Configuration

After the completion of the setup process, the following PowerShell cmdlets were executed on the virtual machine in an elevated PowerShell console:

#Enable SMB IN, ICMP ECHO IPv4
$FileSharing = ("FPS-SMB-In-TCP","FPS-ICMP4-ERQ-In")
$FileSharing | %{ Enable-NetFirewallRule -Name $_}

#Required WMI rules
$WMI = ("WMI-ASYNC-In-TCP","WMI-RPCSS-In-TCP","WMI-WINMGMT-In-TCP")
$WMI | %{ Enable-NetFirewallRule -Name $_}

#Enable PowerShell Remoting
Enable-PSRemoting -Force 

These cmdlets enable the following Firewall rules:

• File and Printer Sharing (SMB-In)
• File and Printer Sharing (Echo Request - ICMPv4-In)
• Windows Management Instrumentation (ASync-In)
• Windows Management Instrumentation (DCOM-In)
• Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI-In)

By enabling these Firewall rules within the VM template, any VM created using this template will automatically have these rules enabled. Additionally, the PowerShell cmdlets ensure that PowerShell Remoting...