Remove SSH Timeout from NSX-T Manager

The default timeout for SSH on NSX-T Manager is 10 minutes (600 seconds). This is rather annoying when you need to make a cup of tea and come back and all your sessions have disappeared. To remove the SSH timeout connect to the NSX Manager via the admin account using SSH. nsx01> set cli-timeout 0 Read More…

Change DNS Servers on NSX-T Manager

The DNS server in our environment changed. Use following process to remove and add new DNS servers in NSX-T (3.1.2) SSH to IP address of NSX-T Manager using the admin account Show Current Name Servers nsx01> get name-servers Output: Fri Aug 27 2021 UTC 09:25:44.26510.0.44.310.0.44.4 Remove Name servers nsx01> del name-server 10.0.44.3nsx01> del name-server 10.0.44.4 Read More…

Promote Secondary Domain Controller via Powershell

In this environment there is a Windows Core 2019 DC installation. To promote a server to a domain controller use the following steps: Run sconfig to give the server a Name, IP address and DNS servers in Powershell Install-WindowsFeature AD-Domain-Services -IncludeManagementTools Install-ADDSDomainController -InstallDns -Credential (Get-Credential jordansphere\administrator) -DomainName jordansphere.co.uk Note: You will then be prompted for Read More…

Allow COM+ to Windows Firewall Core 2019

I got the following error when trying to manage Server Core from another machine. COM+ Network Access (DCOM-In) All rules in the Remote Event Log Management Group Resolution PS C:\Users\Administrator> Set-NetFirewallRule -Name “RemoteEventLogSvc-In-TCP” -Enabled True -Profile DomainPS C:\Users\Administrator> Set-NetFirewallRule -Name “RemoteEventLogSvc-NP-In-TCP” -Enabled True -Profile DomainPS C:\Users\Administrator> Set-NetFirewallRule -Name “RemoteEventLogSvc-RPCSS-In-TCP” -Enabled True -Profile DomainPS C:\Users\Administrator> Set-NetFirewallRule Read More…

Install Child Domain on Windows 2019 Core

In this example I will be adding a child domain called mgmt.jordansphere.co.uk to the main domain jordansphere.co.uk Install Windows (not desktop experience) From the CLI prompt run sconfig You should then be able to rename the computer and give it an IP address. Exit to CLi prompt Go into powershell Install-WindowsFeature AD-domain-services Install-ADDSDomain -ParentDomainName jordansphere.co.uk Read More…