PowerShell (20)

Install-Module Notes

Recently I noticed I wasn’t able to install any module from the PowerShell repositories I had, but through the browser the download succeeded. I ran the -debug parameter, detailing that the cmdlet had no issue accessing the repository site or path either, just saying 'failed…

Installing Exchange Server 2013

Below are steps to build an all-in-one Windows Server 2012 R2 Domain controller and Exchange 2013 Server; handy for lab environments. For production, both the Domain Controller and Exchange roles should be on separate server. Read more here. Log in as Domain Admin and launch…

Installing Exchange Server 2016

Below are steps to build an all-in-one Windows Server 2012 R2/2016 Domain Controller and Exchange Server 2016; handy for lab environments. For production, both the Domain Controller and Exchange roles should be on separate server. Important: Install any available Windows Updates prior to commencing the installation. For…

Palo Alto Networks Notes

All these notes are based on configuring PAN-OS using a VM-300 appliance in Azure. Some helpful online resources: Backup and restore using Recovery Services vault: Important: These were my results using Azure Recovery Services vault on PAN-OS at the time of writing (November 2019). I personally I would…

Removing BitLocker Encryption

While you can enable BitLocker Encryption using the Azure Disk Encryption Extension, you can also disable it. There are two steps to this; disabling BitLocker at the VM-level and finally removing the extension. Azure will prevent you from reversing the order as volume(s) must be completely decrypted…