Lee Markum continues a series on building a SQL Server 2025 home lab on Linux-based hardware:
In part 1 I described laying the foundation for the lab. This post will describe building the Windows domain controller and other machines on my Linux Mint host.
My goal was to have a realistic, production-like configuration. As a result, I wanted a domain controller, two SQL Servers in a Windows cluster and an Availability Group.
Looking back through the ChatGpt thread, I apparently started cloning the Windows Server template for the SQL Servers before I made a domain controller. I don’t know why I did that, but I wouldn’t do it that way again. I’ll give you the instructions in a better order.
Please note that domain names (example.com), subdomain names (lab), and IP addresses shown in this article are examples. Some identifying details have been changed, but the configuration and procedures remain the same.
Click through for Lee’s notes.