PowerShell - Completing the configuration of a SysPrep'd SharePoint 2010

I recently created a template for spawning new development virtual machines (VM).  This template included SharePoint 2010 (SP2010).  I am using Virtual Machine Manager to generate my templates.  Software, such as SP2010, are sysprep’d as part of the process.

Since it is sysprep’d, then I’m going to need to finish the configuration once a new VM is spawned.  The great thing about SP2010 is that I can accomplish this with a PowerShell script.

Below is my configuration file and PowerShell script for making this happen.

---------- SharePointConfig.xml ----------

<Configuration>

  <Log Path="\\SomeDefinedLocationForLogs\SharePoint.log.txt" />

  <SharePoint>

    <Farm

        ConfigureEmail="true"

        FarmAccount="domain\username"

        FarmAccountPassword="password"

        DBServer="NEW_MSSQLSERVER"

        ConfigDB="SharePoint_Config"

        AdminContentDB="CentralAdmin_Content"

        Passphrase="password"

        EmailFromAddress="sharepoint@domain"

        EmailReplyToAddress="sharepoint@domain"

        SMTPServer="smtp.domain">

        <CentralAdmin Port="2007"/>

    </Farm>

  </SharePoint>

</Configuration>

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---------- SharePoint2010.ps1 ----------

    # Add SharePoint cmdlets reference

    Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell

   

    $serverName = $env:computername

    $configFilepath = $args[0]

    $config = [xml](Get-Content $configFilepath)

    $logFile = $config.Configuration.Log.Path

try

{

    # Capture configuration into local variables

    $farmAcctUsr = $config.Configuration.SharePoint.Farm.FarmAccount

    $farmAcctPwd = $config.Configuration.SharePoint.Farm.FarmAccountPassword

    $configDB = $config.Configuration.SharePoint.Farm.ConfigDB

    $adminContentDB = $config.Configuration.SharePoint.Farm.AdminContentDB

    $configEmail = $config.Configuration.SharePoint.Farm.ConfigureEmail

    $smtp = $config.Configuration.SharePoint.Farm.SMTPServer

    $fromAddr = $cong.Configuration.SharePoint.Farm.EmailFromAddress

    $replyAddr = $config.Configuration.SharePoint.Farm.EmailReplyToAddress

    $passphrase = $config.Configuration.SharePoint.Farm.Passphrase

    $caPort = $config.Configuration.SharePoint.Farm.CentralAdmin.Port

   

    #Database Server (local?)

    $server = $serverName

    $server += "\"

    $server +=  $config.Configuration.SharePoint.Farm.DBServer

    

    # Create credential account object for Farm

    $farmAcct = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential $farmAcctUsr, (ConvertTo-SecureString $farmAcctPwd -AsPlainText -force)

   

    # Verify value of $passphrase variable

    if ($passphrase.Length)

    {

        $passphrase = (ConvertTo-SecureString $passphrase -AsPlainText -force)

    }

    else

    {

        $passphrase = $farmAcct.Password

    }

   

    # Create Farm

    New-SPConfigurationDatabase -DatabaseName $configDB -DatabaseServer $server -AdministrationContentDatabaseName $adminContentDB -Passphrase $passphrase -FarmCredentials $farmAcct

   

    # Verify farm creation

    $spFarm = Get-SPFarm -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -ErrorVariable err

    if ($spfarm -eq $null)

    {

        throw "Unable to verify farm creation!"

    }

   

    # Secure SharePoint Resources

    Initialize-SPResourceSecurity

   

    # Install Services

    Install-SPService

   

    # Install Features

    Install-SPFeature -AllExistingFeatures

   

    # *** Install Central Admin ***

    # Lookup existing central admin

    $url = "http://$($serverName):$($caPort)"

    $sca = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebApplication]::Lookup($url)

   

    # If no central admin, create one

    if ($sca -eq $null)

    {

        # Provisioning Central Administration

        New-SPCentralAdministration -Port $caPort -WindowsAuthProvider "NTLM"

       

        #Install Help

        Install-SPHelpCollection -All

       

        #Install Application Context

        Install-SPApplicationContent

    }

   

    # Configure Outgoing Email

    if ($configEmail -eq $true)

    {

        $cmd = "stsadm"

       

        $argList = " -o email"

        $argList += " -outsmtpserver `"$smtp`""

        $argList += " -fromaddress `"$fromAddr`""

        $argList += " -replytoaddress `"$replyAddr`""

        $argList += " -codepage 65001"

   

        # Execute the stsadm command for modifying email configuration.  Use the farmAcct as the account to execute under.

        start-process $cmd -ArgumentList $argList -Credential $farmAcct

    }

    else

    {

        # Log email skipped

    }

   

    echo ""

}

catch

{

    $err = $Error[0].Exception

    Write-Log $logFile $err 2

}

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