Bits, Bytes, & Radio Waves

A quiet journey through discovery and understanding.

  • VMware Aria Operations to Monitor VMware vSphere 7.0 STIG

    Important! Alert Symptoms and Definitions can be set up in Aria Operations, but they will not truly monitor the the virtual machine accurately unless the virtual machines have already been secured! A lot of the settings in the STIG do not exist by default and therefore cannot be monitored with confidence. It is very important…

  • MyLab: Group Policy Objects

    Overview This post will contain a listing of Group Policies, in no particular order, that I like to set up. For reference, I generally follow C_ for computer objects and U_ for user objects. If there is a policy that applies to both, I will use CU_. I like to get these built before I…

  • MyLab: Domain Name System (DNS)

    Overview The Domain Name System, or DNS, service is probably one of the most critical services to run in a network. Setting it up in the best available configuration is just as important to ensure there is no downtime. In my lab, I am running two Microsoft Windows Server 2022 guests with the Microsoft Active…

Notes from practice

I use this site to document systems, configurations, and lessons learned as I work through real problems—both professionally and through personal experimentation. The goal is clarity: understand how something works, explain why it behaves the way it does, and make it reliable and repeatable.

These notes are written primarily for myself, but shared openly in case they help someone else avoid a dead end or reduce frustration. If you’d like to learn more, visit the About page.

If you have questions or comments, you’re always welcome to contact me.

Aaron Rombaut

Technologist & Writer