I don’t usually write “this how you configure this” type blogs but for this particular problem I experienced I’ll make an exception. This post details how I resolved an issue with a Windows server 2012 domain controller not authenticating users. Up until I purchased a VM backup solution I was manually and occasionally taking backups
I’ve recently finished implementing a VM backup solution for the home lab. In this post I’ll detail some experiences I had while selecting a backup software vendor. A few months back I lost a Windows Server 2012 domain controller due to disk corruption. Whilst taking a snapshot in VMware something went wrong and the VM
This is the first post of many detailing the scripts I use to backup devices in my home lab. This post details a Palo Alto configuration backup API script. Eventually i’ll move to using Ansible but for now some simple scripts work nicely. Almost all the the backups in my lab are now automated. The script
Here is an overview of the Home networking lab setup. You might ask why even have a home lab these days? You can build a fairly grown up enterprise grade topology using virtualization? Agreed, especially if you have high spec workstation or choose a cloud provider for the compute. Why I built a home lab
I’ve just completed a project for my home network / lab to automate the graceful shutdown of my VMware Esxi hosts. Project Configure APC Powerchute Network Shutdown (PCNS) objective was to solve a problem with accounting for input power failure to my UPS. We rarely experience utility power outages but we had an incident recently
I was approached recently by friend requesting some help with a very difficult situation. A member of their family had sadly passed away. The deceased was a husband and father of two young children. My friend was trying to assist the wife of the deceased with various financial issues that arise when a someone passes away. The