Resolving a Corrupted Data Store in ESXi
Scenario: A USB disk has been mounted as a data store and subsequently removed. This…
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Synology Rsync Issue
Linux OS'es come with this very useful utility: rsync. Sync Synology is an app built…
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How To Quickly Search a User in Active Directory by Matching Email
This one liner would do the trick: Get-ADUser -Filter {EmailAddress -eq '[email protected]'} PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-ADUser…
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Optimizing Windows IIS Server
Most IIS instances are fine with default settings. However, it's often beneficial to configure some…
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Skillset Required as a 2021 Systems Administrator
Long were the days of a SysAdmin only requiring to know how to babysit server…
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Linux Bash Shell Command to Download and Install an App
# Set file path variable vagrantFile=https://releases.hashicorp.com/vagrant/2.2.14/vagrant_2.2.14_x86_64.deb # Download and install a Debian based file fileName="${vagrantFile##*/}"…
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How To Install Rancher Onto a Kubernetes Cluster
Step 1: Add Rancher Repo into Helm Source: https:// rancher.com/docs/rancher/v2.x/en/installation/install-rancher-on-k8s/ # Add Rancher repo helm…
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PowerShell: How To Invoke Rest Method with RingCentral Rest API
[string]$restApiTokenUrl="https://platform.ringcentral.com/restapi/oauth/token" [string]$restApiUrl="https://platform.ringcentral.com/restapi/v1.0/account/~/extension?page=1" [string]$username='15555555555' [string]$password='PASSWORDHERE' [string]$extension='100' [string]$appKey='APPKEYHERE' # Part 1: Obtain Rest-API Token / Authorization function…
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PowerShell: How To Set IP and Domain Restrictions to Specific IIS Sites
# Enable IP Filtering Feature in IIS using PowerShell Install-WindowsFeature Web-IP-Security Restart-Service W3SVC # Optional:…
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How to Deploy PiHole in a Kubernetes Cluster
Step 0: Create NFS Share Ensure that the NFS share has been created with these…
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Hyper-V Servers Report
# hyperVServersReport.ps1 # Version: 0.0.1 # Description: # This script will scan for Hyper-V Hosts…
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Kubernetes Container Deployment with NFS Persistent Volumes
Introduction: Update: we have provided a practical application of the knowledge conveyed in this article…
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PowerShell: Backup Microsoft Dynamics CRM Database
# backupCrmOrgDatabase.ps1 # This script is to be invoked in the context of the Administrator…
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How to Mount NFS Share On Linux Client
# Install prerequisite sudo apt-get install nfs-common # Set variables nfsShare=test # assuming that the…
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PowerShell: How to Quickly Ping a Target
Method 1: Legacy ping command # Legacy method that works without any fusses $pingResult=ping google.com…
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Troubleshooting Active Directory Replication Issues
How to Check Domain Controller Syncronization Check replication summary [TEST-DC02]: PS C:\Users\testadmin\Documents> Repadmin /replsummary Replication…
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How to Run OpenMediaVault with Pass-through Disks in VMWare ESXi
Assumptions: 1. The ESXi host in this lab is available with three (3) 1TB hard…
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Linux: Check CPU Utilization
There are many utilities that would provide this information. The easiest one that is available…
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PowerShell: Get Failed Scheduled Tasks on a Windows Machine
The following function will query the local Windows Tasks Scheduler for custom schedules and output…
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How to Get Table Sizes of a Database in Microsoft SQL Server
Obtain Table Sizes of One or Multiple Names -- Get sizes of multiple tables use…
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