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Azure Stack TP3 is out! My quick review and update

So TP3 is here and i quickly downloaded the bits and installed some systems. Here a quick wrapup of my experience so far. First, some parameters are changed as well the folder to start the install from. Find here an example to start the deployment once you have the VHDX installed on the server:

#Using Azure AAD
cd C:\CloudDeployment\Setup  
$adminpass = ConvertTo-SecureString "<PASSWORD>" -AsPlainText -Force 
$aadpass = ConvertTo-SecureString "<PASSWORD>" -AsPlainText -Force 
$aadcred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ("serviceadmin@<AADTENANT>.onmicrosoft.com", $aadpass)  
.\InstallAzureStackPOC.ps1 -AdminPassword $adminpass -InfraAzureDirectoryTenantAdminCredential $aadcred -InfraAzureDirectoryTenantName <AADTENANT>.onmicrosoft.com

#Using ADFS
cd C:\CloudDeployment\Setup  
$adminpass = ConvertTo-SecureString "<PASSWORD>" -AsPlainText -Force 
.\InstallAzureStackPOC.ps1 -AdminPassword $adminpass -UseADFS

#Using Azure AAD

cd C:\CloudDeployment\Setup

$adminpass = ConvertTo-SecureString "<PASSWORD>" -AsPlainText -Force

$aadpass = ConvertTo-SecureString "<PASSWORD>" -AsPlainText -Force

$aadcred = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ("serviceadmin@<AADTENANT>.onmicrosoft.com", $aadpass)

.\InstallAzureStackPOC.ps1 -AdminPassword $adminpass -InfraAzureDirectoryTenantAdminCredential $aadcred -InfraAzureDirectoryTenantName <AADTENANT>.onmicrosoft.com

#Using ADFS

cd C:\CloudDeployment\Setup

$adminpass = ConvertTo-SecureString "<PASSWORD>" -AsPlainText -Force

.\InstallAzureStackPOC.ps1 -AdminPassword $adminpass -UseADFS

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