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Storage, Network: What I have Been Doing (EMC,Cisco UCS)
This is more of an informational update of things that I have going on right now. I normally do not publish day-to-day type of things, but here we go. Storage We have received both replacement drives...
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Networking, UCS: Cisco Nexus License Installation
The following is a quick run through of installing a license file for a Cisco Nexus device. First check and see if there are any current licenses installed. This being a new switch, there aren’t any....
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Cisco, Networking: VMware Cisco Nexus 1000v Increasing Default Max Ports
Earlier today we ran into an issue with exceeding the default max number of ports (virtual) on a port profile. The default is set to 32 and the max is 1024 per vethernet port profile. I really can’t...
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Cisco UCS Implementation In Pictures: Part 3 The Finished Product
We finished up our Cisco UCS installation about 2 months ago, but have been to busy to get the last set of pictures up. Sorry for the delay! Just in case you don’t follow me on Twitter, UCS is...
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Cisco Nexus 1000v and vSphere VEM Manual Uninstall
I found the need when troubleshooting a few days ago to manually remove the Cisco 1000v VEM from a host. The distributed virtual switch (1000v) was not functioning correctly on this individal machine....
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Cisco UCS B200-M1 Interaction Times
So when it comes to maintenance, I time almost everything. I really like being able to estimate how long specific actions should take to complete. That is what this post is all about. I will be going...
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Cisco UCS 6120 Switch Replacement
So back in August of 2010 I had to do a 6120 switch replacement, due to a bad port on the switch. I know I commented on twitter during the process but did not here. To be safe, we were in a maintenance...
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10gb Ethernet – A Year Later / Buy It Carefully
What I am getting at here is do not underestimate the amount of ports you will be using. We have implemented Cisco UCS with 6120 switches but also installed a pair of Nexus 5010 switches as well. Going...
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