FortiGate Firewall
FortiGate – Stack Transparent and Proxy based Web Filtering
This is a follow on from a previous guide where I showed how to setup Kerberos and NTLM Proxy Authentication on the FortiGate. This guide aims to build on that and setup firewall rules to push a transparent Web Filter Read more…
FortiGate Firewall
FortiGate – Setup Kerberos and NTLM Proxy Authentication
This guide assumes you have a functioning Active Directory domain already setup. First lets have a look at the environment: FortiGate – 10.12.92.254DC01 – 10.12.92.252 Domain name: avidpontoon.co.uk Domain Controller Configuration The initial configuration we will complete on the Domain Read more…
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VMware Part 12 – Migration to Distributed vSwitches
Now we have tested that live motion works and that now all aspects of the network have been tested, we can begin the migration from Standard vSwitches to Distributed vSwitches. This allows central management of cluster networking. We will begin Read more…
FortiGate Firewall
Part 2 – Using FSSO groups to setup Web Filtering on Fortigate 60F
In the last section, we configured FSSO and setup the Groups on the FortiGate to interface with the FSSO Groups. Now, we will Setup the web proxy and policies for the proxy too. First, we need to enable the Explicit Read more…
FortiGate Firewall
Part 1 – Setting up FSSO for Web Filtering on Fortigate 60F
FSSO is a mechanism that allows a FortiGate to know who is logged into a domain joined computer, and transparently assign the device policies based on that users attributes (like group membership). This is fully transparent to users as the Read more…
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VMware Part 11 – Testing vMotion
Now we have provisioned and setup the first VM on the cluster, we can test to see if vMotion is working. A high level overview of vMotion is that it allows the live migration of VM’s between physical hosts within Read more…
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VMware Part 10 – Creating a VM on the cluster
Now the cluster has been configured and we have storage attached using iSCSI. Lets create a VM. Upload ISO to Cluster Datastore In vCenter, move over to the Datastore tab on the left hand side: You should see the Datastore Read more…
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VMware Part 9 – Configure iSCSI Networking for Datastores
Now, the cluster is partially setup. As there is no space to hold any VM’s the vSphere Cluster Service VMs cannot be provisioned. We will complete the configuration on the first host in this guide. Creating a new vSwitch for Read more…