Repository navigation
FEATURE REQUEST - Labconfig - RSAT Tools VM deployment option #633
Description
add MSLab option to apply RSAT Tools (AD,AD-PS, GPMC, DNS, DHCP, DFS, DFS-R, Failover Clustering, Hyper-V, Volume Activation, Bitlocker Drive Encryption Administration Utilities) into VMs / OS images.
Justification: ability to use Server Manager for remotely managing other VMs in MSLab, with traditional MMCs, when needed.
Activity
[-]Feature Request - RSAT Tools VM deployment option for MSLab[/-][+]FEATURE REQUEST - Labconfig - RSAT Tools VM deployment option for MSLab[/+][-]FEATURE REQUEST - Labconfig - RSAT Tools VM deployment option for MSLab[/-][+]FEATURE REQUEST - Labconfig - RSAT Tools VM deployment option[/+]Karl-WE commentedon Aug 9, 2025
adding example file
DeploymentConfigTemplate-mgmt.zip
Karl-WE commentedon Jun 13, 2026
Jaromir Kaspar (@jaromirk) any chance to bring this into labconfig and 3_Deploy.ps1 ?
jaromirk commentedon Jun 13, 2026
Idea is to start with blank environment. If you need something specific, you can add PowerShell script you want to execute into labconfig.
Karl-WE commentedon Jun 13, 2026
I get the basic idea of this, hence the management VM is so "mandantory" for most things, even Remoting to AzL my request is not preinstall things into the VM.
What would make sense is adding a switch (option), then providing the XML file that Server Manager generates when installing roles and features. This would be very helpful just specifying the XML in Labconfig.
Is that feasible and comply with the clean first approach?