DevOps
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Automate VMware Template Patching for Windows
The more operational tasks that can be automated, the more time vSphere administrators can accomplish other objectives—one of the tasks that can take time out of a busy schedule VMware template patching. VMware vSphere templates are a great way to…
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Ansible Hashicorp Vault Storing vCenter Password
Recently I had detailed how to Install Hashicorp Vault on Ubuntu 20.04. If you followed along that post, you will see how easy it is to get a working installation of Hashicorp Vault up and running on your Ubuntu 20.04…
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How To Install Hashicorp Vault on Ubuntu 20.04
Managing and maintaining secrets in an environment can be challenging. This is especially when using secrets in configuration files, variable files, and other information that can be dangerous to house in plain-text in a flat-file. Hashicorp Vault is a solution…
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Automate Letsencrypt Certificate Renewal with PowerShell
SSL certificates, especially in the home lab, can be difficult to manage and maintain if you have even a handful of VMs to eliminate certificate errors. Letsencrypt has been arguably the best development in the SSL space. It allows having…
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Zerologon CVE-2020-1472 Vulnerability Automated Patching
Many security and IT teams are scrambling to get systems patched after the discovery of the “Zerologon”. It provides the holy grail of vulnerabilities to an attacker. An attacker can essentially become a Domain Admin with one click. And what…
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Ansible Manage Windows Servers Examples Guide
Managing your Windows Servers from the GUI in mass is not fun or efficient. While the GUI has its place for one-off and ad-hoc configuration, managing your Windows servers in an automated way is a much better option than using…
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Installing Hashicorp Vault Password Management in Ubuntu 18.04
One of the things that I have been wanting to do for quite some time now is play around with Hashicorp Vault in the lab. In case you haven’t heard (which is doubtful), Hashicorp Vault allows you to have a…
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Ansible Windows Join Domain and Rejoin Playbooks
Automating Windows with Ansible modules is a great way to become more effective, productive, and efficient as a Windows administrator. Ansible provides a number of modules that can allow you to interact with your Windows machines either at the guest…
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VMware vRealize Orchestrator Use Cases
Are you wanting to get into automation and have a way to easily use automated processes in your VMware vSphere environment? You most likely have access to a tool that could do all of the above in your environment for…
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VMware vRealize Orchestrator 8.1 New Features and Installation
One of the new releases coming from VMware just in the last few weeks is VMware vRealize Orchestrator 8.1. VMware vRealize Orchestrator 8.1 brings some really great new features to the table that go hand-in-hand with some of the new…
