wrong and documented it. In case anyone else runs into this issue here's my blog about it. https://www.aftersixcomputers.com/index.php/2020/02/27/hydration-kit-2019-join-an-existing-domain/

Bryan Garmon
3 years ago

Instead of creating a new AD Domain, I'm trying to modify the CustomSettings_DC01.ini file to join an existing domain and then promote the server to be a DC in the existing domain. I disabled the steps in the Task Sequence to configure DHCP so I just commented out the lines in the answer file for that section. What is happening is that DC4 is getting created, the proper IP configuration is applied, it's joining the existing domain, but it's not promoting itself to a DC. Below is what I've modified the CustomSettings_DC01.ini to be. Anyone else tried this and have… Read more »

fbifido
3 years ago

I would like to suggest a very long time built blog about "https://viamonstra.com/pages/ip-plan" wait don't delete this post yet, let me finish first: This blog should be a competition as well as a leaning tool to every one. Rules: always use Microsoft Best Practices, can only use Hyper-V, must use the latest of any software & keep them up-to-date, make a note of everything you do and record the time when you are working on anything for this project, you are allowed to do little by little but remember to document your time. 3 stage blog: ============= stage1: (a) look… Read more »

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Christian Säuberlich
Christian Säuberlich
3 years ago

I get the following error on CM01 "extadsch.exe mfc120.dll missing". How can I fix this?

Arlene
Arlene
3 years ago

I got the same error a few times. I just extended the schema on the DC and disabled the step in the CM01 task sequence and ran it again. It worked beautifully after that. Thanks so much for putting in the work

Claudio
Claudio
3 years ago
Reply to  Arlene

Same error for me. Just like Arlene, I just disabled the extend the schema step within the Task Sequence before moving forward with the ISO creation. When everything finished installing, just went back to the DC VM and extended the schema. After that, all is good, thanks for putting this together.

Tobias Schön
Tobias Schön
3 years ago

Hi Johan,
I think that the CM01 needs an additional Visual C++ to be able to do the extendAD thing.
It crashed on that step just now 🙂
Maybe mention that in a sentence or two 🙂

Patrick Zovistoski
Patrick Zovistoski
3 years ago

Hi Johan. For me, the DC01/CM01 task sequences are failing to automatically log back into the VM after each reboot. It seems as if the auto-logon configurations are getting stripped; how is this best handled? Thanks!

Patrick Zovistoski
Patrick Zovistoski
3 years ago

Nevermind; it was due to Hyper-V Enhanced Mode" being enabled. 🙂

John
John
3 years ago

Server 2019 keeps installing Core instead of standard with UI. Is this standard? Any way in the TS we can adjust to select UI?

John
John
3 years ago

Thank you Johan!

Also, just a heads up for "Note #2 – Internal network and Internet Access:" you don't link Ami's post. 🙂

Mandy
Mandy
3 years ago

Hi Johan,
AS usual great article…
https://viamonstra.com/ip-plan link is dead. page throws error 404. Can you share updated link or excel sheet for IP plan..Thanks in advance..

Wyatt
Wyatt
3 years ago

Hi Johan!
The schema is not extended. I have to extend after deployment. Any advice?

Modifying Active Directory Schema – with SMS extensions.
 Unable to connect to RootDSE – Cannot update Active Directory. Error code = 1355.
 Failed to extend the Active Directory schema, please find details in "C:\ExtADSch.log".

Thanks!

Wyatt
Wyatt
3 years ago

I Johan! Yes and is very strange becasue machine is joined to domain sucessfully, but the schema extension fail, and I have to run after the complete installation of CM01 machine. I will try to change the IP range of my virtual switch, but is rare.

Thank you!

Christoph Wijns
Christoph Wijns
3 years ago

Tried several times and I always get MS Server 2019 Standard Core edition (DC01) installed – no Desktop Experience – tried to change TS.xml and OperatingSystems.xml but no luck – any idea ?

Teknox
3 years ago

nice work, keep up the good work.

Kenny
Kenny
3 years ago

Hello!
https://viamonstra.com/ip-plan does not work
-K-

fbifido
3 years ago

is the DCxx also your DHCP?


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