The Battle of Renaming the RDS Server – 10 Steps of Troubleshooting

I have received a number of messages regarding what to do when you want to change the name of a RDS server. In particular the Connection Broker as it removes access to the RDMA when rebooting after a name change. Removing and re-adding session host's, Gateways and web have no real problem, its a simple... Continue Reading →

Moodle 2.5 Deployment Guide for Server 2012 R2 using SQL 2012

I have been busy working on a possible way to use ADFS to provide  SSO to Moodle for all those in Education. whist in the process of this, I have created a updated Deployment guide for all those who want to install Moodle on a Windows Platform, whether its on premise or on Windows Azure. Please see the following Link: Moodle... Continue Reading →

PowerShell Script for SQL Firewall rules

As Netsh Firewall commands are now deprecated , I have written a PowerShell script for use with deploying SQL or accessing remote instances.   Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned  #Enabling SQL Server Ports New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName “SQL Server” -Direction Inbound –Protocol TCP –LocalPort 1433 -Action allow New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName “SQL Admin Connection” -Direction Inbound –Protocol TCP –LocalPort 1434 -Action allow... Continue Reading →

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