Adding a Windows Server 2019/2016 Domain Controller
KB ID 0001262 Problem Once upon a time, adding a domain controller that was running a newer version of the Windows Server family involved opening command line and schema prepping, and GP prepping etc. Now all this happens in the background when adding a 2019 domain controller and the wizard is doing the heavy lifting for you. Solution 2008 to 2019 Domain Controller 2008 to 2016 Domain Controller Obviously the server needs to be a...
Moving Certificate Services To Another Server
KB ID 0001473 Problem If you are retiring a CA Server, or there’s a problem with the server and you want to move Microsoft Certificate Services to another server, the procedure is pretty straight forward. BE AWARE: We are moving the CA Server Name , NOT the Server Name (FQDN), the two things are NOT the same, (you might have called them the same thing!) But a Certificate Authority has a name of its own, and that’s what we...
VMware Horizon Machines Stuck ‘Customizing’
KB ID 0001595 Problem In all honesty there’s lots of reasons for this. I’ll cover the ones that have tripped me up, if you find some new ones feel free to post them below. Solutions Before continuing, the image needs to have the Horizon Agent installing within it, and it has to be the SAME version that your Composer and Connection servers are running, (or newer). Also your Horizon servers are connecting to VMware vCenter...
Horizon Client ‘Install Failed’
KB ID 0001594 Problem When attempting to install the VMware Horizon client you see ‘Install Failed’; Well that’s very descriptive and helpful? Horizon Client ‘Install Failed’ Firstly make sure you are NOT trying to install the client software on a Horizon Connection Server, or a Horizon Security Server! If you are not, then the easiest way to get it to install, is to ‘extract’ the .msi...
Adding New Networks to Cisco AnyConnect VPNs
KB ID 0001593 Problem Note: To add new subnets to a traditional Site to Site VPN, see the following article instead; Cisco ASA – Adding New Networks to Existing VPNs I see this get asked in online forums A LOT. If you have an existing AnyConnect VPN setup, and then need to add another network how do you do it? Well that depends on where the new network is, and how it’s entering the firewall, these diagrams can be either way...