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Jorge Bernhardt Jorge Bernhardt

Microsoft

2019

Transfer and Seize FSMO roles Using PowerShell
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Get-ADDomain Get-ADForest Microsoft Microsoft Windows
Today, in this post, I want to show you how to transfer or seize one or more flexible single master operations (FSMO) roles from one Domain Controller to another using PowerShell.
How to Host a Static Website Directly on an Azure Storage Account
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Azure PowerShell Connect-AzAccount Enable-AzStorageStaticWebsite Get-ChildItem
Today, in this post, I want to show you how to use Azure PowerShell to create a static website in Azure Storage GPv2 accounts. This interesting functionality allows us to publish a static website without any additional cost, only the storage used.
Getting Started With Azure Sphere - Part 3
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azsphere Azure Sphere IoT Microsoft
This post is part of a series in which I will show how to set up and use your Azure Sphere. In my previous article, I showed you how to set up an Azure account to use with Azure Sphere.
MCSE – Microsoft® Certified Solutions Expert: Core Infrastructure
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Certification Certifications MCSE Microsoft
A week ago, I passed the Microsoft 70-743 exam: Update your skills to MCSA Windows Server 2016. And finally, I can call myself an expert in Microsoft® certified solutions: Core infrastructure.
Using PowerShell to Create BPA Reports in HTML Format
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Get-BPAModel Get-BPAResult Invoke-BPAModel Microsoft
In this post, I want to show you how to use PowerShell to create HTML reports with the Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) results. Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) is a server management tool that is available in Windows Server.
Passed Microsoft Exam 70-743 Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2016
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Certification Certifications MCSA Microsoft
This morning I passed the Microsoft exam 70-743 Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2016, which is a composite of three standalone exams: 70-740, 70-741, and 70-742. Exam 70-743 validates skills related to core features and functionality of Windows Server 2016, from the existing knowledge base of a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator for Windows Server 2012 R2.
Implement Offline Domain Join
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djoin.exe Microsoft Microsoft Windows Windows
Today, in this mini-post, I want to show you how to perform an offline domain join. During this process, a computer is configured to join a domain without network access to the active directory.
How to Resize Azure Managed Disks
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Azure CLI Get-AzDisk Get-AzSubscription Get-AzVM
In this post, I want to show you how to expand a managed operating system disk in an Azure virtual machine, using Azure PowerShell and Azure CLI. This tutorial assumes that you already have a Microsoft Azure account configured.
Create multiple identical VMs at once with Azure PowerShell
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Add-AzVMNetworkInterface Get-AzSubscription Login-AzAccount Microsoft
Hi, in this blog post, I want to show you a script that I used to implement several identical virtual machines at the same time with Azure PowerShell. Prerequisites> Prerequisites # This tutorial assumes that you already have a Microsoft Azure account set up and you have the PowerShell Azure module on your machine installed.
How to configure a Cloud Witness for a Failover Cluster
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Get-AzStorageAccount Get-AzStorageAccountKey Get-AzSubscription Get-ClusterQuorum
In the past week, I changed the configuration of a Failover Cluster in Windows Server 2016 that operated with a File share witness to use a Cloud Witness. In this post, I will show you how I configured a cloud witness for a failover cluster using Windows PowerShell and an Azure storage account.
Getting Started With Azure Sphere - Part 2
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azsphere Azure Sphere IoT Microsoft
This post is part of a series in which I will show how to set up and use your Azure Sphere. In my previous article, I showed you how to update the Azure Sphere OS.
How to prepare the Microsoft Exam AZ-900
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AZ-900 Certification Certifications Microsoft
In the last weeks, I have received many questions about how I prepared for Microsoft Azure Exam AZ-900. That’s why today I want to tell you in this article, the pages I consulted and the courses I have taken to prepare for the exam.
How to compact the Active Directory Database
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Active Directory Database Microsoft Microsoft Windows NtdsUtil.exe
In this mini-post, I want to show you how to perform an offline defragmentation of the Active Directory database. To perform the maintenance of the AD DS database offline, we will use the NtdsUtil.
How to create an Azure Load Balancer with PowerShell
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Azure PowerShell Get-AzLocation Get-AzResourceGroup Get-AzSubscription
This post is part of a series in which I will show how to create different resources in Microsoft Azure. Today I will show you how to create an essential component: an Azure Load Balancer.
Getting Started With Azure Sphere - Part 1
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azsphere Azure Sphere IoT Microsoft
The people who follow @ me on Twitter know that I received an Azure sphere about a month ago. Due to certification exams and other issues, I have not been able to play with this board before.
How to create an Azure Recovery Services Vault
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Azure CLI Azure Cloud Shell Azure PowerShell Get-AzRecoveryServicesVault
This post is part of a series in which I will show how to create different resources in Microsoft Azure. Today I will show you how to create a component that every Azure subscription should have: an Azure Recovery Service vault.
How to Implement Data Deduplication using PowerShell
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Enable-DedupVolume Get-DedupStatus Get-ScheduledTask Install-WindowsFeature
In this post, I want to show you how to install and configure the role of Data Deduplication in Windows Server 2016 using Windows PowerShell. Data Deduplication is a role service that conserves storage space on an NTFS volume by locating redundant data and storing one only copy of that data instead of multiple copies.
Passed Microsoft Exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
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AZ-900 Certification Certifications Microsoft
Yesterday I passed the Microsoft exam AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fundamentals. This exam is ideal to demonstrate basic knowledge of cloud services and how those services are provided with Microsoft Azure. This exam measures the following skills and knowledge:
Passed Microsoft Exam AZ-102: Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Transition
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Certification Certifications Microsoft Microsoft Azure
This morning I took the exam Microsoft AZ-102 Microsoft Azure Administrator Certification Transition, which is a composite of two standalone exams: AZ-100 Microsoft Azure Infrastructure and Deployment and AZ-101 Microsoft Azure Integration and Security.
How to use Hyper-V Resource Metering
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Disable-VMResourceMetering Enable-VMResourceMetering Measure-VM Microsoft
If you want to track the use of a virtual machine in your Hyper-v environment. This blog post may interest you. Resource metering uses PowerShell cmdlets to track various performance metrics for individuals VMs, such as: