This template creates 2 VMs in separate Availability Zones to be AD DCs (primary and backup) for a new Forest and Domain
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Parameters
| Parameter Name | Description |
|---|---|
| adminUsername | The name of the Administrator of the new VM and Domain |
| location | Location for the VM, only certain regions support zones during preview. |
| adminPassword | The password for the Administrator account of the new VM and Domain |
| domainName | The FQDN of the AD Domain created |
| dnsPrefix | The DNS prefix for the public IP address used by the Load Balancer |
| vmSize | Size of the VM for the controller |
| _artifactsLocation | The location of resources such as templates and DSC modules that the script is dependent |
| _artifactsLocationSasToken | Auto-generated token to access _artifactsLocation |
Use the template
PowerShell
New-AzResourceGroup -Name <resource-group-name> -Location <resource-group-location> #use this command when you need to create a new resource group for your deploymentInstall and configure Azure PowerShell
New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName <resource-group-name> -TemplateUri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/active-directory-new-domain-ha-2-dc-zones/azuredeploy.json
Command line
az group create --name <resource-group-name> --location <resource-group-location> #use this command when you need to create a new resource group for your deploymentInstall and Configure the Azure Cross-Platform Command-Line Interface
az group deployment create --resource-group <my-resource-group> --template-uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/active-directory-new-domain-ha-2-dc-zones/azuredeploy.json