Bits, Bytes, & Radio Waves

A Journey Through Discovery

  • VMware Aria Operations to Monitor VMware vSphere 7.0 STIG

    Important! Alert Symptoms and Definitions can be set up in Aria Operations, but they will not truly monitor the the virtual machine accurately unless the virtual machines have already been secured! A lot of the settings in the STIG do not exist by default and therefore cannot be monitored with confidence. It is very important…

  • MyLab: Group Policy Objects

    Overview This post will contain a listing of Group Policies, in no particular order, that I like to set up. For reference, I generally follow C_ for computer objects and U_ for user objects. If there is a policy that applies to both, I will use CU_. I like to get these built before I…

  • MyLab: Domain Name System (DNS)

    Overview The Domain Name System, or DNS, service is probably one of the most critical services to run in a network. Setting it up in the best available configuration is just as important to ensure there is no downtime. In my lab, I am running two Microsoft Windows Server 2022 guests with the Microsoft Active…

  • MyLab: The Virtual Machine

    Overview Since I am a big fan of VMware, all of my lab will be built using VMware technology. I am using ESXi 7.0 U3 on my base host to build up a nested virtualized environment.

  • MyLab: Microsoft Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH)

    Overview I am choosing to install Microsoft Remote Desktop Session Host servers to host published applications. I am going to use an automated farm which means there will be a virtual machine that will act as a single “golden image” and will be replicated to more than one. This eases management when installing new applications…

  • MyLab: VMware Unified Access Gateway (UAG)

    Overview I am choosing to install VMware Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 23.09 (current at the time of writing) so that I can access my Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) without the hassle of using a Virtual Private Network (VPN).

This is how it all started…

I started this site with the intent to aggregate as much information as possible in one place. I use this to record lessons learned or frustrating configurations I have experienced on the job or just tinkering (learning) and just couldn’t find a better resource available. I have tried to be as thorough and accurate as possible, but technology is rapidly evolving and every environment is different. I may miss things along the way and my setup most likely differs compared to yours.

I hope you find this site has some value to you.

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Aaron Rombaut

Writer & Technologist