Hyper-V: Live-Migration moving a virtual machine between two hosts

Moving

In this tutorial, we will see how to move a virtual machine from one Hyper-V host to another host. This feature is called Dynamic Migration, it should not be confused with the feature that has the same name in the failover cluster. Dynamic migration lets you move a running virtual machine to another hyper-v if …

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Extend a Windows partition

In this tutorial, we will see how to extend a partition under Windows. In which case extend a partition: The partition does not use all available space on the physical disk Increasing the size of a virtual disk Increasing the size of a LUN on SAN storage. Extend Partition I assume that the space to …

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Altaro backup: installation and use with Hyper-V

Altaro backup - restore as clone

In this tutorial, I will explain how to set up Altaro Backup with Hyper-V. Altaro Backup is a backup solution for virtual environments Hyper-V and VMware running Windows. It has the advantage of being very light and does not require SQL Server database. It allows the following restorations: For very small environments, Altaro has the …

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How to update GLPI

GLPI, base de données à jour

In this tutorial I will explain how to update GLPI. Before updating GLPI, I strongly recommend that you make a full backup (file + database). Once your backup is done, you should also check the following: If you use plugins, that they are compatible with the new version That your environment is compatible (Apache / …

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Scheduled task run a PowerShell script

To run a PowerShell script using a scheduled task in Windows, you must set the Action to run a Program and configure it as below: 1 Program / Script: C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe2 Add arguments (optional) : -file folder_and_file.ps1

Create a bootable USB key with Rufus

We will see how to create a bootable USB key with Rufus, in the example of this tutorial, I will create a usb key with Windows 10. You can apply this tutorial with any ISO (Windows, Linux, VMware …) To create a bootable usb key you need: A USB key 4/8 /16GO according to the …

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Active Directory: installation and configuration of a domain controller

In this tutorial, we will see how to set up an Active Directory domain.

In summary, an Active Directory is a database (LDAP) that contains a set of objects (users, computers, etc.) and delivers several services:

Centralization of objects on the network in a single database
User Authentication
Rights management
Policy Application (GPO)

GLPI: basic installation and configuration.

In this article, we will see step by step how to install GLPI (Free Management of IT Park).

GLPI is an open source solution that offers businesses a complete solution for managing the information system.

ARR: Setting Up for Outlook Anywhere

Config proxy

Using ARR as a load balancer for Exchange requires special settings for Outlook Anywhere. IIS setting 1. Open the IIS console and click Request Filtering. 2. On the Actions menu, click Change Function Settings … 3. Change the value Maximum allowable length of the content: 2147483648 (2GB) then click OK. Farm configuration 1. Go to …

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