Active Directory (AD) is one of the most used features in Windows Server. It enables administrators to manage devices and users implementing and reinforcing security policies. It also provides a centralized and hierarchical directory to manage all network resources.
In this post we’re talking about tools and best practices to ease restore & backup processes in AD.
Are you a Hyper-V user? Don’t miss these useful tips by Virtualization Review:
-Use PowerShell to create a list of all your virtual machines(VM) including name and IP address without logging or going to networking tab.
-Enable router guard and DHCP guard options to avoid unauthorized networking accesses. You can do it using VM libraries, PowerShell or Set-VMNetworkAdapter cmdlet.
The growth and improper use of domain administrator accounts is one of the major security threats to systems in Windows Active Directory (AD) domains.
In order to avoid potential issues arising from these troubles, here’s an article about restricting the use of domain admin accounts to domain controllers in Windows Server 2012 R2 domains by enabling support for additional Kerberos features.
The author also explains how to create a new authentication policy and silo. You can have a look at the tutorial here
According to our followers, the most interesting topics added to our blog during last weeks are: the main differences among three of the most popular hypervisors (Hyper-V, ESXi & XenServer); UDS Enterprise & oVirt integration and the possibility of using any connection protocol with UDS Enterprise.
Find below the link to the top 3 articles in our blog in case you missed them:
Hyper-V, ESXi & XenServer comparison
UDS Enterprise fully integrates with Microsoft Hyper-V (version 3 onwards).
UDS Enterprise components are offered in Virtual Appliance format and they are hosted on the Hyper-V platform on which the virtual desktops are going to be deployed.
The integration process is very easy, you can check it reading this presentation:
