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.
AzureRM PowerShell
Summary: How to use PowerShell to manage Azure Resources.
Date: Around 2022
Refactor: 20 February 2025: Checked links and formatting.
Note that this page still uses the old AzureRM cmdlets. This page is now only meant as an archive and window to the past.
Azure PowerShell can be used to manage Azure Resources, and because it provides more functionality then the web interface you really can't without. This tutorial shows you how to install and use it on a Windows 10 professional installation. Note that this already has a PowerShell included.
Note: Azure Powershell, as Azure as a whole has two versions, each for managing a different Azure version. The normal Azure PowerShell cmdlets are for managing the classic portal, https://manage.windowsazure.com , the AzureRM PowerShell cmdlets are for managing the Azure Resource Manager on https://portal.azure.com .
Add RDM Disk to Two VMs
Summary: How to share RDM disks between VMs
Date: Around 2012
Refactor: 20 February 2025: Checked links and formatting.
This was something that took me a few minutes to figure out. I had a few RDM disks that served as shared storage, but after moving the VMs to different storage I had to reconnect them to both VMs. And that's when the problem occurred. After assigning the RDM disk to one VM, I couldn't connect it to the other one. I didn't see it in the list of available storage.
Kusto Queries in Azure
Summary: In Azure the kusto query language is mostly used to query Azure Monitor. On this page I explain a few of the basics I use a lot and a selection of examples I use or have used.
Date: Around 2023
Refactor: 8 December 2024: Added examples and hints from Cheat Sheet and refactored for new layout.
Register Azure Enterprise App for Graph
Summary: How to register an Azure Enterprise App for Graph.
Date: Around 2022
Refactor: 20 February 2025: Checked links and formatting.
I found in the last couple of years multiple uses for Graph, and slowly also Microsoft is moving to Graph for more and more authentication automation. I also found that the interface and procedure changes very fast, I register an Azure Enterprise App once every few months or so and I don't think I've ever done in exactly the same way as before. Because of that, it does take more time than I counted on, so I wanted to make a single page to collect all information, or directly link to other pages as examples.