Author: Ben Liebowitz
Create an ISO file with PowerShell!
I received a request at work to transfer 5+gb from the internal network, to a server in the DMZ. Our DMZ networks are locked down, so I cannot copy the files directly. I have the trial version of UltraISO that I’ve used for tasks like this in the past, but it’s limited to 300mb in the trial version. Previously, we’ve…
I finally have a Home Lab!!
I’ve been wanting a home lab for quite a long time! A few years ago, on an old PC, I used AutoLab to deploy a home lab. It used the internal HD in my PC to automatically deploy 2 nested hosts inside VMware Workstation, along with a virtual switch VM, a NAS VM, etc. The PC only had 16gb of…
Handy PowerShell command to stop Task Manager Process!
Have you ever needed to stop multiple processes at once? I use a product by Devolutions called Remote Desktop Manager. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you probably already know that. When I launch the VMware vCenter Web Client via RDM, I do so via Chrome and it opens the Client Integrated Plugin. The problem is, when I…
Do you have Cisco Switches? Are you using CDP?
In my office, we use Cisco gear for networking. Cisco has it’s own protocol called the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP). CDP allows you to identify information about the device you’re connected to. Be it from a server to see what port you’re plugged into on the switch, or from the device! There’s a program for Windows called CDP Monitor that…
Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager – My IT Tool of Choice
If you follow me on Social Media, you’ll see that I’m a strong supporter of Remote Desktop Manager by Devolutions. I’ve been using the tool for many years. By being able to manage all my remote connections in one place, it saves a lot of time and makes my job a LOT easier! I’ve told the story before, but I…
Teach your co-workers to lock their PCs with the help of a harmless prank!
The goal of this is to teach your co-workers to be more security conscious and LOCK THEIR PC when they walk away from their desk. Locking your PC stops unauthorized people from accessing your PC, viewing a document that has sensitive data, AND playing a prank such as THIS! This is especially important when you have access to sensitive data,…
Is Your Flash Plugin Crashing with the vSphere Web Client?
I had this problem recently. No matter what browser I used, I couldn’t get past the login screen of the vSphere Web Client. My PC had upgraded to Flash Player 27.0.0.170 a few days ago. I attempted to uninstall this version and install a previous one with no success. But after doing some research, I found a KB Article from…
Using PowerCLI to Create a Local Scratch Partition
My company recently purchased some Dell Servers with ESXi installed to local SD cards. The issue we had was that the 8gb SD cards that came with the server and there wasn’t enough space on the cards for a scratch partition. We ordered the servers with a single 300gb HD in order to get the RAID controller, so we decided…
vDocumentation: Check Out These Scripts To Automate Your Documentation!
Now that VMworld 2017 US has come to a close, many of the sessions are already up on youtube to watch. One of the ones I watched yesterday was SER2077BU – Achieve Maximum vSphere Stability with PowerCLI Assisted Documentation. My friend, Ariel Sanchez Mora (@arielsanchezmor), and his friend, Edgar Sanchez (@EdmSanchez13), put together these scripts to automatically document your environment.…
Script to disable protocols older than TLS 1.2 and turn off RDP
My InfoSec team came to us asking we disable anything older than TLS 1.2 and turn off RDP on our servers in the DMZ. We don’t allow RDP in the DMZ anyway, and they found that leaving RDP on when not using it poses a security risk. To do this, it involved multiple registry changes. With several servers to do…