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The environment includes:\n\n- A virtual network with proper subnets and security rules\n- An Azure Key Vault for secret management\n- Two Windows Server 2022 domain controllers in an Active Directory forest\n\n## Prerequisites\n\n- Azure subscription\n- Azure CLI or Azure PowerShell\n- Contributor access to the target subscription\n- A service principal or managed identity for deployment (for Key Vault access)\n\n## Architecture\n\nThe deployment creates the following resources:\n- Resource Group\n- Virtual Network with subnet for servers\n- Network Security Group with rules for RDP and Active Directory\n- Azure Key Vault for storing secrets\n- Two Windows Server 2022 VMs configured as domain controllers\n\n## Deployment Instructions\n\n1. Clone this repository:\n   ```bash\n   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/azure-windows-server-lab.git\n   cd azure-windows-server-lab\n   ```\n\n2. Update the parameters file:\n   - Open `bicep/parameters.json`\n   - Update values according to your requirements\n   - Set the `deploymentPrincipalId` to your deployment identity's Object ID\n\n3. Deploy using Azure CLI:\n   ```bash\n   # Login to Azure\n   az login\n\n   # Set your subscription\n   az account set --subscription \"Your Subscription Name\"\n\n   # Deploy the Bicep template\n   az deployment sub create \\\n     --name WindowsServerLab \\\n     --location eastus \\\n     --template-file bicep/main.bicep \\\n     --parameters @bicep/parameters.json \\\n     --parameters adminPassword=\"YourSecurePassword\"\n   ```\n\n   Or using Azure PowerShell:\n   ```powershell\n   # Login to Azure\n   Connect-AzAccount\n\n   # Set your subscription\n   Set-AzContext -Subscription \"Your Subscription Name\"\n\n   # Deploy the Bicep template\n   New-AzDeployment `\n     -Name WindowsServerLab `\n     -Location eastus `\n     -TemplateFile bicep/main.bicep `\n     -TemplateParameterFile bicep/parameters.json `\n     -adminPassword (ConvertTo-SecureString -String \"YourSecurePassword\" -AsPlainText -Force)\n   ```\n\n## Post-Deployment\n\nAfter deployment:\n1. 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