Remote AAD Joined Machine Access Azure Storage File Share
This post is to summarize the steps to have your remote AAD joined Windows machine to access Azure storage file shares with proper access control.
Using Azure AD to Log Into Computer and Assign Share Folder Permission
Dec 12 2019, Microsoft announced that Azure AD (Azure active directory) authentication to Windows Virtual Machines (VMs) in Azure is now available in public preview—giving you the ability to manage and…
DD a Windows OS into Cloud Linux VM (Oracle/GCP/AWS)
This post is to record the process to change my Ubuntu Linux VM to Windows VM in Oracle cloud and other public cloud providers. There are many reasons you might…
How to Manage Azure Resources Effectively
Organize your cloud-based resources to secure, manage, and track costs related to your workloads. To organize your resources, define a management group hierarchy, consider and follow a naming convention, and…
Deploy a Free NAT Gateway, Firewall and Router in Azure – VNS3 NATe
I were looking for a free and light-weight virtual appliance to act as nat gateway in my cloud environment to do some port forwarding. Azure NSG (Network Security Group) is…
Deploy OpenWRT Virtual Machine in Azure Cloud
There are many reasons you might want to put OpenWRT into Azure Cloud. For me, I was looking for a free and light weight solution which can do routing, NAT,…
Configure IPv6 on Azure Virtual Machine
IPv6 for Azure Virtual Network was generally available worldwide starting from April 2020. During testing IPv6 I found it is quite confusing with Microsoft document, especially how to use Web…
Deploy Azure File Sync on Cloud VM and Mount Azure File Share to Machine Without Port 445
Use Azure File Sync to centralize your organization’s file shares in Azure Files, while keeping the flexibility, performance, and compatibility of an on-premises file server. Azure File Sync transforms Windows…
Mount Azure Cloud VM File Share Folder With Tcp Port 445 Blocked By ISP
In this post, I am showing a way to mount Cloud VM’s File Share folder even in a situation which tcp port 445 has been blocked by your ISP. Basically…
Setup Hybrid Azure Active Directory Login On Your Client Machines
After you configured your on-prem domain (Local AD DS) to sync with Azure Active Directory (AAD), next step is to get your clients to choose which one to log in,…
Set Up On-Prem Domain For Identity Synchronization With Azure AD (AAD)
Azure AD Connect synchronizes your users’ UPN and password so that users can sign in with the same credentials they use on-premises. However, Azure AD Connect only synchronizes users to…
Azure File Shares Storage Operation Notes
Azure Files offers fully managed file shares in the cloud that are accessible via the industry standard Server Message Block (SMB) protocol or Network File System (NFS) protocol. Azure Files file shares can…
