Changing the Forest Mode in Active Directory can be scripted. I find this useful when regression testing such tasks in a sandbox (e.g. restore image, automate login, change mode, run tests, etc). The script is very simple. First, you’ll import he ActiveDirectory modules: Import-Module -Name ActiveDirectory Then you’ll check for the mode prior to running: Get-ADForest | Format-Table ForestMode Then you’ll change the forest and domain modes (one per line): Set-ADForestMode –Identity “krypted.com” –ForestMode Windows2008Forest Set-ADDomainMode –Identity “krypted.com” –DomainMode Windows2008Domain Then you’ll report the result: Get-ADForest | Format-Table Name , ForestMode The end result could be as simple as three lines if just testing: Import-Module -Name ActiveDirectory Set-ADForestMode –Identity “krypted.com”…
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Regression Testing Video From MacTech
I made this video for my presentation at MacTech this year. The video demonstrates how to do a mission critical IT role in an organization in an automated fashion. Hopefully it helps you to automate such things in your life as well.
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MacTech Conference in LA Coming Up Soon
As many will know, I’m taking a break from speaking at conferences for awhile. But before I made that decision, I’d already planned to do a talk on Regression Testing for MacTech, in beautiful Los Angeles. If you haven’t signed up for the conference yet, it’s bound to be excellent, as all of the MacTech events have been. In fact, for more on MacTech from MacTech: MacTech Conference for Apple Developers and IT Pros, October 17-19, 2012 in Los Angeles, has announced its post-event sessions and activities. The event: a three-day, information-packed event that will have sessions and activities throughout the day and evening. This immersive conference is hotel-based, giving attendees the…
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New Eggplant Now Available
Eggplant has released an update of their regression testing platform. And to make things easier for us, they’ve introduced Linux support, allowing you to regression test even more systems than before using a single, streamlined interface. This update also introduces support for Mac OS X 10.6. http://www.testplant.com/news_and_events/#recent_news
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Imaging Maturity for Mac OS X environments
Seems like most companies start out manually installing their computers. This works for awhile but then they run into a situation where they’re manually installing too many and realize that for the most part they’re all pretty much the same. That’s when products like Carbon Copy Cloner and Ghost (for those pesky Windows workstations) come into play. Suddenly they’re saving time by mounting up an image and restoring it. Then there is a collection of post-flight tasks they perform, like setting up user environments, settings and directory services bindings. Then, there are just too many for this, so people start doing network based imaging. Something like NetInstall, NetRestore, ASR or…