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Category: Automation

Automate Windows Server 2019 Core Installation and Deployment
Automation

Automate Windows Server 2019 Core Installation and Deployment

As detailed in the previous post yesterday, Windows Server 2019 Core edition is gaining momentum among customers as the go to Windows edition for installation in their environments. Due to…

by Brandon LeeOctober 8, 2019January 11, 2021
Use Ansible AWX to Automate Linux Updates and Patches
Automation

Use Ansible AWX to Automate Linux Updates and Patches

Let’s face it, keeping your VMs and environments updated is a necessary evil that we all realize we need to do for security, stability, and enhancements. Especially from a security…

by Brandon LeeAugust 8, 2019January 11, 2021
Automated Windows 10 Installation with AutoUnattend and Packer
Automation

Automated Windows 10 Installation with AutoUnattend and Packer

Not too long ago, I covered in a post called Create Unattend Answer File for Windows Server 2019 Automated Packer Installation. In carrying this further with continued automation of Windows…

by Brandon LeeMay 28, 2019November 22, 2023
Use Ansible to Update OUI tables in Arpwatch
Automation

Use Ansible to Update OUI tables in Arpwatch

As most of you are aware, I have written a few posts about Arpwatch and the great value it provides in a network for visibility. It can help to uncover…

by Brandon LeeApril 12, 2019April 18, 2019
Getting Started with Packer and VMware vSphere
Automation

Getting Started with Packer and VMware vSphere

Automation is the key to success in today’s fast paced world of hybrid infrastructure. Gone are the days of spending hours or days on build processes and infrastructure engineers holding…

by Brandon LeeApril 4, 2019December 28, 2023
Sysprep and VMware Guest Customization with Terraform
Automation

Sysprep and VMware Guest Customization with Terraform

Continuing into my own automation learning objectives this year, I am diving a bit deeper down the Terraform rabbit hole and want to share a few more things learned over…

by Brandon LeeJune 5, 2018January 11, 2021
Basic Terraform Installation and VMware vSphere Automation
Automation

Basic Terraform Installation and VMware vSphere Automation

One of the great tools in automation and DevOps today is Hashicorp’s Terraform.ย  Terraform is a great way to provide powerful automation in most any environment spanning on-premise infrastructure to…

by Brandon LeeMay 17, 2018January 11, 2021
Manage and Configure Windows Servers with Ansible Tower
Automation

Manage and Configure Windows Servers with Ansible Tower

Ansible Tower provides a really nice GUI interface to managing an Ansible deployment.ย  Additionally, it provides the ability to create job templates, scheduling, and notifications which definitely add to the…

by Brandon LeeMay 3, 2018January 11, 2021
Configure Ansible Windows Server Kerberos authentication in Ubuntu
Automation

Configure Ansible Windows Server Kerberos authentication in Ubuntu

Managing Windows Servers with Ansible is a powerful way to perform configuration management and to remediate configuration skew in a server environment. As we have already explored basic Windows Server…

by Brandon LeeApril 30, 2018January 18, 2024
Bootstrap Windows Server Configuration with Ansible Playbooks
Automation

Bootstrap Windows Server Configuration with Ansible Playbooks

In our previous Ansible post covering basic Windows Server automation with Ansible, we looked at how to get an ansible server up and running as well as how to get…

by Brandon LeeApril 11, 2018February 7, 2024

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