IP address and domain join not working when using autounattend.xml on an installation disc

TBingeman 81

I am trying to set up the IP address information for my lab servers within the autounattend.xml file for some lab servers. I have used the information below in order to try to get this set but for some reason it is not working. Can someone take a look at the info and tell me what I have wrong within the file?

14326-autounattend.xml

TBingeman 81 Reputation points

2020-08-08T00:24:41.21+00:00

Can anyone help me with this issue at all?

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Teemo Tang 11,421 Reputation points

2020-07-30T02:04:31.527+00:00

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Platform.
To implement an unsecure join, set UnsecureJoin = TRUE and ensure that the Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup component exists for the specialize phase.
Check this guide for help
WDS – Unattended file – Joining a Domain Automatically
https://www.petenetlive.com/KB/Article/0000494
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TBingeman 81 Reputation points

2020-07-30T04:13:01.01+00:00

The problem with this is that I am not using WDS for this installation. I am creating this answer file using the WAK and then adding it to the disc image that is used to install the server. I believe that if I can get the autounattend.xml file to set the IP address and DNS servers, the domain join will happen without an issue. The primary problem is that the IP information is not being set on the server through the file and I am not sure what is wrong with my autounattend.xml that is preventing the IP information to be set. I know normally I would not do this as I would have to keep track of way too many autounattend.xml files for all servers in a production environment, but this is just for my home lab that I will be deleting and rebuilding these VM's a lot and this would just make things simpler for me to get the servers setup and domain joined asap.

Teemo Tang 11,421 Reputation points

2020-07-31T03:07:51.733+00:00

You could use the latest Windows ADK for 2004 to create answer file, then rename it as autounattend.xml

TBingeman 81 Reputation points

2020-07-31T19:38:58.78+00:00

That is what I am doing. This answer file wqas created from the WDK and for some reason I can not get it to set the IP information. This is what I need help with as I have static IP's for each of the servers in my lab.
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