There are quite a few steps you need to take to harden your server in the context of security. These should be done no matter your deployment scenario, but is especially true if your server is facing the public internet.
Salt consists of a master server that controls or manages client servers and computers. The master server is known as the Salt-Master and the clients are known as Salt-Minions. This is PART 1: Installing and Configuring SaltStack PART 2 will be all about managing minions. Installing the Salt-Master Following the LANless…
Hyper-V does not expose Virtualization Extensions to Linux VMs (for nested virtualization) automatically. However, Microsoft provides a PowerShell script to run against the Linux VM in which you want to use nested virtualization. The PowerShell script runs a few basic Hyper-V PowerShell commands against the VM, which basically enable the…
This guide will show you how to get GitLab running on a new Fedora 26 VM using your internal PKI for SSL access. In PowerShell on your Hyper-V Hypervisor: New-VHD -Path “E:\Hyper-V\Virtual Hard Disks\gitlabServer.vhdx” -SizeBytes 500GB -Dynamic -BlockSizeBytes 1MB After Fedora 26 is installed: dnf install hyperv-daemons hypervvssd hyperv-tools Disable…
This is the second part of a two-part series. Part 1 (Server Prep – Setting up the server) >>> Part 2 (Kimchi Set-up – Getting things going) <<< This part focuses on configuring Kimchi storage, network, and templates so you can get your first VM going. Kimchi Set-up After you…
This is the first part of a two-part series. >>> Part 1 (Server Prep – Setting up the server) <<< Part 2 (Kimchi Set-up – Getting things going) I created this guide because there is not any real info out there on how to do this. It took me a…
This post addresses an issue I came across recently where I virtualized a Windows XP machine and placed it on a hypervisor running Hyper-V Server 2016. The problem is that Hyper-V 2016 does not provide “Integration Services” for Windows XP. In earlier versions of Hyper-V, you can find the Integration…
This post explains the process of formatting and creating a bootable USB stick for Windows 7 and higher, including Windows Server 2008 R2, 2012 R2, and 2016… as well as Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 and 2016. For whatever reason, you have a need to quickly create a bootable USB stick,…
I feel there has been a lot of unnecessary confusion around Windows Server 2016 licensing. My goal with this post is to alleviate this confusion by showing you how simple it actually is. The Basics Windows Server 2016 licensing is licensed per-core. Because processors always have an even number of…
This is the fifth part of a seven-part series explaining and setting up a two-tier PKI with Windows Server 2016 in an enterprise SMB setting. *Note* (16 May 2017): This page is currently in progress, is unfinished, and likely contains errors. I published it in this state due to time constraints,…
