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June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell Commands to Discover the Server Network, Netmask, DHCP status, and Gateway

$servername = "SERVER01"get-wmiobject win32_networkadapterconfiguration -computername $servername -ea stop | ? {$_.IPEnabled}# Result:DHCPEnabled      :…
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June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

VMWare vSphere Site Recovery Manager (SRM)

1. Creating folders to group VM clients for application From Home > vCenter > Select…
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June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS)

/bin : binaries to run fundamental Linux functions/boot : boot partition/cdrom : legacy mounting point/dev…
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June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

Overview of Microsoft Azure Networking

Private connections into Azure are either via ExpressRoute (comparable to AWS DirectConnect) or VPN. The…
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June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

Microsoft SQL Server Error 18456

In a properly managed environment, the security team usually tracks the server logs for any…
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June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

File Access Control

System Engineers must follow the security principle of authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) as the…
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June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

MS SQL: Admin_Report_Notification

/* Admin_Report_Notification */DECLARE @tab char(1) SET @tab = CHAR(9)EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_send_dbmail@profile_name = 'Report DBMail Profile',@recipients =…
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MS SQL: Archive and Shrink Database

--Archive Database: with maximum allowed runtime and a set number of recordsdeclare @EndDate datetime, @Recs…
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June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

Cisco Fabric Switch – MDS Zoning Template

<# What this script does: 1. Checks to see if an Internet connection via PowerShell…
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June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Microsoft SQL Administration

Script to Install Microsoft Clustering Service $proxy="http://proxy:8080"$exclusionList="localhost;*.kimconnect.com"function checkProxy{try{$connectionTest=iwr download.microsoft.com#$connectionSucceeds=Test-NetConnection -Computername download.microsoft.com -Port 443 -InformationLevel Quietif…
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June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

Resolving Active Directory Replication Issues

In Windows Active Directory 2008+ mode, Distributed File System Replication  (DFSR) succeeds the legacy File…
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June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

Overview of Veeam Backup and Restore

Prepare the Environment Permissions - Active Directory: create a service account as a member of…
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May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Script to Obtain List of Sites and Associated Domain Controllers

Script: if (!(get-module -name "ActiveDirectory") ){Add-WindowsFeature RSAT-AD-PowerShell; import-module -name "ActiveDirectory" -DisableNameChecking | out-null }$sites=(Get-ADDomainController -filter…
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May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Use Chocolatey to Install Apps on Windows (Similar to Apt-Get or Yum)

Quick installation paste: # Install Chocolateyif (!(Get-Command choco.exe -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope…
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May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

Windows 10: Update Script

8/7/2020: there's an updated version of this script here. function updateWindows{# Set PowerShell Gallery as…
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May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

Remove Bloatware on a Windows 10 Default Installation

1. Run PowerShell as Administrator 2. Issue these commands to download the Windows10Debloater script: #…
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May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: vSphere 5.5 and TLS 1.2 Connection Issues

Intro: There was this situation when we experienced connection issues with "Connect-VIServer" commands from PowerShell…
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May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

HPE Smart Update Manager 8.4.0

Step 1: Download ISO onto a Centralized Network Share Step 2: Connect to Remote Server…
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May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

Linux: Remediate SSL Weak Cipher Suites

Description The remote host supports the use of SSL ciphers that offer weak encryption. Note:…
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May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 kimconnectkimconnect

How to Install Virtualbox in Ubuntu

Simply run these two commands: sudo add-apt-repository multiverse && sudo apt-get update sudo apt -y…
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