Windows Server AD Deployment Settings on AWS (DNS, Domain join)

deploymentSettings.ps1

<#
.Synopsis
   Joins new Windows server to a Windows domain on AWS
.DESCRIPTION
   Sets local DNS entries to DNS server(s) by IP (Set-DnsClientServerAddress)
   Enables "Use this connection's DNS suffix in DNS registration" (Set-DnsClient)
   Appends domain DNS suffix (WMI)
   Adds server to domain in specified OU and renames server (Add-Computer)
.EXAMPLE
   Log on to new server
   Move/Copy this script to new server
   Open script in ISE/editor
   Modify target OU path for new server
   Save script as .ps1
   Run as admin
      Enter "ethernet" interface index
      Enter IP address(es) of target environment DNS servers
      Enter domain name of target domain
      Enter desired computer name for the new server
      Enter credentials of Enterprise/Domain admin on target domain
   Run Restart-Computer
#>

Get-DnsClient

$id = Read-Host "Enter the Interface Index (ex., 7, 3, etc.)"
$dnsIP = Read-Host "Enter the IP address(es) of the primary DNS server (Set-DnsClient) [10.0.1.12, 10.0.1.13]"
$domain = Read-Host "Enter the domain name (ex., corp.company.com, contoso.local, etc.)"
$name = Read-Host "Enter the new computer name (ex., SVR1, DNS01, etc.)"

Set-DnsClientServerAddress -InterfaceIndex $id -ServerAddresses $dnsIP
Set-DnsClient -InterfaceIndex $id -UseSuffixWhenRegistering:$true

$suffixes = 'us-east-1.ec2-utilities.amazonaws.com', 'ec2.internal', $domain 
$class = [wmiclass]'Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration'
$class.SetDNSSuffixSearchOrder($suffixes)

# Modify OU path before run
Add-Computer -DomainName $domain -OUPath "OU=servers,DC=corp,DC=company,DC=com" -NewName $name