Category: Active Directory

UniFi Security Gateway – Bypassing Orange LiveBox

UniFi Security Gateway – Bypassing Orange Livebox As a homelab enthusiast and datahoarder, my network is not what most people would consider “normal”. I have needs…or at least I have created needs that I have to find a solution for. After a year of using the provided Orange LiveBox in IP Passthrough mode along with…



Active Directory Deployment

Virtualized Domain Controller Deployment and Configuration Applies To: Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 This topic covers: Installation Considerations This includes platform requirements and other important constraints. Virtualized Domain Controller Cloning This explains in detail the entire virtualized domain controller cloning process. Virtualized Domain Controller Safe Restore This explains in detail…




est Practices for Virtualizing Active Directory Domain Controllers (AD DC)

Best Practices for Virtualizing Active Directory Domain Controllers (AD DC) By Matt Liebowitz Global Multi-Cloud Infrastructure Discipline Lead, Dell Technologies Consulting Services  Virtualized Active Directory is ready for Primetime, Part II! In the first of this two-part blog series, I discussed how virtualization-first is the new normal and fully supported; and elaborated on best practices…