Active DirectoryMicrosoft Technologies

Active Directory + Branch office infrastructure design

In organization it may have branch offices, stores in different geographical locations. Some of these branch office network infrastructures may not need integrate with the cooperate network.  For example if it’s a sales office they may communicate with the Head office just through email or phone. So that branch office network will work as separate independent structure. But it’s not always…
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Step-by-Step Guide : Process Entra ID Entitlement Management Access Package on-behalf of another user (preview)

Step-by-Step Guide: Configure Entra ID lifecycle workflow to trigger mover task on user profile changes

Active DirectoryMicrosoft Technologies

Active Directory Replication

In an infrastructure setup, it may have many domain controllers. Some may even in different sites. But in order to keep the consistency in network it’s important to have proper replication between these domain controllers. It is important to plan and optimize the replication process. For example let’s assume you have a remote site which is connect via 256kb link with head office. According to…
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Step-by-Step Guide : Process Entra ID Entitlement Management Access Package on-behalf of another user (preview)

Step-by-Step Guide: Configure Entra ID lifecycle workflow to trigger mover task on user profile changes

Active DirectoryMicrosoft Technologies

Active Directory Topology

In an infrastructure when you place domain controllers and related services it is important to identify exactly where it should logically locate. It will directly make impact on performances and security. There are mainly four types of servers and roles when consider about AD topology design. 1)    Forest root domain controller 2)    Regional domain controller 3)    Global catalog…
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Step-by-Step Guide : Process Entra ID Entitlement Management Access Package on-behalf of another user (preview)

Step-by-Step Guide: Configure Entra ID lifecycle workflow to trigger mover task on user profile changes

Active DirectoryMicrosoft TechnologiesWindows Server

Compacting DHCP database using Jetpack.exe

Like any other database, DHCP server database also need maintenance in periods to keep the performance and availability. In large infrastructures, DHCP database can grow fast. Like we do for other databases, DHCP server DB also can compact. Microsoft recommends to do this for any database larger than 30mb. Back in windows NT time Microsoft introduce a utility call “Jetpack” which can use to…
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Step-by-Step Guide : Process Entra ID Entitlement Management Access Package on-behalf of another user (preview)

Step-by-Step Guide: Configure Entra ID lifecycle workflow to trigger mover task on user profile changes