I recently built a new Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 machine to be used as an instant clone golden image for a Horizon 7.13 environment. I kept some notes on the steps I followed on my desktop, but after seeing a funny tweet this week (https://twitter.com/DennisCode/status/1475343774695886849), I decided I should share this…
In the previous post (here), we looked into Getting Started with SaltStack Config. We created and kicked off a few tasks from the web interface. Occasionally we’ll need to report on some data as well. The web interface offers the ability to download many result/output tables as CSV or JSON,…
I’ve recently started looking at vRealize Automation SaltStack Config in a lab. In this post I’ll step through a rough outline of the lab environment / setup and cover a couple simple tasks that I was able to complete using SaltStack Config (SSC). In the lab environment I have a…
In my lab I have a Windows domain controller which has certificate services installed and configured. For Windows systems, group policy properly delivers this certificate to clients. However, in my Linux system this certificate is not installed. Additionally, even after installing the certificate for system use, the Firefox web browser…
In previous posts we discussed considerations for building a Home Lab and for deciding on network ranges to use. Once we know the networks we will be using, its time to start thinking about services that will be required. For me the first service is always Domain Name Server (DNS). …