Chinny Chukwudozie, Ai architecture.

Deploy WS2012R2 AD Domain Controller in Azure-OnPrem Hybrid Environment using Resource Manager (IaaS) Virtual Machine.

As part of the process of extending my on premise infrastructure environment to Microsoft Azure, I have configured the Azure S2S VPN, an Azure Virtual network and other Azure based components within an ARM resource group to facilitate the implementation of the hybrid infrastructure. In a recent post, I wrote about the steps to design…

jbernec

November 16, 2016

Active Directory Domain Services, AD Forest, Azure, Azure VPN
Copying an Azure Cloud Blob (VHD) between different Storage Accounts and Resource Groups with ARM PowerShell.

While working with Azure, I came across a situation where I needed to quickly provision an Azure Virtual Machine from an existing sysprepped VHD in a different storage account and resource group using the Azure Resource Manager deployment model. This can be achieved using Azure Resource Manager PowerShell cmdlets. It is worth noting that an…

jbernec

October 27, 2016

Azure, Azure Windows PowerShell

ARM, Azure Copy, Azure Resource Manager, Azure Resource Manager PowerShell, Azure Storage Explorer, Blob, Cmdlets, VHD
Enable Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 Core Virtual Machine Protection using existing Azure Site Replication Policy.

In this post, I’ll be writing about my steps for enabling on premise Virtual Machine protection to Azure Site Recovery using an existing Hyper-V Site Replication policy. In this deployment, I’ll be adding and registering a Hyper-V Core Server 2012 R2 to Azure Site Recovery. The process differs from the steps in registering a full…

jbernec

October 19, 2016

Azure, Azure Site Recovery, Failover Cluster, Failover Cluster Manager, Hyper-v, Hyper-v 2012 R2, Hyper-v Manager, Microsoft Hyper-v

Azure Classic Portal, Azure Replication, Azure Replication Policy, Azure Resource Manager, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Site Recovery Provider, Azure Site Recovery Services Agent, Azure Virtual Networks, Azure VM Protection, Azure VPN, Hyper-V Sites, Recovery Services Vault
Implementing Azure Site Recovery Protection for my non-SCVMM Hyper-V Virtual Machines.

BCDR (Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery options) is a big deal for any I.T. Pro. My decision to go with with Microsoft Azure Site Recovery cloud service was easy after considering other options available to me, cost and the specific needs of my infrastructure environment. It was by far a better solution in terms of…

jbernec

October 13, 2016

Azure Site Recovery, BCDR, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery

ASR, Azure Classic Portal, Azure Replication, Azure Resource Manager, Azure Site Recovery, Azure Virtual Networks, BCDR, Business Continuity, Cluster, Disaster Recovery, Domain controller, Failover, Hyper-v, Hyper-v Manager, Hyper-V Replica, Hyper-V Replication, Virtual Machine, VM
Resolving Windows Server DirectAccess Network Location Server DNS Scavenging Issue.

A few weeks after deploying DirectAccess in my infrastructure environment, I encountered an issue where DirectAccess stopped working . My first step was to check the Operational Status of DirectAccess in the Remote Access Management console of the DirectAccess server. The Network Location Server status was flagged as Critical as indicated in the screen shot.…

jbernec

October 5, 2016

DirectAccess

DirectAccess, DNS, Network Location Server Error, Remote Access Management, Windows Server 2012 R2
Configuring Azure Site to Site VPN to my On-Premise Infrastructure using the Azure Classic Portal.

I’ve been exploring the requirements for extending my on premise infrastructure to the Microsoft Azure IaaS public cloud. Azure Site to Site IPsec VPN is a key part of achieving that objective.There are two deployment models in Azure; the Azure Service Manager(Using the Azure Classic Portal) and the Azure Resource Manager (the new Azure Portal).…

jbernec

October 3, 2016

Azure, Azure VPN

Address Space, Azure, Azure Classic Portal, Azure Gateway, Azure IaaS, Azure Virtual Networks, Dynamic Routing, RRAS, Site-to-Site VPN, Subnet, Windows Server 2012 R2
Force Disable of Azure Replication from Orphaned On Premise Hyper-V Virtual Machine.

After successfully stopping and removing protection for one of my replica virtual machines in Azure Site Recovery, I observed that the on premise primary virtual machine replication status changed to a failed state. This would be normal behavior considering that replication settings at the Azure target had been removed. My attempts at disabling replication at…

jbernec

September 21, 2016

Azure, Azure Site Recovery, Azure VPN

Azure, Azure Cloud, Azure Portal, Azure Replication, Azure Resource Manager, Azure Site Recovery, Hyper-V Replication, Hyper-V Replication Error, Hyper-V Server 2012 R2, PowerShell 5.0, Virtualization, Windows Server 2012 R2
Secure Wireless Access and Authentication with Radius on WS2012R2 Network Policy Server .

Basic 802.1X Wireless network implementation requires an alphanumeric network key for access and authentication. In an enterprise environment this is not ideal. I’ve recently reconfigured and redesigned a client site’s WPAPersonal Wireless network for Radius (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) Authentication on an NPS (Network Policy Server) Server running on the Windows Server 2012R2 platform…

jbernec

September 20, 2016

Active Directory, Network Policy Server, Radius Server

Active Directory, Certificate, Certificate Authority, Group Policy, Network Policy Server, NPS, PowerShell, Radius Server, Wifi, Windows Server 2012 R2, Wireless Network
Configuring Networking using SCVMM2012 R2 and Windows Server 2012R2 DHCP Server.

There’s a number of moving parts to be considered while configuring logical networking in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2 . In this post, I attempt to document my steps in creating and configuring the Logical networks, logical switches, Port profiles, VM networks and Network sites/Logical network definitions that enable the extension of my…

jbernec

September 12, 2016

SCVMM2012 R2, SCVMM2012R2, System Center 2012 R2, Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2, Virtual Machines, vlan, VMM2012R2

Cluster, Cluster Node, Host Group, Logical Network, Logical Switches, Network Sites, Port Profile, Port Profiles, Subnet, Uplink Port Profile
Deleting SCVMM 2012 R2 Logical Network Definitions with PowerShell.

Attempting to delete a SCVMM 2012R2 logical network throws an exception as shown in the screen shot below because there are other dependencies like the Port Profiles, logical switches and other network objects still depending on it. The “View Dependent Resources” page displays the current Logical network definition dependencies preventing the Logical network from being…

jbernec

September 11, 2016

SCVMM2012R2, System Center 2012 R2, VMM2012R2, Windows Server 2012 R2

Cmdlets, Logical Network, Logical Network Definitions, Network Sites, SCVMM2012R2, SCVMM2012R2 Dependency