Export VM to a Local Folder
Export VM KB ID 0001912 Problem We had a situation recently where a client who was leaving us needed to take their data, the VM in question was very large (12.5Tb in size) Exporting to an OVA file was problematical, (due to the size of the file). So Getting the flat files for the VM seemed like the best option. Solution : Export VM Firstly when using PowerShell there’s a tendency for it to use the %TEMP% and %TMP% directories to store...
VMware: Export a VM to OVA With PowerCLI
OVA KB ID 0001507 Problem : Creating OVA files It’s pretty easy to create an OVA/OVF from the vCenter Web console, but what about from Powershell / PowerCLI? Below I run though converting a Windows server to OVA. Note: Update 25/03/25 – Had a friend try and do this today, the VM was very large (over 12Tb) it proceeded to create the conversion in the servers c:\windows\temp directory. Obviously, this is not good! If you encounter...
Install Windows Terminal on Windows Server 2022
Windows Terminal KB ID 0001827 Problem Note: Terminal is already built into Windows 11. I’ve been aware of Windows Terminal for a while, I’ve just never felt the need to set it up. Most of my work for the website involves me taking screenshots on Windows Server OS. So, when I decided to take a look at it I had to jump through a few hoops to get it to work, in the words of Juan Sánchez Villalobos Ramírez, Chief metallurgist to King...
PowerShell DNS Records (Creating)
PowerShell DNS KB ID 0001906 Problem You can use PowerShell to create DNS records in a Windows environment, this is typically on a Windows Server OS, that is running DNS services. Below are some methods (depending on whether you’re managing an Active Directory-integrated DNS zone or a standalone DNS server) to do this. Solution PowerShell DNS: Creating an A Record (Host Record) To add an A record (IPv4 address) to a DNS zone,...
Logging Powershell Execution
Logging PowerShell KB ID 0001903 Problem Monitoring PowerShell execution, (especially on critical servers like domain controllers), is essential for detecting potential malicious activity. PowerShell activities generate specific Event IDs in the Windows Event Log. Solution : Logging Powershell The following Event IDs are logged connected to PowerShell execution. Command Line Auditing: Event ID 800 (Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational...
Take Ownership and Grant ‘Full Control’ Recursively
Take Ownership KB ID 0001200 Problem I had a bunch of old user profile folders I needed to delete today, When setup properly even the domain administrator can’t get in there and delete them; You need permission to perform this action. You don’t currently have persmission to access this folder If it’s just one folder then simply take ownership, grant yourself rights and delete it! But I had a lot of folders so I...