Puppet On Azure Εγκατάσταση & Παραμετροποίηση του FOREMAN για να έχουμε γραφικό περιβάλλον μέσω WEB Το Open Puppet δεν έχει γραφικό περιβάλλον στην βασική του εγκατάσταση. Υπάρχουν μερικά open source προγράμματα τα οποία μπορούν να προτεθούν στο Puppet Master και να μας προσφέρουν γραφικό περιβάλλον. Ένα από τα καλύτερα είναι το Foreman. Με το Foreman […] The post Puppet On Azure | Βήμα 5, FOREMAN appeared first on Proxima's IT Corner.
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Validate Azure Resource Move with Postman At this post we will see how easily we can move azure resources to new resource groups or subscriptions and how we can validate if the azure resources are eligible to move without initiate the move. Move Azure Resources to new resource groups or subscriptions Azure Resource Manager allow you to easily move resources to new resource groups or subscriptions. It is a pretty simple process. From the Azure Portal, open a Resource Group, and from the top optio
A simple way to test if the Exchange server is processing emails is by using telnet & SMTP commands. First open a telnet client. The simplest is to open a Command Prompt and type: “telnet yourexchangeserver 25” and press Enter The Command Prompt will start the telnet client and try to connect to the mail […] The post Test Exchange mail submission using SMTP commands appeared first on Proxima's IT Corner.
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Add multiple managed disks to Azure RM VM In this post I have created a PowerShell script to help add multiple managed disks to an Azure RM Virtual Machine. The script to add multiple managed disks will prompt you to login to an Azure RM account, then it will query the subscriptions and ask you to select the desired. After that it will query the available VMs and promt to select the target VM from the VM list. At this point I am checking the OS disk and define the storage type of the data disk.
Microsoft Azure Nested Virtualization | Hyper-V VM inside Azure VM With the new Dv3 and Ev3 VM sizes Microsoft has released the Nested Virtualization, meaning you can simply have a Hyper-V VM inside an Azure VM. In this post I am testing the Nested Virtualization functionality creating a Hyper-V VM inside an Azure VM and have Network and Internet Connectivity. Lets get started. First of all we will need a Dv3 or Ev3 VM and for best Nested Virtualization performance make use of SSD Managed Disks.
Azure Update Management Have you checked the update management system for your Azure and On-Premises server that supports both Windows and Linux operating systems? And it is completely free! Please find the full list of supported operating systems and prerequisites here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operations-management-suite/oms-solution-update-management#prerequisites. Lets get started. The easiest way is to start from an Azure VM. Go to the VMs blade and find “Update management”.
Protect your Web App using Azure Application Gateway Web Application Firewall Web Application Firewall was always a big investment for a small or growing company as most of the top branded companies are charging a lot of money A Web Application Firewall protects your application from common web vulnerabilities and exploits like SQL Injection or Cross site scripting. Azure provides enterprise grade Web Application Firewall through the Application Gateway. It comes in two pricing models, Medium a
<h1>Govern your Azure environment</h1> <p>It was a day full of Microsoft Azure and technology, from both IT Pro & Dev perspective. A sunny day at Athens, with a lot of fun. For sure we had a great time!</p> <p>You can download my Athens Azure Bootcamp 2019 presentation, Govern your Azure environment, from this <a href="https://papostolidisgr-my.sharepoint.com/:p:/g/personal/pantelis_e-apostolidis_gr/EUS8pnejNdNEhrm0GVe4qaYBkFH2s_ZZKqGh9AaDY0NTFw?e=nQaNSD">
Microsoft Azure Nested Virtualization | Hyper-V Replica on Azure After my Microsoft Azure Nested Virtualization | Hyper-V VM inside Azure VM post on how to create a Nested VM inside an Azure VM, I am following with how to have Hyper-V Replica on Azure. To accomplish this we will use the Azure VM and the Nested VM from the Microsoft Azure Nested Virtualization | Hyper-V VM inside Azure VM post. The first step is to create an identical pair of Azure VM and Nested VM to use for replica server. The
<h1>Azure Private Link | Private connection to Azure PaaS</h1> <p> </p> <p>Azure Private Link is a new service, currently in Preview, that provides private connectivity from a virtual network or an on-premises network with Site-2-Site VPN to Azure platform as a service (PaaS) Microsoft services. Azure Private Link makes the networking a lot more simple improving the security and eliminating the need for public access.</p> <p id="nAIxogs"><img class="a
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Αυτό δεν είναι ένα από τα συνηθισμένα μου posts. Απλά θέλω να μοιραστώ την εμπειρία της καθαρής εγκατάστασης του Exchange 2016 για όποιον θέλει να δημιουργήσει ένα lab και να εξασκηθεί. Για το δικό μου lab χρησιμοποίησα έναν Windows Server 16 TP3, ο οποίος είναι Domain Controller & DNS στο Domain mylab.lab Η εγκατάσταση του […] The post Microsoft Exchange 2016 | Από το 0 στο 1ο email appeared first on Proxima's IT Corner.
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Save 40% on Windows Azure VM made easy creating a new Windows Azure VM you will notice a new selection at the Basics step. It is the Hybrid Use Benefit. Using this benefit you can save up to 40% on a Windows Azure VM cost using your own license with software assurance. You just need to have a Windows Server Standard or Datacenter license with Software Assurance, and it is not restricted to any specific licensing program, it is available to all licenses with Software Assurance. At the final step,
<h1>Azure Security Center</h1> <h2>Remediate security recommendations in 1 click</h2> <p>Azure Security Center provides unified security management and advanced threat protection across hybrid cloud workloads. Using advanced analytics, it helps you detect potentially malicious activity across your hybrid cloud workloads, and recommends potential remediation steps, which you can then evaluate, and take the necessary action.</p> <p id="DLQOMZB"><img cla
Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) is a function of the Azure Application Gateway that detects and prevents exploits and attacks to a web application. Using a WAF we add an additional security layer in front of our application. To have a sneak peak at the most common web application attacks, take a look at the OWASP Top 10 Most Critical Web Application Security Risks . At my previous posts we have seen how to Protect your Web App using Azure Application Gateway Web Application Firewall and Use
Use Service Endpoints to protect an Azure Storage Account inside an Azure Azure Virtual Network As we have already saw at a previews post, we can use the Service Endpoints to protect an Azure SQL Server inside an Azure Virtual Network. Today we will see how we can protect a Storage Account. First we need to enable the Microsoft.Storage Service Endpoint to an existing Virtual Network or create a new Virtual Network and enable it. At this port I am creating a new Virtual Network, so at the Azure P
Use Service Endpoints to protect an Azure Storage Account inside an Azure Azure Virtual Network As we have already saw at a previews post, we can use the Service Endpoints to protect an Azure SQL Server inside an Azure Virtual Network. Today we will see how we can protect a Storage Account. First we need to enable the Microsoft.Storage Service Endpoint to an existing Virtual Network or create a new Virtual Network and enable it. At this port I am creating a new Virtual Network, so at the Azure P
High Level Steps to Create a Syslog Server for Azure OMS (Log Analytics)
This post is a gathering of TechNet articles and 3rd party blog posts that my college John Dandelis followed to create a linux Syslog server in order to monitor network devices on Operations Management Suite (OMS). Its not a complete step-by-step guide but it is very useful as a reference.
-Install Ubuntu server VM. Use any Bash Shell to connect to Ubuntu Server. (http://win-bash.sourceforge.net/) To install Bash sh
Azure Start Point | Your first Web App In this post series we will go through some basic steps on how to start with Microsoft Azure. For start we will create a Web App. If you don’t have an Azure Subscription, you can easily create a free trial by just going to https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/ Let’s create our first Web App. Go to the Azure Portal by navigating to https://portal.azure.com and click “+ Create a resource” At the search box write “Web App” and press enter At the search res
Puppet On Azure Puppet Automation – Δημιουργία αρχείου στους Servers που κάνουμε Manage Έχουμε εγκαταστήσει το Puppet και τους Agents, τώρα είναι η ώρα να δούμε ένα test automation. Παράδειγμα «Δημιουργία αρχείου» Στον Puppet Master τρέχουμε: nano /etc/puppet/manifests/site.pp και δίνουμε όνομα του αρχείου και το path το security “mode” και το περιεχόμενο του αρχείου ”content” […] The post Puppet On Azure | Βήμα 4, Puppet Automation appeared first on Proxima's IT Corner.
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SQL Failover Cluster with AlwaysOn Availability Groups Η ιδέα είναι να έχουμε ένα SQL Flailover Cluster στο Primary Site και στο υπάρχον Cluster να προσθέσουμε ένα AlwaysOn Availability group για το DR. Λόγο του μεγέθους της υλοποίησης θα γίνει τρία Posts. Ένα το Failover Cluster, ένα η εγκατάσταση της SQL σε Failover Clster και ένα η υλοποίηση του […] The post SQL Failover Cluster with AlwaysOn Availability Groups appeared first on Proxima's IT Corner.
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Azure Blob Storage… Recycle Bin!!!!!!! Remember all that red alerts when comes to deleting blobs? Ah, forget them! Microsoft Azure brought the Windows Recycle Bin to Azure and named it Soft delete. The soft delete feature basically is similar to the Windows recycle bin. Deleting a file from the Windows explorer, the Operating System instead of actually removing the file it moves it to the recycle bin. The file stays there and it can be undeleted at any time. The soft delete feature in Microsoft
Azure offers free smtp relay using the SendGrid application. SendGrid is a cloud service that provides email delivery and marketing campaigns. The specific offer is for up to 25.000 emails per month. Also this offers provides full reporting and analytics and 24/7 support. At this post we will see how to create a SendGrid free account that can be used for many purposes, like:
Send emails through an application using the SendGrid API
Send email campaigns, newsletters, etc using the SendGrid SMT
Create Azure File Shares at your ARM template using PowerShell Using Azure Resource Manage template deployment, you can create a Storage account but you cannot create File Shares. Azure File Shares can be created using the Azure Portal, the Azure PowerShell or the Azure Cli. Mainly, the idea is to run a PowerShell script that will create the File Shares. This script will be invoked inside the ARM Template. In order to use a PowerShell script from a template, the script must be called from a URL.
ΑΣΦΆΛΙΣΕ ΤΗΝ AZURE SQL DATABASE ΜΈΣΑ ΣΕ ΈΝΑ VNET ΧΡΗΣΙΜΟΠΟΙΏΝΤΑΣ SERVICE ENDPOINTS February 6, 2018 Pantelis Apostolidis Microsoft, Ελληνικά Leave a comment
Για πολλούς, ένα πρόβλημα στο να χρησιμοποιήσουν την Azure SQL, είναι η δημόσια πρόσβαση. Μετά τα τελευταία Azure updates μπορούμε να χρησιμοποιήσουμε τα service endpoints ώστε να ασφαλίσουμε την Azure SQL μέσα σε ένα VNET. Ας ξεκινήσουμε λοιπόν να βάλουμε την Azure SQL μέσα σε ένα VNET. Ανοίγουμε το Azure Portal και ξεκινάμε να δημιουρ
