Bits, Bytes, & Radio Waves

A quiet journey through discovery and understanding.

Author: Aaron Rombaut

  • MyLab: The Domain Controller

    Overview For my domain, I am going to use Microsoft Windows Server 2022 and build two domain controllers (DC1 and DC2) in a new forest called aaronrombaut.com. The domain controllers will provide critical services such as Domain Name System (DNS), authentication, and time services to other domain joined computers and servers. VMware Horizon (and other…

  • MyLab: The Database

    Overview A database is required for quite a few components used in VMware Horizon. For this Service, I am going to install Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Standard Edition as this is compatible with both VMware Horizon and VMware App Volumes. To ensure compatibility in the future, check the VMware Product Interoperability Matrix.

  • MyLab: The Certificates

    Overview I am a strong proponent to securing an infrastructure with customer-signed Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates internally and only using third party certificates where absolutely necessary for external services. For this service, I am going to build a two-tier Microsoft certificate authority (CA) using Windows Server 2022. One virtual machine will be a root…