[New Feature]: Disable VM Time Synchronization

[MichaelGrafnetter]

Description

Hello, I would like to disable VM time sync for Active Directory domain controllers. The New-LWHypervVM.ps1 script already contains the following code:

if ($DisableIntegrationServices)
{
    Disable-VMIntegrationService -VMName $Machine.ResourceName -Name 'Time Synchronization'
}

But I have not found any other reference to the $DisableIntegrationServices variable in the AutomatedLab code base. Is there please a way to set this value in the Add-LabMachineDefinition cmdlet, or is that feature not yet implemented? Thanks.

[raandree]

This code is very old, git says, at least 8 years.

To support this, we either need to add a property to the C# machine class or use the machine's hashtable HypervProperties for this.

Is it worth making other VMIntegrationService configurable as well?

[MichaelGrafnetter]

@raandree Good question. Here is the list of integration services from WS 2022:

It would also make sense for lab environments to automatically enable the Guest Services component, which is disabled by default, but is required by the handy Copy-VMFile cmdlet.

While it is not an integration service, I sometimes need to additionally disable Credential Guard for specific VMs:

Set-VMSecurity -VMName CONTOSO-PC1 -VirtualizationBasedSecurityOptOut $true