Month: July 2013

Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 – Install iSCSI Target Role

July 24, 2013
iSCSIMicrosoft Windows Storage Server 2012Storage Area Network

You may use Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 as an iSCSI Storage Area Network (SAN). To do so you must install the iSCSI Target feature. Below you will find a step-by-step guide to installing this feature.

On the Server Manager > Dashboard page select Manage > Add Roles and Features.

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On the Before you begin page click Next >.

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On the Installation Type page select Role-based or feature-based installation and click Next >.

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On the Server Selection page select the server that you would like to enable the iSCSI Target. In this example, I will be choosing iSCSI01. After selecting the server click Next >.

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On the  Server Roles page select File And Storage Services (Installed) > File and iSCSI Services > iSCSI Target Server. When the Add features that are required for iSCSI Targer Server? dialog box appears click Add Features. When you return to the Server Roles page click Next >.

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On the Features page click Next >.

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On the Confirmation page click Install.

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On the Results page verify that the installation was successful (i.e. Installation succeeded on server), then click Close.

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This completes the installation.

Enjoy!

Microsoft Outlook 2010 – Drag and Drop Malfunction

July 23, 2013
Uncategorized

Have you ever been unable to drag and drop emails in Microsoft Outlook 2010? If so, pressing the Esc key a few times will actually resolve this issue.

Enjoy!

Microsoft Active Directory – Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Domain Controller (DC) Deployment

July 22, 2013
Microsoft Active Directory

Implementing a Microsoft Active Directory (AD) domain allows you to centrally manage almost all aspects of a network. For this reason, domains have been used in many corporate networks. In order to implement an AD domain you must have a Domain Controller (DC). This tutorial will provide you with a basic step-by-step guide on deploying a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise edition DC.

To begin, type dcpromo in the start menu.

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In the Active Directory Domain Services Installation Wizard, initial page, click Next >.

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In the Operating System Compatibility page click Next >.

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In this example, the domain will be the first in a new forest so we will select Create a new domain in a new forest. After selecting that option click Next >.

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In the Name the Forest Root Domain dialog box type the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for this domain. For this example I have chosen root.sysadmin.net (but you may chose a different FQDN). After you enter the FQDN click Next >.

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In the Set Forest Functional Level page select Windows Server 2008 R2 under the Forest functional  level: option then click Next >.

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In the Additional Domain Controller Options page select the check box next to DNS Server to make this DC controller a Domain Name System (DNS) server then click Next >.

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If you receive a dialog box stating A delegation for this DNS server… then click Yes.

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In the Location for Database, Log Files, and SYSVOL dialog box, accept the defaults (as this is a very basic configuration), and click Next >.

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In the Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password page type a password of your choosing then click Next >.

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In the Summary page I recommend clicking Export settings… and saving the file. This may be used in the future for documentation, etc. After you export the settings click Next >.

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At this point you will see a new dialog box appears as Active Directory Domain Services are being configured.

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In the Completing the Active Directory Services Installation Wizard dialog box click Finish.

Select Restart Now in the following prompt.

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After the server restart and you login, open the Event Viewer and view the Directory Services logs. In particular, looking for Event Viewer ID 1000 & 1394.

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This completes the Microsoft Active Directory Domain Controller deployment.

Enjoy!

Cisco – OSPF Routing Protocol Configuration

July 18, 2013
CiscoNetworkOSPF

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is an open standard routing protocol that may be implemented on routers from multiple vendors. In this example the OSPF routing protocol will be implemented on two (2) Cisco routers.

First, I will issue the show ip protocols command to verify there is no existing routing protocol running on the router. If there was another routing protocol with a lower administrative distance (AD) such as IGRP or EIGRP then the OSPF configuration would have been void until IGRP or EIGRP were turned off.

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Next, I will enter global configuration mode by entering the command configure terminal. After that I enabled the OSPF routing protocol with the command router ospf 1. The number “1” is the process ID for OSPF and is only locally significant.

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Next, I specified the networks to be advertised (172.16.20.0/24 and 172.16.25.0/3) using wildcards and placed them in area 0.

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Next, I entered the command show ip protocols to verify that the OSPF routing protocol is enabled on this router. Additionally, I can verify that it is running under process “1” and verify the networks that are being advertised.

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Next, I configured the OSPF routing protocol, using the same method in the previous steps, on the other router in this example.

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Now I will verify that the 172.16.20.0/24 is being advertised by the ORLSAN01 router by enter the command show ip route.

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Additionally, I can ping the ethernet 0 interface (172.16.20.1) on ORLSAN01 to verify Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity.

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I will now make my way back to ORLSAN01 and view the routing table to verify that the 172.16.30.0/24 network from ORLSAN02 is being advertised. As in my previous example I will ping the ethernet 0 interface (172.16.30.1) on ORLSAN02 to verify IP connectivity.

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They were no dropped packets in either example so this configuration is successful.

Enjoy!

Cisco – EIGRP Routing Protocol Configuration

July 10, 2013
CiscoEIGRPNetwork

You may use the following method to configure Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) on your Cisco router(s).

Begin by entering privileged exec mode on your Cisco router by using the enable command.

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Enter global configure mode by using the command configure terminal.

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Type the command router eigrp [as] where [as] is the autonomous system number. The autonomous system number may be any number between 1 – 65535. The important part to remember is that the autonomous system numbers must be identical on each router in order for the EIGRP routers to exchange routing information.

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Use the network x.x.x.x command to advertise the networks of your choosing where x.x.x.x is the classful address range of that particular network. In this particular example this router has 172.16.20.0/24 (ethernet 0) and 172.16.25.0/30 (serial 0) configured so I used the classful address range 172.16.0.0.

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After configuring the other router in this example, with EIGRP and autonomous system number 250, we can now verify our configuration with the show ip protocols, show ip route and ping commands.

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The show ip protocols command will display information regarding each routing protocol that is configured on your router. The show ip route command will display the routing table on your router. In this example, the C represents directly connected networks and the D represents the EIGRP advertised routes. Lastly, I used the ping command to verify network connectivity between the two routers.

Enjoy!