SHIFT-WIKI - Sjoerd Hooft's InFormation Technology
This WIKI is my personal documentation blog. Please enjoy it and feel free to reach out through blue sky if you have a question, remark, improvement or observation. See below for the latest additions, or use the search or tags to browse for content.
Create a New VM Using SCVMM with Azure DevOps Server
Summary: How to create a new VM using SCVMM with Azure DevOps Server.
Date: Around 2020
Refactor: 29 April 2025: Checked links and formatting. Rebranded Team Foundation Server (TFS) to Azure Devops Server.
After we started with Getting Started With Azure DevOps Server 2018 and created a complete CI/CD Build and Release pipeline we will now use Azure DevOps Server to create a new VM using SCVMM. The goal is to create a Build Definition to easily deploy new VMs on demand, providing essential information as the name and IP addresses during schedule time. In this way it is possible for other TFS users to re-use the build to deploy their own VMs.
Implement Automatic Testing using Selenium and PowerShell in Azure DevOps Server - More TestPlans
Summary: How to Implement Automatic Testing using Selenium and PowerShell in Azure DevOps Server - pt 3.
Date: Around 2020
Refactor: 29 April 2025: Checked links and formatting. Rebranded Team Foundation Server (TFS) to Azure Devops Server.
In this article I will use the Selenium webdriver for Chrome in PowerShell to implement automatic testing. For firefox or the original testplan, see Implement Automatic Testing using Selenium and PowerShell in Azure DevOps Server
Used technologies:
- Selenium webdriver for Chrome
- PowerShell
Note that I only list chrome here. Chrome works a bit cleaner and the code is exactly the same.
AIX RC.Scripts
Summary: ALthough AIX is by now on version 7.3 I find these old pages so fascinating I decided to keep them. On this page I'll show you how to configure rc scripts on AIX. I'll even show you an example script. This page is for AIX 5.3 and AIX 6.1.
Date: Between 2010-2013
Refactor: 21 December 2024: Checked formatting.
Implement Automatic Testing With Authentication using Selenium and PowerShell in Azure Devops Server
Summary: How to Implement Automatic Testing using Selenium and PowerShell in Azure DevOps Server pt 2
Date: Around 2020
Refactor: 29 April 2025: Checked links and formatting. Rebranded Team Foundation Server (TFS) to Azure Devops Server.
This page is a followup on Implement Automatic Testing using Selenium and PowerShell in Azure DevOps Server and will only note the differences.