What we’re going to do in this Part
Continuing on from last part, we’re going to provision VMware’s ESXi. Since ESXi is based on Linux, we can actually do this without a separate server or special configuration, we just need a few files.
Getting Started with Foreman: Part 2
What we’re going to do in this Part
Continuing on from last part, we’re going to provision Windows (7/10/Server). There are two ways to do this, Wimaging by kireevco or a WDS Server. I am going to show you the WDS way since it integrates with MDT. Also Wimaging hasn’t been updated in a while.
Getting Started with Foreman: Part 1
What is Foreman
From their website:
Foreman is a complete lifecycle management tool for physical and virtual servers. We give system administrators the power to easily automate repetitive tasks, quickly deploy applications, and proactively manage servers, on-premise or in the cloud.
vCenter Authentication Error
Over the weekend I’ve been renmaing my Domain Controllers to fit in with the other Servers (dc1 -> dc01). The Next day, I couldn’t log into vCenter anymore with my Domain Account, neither with Windows Session Credentials nor Direct Input. I got this very cryptic error “N3Sso5Fault13InternalFault9ExceptionE”:
Setup Walkthrough
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Home Setup Walkthrough
A few people on /r/homelab asked for this and I’ve been wanting to do it for some time anyways, so here it goes