The VMware networking blog talks about the new networking features in vSphere 5. Well, talk would be overstating it. Mention, maybe. Post It Note, perhaps.
In fact, you could probably burp out the feature list on a single beer.
Outburst: VMware Networking Blog: vSphere 5 New Networking Features – Score D Minus – Must Improv
5th August 2011 by 15 Comments
Low Level Design – Think About the Next Step
18th March 2011 by Leave a Comment
A while back Greg wrote a great article about the “Rules of Design Documentation” http://etherealmind.com/rules-design-documentation-etherealmind/ these are really valuable rules when it comes to writing a design document and in my opinion is particularly relevant to a Low Level Design AKA Detailed Design Document. Ask yourself Before you can apply these rules of design you must [...]
Citrix Branch Repeater : WCCP or Not to WCCP That Is the Question?
8th March 2011 by 4 Comments
Whether ’tis nobler in the network to suffer un-accelerated traffic during an outage or to take arms in the form of Policy Based Routing. When you decide to†deploy†Citrix Branch Repeaters (CBR) you have to†deploy†at either end of the WAN to accelerate and compress traffic between these endpoints. Therefore it would seem sensible to have some [...]
Citrix Branch Repeater Authentication With Cisco TACACS+
4th March 2011 by 2 Comments
I have been looking about for documentation on how to configure TACACS authentication with a Citrix Branch Repeater, however so far I have only been able to find documentation for NetScaler. So I have setup a LAB and decided to write the documentation myself. For those who cannot be bothered to read this post there [...]
QFabric – What Excites Me!
1st March 2011 by 8 Comments
I was intrigued and excited about the Junipers announcement last week of QFabric. I was vaguely aware of TRILL and Cisco implementation (Fabric Path), but came to the table (so to speak) with no pre-conceptions of what I might expect. SCI-FI – Is this just me? Is the Q in QFabric taken from sci-fi [...]
So You Want to Use a 3750-X as a Router?
24th January 2011 by 8 Comments
Easy peasy lemon squeezy This seems a straightforward question! Just load up with advanced IP services license, install the license file and reboot the switch and you should be good to go. Well that’s what I thought until recently when I done the very steps above and on the surface seemed okay but I wanted [...]
Personal Change Control
19th January 2011 by 2 Comments
Change Control In many organisations there are processes in place to manage change, depending on the size of the organisation the change control process can be very in depth and frustrating or can be non-existent. I have experienced many people talking about change management process as if it was the root of all evil. What [...]
Licensing Tips for 3750 Stacks
11th January 2011 by 5 Comments
Recently I had to upgrade some 3750-x Stacks to Advanced Services and the Cisco documentation was a bit short of advice, and certainly not all in the one place. So here is a quick run down of some key steps.
Remote (in Band) Configuration Tips
23rd December 2010 by 17 Comments
However working on a Global network, especially if you are making changes in-band and you don’t have the facility to access the system via a remote console or have remote power control(For people who do have such infrastructure I am insanely jealous), then you need have a few outs to keep you out of trouble. I thought I would share some useful tips that help minimise risk for you when doing remote changes.
A Better Technique for Blogging and Writing – Markdown
15th December 2010 by 6 Comments
This post looks at my favourite method for generating HTML for blogging using a combination of MultiMarkdown and NValt.
