So I decided to try the ARP guard functionality in Hyper-V 2012 and see how it works, and in the same case check if it is possible to change the Mac address. I took a look at what documentation Microsoft had around the subject http://blogs.technet.com/b/wincat/archive/2012/11/18/arp-spoofing-prevention-in-windows-server-2012-hyper-v.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831823.aspx And what they say here is that I am …
This guide has been written with Netscaler build 73 and Operations Manager 2012 SP1 (on WS2012) with the management pack from Citrix. Operations Manager 2012 supports monitoring network devices either through SNMP (v1, 2 and 3) or through just basic ICMP. Citrix has made a management pack solution, which you can use to enhance the …
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When Citrix released Excalibur they also included a whole bunch of Powershell which allows you to run Powershell cmdlets to alter anything. If you are inside the Studio console you can see that there is a PowerShell window there, which shows all of the cmdlets that you have run. and how does this help ? …
Now Citrix released a beta build of Excalibur a couple of months ago, which shows the next generation of XenDesktop and XenApp architecture. (Well actually just XenDestkop, since the XenApp architecture is disappearing) In addition, with this release we have some fancy choices for how to manage the machines within XenDesktop. Excalibur will add additional …
Been busy the last couple of months so therefore it has been a bit quiet here. I am having a huge focus on certifications forward since I want to expand my horizon, the last month I have focused a lot of Windows Server 2012 and Citrix Netscaler.Right now, I have a couple of other certifications …
This exam is part of the Server Infrastructure MSCE exam and is the first of two exams. I have added some resources for those that wish to study to this exam down below J If you wish you should buy this book as well it is a complete study guide book for the exam http://www.amazon.co.uk/Exam-Ref-70-413-Implementing-Infrastructure/dp/0735673675/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1363123655&sr=8-1 …
With 2012 release of System Center Configuration Manager, planning and designing a hierarchy became a bit more difficult. Not because of the limitations, but because of the huge mix of different possibilities you have. For instance with the introduction of CAS role (Which sits on the top of the hierarchy and is used for management …
A change of subject for my matter, but security has always been a huge interest of mine. However, I thought that I would write about phishing attacks.Now the art of phishing is just about trying to fetch information from people (and in there useful information such as social ID, bank card information and or username …
With Service Pack 1 of Configuration Manager it allows you to create a distribution point in Windows Azure, in case you lack the hardware needed to meet the needs or because of security, limitations that you would want all your clients to download content from the internet rather from your infrastructure. Now this type of …
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When Citrix bought ZenPrise, they bought one of the leading MDM companies on the market, and Citrix themself had some MDM functionality in their own products but nothing to what ZenPrise had, this was in December. Now in February Citrix has managed to release XenMobile (Which is a part of the bigger package called Mobile …
