Windows Server

Joining an ESXi host to a Windows Active Directory

Active Directory Juan Mulford - September 11, 2019

Joining ESXi host to a Windows Active Directory (domain) will enable a centralized security authority in your vSphere environment. The active directory improves authentication, authorization, and accounting.

Windows cannot find the Microsoft Software License Terms

Windows Server Juan Mulford - August 7, 2019

Trying to install Windows Server 2019 (or another version) in WMware Workstation 15, I am facing the following error. “Windows cannot find the Microsoft Software License Terms. Make sure the installation sources are valid and restart the installation.”

VDI-LAB-2018 – Part 9 – Installing and configuring Horizon 7 Connection Server

VDI Juan Mulford - October 18, 2018

In this part, we are going to install Horizon 7 connection server and then configure View Administrator, that is the web-based platform to perform all desktops operations. This is the part 9 out of 12 of the VDI-LAB 2018 series. Check out the introduction first.

VDI-LAB-2018 – Part 7 – Installing and configuring vCenter server 6.5

VDI Juan Mulford - October 16, 2018

In this part, we are going to install and configure vCenter server 6.5 (Windows-based). First, we need to prepare the server before the installation, adding the vCenter user created on the domain controller, applying user rights and preparing SQL Server native client. Then, we can proceed with the vCenter installation and initial configuration.

VDI-LAB-2018 – Part 5 – Configuring a Domain Controller server with AD, DNS and DHCP services

VDI Juan Mulford - September 30, 2018

Summary: In this part, we are going to deploy a new VM from a Windows server 2016 template, then install and configure the active directory,...

VDI-LAB-2018 - Part 4 - Creating a Windows server 2016 template

VDI Juan Mulford - September 24, 2018

Summary: In this part, I will create a new VM and Install Windows server 2016, then convert it as a template. This template is the...

Windows Server shuts down unexpectedly

Windows Server Juan Mulford - August 10, 2018

Some of the virtual servers in my infrastructure kept turning off unexpectedly. All of these VMs are Windows Server 2016 evaluation (datacenter edition) and all my others VMs (Linux, Windows 7) wasn’t presenting these symptoms. Obviously, the problem was related to the VM and the operating system itself.

Unable to ping PCs in the domain

Windows Server Juan Mulford - January 20, 2018

Problem: You have a domain controller in your network, and the PC/servers joined to that domain are not reachable by "ping", however, is possible to...

Unable to access AD server using remote desktop + Add User or Group… is grayed out.

Active Directory Juan Mulford - November 4, 2016

Problem: Got the following message when attempting to connect as a domain administrator: "To sign in remotely, you need the right to sign in through Remote Desktop...

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Raspberry Pi OS in a Virtual Machine with VMware

Juan Mulford - November 13, 2020 4

Although the Raspberry Pi OS is designed and optimized for the Raspberry Pi module, it is possible to test and use it without its hardware, with VMware. This solution can be useful if you are a developer (or just a curious guy) and don't have a Raspberry Pi module with you

Unable to delete an "inaccessible" datastore

Juan Mulford - March 8, 2019 7

I was switching my storage array, so I migrated the VMs from that old datastore/storage to a new datastore/storage. The old datastore was shared by 3 ESXi hosts, no cluster. After migrating the VMs and unmount/delete the datastore, it was still presented in two of the ESXi hosts and was marked as inaccessible.

This is not a valid source path / URL - SourceTree and Gitlab

Juan Mulford - February 29, 2020 1

I have been working on a project with a friend who set up a repository in Gitlab but even though I was able to view all projects on it, I couldn’t really join the repository. I was using SourceTree and Gitlab.

How to export a Virtual Machine using the VMware OVF Tool

Juan Mulford - April 5, 2020 9

The VMware OVF Tool is implemented by VMware for easily importing and exporting virtual machines in Open Virtualization Format (OVF) standard format. Here, I want to show you how to download and install it, and then how to use it from a Windows machine.

Couldn't load private key - Putty key format too new

Juan Mulford - December 1, 2021 5

couldn't load private key - Putty key format too new.” This issue happens when you use PuTTygen to generate or convert to a ppk key. Here is how to fix it.