Windows Server 2012 Language Pack Download Offline
Pei Tebow
I'm working in a Linux offline environment for security reasons. We have a channel to get scanned files to the system so I can install python extension but can not install the python language server because vscode can not connect to the internet directly.
Offline installs are not officially supported, but the code that handles the download and extraction is publicly available, so you can try to reverse-engineer what the extension is doing. But regardless you will still need to download the language server somewhere to get it on to the computer to unpack it.
Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) is a command-line tool used to update offline Windows images. There are two ways to install or remove packages offline with DISM. You can either apply an unattend answer file to the offline image, or you can add or remove the package directly from the command prompt.
Microsoft also Introduced Local Experience Packs (LXPs), which are modern language packs delivered through the Microsoft Store or Microsoft Store for Business. So you no longer have to wait for feature update releases to deliver improved translations to you.
You can create Windows images with LIP by installing the appropriate LXP from the language pack ISOs for full languages (aka SKU languages), Microsoft has not yet retired the legacy language packs (lp.cab), so you will need to continue to add lp.cab for full languages to the OS image using DISM.
Modify an image offline: Start with an image file (either .wim or .ffu format). Mount the file using DISM. It appears as a group of folders. Modify it using DISM, adding drivers, languages, and more. Use DISM to unmount and commit the changes back to the original image file. Apply it to new devices.
After you modify a mounted image, you must unmount it. If you mount your image with the default read/write permissions, you can commit your changes. This makes your modifications a permanent part of the image.
This topic is intended for system and patch administrators. The goal of this topic is to demonstrate how to organize patch information by setting up a central location for storing metadata about a type of patch. TrueSight Server Automationcalls these locations patch catalogs. By creating patch catalogs customized to your needs, it becomes easier to select the patches you want to evaluate on servers.
A patch catalog provides a place to store metadata about patches and the patch payloads themselves. Patch catalogs can be designed for specific needs. For example, a patch catalog can used for a particular operating system, such as Microsoft Windows 2008 or 2012. With well designed patch catalogs, it is easier to select the patches that should be used when evaluating the patch configuration of a particular server
This walkthrough shows how to download Windows patches from the Ivanti website to any server having internet access, using the offline downloader utility shipped with TrueSight Server Automation. After downloading the Windows patches, you can perform patching operations by transferring the metadata and payload information, using a removable storage, to the patch repository within the air-gapped environment.
From the BMC Software Electronic Product Distribution (EPD) website, download and extract the installer package (BSA-64) to the machine on which you want to download the payload and metadata. For steps on downloading installer package files from the EPD website, see Downloading the installation files.
The first step is to prepare the configuration file, which contains XML information that is used by the Patch Downloader utility. The configuration file must contain the download settings and patch filter information as show in the image below. You can also enter proxy server information if you are using one.
If you are using a proxy server, use the following command to encrypt the password supplied to the proxy server by the Patch Downloader utility. You must specify the resulting encrypted password in the parameter in the configuration XML file.
If you are not using a proxy server and decide to delete the contents of the proxy-settings section, do not delete the opening and closing tags. This section is required in the XML file even if you are not using a proxy server.
Number of milliseconds that the utility waits for a response before considering the attempt as failed This parameter is useful if the http response is slow. The default is 180000 milliseconds (3 minutes).
Obtain a list of supported products and languages for Windows patches using the following command. You can use the list of product names and languages when updating the configuration file with patch filter information in the next step.
Define the types of patches that you want to include in the catalog by selecting the same filters you have entered in the configuration file that contains the XML information used by the Patch Downloader utility.
The Schedules panel allows you to schedule a job to execute immediately, schedule a job at a specific time in the future, schedule a job on a recurring basis, and define notifications that are issued when a job runs.
Using the Permissions panel, you can add individual permissions to an object. You can also set permissions by adding ACL templates or ACL policies. For more information, see Patch catalog - Permissions.
Congratulations. You have downloaded Windows patch payload and metadata on a Linux machine. You have also set up a job that creates a patch catalog for Microsoft Windows that will run at a specific time in the future.
On this base machine I have a small system drive of 10GB and a larger data drive of 40GB. When I sysprep the VM it removes the additional hard drive. Well it still appears but Server Manager reports it as offline.
This was added to the Setupcomplete.cmd file in c:\windows\setup\scripts (create it if it does not exist) this script is executed after the Windows installation has completed when the sysprepped machine is first booted up.
If I were you, I would create the installation on a VM without the 2nd disk, shut it down, and copy the .vmdk (the normal one; and the -flat one as well). Edit them (only has to be done on one, I can't recall which) in a text editor such as vi, and at the top (first 5 or so lines) you should find the name of the VM. Change this, as well as the name of the vmdk into the name of the new VM and then go and create a VM in your vSphere client.
When choosing what hard disk to use, simply choose existing harddisk, point to the file you just edited and renamed, and check "edit options before completion". Then add a new, empty HD of any size. Afterwards you can start it up and sysprep the VM and all should be fine.
Firewall configurations that restrict outbound access to Duo's service with rules using destination IP addresses or IP address ranges aren't recommended, since these may change over time to maintain our service's high availability. If your organization requires IP-based rules, please review Duo Knowledge Base article 1337.
The Duo username (or username alias) should match the Windows username. When you create your new RDP application in Duo the username normalization setting defaults to "Simple", which means that the if the application sends the usernames "jsmith," "DOMAIN\jsmith," and "jsm...@domain.com" to Duo at login these would all resolve to a single "jsmith" Duo user.
Duo for Windows Logon supports Duo Push, phone callback or SMS passcodes, and passcodes generated by Duo Mobile or a hardware token as authentication methods. Duo users must have one of these methods available to complete 2FA authentication.
Before moving on to the deployment steps, it's a good idea to familiarize yourself with Duo administration concepts and features like options for applications, available methods for enrolling Duo users, and Duo policy settings and how to apply them. See all Duo Administrator documentation.
Click Protect an Application and locate the entry for Microsoft RDP in the applications list. Click Protect to the far-right to configure the application and get your integration key, secret key, and API hostname. You'll need this information to complete your setup. See Protecting Applications for more information about protecting applications in Duo and additional application options.
If you'd like to enable offline access with Duo MFA you can do that now in the "Offline Access Settings" section of the Duo application page, or return to the Admin Panel later to configure offline access after first verifying logon success with two-factor authentication.
Treat your secret key like a passwordThe security of your Duo application is tied to the security of your secret key (skey). Secure it as you would any sensitive credential. Don't share it with unauthorized individuals or email it to anyone under any circumstances!
Version 4.2.0 of Duo Authentication for Windows Logon adds support for local trusted sessions, reducing how often users must repeat Duo two-factor authentication. The Remembered Devices policy now includes a setting for Windows logon sessions, which when enabled offers users a "Remember me" checkbox during local console login for the duration specified in the policy.
When users check this box and complete Duo authentication, they aren't prompted for Duo secondary authentication when they unlock the workstation after that initial authentication until the configured trusted session time expires. If the user changes networks, authenticates with offline access while the workstation is disconnected, logs out of Windows, reboots the workstation, or clicks the "Cancel" button during workstation unlock, Duo for Windows Logon invalidates the current trusted session and the next Windows logon or unlock attempt will require Duo authentication again.
Create a new custom policy or update an existing policy for remembered devices which enables the Remember devices for Windows Logon option, and enter the number of hours or days you want a trusted Windows logon session to last. Click Save Policy when done.
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