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Lab0A - Provisioning Infrastructure

Setting up the base virtual machines and network configuration for the Active Directory Security Labs

⚠️ If you do not complete this lab, you will not be able to complete the exercises in the course

Lab Network Overview

adsecvm
192.168.100.1/24
Linux VM with logging
dc01
192.168.100.11/24
Domain Controller for talespin.lab
client1
192.168.100.21/24
Client System also used as Attacker

Introduction

In this lab, we will configure our base operating systems for the infrastructure we will use throughout the labs. Please note that the systems will be configured as part of an Active Directory environment in the next lab (Lab 0B) using Ansible.

The following three systems will be needed to complete the labs for this course:

  1. Hostname: adsecvm IP Address: 192.168.100.1/24 - This is a Linux Virtual Machine provided as part of the course content and contains the lab wiki, Ansible scripts to create these labs, etc.
  2. Hostname: dc01 IP Address: 192.168.100.11/24 - This is the domain controller system
  3. Hostname: client1 IP Address: 192.168.100.21/24 - This is the client system

Required Software & Downloads

  1. VMware Desktop Hypervisor (formerly called VMware Workstation)

    VMware Workstation is free for personal use and is available atVMware Desktop Hypervisor. While the installation is not complex, Broadcom does provide a guide for installing the softwareVMware Desktop Hypervisor Installation Guide if needed. Please note that with some effort these labs can all be hosted in any cloud environment like Azure or AWS.

  2. adsecvm zip file

    Download from the provided link in your course materials.

  3. Windows operating system media

    This can be downloaded from the Microsoft Evaluation Center. Microsoft Server software is available for free evaluation for a period of 180 days and clients for 90 days, which is enough time for us to work through these labs. Windows Server 2019 ISO image can be downloaded fromWindows Server 2019 ISO. Once the ISO image has been downloaded, you can move to the next steps of installing the operating system. We will create two systems with Windows Server 2019 and use them as DC and client systems.

Next Steps

Once you have completed Lab0A, you're ready to move to configuring these systems with their respective roles.

Continue to Lab0B - Configuring the Lab →
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