Admin tools Archives - Pixel Robots. https://pixelrobots.co.uk/category/admin-tools/ A blog about Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and more... Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:11:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://pixelrobots.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-logohead-32x32.png Admin tools Archives - Pixel Robots. https://pixelrobots.co.uk/category/admin-tools/ 32 32 An Easy way to Monitor Remaining Azure B-Series VM Credits https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2018/09/an-easy-way-to-monitor-remaining-azure-b-series-vm-credits/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-easy-way-to-monitor-remaining-azure-b-series-vm-credits https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2018/09/an-easy-way-to-monitor-remaining-azure-b-series-vm-credits/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2018 17:41:18 +0000 https://pixelrobots.co.uk/?p=31292 Reading Time: 4 minutesAt work, I am using a few B-Series VMs in Azure. For what we use them for, they are mostly ok until recently. One of my VMs started to get sluggish and when checking, I could not see much wrong with it. The VM in question was running with the Read more

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]]> https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2018/09/an-easy-way-to-monitor-remaining-azure-b-series-vm-credits/feed/ 1 https://pixelrobots.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/b-series.png Updated: Windows 10 Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) On Demand https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2018/06/windows-10-remote-server-administration-tools-rsat-on-demand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=windows-10-remote-server-administration-tools-rsat-on-demand https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2018/06/windows-10-remote-server-administration-tools-rsat-on-demand/#respond Mon, 11 Jun 2018 09:39:26 +0000 https://pixelrobots.co.uk/?p=30714 Reading Time: 3 minutesUpdated: 19/11/2018 Includes fix for error 0x80244022 Microsoft recently released a new Insider build that included a really cool feature that I am sure all IT Pros have been waiting for. RSAT on Demand! What this means is no more downloading the latest RSAT from the Microsoft website with every Read more

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]]> https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2018/06/windows-10-remote-server-administration-tools-rsat-on-demand/feed/ 0 https://pixelrobots.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Windows_Insider.jpg How to Install Project Honolulu on a Failover Cluster https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2018/02/install-project-honolulu-failover-cluster/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=install-project-honolulu-failover-cluster https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2018/02/install-project-honolulu-failover-cluster/#comments Fri, 16 Feb 2018 10:23:14 +0000 https://pixelrobots.co.uk/?p=6184 Reading Time: 4 minutesMicrosoft has just released a new Insider version of Project Honolulu (version 1802 as of writing this article) which can be downloaded from here. You will need to be a member of the Windows server insiders program. With this new version, we now have the ability to install it on Read more

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]]> https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2018/02/install-project-honolulu-failover-cluster/feed/ 1 https://pixelrobots.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fig-18-02-2018_20-35-22.jpg How to Install PowerShell Core v6.0 on Windows and Run Windows PowerShell Cmdlets https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2018/01/install-powershell-core-v6-0-windows-run-windows-powershell-cmdlets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=install-powershell-core-v6-0-windows-run-windows-powershell-cmdlets https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2018/01/install-powershell-core-v6-0-windows-run-windows-powershell-cmdlets/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2018 09:11:36 +0000 https://pixelrobots.co.uk/?p=5971 Reading Time: 4 minutesNow PowerShell Core v6.0 has been released I thought it would be a good idea to write an article on how to install it on Windows 10. I will also show you how to run Windows PowerShell modules using PowerShell Core v6.0 So what is PowerShell Core? With the release Read more

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]]> https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2018/01/install-powershell-core-v6-0-windows-run-windows-powershell-cmdlets/feed/ 1 https://pixelrobots.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pscore.png Project Honolulu. Windows Server’s New Management Tool. https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2017/10/project-honolulu-windows-servers-new-management-tool/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=project-honolulu-windows-servers-new-management-tool https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2017/10/project-honolulu-windows-servers-new-management-tool/#respond Wed, 25 Oct 2017 15:00:50 +0000 https://pixelrobots.co.uk/?p=5751 Reading Time: 4 minutesI have been using Project Honolulu, Microsoft’s new Server Management tools for a few weeks now, both in the lab and production systems and I love it. At the moment it is in technical preview. Even though it is a technical preview Microsoft has brought a really good product to Read more

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]]> https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2017/10/project-honolulu-windows-servers-new-management-tool/feed/ 0 https://pixelrobots.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fig-18-02-2018_20-35-22.jpg Step by Step guide to Installing Microsoft LAPS https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2017/06/step-by-step-guide-to-installing-microsoft-laps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=step-by-step-guide-to-installing-microsoft-laps https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2017/06/step-by-step-guide-to-installing-microsoft-laps/#comments Fri, 09 Jun 2017 20:42:50 +0000 https://pixelrobots.co.uk/?p=5278 Reading Time: 6 minutesIn this blog post, I am going to walk you through how to Install, Configure and use Microsoft LAPS. But first, let’s explain what Microsoft LAPS is. Local Administrator Password Solutions (LAPS) is a solution provided by Microsoft to manage the local administrator account on domain joined computers and servers. Read more

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]]> https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2017/06/step-by-step-guide-to-installing-microsoft-laps/feed/ 21 Quick Step by Step Guide: Set Active Directory To “Use notify” Replication https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2017/05/quick-step-by-step-guide-set-active-directory-to-use-notify-replication/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quick-step-by-step-guide-set-active-directory-to-use-notify-replication https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2017/05/quick-step-by-step-guide-set-active-directory-to-use-notify-replication/#respond Tue, 30 May 2017 20:02:44 +0000 https://pixelrobots.co.uk/?p=5186 Reading Time: 2 minutesRecently I have needed to configure an Active Directory to replicate changes between sites straight away. They had everything set to replicate at the default 15 minutes but this was not quick enough due to a dispersed helpdesk. The best way to do this is to enable Use Notify replication. Read more

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]]> https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2017/05/quick-step-by-step-guide-set-active-directory-to-use-notify-replication/feed/ 0 Step by Step Guide to Time Based Group Membership https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2017/03/step-by-step-guide-to-time-based-group-membership/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=step-by-step-guide-to-time-based-group-membership https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2017/03/step-by-step-guide-to-time-based-group-membership/#respond Tue, 14 Mar 2017 05:27:28 +0000 https://pixelrobots.co.uk/?p=4968 Reading Time: 2 minutesA cool new feature of Active Directory Domain Services on Server 2016 is the ability to allow administrators to assign temporary group membership to users. This is expressed by TTL (Time-To-Live) Value. This value will be added to the Kerberos ticket. When a user is assigned to a group temporally, Read more

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]]> https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2017/03/step-by-step-guide-to-time-based-group-membership/feed/ 0 Quick How To Force Active Directory Replication https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2017/03/quick-how-to-force-active-directory-replication/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=quick-how-to-force-active-directory-replication https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2017/03/quick-how-to-force-active-directory-replication/#respond Mon, 13 Mar 2017 05:00:02 +0000 https://pixelrobots.co.uk/?p=4946 Reading Time: < 1 minuteRecently at work, we have had some issues on a customer site with GPO’s. As we were on a tight schedule I wanted to force replication rather than wait for the normal replication cycle to happen. It is really easy to force a replication, and this article will show you Read more

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]]> https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2017/03/quick-how-to-force-active-directory-replication/feed/ 0 Easy How To Guide: Active Directory Recycle Bin https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2017/02/easy-how-to-guide-active-directory-recycle-bin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=easy-how-to-guide-active-directory-recycle-bin https://pixelrobots.co.uk/2017/02/easy-how-to-guide-active-directory-recycle-bin/#respond Sun, 26 Feb 2017 21:03:41 +0000 https://pixelrobots.co.uk/?p=4903 Reading Time: 2 minutesBelow I will show two ways of enabling the Active Directory Recycle Bin. AD DS Recycle Bin has been around since Windows Server 2008 R2, but it had no GUI to enable or work with it. In fact, you had to use ADSI edit. Windows Server 2012 added the ability Read more

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