🎯 Objective:

Automate the deployment of the entire infrastructure manually created in Stage 1, using modular PowerShell scripts. All scripts are designed to run on Windows Server Core and are prepared for containerization and deployment within Kubernetes.

📁 Project Structure

/project-root
│
├── automation/
│   ├── 00-config.ps1                       # Global variables and settings
│   ├── 01-post-network.ps1                 # IP, DNS, WinRM configuration
│   ├── 02-install-roles.ps1                # Installing required roles
│   ├── 03-domain-setup-primary.ps1         # Domain creation on SRV-CORE1
│   ├── 03-domain-setup-secondary.ps1       # Join second server to domain
│   ├── 03b-promote-secondary.ps1           # Promote secondary server to DC
│   ├── 04-ad-users-groups.ps1              # Users and groups
│   ├── 05-dns-dhcp-primary.ps1             # DNS & DHCP setup (primary)
│   ├── 05-dns-dhcp-secondary.ps1           # DNS & DHCP setup (secondary)
│   ├── 06-gpo-setup.ps1                    # GPO and OU configuration
│   ├── 07-dfs-setup.ps1                    # DFS and quota setup
│   ├── 08-iis-setup.ps1                    # Deploy test website
│   ├── 09-failover-setup.ps1               # DHCP Failover 50/50
│   ├── 10-replication-robocopy-primary.ps1 # Robocopy replication (primary)
│   ├── 10-replication-robocopy-secondary.ps1 # Share target folder (secondary)
│
│   ├── common/
│   │   └── Set-FsrmQuota.ps1               # Quotas via COM API (FSRM)
│
│   ├── tests/
│   │   └── Test-Infrastructure.ps1         # CLI test script for infrastructure
│
└── README.md                               # Main project documentation

✅ Implemented Features

• 📦 Configuration: 00-config.ps1 includes IP addresses, DNS, domain name, passwords, and more.
• ⚙️ Role Installation: Automated deployment and separation of roles between SRV-CORE1 and SRV-CORE2.
• 🧑‍💻 Active Directory:
  • Domain creation
  • DC replication (secondary)
  • User and group creation
• 🌐 DNS + DHCP:
  • Primary and secondary DNS setup
  • DHCP scopes and domain-specific options
• 📚 GPO и OU:
  • GPO to block Task Manager
  • Move users into OUs
• 📂 DFS и FSRM:
  • DFS Namespace
  • Disk quotas via Set-FsrmQuota.ps1
• 🌐 IIS:
  • Automatic installation and deployment of index.html
• 🔄 Data Replication:
  • Robocopy /MIR with scheduled task on SRV-CORE1
  • Auto-create shared folder on SRV-CORE2
• 🧪 CLI Test Script Test-Infrastructure.ps1 validates all deployed services

🧠 Notes

• All scripts were tested in a non-GUI environment (Windows Server Core)