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PowerShell Parameters: Combine Effects of Mandatory and Default Value

Eric Siron — Tue, 21 May 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Understand how PowerShell's ValidateNotNullOrEmpty combined with default values can address the shortcomings of Mandatory parameters.

Fiber Channel or iSCSI Disk Appears Two or More Times in Disk Management

Eric Siron — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Scenario: You connect your Windows or Hyper-V system to a FiberChannel or iSCSI target device that supports multi-path I/O (MPIO). When you view Disk Management, it shows up twice (or more). You can bring one online, but any others show “Offline (The disk is offline because it has a redundant path with another device)”. The …

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Getting Started with Windows Subsystem for Linux on Windows Server

Eric Siron — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) brings the convenience of native Linux functionality to Windows Server. You have access to a fully functional Linux kernel in the distribution of your choice embedded right where you have instant access without needing to rely on a heavy virtualization layer or a thick emulator. This article focuses on WSL …

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Should Server Administrators Learn to Code?

Eric Siron — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 19:00:00 +0000

Most yes/no questions in server administration have the wonderfully vague answer of “it depends”. This question, however, does not. Unequivocally: yes, server administrators should learn to code. If you got into this line of work because you enjoy computing but don’t want to program, take heart. You do not need to achieve anything like the …

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