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Azure Stack POC Configurator 2008.1

Version Compatibility

The current version of the AzSPoC.ps1 script has been tested with the following versions:

IMPORTANT - this version of the AzSPoC.ps1 script has been tested with ASDK build 2008.0.59, Azure Stack PowerShell 2.0.2-preview. and Az PowerShell 0.10.0-preview.

Description

Once you have completed the installation of your ASDK, you need to populate it with content, in order to have a more complete experience. This content may include virtual machine images, extensions, database hosts, app services and more. All of that takes time to install and configure. The purpose of this AzSPoC.ps1 script is to automate as much as possible, the post-deployment tasks for the Azure Stack Development Kit

This includes:

Additionally, if you encounter an issue, try re-running the script with the same command you used to run it previously. The script is written in such a way that it shouldn't try to rerun previously completed steps.

New in 1907 onwards - Multi-Node Support

If you are regularly performing POCs on Azure Stack Multi-Node systems (aka Integrated System, or "multinode"), the Azure Stack POC Configurator now provides experimental support for configuring a multinode system. There is specific guidance on how to use the script with a multinode deployment. Again, THIS IS FOR POC USE ONLY and for this release, should be considered EXPERIMENTAL although I do want to ensure it works as well as the current version for ASDKs.

If you're interested, you should read more about the multinode deployment option here.

New in 2102 onwards - SQL & MySQL RP Deprecated on ASDK

As of ASDK 2102, the MySQL and SQL Server RPs will no longer be supported on the ASDK. The AzSPoC project has been updated to skip the deployment of the Database RPs on the ASDK system.

Important Considerations

Firstly, you must have already deployed the ASDK. Secondly, for an Azure AD deployment of the ASDK (or if you want use AzSPoC.ps1 with an ADFS deployment of the ASDK, but register it to Azure), to run the AzSPoC.ps1 script, you need to be using a true organizational account, such as admin@contoso.onmicrosoft.com or admin@contoso.com, and this account should have global admin credentials for the specified Azure AD directory. Even if you have a non-organizational account, such as an outlook.com account, that has the right level of privilege in Azure AD, the AzSPoC.ps1 script uses a -Credential switch for non-interactive login, which doesn’t work with non-organizational accounts. You will receive an error.

You do not need to install Azure/AzureStack PowerShell before running the script. The Azure Stack POC Configurator will install and configure Azure/AzureStack PowerShell for you. If you have already installed the Azure/AzureStack PowerShell modules, the script will first clean your PowerShell configuration to ensure optimal operation.

ASDK Host Sizing

The Azure Stack POC Configurator will deploy a total of 12 additional virtual machines to support the MySQL, SQL Server, and App Service Resource Providers, should you choose to deploy all the RPs. You will therefore need an ASDK host machine that has at least 29.5GB free memory to support these additional virtual machines:

Total with all RPs deployed = 34GB in addition to the core running Azure Stack ASDK VMs

Before you run the Azure Stack POC Configurator, ensure that you have enough memory available on your ASDK host system. On a typical ASDK system, the core Azure Stack VMs will already consume between 50-60GB of host memory, so please ensure you have enough remaining to deploy the additional resource providers. As per the updated specs here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-stack/asdk/asdk-deploy-considerations, a system with at least 192GB memory is recommended to evaluate all features.

Running on older/low performance hardware

If your ASDK system doesn't have SSDs, or is an older system, the Azure Stack POC Configurator may experience issues during parallel deployment of virtual machines. This may also be true in environments where you have virtualized the ASDK, and are running it nested on an alternative virtualization/cloud platform, such as ESXi, or in an Azure VM. If that's the case, it's recommended to run the AzSPoC.ps1 script with the -serialMode flag, and this will instruct the script to deploy any VMs, one at a time. This takes a little longer, but offers increased reliability on systems with lower levels of performance.

Offline/Disconnected Support

If you answered yes to any of those, you can deploy the AzSPoC in an offline/disconnected mode. To do so, you should read the offline/disconnected documentation.

Step by Step Guidance (for internet-connected ASDK)

Step 1 - Download the AzSPoC.ps1 script

The first step in the process is to create a local folder on the ASDK host, and then download the AzSPoC.ps1.

# Create directory on the root drive.
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path "C:\AzSPoC"
Set-Location "C:\AzSPoC"

# Download the AzSPoC Script.
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
Invoke-Webrequest http://bit.ly/AzSPoC -UseBasicParsing -OutFile AzSPoC.ps1

Step 2 - Previous Run Cleanup

If you have run the Azure Stack POC Configurator successfully on this physical host before, you may have artifacts left over in your -downloadPath (assuming you use the same path each time) that can affect the next deployment, so please remove any existing files and folders from within your -downloadPath before running the AzSPoC.ps1 script. If you only have a "Completed" folder, this does not need to be deleted.

Existing files

Step 3 - Run the AzSPoC.ps1 script

With the script downloaded successfully, you can move on to running the script. Below, you will find a number of examples to help you run the script, depending on your scenario. Before you use the examples, please read the general guidance below:

General Guidance

Usage Examples:

Scenario 1 - Using Azure AD for authentication. You wish to register the ASDK to Azure as part of the automated process. For registration, you wish to use the same Azure AD credentials as you used when you deployed your ASDK:

.\AzSPoC.ps1 -azureDirectoryTenantName "contoso.onmicrosoft.com" -authenticationType AzureAD `
-downloadPath "D:\ASDKfiles" -ISOPath "D:\WS2016EVALISO.iso" -asdkHostPwd 'Passw0rd123!' `
-VMpwd 'Passw0rd123!' -azureAdUsername "admin@contoso.onmicrosoft.com" -azureAdPwd 'Passw0rd123!' `
-registerAzS -useAzureCredsForRegistration -azureRegSubId "01234567-abcd-8901-234a-bcde5678fghi"

Please Note

Scenario 2 - Using Azure AD for authentication. You wish to register the ASDK to Azure as part of the automated process. For registration, you wish to use a different set of Azure AD credentials from the set you used when you deployed your ASDK:

.\AzSPoC.ps1 -azureDirectoryTenantName "contoso.onmicrosoft.com" -authenticationType AzureAD `
-downloadPath "D:\ASDKfiles" -ISOPath "D:\WS2016EVALISO.iso" -asdkHostPwd 'Passw0rd123!' `
-VMpwd 'Passw0rd123!' -azureAdUsername "admin@contoso.onmicrosoft.com" -azureAdPwd 'Passw0rd123!' `
-registerAzS -azureRegUsername "admin@fabrikam.onmicrosoft.com" -azureRegPwd 'Passw0rd123!' `
-azureRegSubId "01234567-abcd-8901-234a-bcde5678fghi"

Please Note

Scenario 3 - Using Azure AD for authentication. You choose not to register the ASDK to Azure as part of the automated process:

.\AzSPoC.ps1 -azureDirectoryTenantName "contoso.onmicrosoft.com" -authenticationType AzureAD `
-downloadPath "D:\ASDKfiles" -ISOPath "D:\WS2016EVALISO.iso" -asdkHostPwd 'Passw0rd123!' `
-VMpwd 'Passw0rd123!' -azureAdUsername "admin@contoso.onmicrosoft.com" -azureAdPwd 'Passw0rd123!'

Scenario 4 - Using ADFS for authentication. You wish to register the ASDK to Azure as part of the automated process. For registration, you will have to use a different set of Azure AD credentials as your ASDK was deployed with ADFS:

.\AzSPoC.ps1 -authenticationType ADFS -downloadPath "D:\ASDKfiles" -ISOPath "D:\WS2016EVALISO.iso" `
-asdkHostPwd 'Passw0rd123!' -VMpwd 'Passw0rd123!' -registerAzS `
-azureRegUsername "admin@fabrikam.onmicrosoft.com" -azureRegPwd 'Passw0rd123!' `
-azureRegSubId "01234567-abcd-8901-234a-bcde5678fghi"

Scenario 5 - Using ADFS for authentication. You choose not to register the ASDK to Azure as part of the automated process:

.\AzSPoC.ps1 -authenticationType ADFS -downloadPath "D:\ASDKfiles" -ISOPath "D:\WS2016EVALISO.iso" `
-asdkHostPwd 'Passw0rd123!' -VMpwd 'Passw0rd123!'

Optional Actions

Use the following switches to skip deployment of additional Resource Providers, or host customization. Note, if you don't specify these switches, the Resource Provider installation/customization will be performed as part of the deployment.

Post-Script Actions

This script can take many hours to finish, depending on your hardware and download speeds. There are no specific post-script actions to perform after the script has finished.

Known Issues

Troubleshooting & Improvements

This script, and the packages have been developed, and tested, to the best of my ability. I'm not a PowerShell guru, nor a specialist in Linux scripting, thus, if you do encounter issues, let me know through GitHub and I'll do my best to resolve them.

Likewise, if you are awesome at PowerShell, or Linux scripting, or would like to improve the solution, let me know, and we can collaborate to improve the overall project!