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PHP WMI Library for Linux

I’ve just released a WMI/PHP library which will allow you to easily WMI query Windows machines from your Linux server via PHP. It is somewhat of an extension of the CactiWMI project as it used that code base as a reference for the query and processing of the returned data. Whilst there are a number [...]

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Automated VirtualBox + LVM Snapshot VM Provisioning

Just a quick follow-up to my previous post about using LVM to clone logical volumes to create new VM’s. I’ve written up a quick script to help automate the process which allows you to rapidly deploy a fleet of test VM’s without having to mess about.
The script is attached below and requires PHP. Configure the [...]

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Cloning VM’s with VirtualBox, LVM and Snapshots!

Recently I wanted to setup a development environment to test some Active Directory setups. Basically I wanted a whole stack of domain controllers and client machines across multiple sites, domains and forests to see how they tick and replicate between each other. Easy enough to do, just create a bunch of virtual machines using your [...]

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