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March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Compressing Files and Folders

# Set variables $compressTarget="C:\Temp\Win2016_Std_Template.ova" $parentFolder=split-path $compressTarget -Parent $grandParentFolder=split-path $parentFolder -Parent $compressedFile=$grandParentFolder+"\compressed.zip" # PowerShell version 5…
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March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Performing System Disk Cleanup

Version 2: # cleanupWindows.ps1 # Version 0.0.2 ################################## Excuting Program as an Administrator #################################### #…
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March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: List Biggest Files and Folders on a Volume

# listBigFilesAndFolders-v0.01.ps1 # Set variables $parentDirectory="C:\" $depth=4 $topX=10 $excludeDirectories="C:\Windows","C:\Program Files","C:\Program Files (x86)" $clusterSizeOfNetworkShare=8192 # Sanitize…
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March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

Azure: TrafficManager

Requirement Create a Traffic Manager profile for KimConnect using the Azure portal. Overview ---------------------------------"Setup Phase"1.…
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March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Hyper-V Guest-VM C-Volume Expansion

# Hyper-V-Guest-VM-Volume-Expansion.ps1 # Set variables: $vmName="TESTWindows.intranet.kimconnect.net"; $driveLetter="C"; $newSize="160GB"; function selectDisk($vmname){ $paths=(get-vm $vmName | select -expand…
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March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Windows Systems Inventory

<# Systems-Inventory.ps1 Version: 0.04 Purpose: to generate a report with information about servers on the…
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March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Windows System Discovery – Deprecated

<# windows-localhost-discovery-v0.11.ps1 Purpose: scan the local or remote Windows machine for general system resources, security…
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March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Creating Clustered File Shares

# Define Destination Mount Points and UNC Paths $arr=@{} $arr["from"] = @{}; $arr["to"] = @{}…
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March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: SMB Shares Migration

$object='\\fileserver\sharename' $identity='domain\account' $permissions='Full' function importNtfsSecurity{ try{ set-executionpolicy unrestricted -force # Include the required NTFSSecurity library…
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February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

Linux: Disks & Memory Management

Step 1: Discovery of Disks on a System # Using List hardware to gather general…
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February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

Storage: Cohesity(tm) Basics

The intention of this posting is to critique a product known as Cohesity, a trademark…
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February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

Linux: Installing Portainer

Step 1: install Dockerhttps://blog.kimconnect.com/linux-installing-docker-community-edition-on-centos-8/ Step 2: install networkThere are two modes: bridge or 802.1q trunk…
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February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

Linux: Installing Docker Community Edition on Centos 8

# Switch into Sudo mode sudo su # Disable the built-in firewall as it will…
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February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Purge OneDrive

# purgeOneDrive_v0.0.1.ps1function purgeOneDrive{ write-host "Halting OneDrive and explorer processes..." taskkill.exe /F /IM "OneDrive.exe" taskkill.exe /F…
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February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Creating Scheduled Tasks on Remote Servers

This script is deprecated. Here is a better iteration. # scheduledTasksRemote_V0.0.2.ps1# Purpose: to add a…
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February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Creating VSS Snapshots on Microsoft File Server Clusters

<# VSS-Snapshots-on-Microsoft-File-Server-Clusters_v0.0.1.ps1 # Author: KimConnect.com Functions: 1. Create snapshots of all volumes on a file…
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February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Create New Hybrid On Prem Active Directory User with Office 365 Integration

# createNewHybridUser_v0.0.1.ps1# .Description: this script automates the creation of a user account in a hybrid…
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February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Checking Computer Type

# Determine what type of Windows machine (client or server)switch ((Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem).ProductType){1 {'client'} #…
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February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

WGET Error on Windows and Its Quick Resolution

Error:PS C:\temp> Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $fileInvoke-WebRequest : The response content cannot be parsed because the Internet…
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February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 kimconnectkimconnect

PowerShell: Adding Active Directory Module

Windows environments often are controlled by Active Directory; hence, it is useful to include this…
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