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Windows Server 2025 Packer Build for VMware vSphere
DevOps

Windows Server 2025 Packer Build for VMware vSphere

I have been working the last few days on my Windows Server 2025 packer build for VMware vSphere now that Windows Server 2025 has now been released as GA. It…

by Brandon LeeNovember 11, 2024November 12, 2024
Proxmox Packer Template for Ubuntu 24.04
Proxmox

Proxmox Packer Template for Ubuntu 24.04

I have been playing around with Packer and getting templates updated in the home lab. In moving more into Proxmox in the lab environment, I wanted to get similar templates…

by Brandon LeeApril 29, 2024September 20, 2024
Ubuntu 24.04 Packer Template for VMware
DevOps

Ubuntu 24.04 Packer Template for VMware

Now that the release of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is official with Ubuntu dropping news of the release today of both the new Desktop and Server, it’s time to start updating…

by Brandon LeeApril 26, 2024July 25, 2025
Convert Packer Variables JSON to HCL2 for automated vSphere templates
Automation

Convert Packer Variables JSON to HCL2 for automated vSphere templates

One of the tasks I have been working on lately is getting my Packer vSphere build templates converted over from JSON to the new preferred HCL2 language as of Packer…

by Brandon LeeJune 20, 2022April 26, 2024
Packer Build Ubuntu 22.04 for VMware vSphere
Automation

Packer Build Ubuntu 22.04 for VMware vSphere

Yesterday, Ubuntu released the latest in the line of LTS versions of Ubuntu Server and Workstation. Ubuntu 22.04 is a great release featuring many new features and enhancements to the…

by Brandon LeeApril 22, 2022December 20, 2023
Create Windows 11 ISO with No TPM Check
Windows 11

Create Windows 11 ISO with No TPM Check

The last few days have been spent with a lot of Windows 11 time. Many have had issues with the TPM check since the release of Windows 11 GA. The…

by Brandon LeeOctober 14, 2021February 14, 2024
Automated Windows 11 Installation with autounattend and Packer
VMware Automation

Automated Windows 11 Installation with autounattend and Packer

With Windows 11 now out among the masses, you are probably looking at deploying your Windows 11 installation in an automated way. Automated installations allow Windows 11 to be installed…

by Brandon LeeOctober 13, 2021October 13, 2021
Download and Install Windows Server 2022 GA
Windows Server 2022

Download and Install Windows Server 2022 GA

Well it is finally official. After months of waiting and using the Preview release of Windows Server 2022, the final GA bits have arrived. Windows Server 2022 represents the latest…

by Brandon LeeSeptember 2, 2021November 24, 2023
Automate Windows Server 2019 Core Installation and Deployment
Automation

Automate Windows Server 2019 Core Installation and Deployment

As detailed in the previous post yesterday, Windows Server 2019 Core edition is gaining momentum among customers as the go to Windows edition for installation in their environments. Due to…

by Brandon LeeOctober 8, 2019January 11, 2021
Automated Windows 10 Installation with AutoUnattend and Packer
Automation

Automated Windows 10 Installation with AutoUnattend and Packer

Not too long ago, I covered in a post called Create Unattend Answer File for Windows Server 2019 Automated Packer Installation. In carrying this further with continued automation of Windows…

by Brandon LeeMay 28, 2019November 22, 2023

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