VMware vSphere Hot Add and Hot Plug
Oct10

VMware vSphere Hot Add and Hot Plug

KB ID 0000527  Problem I was trying to hot add some memory to a VM the other day, and found the option grayed out. Normally I’d just down the VM, add the memory, then bring it back up. But it was a production server and I was pretty sure the OS supported it. A quick Google search told me why it was grayed out, but it also transpired there was little to no information on what version of Windows hot add and hot plug would work...

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Using LDP to Find an Objects ‘Distinguished Name’ in Active Directory
Jul27

Using LDP to Find an Objects ‘Distinguished Name’ in Active Directory

KB ID 0001337  Problem There are a few occasions when you need to know an objects ‘Distinguished Name’ (DN). For me it’s usually when I’ve got a device that needs to do LDAP/LDAPS lookups, (RSA Appliance, Netscaler, Cisco FirePOWER, etc). Today someone needed to ‘bind’ a Checkpoint firewall to Active Directory, and asked me to create user, and give them the DN and password. I’ve mentioned...

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IIS: How to Create a Certificate Request
Nov17

IIS: How to Create a Certificate Request

KB ID 0000840  Problem If you would like to obtain a digital certificate either from your own CA, or from a public certificate vendor, you need to submit a certificate signing request (csr) first. Solution Note: I’m making the assumption you have already installed the Web Server (IIS) role on your server. 1. Windows Key+R > iis.msc {Enter} > Select the servername > Server Certificates. 2. Create Certificate Request >...

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