DevOps

  • Install-GitLab-Ubuntu-18.04-and-UTF-8-Error

    Install GitLab Ubuntu 18.04 and UTF-8 Error

    One of the projects that I have been wanting to accomplish in the home lab was getting my own local Git server in the environment. I have wanted for some time to get a GitLab server stood up in the…

  • vRealize-Orchestrator-8.0-Download-Install-and-Configuration

    vRealize Orchestrator 8.0 Download Install and Configuration

    Performing all the tasks associated with daily IT administration today in a manual way can be time consuming, tedious, and down right impossible. Automation is king when it comes to getting things done in a timely and efficient manner. VMware…

  • Deploy-Windows-Updates-with-PDQ-Deploy

    Deploy Windows Updates with PDQ Deploy

    If you are like me, keeping your hosts updated can be one of the most cumbersome and tedious tasks that you have to carry out in your environment. However, as has recently been shown with numerous security scares already to…

  • Terraform-for-Azure-Tutorial

    Terraform for Azure Tutorial

    Modernizing the way IT operations is able to provision, manage, and provide the needed resources for development necessitates the need to automate processes. This is especially true in cloud environments like Microsoft Azure. Terraform is gaining wide adoption as the…

  • Packer-is-building-the-Windows-Server-2019-Core-VM-along-with-other-scripts-for-customization

    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 great new tools and extensions such as Windows Admin Center…

  • Use-Ansible-AWX-to-Automate-Linux-Updates-and-Patches

    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 perspective, updates are essential. We often hear focus on Windows…

  • Automated-Windows-10-Installation-with-AutoUnattend-and-Packer

    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 machines for lab environments, I wanted to put together a…

  • Use-Ansible-to-Update-OUI-tables-in-Arpwatch

    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 not only network issues that may exist, but also potential…

  • Getting-Started-with-Packer-and-VMware-vSphere

    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 up any part of the development pipeline. Today’s world of…

  • Terraform-Build-running-an-apply-of-a-VMware-virtual-machine

    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 the past few weeks with this automation tool. Terraform is…