[Bug]: Timeout Error Waiting for Active Directory to Start on Domain Controller

[danielfal]

Description

When starting a complex lab (10+ machines total), I am receiving a timeout error. All of the machines are created and started successfully, then the Root Domain Controller is restarted after installing AD and I get the error. The FullyQualifiedErrorId is "Microsoft.Powershell.Commands.WriteErrorException,Wait-LabADReady". I have iteratively reduced the number of machines and received the same error each time. Newbie to AutomatedLab as well.

Steps to reproduce the issue

# lab configs
$labSources = 'C:\LabSources' #here are the lab sources
$vmDrive = 'C:' #this is the drive where to create the virtual machines
$labName = 'DarkTower' #the name of the lab
#create the folder path for the lab using Join-Path
$labPath = Join-Path -Path $vmDrive -ChildPath $labName

#create the target directory if it does not exist
if (-not (Test-Path $labPath)) { New-Item $labPath -ItemType Directory | Out-Null }

#once this is done , The base image of windows server 2019 will start
#or if you have a base image of the OS , just copy it to the BADBLOOD directory this will save time.

#create an empty lab template and define where the lab XML files and the VMs will be stored
New-LabDefinition  -VmPath $labPath -Name $labName -DefaultVirtualizationEngine HyperV

#make the network definition
Add-LabVirtualNetworkDefinition -Name $labName -AddressSpace 192.168.60.0/24

#and the domain definition with the domain admin account
Add-LabDomainDefinition -Name Gilead.LOCAL -AdminUser RandallFlagg -AdminPassword Allthingsservethebeam

Set-LabInstallationCredential -Username RandallFlagg -Password Allthingsservethebeam

#The below code will be used for all vms as the default and base 

$PSDefaultParameterValues = @{
    'Add-LabMachineDefinition:Network' = $labName
    'Add-LabMachineDefinition:ToolsPath'= "$labSources\Tools"
    'Add-LabMachineDefinition:DnsServer1' = '192.168.60.10'
    'Add-LabMachineDefinition:Memory' = 2096MB
}

#the first machine is the root domain controller
Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name DarkTower-DC -IpAddress 192.168.60.10 -Memory 6000MB -OperatingSystem 'Windows Server 2016 Standard (Desktop Experience)' -DomainName Gilead.LOCAL -Roles RootDC

#-----------------here we add our servers and whatever else we want.-----------#
Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name Rhea -IpAddress 192.168.60.50 -OperatingSystem 'Windows Server 2022 Datacenter' 

Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name Eldred -IpAddress 192.168.60.51 -OperatingSystem 'Windows Server 2016 Standard'

#Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name Mordred -IpAddress 192.168.60.52 -OperatingSystem 'Windows Server 2016 Standard'

Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name Tet -IpAddress 192.168.60.53 -OperatingSystem 'Ubuntu-Server 22.04.2 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish"'

Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name Eld -IpAddress 192.168.60.54 -OperatingSystem 'Ubuntu-Server 20.04.4 LTS "Focal Fossa"'

Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name Jake -OperatingSystem 'Windows 11 Pro'

Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name Eddie -OperatingSystem 'Windows 11 Pro'

#Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name Susanah -OperatingSystem 'Windows 11 Pro'

#Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name Oy -OperatingSystem 'Windows 11 Pro'

#Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name Cuthbert -OperatingSystem 'Windows 11 Pro'

Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name Alain -OperatingSystem 'Windows 10 Enterprise'

Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name Susan -OperatingSystem 'Windows 10 Enterprise'

#Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name Jamie -OperatingSystem 'Windows 10 Enterprise'

#Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name Cort -OperatingSystem 'Windows 10 Enterprise'

#Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name SKing -OperatingSystem 'Windows 10 Enterprise'

Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name JohnFarson -OperatingSystem 'Windows 7 Enterprise'

Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name CrimsonKing -OperatingSystem 'Windows 7 Enterprise'

Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name JackMort -OperatingSystem 'Windows 7 Enterprise'

#Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name Blaine -OperatingSystem 'Windows 7 Enterprise'

#Add-LabMachineDefinition -Name Shardik -OperatingSystem 'Windows 7 Enterprise'


#Now the actual work begins.
Install-Lab

Show-LabDeploymentSummary -Detailed

PowerShell Version

5.1.20348.2227

AutomatedLab Version

5.50.0

[raandree]

The lab deployment finished on my notebook in about 20 minutes without a timeout. But, I have a quite fast SSD.

The lab expects a lot of the disk. How fast is the your are trying to deploy the machines to?

Hou can start with the DC deployment first and the start the machines with a slight delay:

Install-Lab -NetworkSwitches -BaseImages -VMs -Domains

Install-Lab -StartRemainingMachines -DelayBetweenComputers 60