Category: Several

Using StarWind to emulate iSCSI/NAS/SAN arrays

With this procedure we are going to explain how a NAS/SAN or iSCSI device works, Everything is simple, with software, we will use it to perform CLUSTER procedures. The StarWind is a software capable of emulating a disk array, be a NAS, or a SAN or the cheapest an iSCSI. In this procedure we will create a virtual array of iSCSI disks with StarWind (will be the iSCSI target) and with the iSCSI Initiator we will connect to it from the servers that we want the disks to have connected, for later create a cluster. This diagram comments on the situation:

SpiceWorks Installation and Configuration

SPICEWORKS is a completely free software that generates useful information from your organization's LAN, Getting statistics on how many devices are on the network, how many PCs, Servers, Printers, Switches… And from each one he gets all the information possible, what operating system does it have?, what software/patches you have installed, Your Setup, Physical Data… and the interesting part would be the alerts. Alerts can be generated and we can be notified when there is a, for example, that it does not have AntiVirus, disk space, Fallen services… First of all, get this software, Its website is: www.spiceworks.com.

Installing and Configuring SpamTitan

This procedure explains the process of setting up an Anti-Spam server called SpamTitan, The version 4.05 To download. This AntiSpam is available for download in an ISO to install on a physical server or there is also an ISO for use with VMware virtual machines. The official website is: www.spamtitan.com, There we can download some demos of 30 days, or we can directly connect to a SpamTitan demo that they have online at: HTTP://demo.spamtitan.com to play without having to install it, But it's not the same ;). As indicated on its website, for the 98,5% Spam, and has two antivirus solutions at once, that is why it is paid for one of them: Kaspersky and ClamAV; as well as email content control, Disclaimers in emails… En este enlace AKI, we have a comparison of the SpamTitan appliance against MV.

Creating a ThinClient on an outdated PC and using it to connect to RDP or ICA

This procedure explains how to get a PC with minimal hardware and without all its components to perfectly boot the software necessary for an employee to work with only their applications. Another advantage would be economic savings, since it would not be necessary to expand all the company's PCs, but only the hardware of the servers. It's centralized management and if a team fails, just restart it and in a minute a minimal Linux distribution would be downloaded that connects it via ICA to the Metaframe server to run only the published applications.

Secure connection with OpenSSH

Con este programa nos conectaremos a un servidor Microsoft Windows mediante SSH desde un cliente con un trafico cifrado (tipo Telnet) Para empezar tenemos que descargar el programa OpenSSH for Windows de AKI, lo instalaremos dándole a siguiente y aceptando todas las ventanas. Una vez acabada la instalación nos dirá que debemos crear el fichero de contraseñas antes de iniciar el servicio OpenSSH (es muy importante).

Using NO-IP

No-IP es un servicio gratuito que gestiona un dominio a una direccion IP dinamica. Si tienes un dominio pero no tienes una IP fija, si no que tienes una dirección IP dinamica, tendrías que andar modificando constantemente tu DNS de tu dominio a la IP que tengas en cada momento. Con este programa solucionamos el tema de la siguiente forma. Nos damos de alta en el servicio de No-IP, creamos un dominio XXXX.no-ip.org y nuestro dominio www.xxxxxxxx.com lo redireccionamos a este nuevo dominio creado por el servicio No-IP, más claro: