In early versions of the appliance, we downloaded a new OVA, and the new appliance migrated config from the old and took over duties. That was pretty simple, but things got even easier with v3.0. In place upgrades. Simply type
Fun and Games with Fortigate Policy Based Routing
Normally wouldn’t recommend, as it means packets goes in various directions that normal routing commands (get router info routing-table all etc.) don’t pick up the subtleties. But sometime the network needs to fix application issues or implement specific architecture. In
Find connected CD-ROM on VMware via PowerCLI
Was already in the One Liners, but needed again. So slight variation. After doing Connect-VIServer… Or to export to csv
Lets define the Internet
Well, at least the IP ranges we expect. Most FW use “ANY” or 0.0.0.0/0 for the Internet. It’s basically a catch all. However we can actually define it a bit better than that. If we exclude RFC 1918 spaces, DHCP
VMware Power-CLI quick setup
New profile/new machine. Quick steps to be able to get up and running without hitting all the errors Install Power-CLI Install-Module VMware.PowerCLI -Scope CurrentUser Link: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.esxi.install.doc/GUID-F02D0C2D-B226-4908-9E5C-2E783D41FE2D.html Because without it you can’t run PowerCLI cmdlets Set Execution Policy Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Undefined
Patching Isilon Simulator
The Isilon (Now called PowerScale) simulator is available from Dell. It allow you to run the Isilon platform in Virtual Machines. It is not designed for production workloads, but I use it and test out things like API integrations and
Fortigate Internet Service DB lookup
See here Need to run from Global VDOM FW2 # c g FW2 (global) # diagnose internet-service match VDOM 54.69.189.203 255.255.255.255 Internet Service: 393217(Amazon-Web), matched num: 1 FW2 (global) # diagnose internet-service id | grep -i unifi ID: 7340160 name:
Windows uptime in powershell
Long for the days on linux where you just wanted to type ‘uptime’ to find out when server was last rebooted. Here’s a powershell equivalent To be honest, that is a pain. Lets create it as a function and set
Optical Network Check Hack using Mobile Phone
(Caution: Fibre Optics use lasers, don’t look into the SFP, Optics or patch leads) Ever wanted to know if your optics are working and you don’t have a fibre optic tester to hand? You can use the camera on your
Veeam Agent v5, install v4 (Linux/Ubuntu)
Veeam, in their infinite wisdom, release new server or workstation versions with every major release. Veeam B&R v11 (Biggest Release Ever!) is no different. However there is a massive gotcha, if you use a Service Provider for off premise Cloud