This tutorial shows you how to configure Active Directory and Compute Engine so that Windows virtual machine (VM) instances can automatically join an Active Directory domain.Automating the process of joining Windows VMs to Active Directory helps you simplify the process of provisioning Windows servers. The approach also allows you to take advantage of autoscaling without sacrificing the benefits of using Active Directory to manage access and configuration.
https://cloud.google.com/architecture/configuring-active-directory-for-vms-to-automatically-join-the-domain
