Prerequisites:
1) Change server name and IP address
2) Configure time settings and NTP
In this post we will be reviewing the basic installation of the Active Directory Domain Services role and setup of a new … continue
Could not connect to VMware Directory Service via LDAP when Deploying New vCenter Appliance
Problem:
Deploying a brand new vCSA 6.7 appliance results in the following error during the second stage of the deployment.
Solution:
This problem is almost always caused by DNS resolution. Once you create the appropriate A and … continue
Cisco AnyConnect – VPN Establishment Capability from a Remote Desktop is Disabled
I ran into this issue this morning when attempting to setup a VPN on a Hyper-V virtual machine. After an hour of searching the Google machine and troubleshooting, I came upon this solution.
Upon installation, AnyConnect pulls down a profile … continue
Active Directory Migration Toolkit – The RPC Server is Unavailable (hr=0x800706ba)
When migrating computer objects using the Active Directory Migration Tool, you may encounter the following error:
In addition, the Migration Log may show the following error:
This is typically caused by a host-side firewall. To resolve this, deploy a GPO … continue
Azure Site Recovery – VMware-to-Azure: Wrong IP address discovered for VM
When replicating virtual machines from VMware to Azure using Site Recovery, you may encounter an issue where the Configuration server discovers the wrong IP address for a VM. This can be caused by stale entries within the infrastructurevms MySQL table … continue
Azure AD Connect No-Start-Connection
This morning, I ran into an issue with Azure AD Connect that I had never seen before. I received an email alert from Azure AD stating that Password Synchronization was not working for my forest, and the suggested fix was … continue
Azure AD Connect Health: Latest Data is not Available in Azure Portal
I recently had to create a new Azure AD Connect server, and found that it was not able to report health status in the Azure Portal. After some troubleshooting/research, I was able to get the health status report working by … continue
Removing a Forest from Azure AD Connect
In an organization with multiple Active Directory forests, you may want to sync objects from trusted forests. Adding trusted forests to Azure AD Sync is a simple process that I will likely cover in a future article. The focus of … continue
Remove Stubborn PSC or vCenter Appliance from an SSO Domain
While attempting to decommission one of our vCenter sites, I ran into an issue removing one of the PSCs. This site consisted of two PSCs and one vCenter appliance. I removed the first PSC from the SSO domain successfully, and … continue
Running vSphere in VMware Workstation 12
In this post I’ll be walking through how to run a vSphere lab in VMware Workstation. I recently decided to obtain VCP6-DCV. Rather than driving up my electric bill like I’ve done in the past using physical servers, I’m attempting … continue