Infrastructure

9 posts in this category

2021

Infrastructure 21/11/2021 3 min

Find Windows Firewall rules blocking traffic

In this post I'll be going over how to identify specific windows firewall rules responsible for blocking traffic.

2020

Infrastructure 22/11/2020 3 min

How to remotely manage IIS on Windows Server Core

In this quick ‘How To’ post I’ll be covering the steps necessary to remotely manage IIS on Windows Server Core from both a Windows 10 client and via another ‘full fat’ Windows …

2019

Infrastructure 03/01/2019 3 min

Installing Docker and Portainer on PhotonOS

It recently occurred to me that simple tasks such as setting up an internal web server or database were taking too long. Each time I needed to setup a website I was manually …

2018

Infrastructure 17/09/2018 5 min

Updating Cisco Nexus Switch Firmware

In this post I'll be showing how I sourced the firmware for my device and the steps required to update it to the latest NX-OS version as of September 2018.

Infrastructure 19/08/2018 6 min

How to setup vSphere encryption

With the release of vSphere 6.5 VMware have drastically improved the state of vSphere security by implementing new features such as VM-level disk encryption, encrypted vMotion and …

Infrastructure 14/06/2018 6 min

Intel Optane 900P SSD – My HomeLab Review

The recently launched Optane 900P solid state drive is Intel’s first consumer storage product to depart from the use of conventional NAND flash and instead utilise Intel’s much …

2017

Infrastructure 10/01/2017 3 min

Azure Server Management Tools

In this post I show how to setup and monitor multiple Windows Servers with Azure's new Server Management Tools. Simple easy to follow guide.

2016

Infrastructure 31/12/2016 7 min

Installing Hyper-V Nano server to SD Card

How to setup Microsoft's Nano server using the Nano Server Image Builder Tool. In this guide, we setup a Hyper-V Nano Server image and boot it from SD Card.

Infrastructure 30/11/2016 4 min

Fixing my Ubiquiti EdgeRouter Lite

For the price-to-performance ratio, you can’t really beat Ubiquiti. Over the past couple of years they’ve been releasing some fantastic products which are clearly aiming to disrupt …