Windows Server 2022 VM Lab - Terraform + Libvirt

Infrastructure as Code for creating Windows Server 2022 VMs using Terraform and libvirt on Ubuntu.

Purpose

This project provisions Windows Server VMs for a lab environment featuring:

• Active Directory Domain Controller
• SQL Server Failover Cluster (3+ nodes)
• SQL Server Availability Groups

Prerequisites

• Ubuntu Linux with KVM/libvirt installed
• Terraform installed
• libvirt provider v0.9.1+
• Windows Server 2022 base image (sysprepped)

Quick Start

1. Prepare your base Windows Server 2022 qcow2 image
2. Update paths in main.tf to point to your base image
3. Run:

   terraform init
   terraform plan
   terraform apply

Current Configuration

• VM Name: sqlhost01
• Memory: 4096 MiB
• vCPU: 2
• Disk: SATA (Windows-compatible)
• Network: Default libvirt network
• Graphics: VNC

Important Notes

See SETUP_GUIDE.md for:

• Complete troubleshooting steps
• Lessons learned
• Best practices for creating additional VMs
• Known issues and workarounds

Files

• main.tf - Main Terraform configuration
• vm-template.tf.example - Template for creating additional VMs
• SETUP_GUIDE.md - Comprehensive setup and troubleshooting guide

Creating Additional VMs

See vm-template.tf.example for a ready-to-use template.

License

Personal lab project