Category: Microsoft

Become a Pro at Creating Hyper-V Nested Virtual Machines That Contain Different IP Addresses Today!!

In this tutorial, we used Azure to create a Hyper-V nested virtual machine that contains multiple IP addresses. This is going to be a four part tutorial so stay tuned. Anyways, I’ll be seeing you all in the next one!

Build a Hyper-V Nested Virtual Machine at Azure Right Now! #Azure

In this short tutorial, I’ll be showing you how you can build a Hyper-V Nested Virtual Machine With Multiple IP Addresses at Azure. For more content, stay tuned. Or you can access them early by going to our YouTube channel and subscribing. (Link in the description.) This way, if there’s any new content you will be one of the first ones to experience it.

How to Setup A Hyper-V Virtual Machine (Part 1) (Video Tutorial)

This is a tutorial of how you can setup your Hyper-V virtual machine! This is one of my first ever tutorial videos on this channel. For more content stay tuned or you can subscribe to our YouTube channel for more tutorials

How to Install Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 V3 #Veeam #MVPHOUR #Office365

Veeam released Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 V3 on April 2, there are lots of function be increased and improved, including increased backup speeds, improved security with multi-factor authentication support, simplified management for larger environments, flexible retention options… etc.
The most import is Veeam release Community Edition version, what is Community Edition? It provides FREE backup and recovery of Office 365 Exchange Online, SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business, eliminating the risk of losing access and control over your Office 365 data – limited to 10 users and 1 TB of SharePoint data. What are you waiting for? Let’s follow steps to install it for protecting your Microsoft office 365 data.

How to Activate Windows Server 2019 Evaluation Edition with VLSC MAK key or Retail key #WINDOWSSERVER #MVPHOUR

When you try to activate Windows server 2019 from evaluation version, do you always get an error message “the product key you entered didn’t work. Check the product key and try again, or enter a different one. (0x80070490)”?
Today, I am going to show you how to install license key to activate Windows Server 2019 from Evaluation version. Let’s follow steps to activate your windows server 2019 (it also can be use for activating Windows Server 2016).
Note: you cannot use slmgr /ipk command with VLSC MAK key or Retail to activate evaluation edition server directly.

FIX Access Denied Error in Demote DC server #Active Directory #WINDOWSSERVER # #MVPHOUR

Today, I was trying to remove an old windows 2003 R2 DC server in our domain, when I run DCPROMO command to demote it, I received the following error message:
The operation failed because: The attempt at remote domain controller DC2016 to remove domain controller CN=DC1,CN=Servers,CN=Default-First-Name,CN=Sites….from the forest was unsuccessful. “Access is Denied”

Step by Step to use Veeam archive on-premises data to Azure Blob #Veeam #Azure #Blob #MVPHOUR

Veeam released the Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4 on January, also with this release, Veeam now also have support for Cloud based Object Storage, such as Azure Blob Storage which means that we can have the last 30 days of data stored on a local repository and then move the archive or later up to a Azure Blob but Azure Blob is capacity tier storage, you cannot use it as local backup repository and backup data to it directly. Let’s follow steps to configure it.

BUILDING REAL WORLD LAB in Azure Script for port range forwarding. #Azure #NAT #Microsoft #MVPhours

Hello there GDM fans my name is Angus and today I will be talking about a script I have made for port range forwarding. If you don’t already know about… Read more »

How to Create Azure account with $250 credit for free #Azure #MVPHOUR #Cloud #FREE

As we know, there are lots of features on Microsoft Azure cloud, in order to use those features, you need to create a Microsoft Azure account, it’s very easy to create, also you will get $250 credit at the first month.
If you are a newcomer on Microsoft Azure, no worry, I am going to show you how to create Azure free account with $250 credit today, just follow the steps as below.

How to build Sophos XG firewall at Azure Hyper-V Nested VM for free #Azure #MVPBUZZ #MVPHOUR #FIREWALL #SOPHOS

Have you been followed my previously blog to build up Hyper-V nested virtual machine on Microsoft Azure? If you don’t, you better build it right now, because this is pre-requisites and you will get lots of benefit for your lab or even production environment, you can reference this link and build it. If you did, congratulation! You can create a nested gest virtual machine and install Firewall (e.g. Sophos XG, Fortinet…) for free, why we still need to build firewall at our Azure Hyper-V nested environment? Because it supports lots functions that we cannot get the functions for free from Azure, e.g. server load balance, firewall, SNAT, application filter, IPS…and so on, we also can use it for LAB or simulate issues or POC. I am going to show how to build Sophos XG here.

Build Hyper-V nested VM with multiple public IP addresses at Azure #Azure #MVPBUZZ #MVPHOUR #FIREWALL

As we know, you can easy to create VMs, Firewalls, Load Balancers on Microsoft Azure, you also can make routing path change but all of them will cost you lots of money, it depends on how many virtual devices or virtual machines that you created.
Today, I am going to show you how to build Hyper-V nested VM with multiple public IP address, you just need to pay Microsoft for one Hyper-V host with storage space and public IP addresses, you can install firewall, created lots of VMs, load balancer, control routing path, port forwarding and so on, we can use them for LAB test, POC, or even production.

Hyper-V Setting Up the Virtual Machine and Using Other Mechanics Pt.2 #VirtualMachines #Microsoft

Welcome back GDM fans and let’s continue about the blog about Hyper-V, remember that I am using Windows 2016 Server so I am setting it up a little differently than… Read more »

SITE-TO-SITE VPN FROM SOPHOS XG FIREWALL TO AZURE #AZURE #MVPBUZZ #MVPHour #SOPHOS #VPN #FIREWALL

Today, I would like to tell you how to build a site-to-site VPN from Sophos XG firewall to Azure, if you have no budget to buy a hardware base firewall for you home office or lab, no worry, you also can download and install at Microsoft Hyper-V (or others) Virtual Machine and it’s free!!

Migrate Exchange Services from On-premises to Office 365 PART 2- Deploy Azure AD Connect #Azure #Office365 #Exchange

Have you been follow my previously post steps to add your domain to Office 365? if not please check my previously post and do it. If you did and then it’s time to deploy Azure AD connect to sync your on-premises AD to Azure AD (Office 365).
You can download and install Azure AD Connect to your ADFS server or you also can install it at your domain server if you won’t use ADFS server for your infrastructure. you can install Azure Ad Connect with Express settings but I recommend install it with Customized settings, because you can adjust settings to match your requirements.