Due to restrictions imposed on free movement during the coronavirus pandemic, the use of the OpenVPN module is increasing to facilitate remote working. That is why we would like to point out some aspects about its use for Zentyal Server administrators. Analyse the situation and the needs The first step would be to analyse the situation and evaluate the real …
Server Admin ToDo List When Going Remote
In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak many businesses are going remote. Suddenly having to support an entirely remote staff and remotely manage all the systems, is putting a lots of pressure on system administrators and IT departments. If you are in charge of managing your organization’s server, we would recommend you to take into account at least the following …
How-to: Add Zentyal Linux Server to EVE-NG (Video tutorial)
Wisdom Pond has published an easy to follow video tutorial on how to add Zentyal Linux Server to EVE-NG. EVE-NG is a clientless network emulation software, similar to GNS3. It is managed via graphical user interface on a browser and it allows to emulate complex network scenarios: Easy way to add a DC, DHCP, Proxy, DNS, NTP and RADIUS server …
How-to: Create a Zentyal Server VM for macOS with VirtualBox (Video tutorial)
Want to test Zentyal on Mac? Or would you like your fellow Mac sysadmin to take a look at Zentyal? Lately the Zentyal Team is seeing a growing interest in deploying Zentyal in Mac environments. As you need to keep in mind few tricks when creating Zentyal VM for macOS, we have prepared this step-by-step video tutorial on how to …
How-to: Basic install & overview on Zentyal 6.0 on VirtualBox (Video tutorial)
Jeremy Leik has published a short video tutorial on how he carried out a basic Zentyal Server (v. 6.0) installation on VirtualBox for a testing environment. Check out the tutorial here: Zentyal 6.0 Linux based Small Business Server Install & base Config Thanks Jeremy!
How-to: Zentyal as an Additional Domain Controller of a Windows Domain (Video tutorial)
A common Zentyal use case is to deploy Zentyal as an additional domain controller of an existing Windows® Server. This can be a long-term decision or a necessary step before fully migrating an existing Windows Server deployment to Zentyal. Want to have a quick look on how this is done? Zentyal Team has published a series of official video tutorials …
Tutorial: Total migration from Windows Server to Zentyal – Transfer of FSMO roles (Video tutorial)
Once you have Zentyal Server joined as an additional domain controller to a Windows® Server, you can carry out a total migration. This is done by transferring all the FMSO roles from your Windows Server – that is the primary domain controller, to Zentyal. Want to have a quick look on how this is done? Zentyal Team has published a …
How-to: Zentyal as a stand-alone domain controller (Video tutorial)
Did you know that most of the people who contact us are interested in deploying Zentyal primarily as a stand-alone domain & directory server? As Zentyal comes with a native implementation of the Microsoft Active Directory® protocols, it makes it easy to manage the domain and directory services typical to those of a Windows® domain that so many sysadmins are …
How-to: Install Zentyal Server on Ubuntu Server 16.10 (Techrepublic.com)
Jack Wallen from Techrepublic.com recently published this how-to on installing Zentyal Server on Ubuntu Server 16.10. Worth checking it out: How to install Zentyal Server on Ubuntu Server 16.10 Thanks Jack!
How-to: Step-by-step video tutorial on how to install and configure Zentyal 5.1 on VMware
Check out this step-by-step video tutorial published by Jay Redstone on how to install and configure Zentyal 5.1 on VMware: How to install and configure Zentyal 5.1 on VMware Thanks Jay!