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configuration IISInstall
{
node ("localhost")
{
WindowsFeature IIS
{
Ensure = "Present"
Name = "Web-Server"
}
}
}
#NB - If you see issues with Git with note "git : The term 'git' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet"
# make sure you have git aliased in your powershell environment and installed.
# Line below will do this
#
#$env:path += ";" + (Get-Item "Env:ProgramFiles(x86)").Value + "\Git\bin"
#
# Or you can manually download the resources from https://github.com/PowerShellOrg/cChoco and paste into C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
# Once you've done this you can comment out the first line 11.
New-Item "C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\cChoco" -type directory
git clone https://github.com/PowerShellOrg/cChoco/ "C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\cChoco"
Get-DscResource
Configuration myChocoConfig
{
Import-DscResource -Module cChoco
Node "localhost"
{
LocalConfigurationManager
{
ConfigurationMode = "ApplyAndAutoCorrect"
ConfigurationModeFrequencyMins = 30 #must be a multiple of the RefreshFrequency and how often configuration is checked
}
cChocoInstaller installChoco
{
InstallDir = "c:\choco"
}
cChocoPackageInstaller installGit
{
Name = "git.install"
DependsOn = "[cChocoInstaller]installChoco"
}
}
}
Publish-AzureVMDscConfiguration -ConfigurationPath C:\examples\ChocoInstall.ps1
###### ToDos before Running ##############
#Line 3 - Change -name for your VM name
#Line 6 - Change -AdminUsername and -Password
#Line 11 - Change -ServiceName and -Location (if you don't want europe)
####### Notes ############################
#Line 12 -ConfigurationArchive is from file name used in PublishChocoConfig.ps1 script
#Line 12 -ConfigurationName is from DSC config name on Line1 in ChocoDSC.ps1
$vm = New-AzureVMConfig -Name "exampleNameForVM" -InstanceSize Small -ImageName "a699494373c04fc0bc8f2bb1389d6106__Windows-Server-2012-R2-201407.01-en.us-127GB.vhd"
$vm = Add-AzureProvisioningConfig -VM $vm -Windows -AdminUsername "admin_account" -Password "someSuperSecurePa$$w0rd"
$vm = Set-AzureVMDSCExtension -VM $vm -ConfigurationArchive "ChocoInstall.ps1.zip" -ConfigurationName "myChocoConfig"
New-AzureVM -VM $vm -Location "North Europe" -ServiceName "exampleSericeNameChangeMe" -WaitForBoot
#NB - If you see errors relating to storage accounts make sure the default is setup
# also check its in the region that the machine is deploying to, currently "North Europe" on line 90
# Set-AzureSubscription -SubscriptionName "YourSubscriptionName" -CurrentStorageAccountName "StorageAccountName"
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
# Check if Windows Azure Powershell is avaiable
if ((Get-Module -ListAvailable Azure) -eq $null)
{
throw "Windows Azure Powershell not found! Please make sure to install them"
}
#Install the cChoco DSC Module from GitHub
#
# NB - If you see issues with Git with note "git : The term 'git' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet"
# make sure you have git aliased in your powershell environment and installed.
# Line below will do this
#
# $env:path += ";" + (Get-Item "Env:ProgramFiles(x86)").Value + "\Git\bin"
#
# Or you can manually download the resources from https://github.com/PowerShellOrg/cChoco and paste into C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules
# Once you've done this you can comment out the first line 11.
if (-not (Test-Path "C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\cChoco"))
{
New-Item "C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\cChoco" -type directory
git clone https://github.com/PowerShellOrg/cChoco/ "C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\cChoco"
Get-DscResource
}
#Create a DSC Config to install Git on our new machine
$dscConfig = @'
Configuration myChocoConfig
{
Import-DscResource -Module cChoco
Node "localhost"
{
LocalConfigurationManager
{
ConfigurationMode = "ApplyAndAutoCorrect"
ConfigurationModeFrequencyMins = 30 #must be a multiple of the RefreshFrequency and how often configuration is checked
}
cChocoInstaller installChoco
{
InstallDir = "c:\choco"
}
cChocoPackageInstaller installGit
{
Name = "git.install"
DependsOn = "[cChocoInstaller]installChoco"
}
}
}
'@
#Test the config
Invoke-Expression $dscConfig
myChocoConfig
#Save to ps1 file for upload
$dscConfig | out-file ".\ChocoInstall.ps1"
#Get latest Server 2012 Image - This is used to create the VM
$imageFilter = "Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter"
$imageList = Get-AzureVMImage
$imageListFiltered = $imageList |
Where-Object { `
($_.PublisherName -ilike "Microsoft*" -and `
$_.ImageFamily -ilike $imageFilter ) }
$imageList = $imageListFiltered |
Sort-Object -Unique -Descending -Property ImageFamily |
Sort-Object -Descending -Property PublishedDate
$image = $imageList | Select-Object -First(1)
#Publish the DSC config to Azure
Publish-AzureVMDscConfiguration -ConfigurationPath .\ChocoInstall.ps1 -Force
#Setup the VM config
$serviceName = exampleServiceName
$vmName = exampleVMName
$vm = New-AzureVMConfig -Name $vmName -InstanceSize Small -ImageName $image.ImageName
$vm = Add-AzureProvisioningConfig -VM $vm -Windows -AdminUsername "demodude" -Password "demodude123$"
#Add DSC extension to VM
$vm = Set-AzureVMDSCExtension -VM $vm -ConfigurationArchive "ChocoInstall.ps1.zip" -ConfigurationName "myChocoConfig"
#Create the VM
New-AzureVM -VM $vm -Location "North Europe" -ServiceName $serviceName -WaitForBoot
#Start RDP to the box (note some of the DSC config might still be underway)
Get-AzureRemoteDesktopFile -ServiceName $serviceName -Name $vmName –Launch
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