This post will explain how to splat in Powershell. Splatting is basically using an array or a hash table as the attributes of a command.As with most things in Powershell, its best demonstrated by an example or two. Example 1 In my day job I have an ESXi build script, part of that is to…
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VCSA restore from backup
In this post I will detail the steps required to restore a VCSA from a file level backup. Hopefully this will be a post no one will ever need. But if you do find your self in a situation that requires a restore from backup, then I hope this post helps. This is a list…
FreeNAS, Disks and zPools
In this post we will add disks to the FreeNAS server and configure them in to a zPool. For this post we will use a ZFS equivalent of a RAID 10 but I will demonstrate all the other RAID options. Go to Storage and Disks to see a list of disks. This is not very…
FreeNAS, iSCSI setup
To get a zvol shared out on a network and visible to clients we need to set up the iSCSI service. This is not as bad as it used to be in the older interfaces. The iSCSI config can be reached from Sharing / Block Shares (iSCSI) or Services / iSCSI.Just remember to check that…
FreeNas build and setup
This series of posts will detail the build and configuration of a FreeNAS (TrueNas core) server version 11.3u1 in a homelab environment. For this series I am building a virtual FreeNAS server in ESXi. I have a physical FreeNAS server built out of an old mini tower with desktop hardware. This is certainly not an…
FreeNAS, IP setup
We have installed the FreeNAS OS on to disk. The next step is to configure the management NIC so we can access the server across the network. At this point on our physical screen or VM console we should be looking at the boot config console setup menu. Press 1 (and enter) to configure the…
FreeNAS, Data NIC
Before we can start presenting data over to iSCSI clients we need a dedicated NIC on the same network segment as those clients. In this post we will configure the second NIC using the web interface. Go to Network and then InterfacesHere we have our two NICs, em0 has been configured as management and we…
FreeNAS, Install from CD
Power up and connect the install media for the Freenas server. If physical I just cut a CD and connect a USB DVD drive. If virtual then mount the ISO. When booting from install media you will see the FreeNAS boot screen. Press enter or wait for 5 seconds. The first option in the build…
vCloud, Allow inbound access
In this post I will allow inbound access to a VM. I will be allowing windows RDP on TCP port 3389 but it could be any protocol an any port. First I need to create a filewall rule allowing any traffic hitting the edge with a destination port of 3389 to be accepted.Then a DNAT…
vCloud, Allow outbound access
Once you have some VMs on your vCloud network you will need to allow them access to the internet. Outbound access is configured on the Edge gateway using a firewall and a Source NAT ruleThe firewall rule will allow the internal traffic to reach the external network and the NAT rule will map the internal…