Windows Utilities Release

The Windows Utilities Release provides BOSH jobs intended to be used as addons, that help operators configure the operating system.

Example Runtime Configurations

Include the release in your runtime-config.yml:

---
releases:
...
- name: windows-utilities
  version: <some-version>

Setting a password:

addons:
...
- name: <some-name>
  jobs:
  - name: set_password
    release: windows-utilities
    properties:
      set_password:
        username: "SomeUser" # defaults to "Administrator"
        password: "Foobar123!" # must meet default Windows complexity requirements
  include:
    stemcell:
    - os: windows2012R2

Randomizing each VM's password

addons:
- name: <some-name>
  jobs:
  - name: randomize_password
    release: windows-utilities
    properties:
      randomize_password:
        username: "SomeUser" # defaults to "Administrator"
  include:
    stemcell:
    - os: windows2012R2

Enabling experimental BOSH SSH support on Windows

addons:
- name: <some-name>
  jobs:
  - name: enable_ssh
    release: windows-utilities
  include:
    stemcell:
    - os: windows2012R2

Configuring a KMS host for your volume-licensed Windows VM to register and activate with

addons:
- name: <some-name>
  jobs:
  - name: set_kms_host
    release: windows-utilities
    properties:
      set_kms_host:
        host: some-kms-host.privatedomainname
        port: 12345 # defaults to 1688
  include:
    stemcell:
    - os: windows2012R2

Enabling RDP access for Administrators on your Windows Cell

addons:
- name: <some-name>
  jobs:
  - name: enable_rdp
    properties:
      enable_rdp:
        enabled: true
    release: windows-utilities
  include:
    stemcell:
    - os: windows2012R2

Note that all of these jobs can be disabled by adding enabled: false to their properties.