cdaf/WindowsServer Vagrant box

How to use this box with Vagrant: 

Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
  config.vm.box = "cdaf/WindowsServer"
end
vagrant init cdaf/WindowsServer
vagrant up

v2023.03.13 currently released version

This version was created over 1 year ago.

Please report issues at https://github.com/cdaf/windows

Applied Recommended updates for Mar 2023.

Note: Due to a bug in windows at time of release, all DISM components have been retained as some disabled components cannot be activated after media removal. This has increased the image by by ~500MB

  • Install: Windows Server 2016 Standard GUI (Evaluation)
  • HDD: 127GB
  • Timezone: New Zealand

VirtualBox

  • VBoxGuestAdditions: 5.2.22

Hyper-V

  • Generation: 1
  • ip_address_timeout: 600
  • auto_start_action: Start

Vagrant provisioner overrides

  • config.vm.guest = :windows
  • config.vm.communicator = "winrm"
  • config.vm.boot_timeout = 1200 # 20 minutes
  • config.winrm.timeout = 1800 # 30 minutes
  • config.winrm.max_tries = 20
  • config.winrm.retry_limit = 200
  • config.winrm.retry_delay = 10
  • config.vm.graceful_halt_timeout = 600

Hyper-V

  • hyperv.ip_address_timeout = 600
  • hyperv.auto_start_action = 'Start'
  • hyperv.linked_clone = true

VirtualBox

  • virtualbox.linked_clone = true
2 providers for this version.
  • hyperv
    unknown Hosted by Vagrant Cloud (5.26 GB)
  • virtualbox
    unknown Hosted by Vagrant Cloud (5.33 GB)

v2022.09.01

This version was created almost 2 years ago.

Please report issues at https://github.com/cdaf/windows

Applied all updates for Sep 2022.

Note: Due to a bug in windows at time of release, all DISM components have been retained as some disabled components cannot be activated after media removal. This has increased the image by by ~500MB

  • Install: Windows Server 2016 Standard GUI (Evaluation)
  • HDD: 127GB
  • Timezone: New Zealand

VirtualBox

  • VBoxGuestAdditions: 5.2.22

Hyper-V

  • Generation: 1
  • ip_address_timeout: 600
  • auto_start_action: Start

Vagrant provisioner overrides

  • config.vm.guest = :windows
  • config.vm.communicator = "winrm"
  • config.vm.boot_timeout = 1200 # 20 minutes
  • config.winrm.timeout = 1800 # 30 minutes
  • config.winrm.max_tries = 20
  • config.winrm.retry_limit = 200
  • config.winrm.retry_delay = 10
  • config.vm.graceful_halt_timeout = 600

Hyper-V

  • hyperv.ip_address_timeout = 600
  • hyperv.auto_start_action = 'Start'
  • hyperv.linked_clone = true

VirtualBox

  • virtualbox.linked_clone = true
2 providers for this version.
  • hyperv
    unknown Hosted by Vagrant Cloud (6.46 GB)
  • virtualbox
    unknown Hosted by Vagrant Cloud (5.65 GB)