VMWARE version 6 Install There is many ways to install ESXi hypervisor. f you’re planning to run VMware ESXi 6 in production you should start at VMware HCL page to find a compatible hardware first. Here is how to search…
Managing the Network and Storage Infrastructure in Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 includes components that you can deploy and manage through the System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) console. The Fabric workspace in the VMM console simplifies working with a variety of storage and network technologies. Using…
Managing Virtual Machines using Microsoft Azure IaaS by David Papkin
This post by David Papkin is about Managing Virtual Machines using Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service ( IAAS ) Virtual machines are the basis of Microsoft Azure and provide support for the platform’s implementation of Infrastructure as a…
Implementing Websites using Azure Infrastructure as a Service IAAS by David Papkin
This post by David Papkin is Implementing Websites using Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service IAAS by David Papkin Azure Infrastructure as a Service ( IaaS ) virtual machines can be used for a wide range of purposes, including hosting…
Planning and Implementing Storage using Microsoft Azure Storage Service by David Papkin
This post by David Papkin Planning and Implementing Storage using Microsoft Azure Storage Service Azure Storage is used to store files, and virtual machine disks, together with other types of information. Azure Storage is used by websites, mobile apps,…
Configuring Cisco System Message Logging by David Papkin
Understanding Cisco System Message Logging This post by David Papkin is about Configuring Cisco System Message Logging By default, a switch sends the output from system messages and debug privileged EXEC commands to a logging process. The logging process controls the…
Interface and Line Numbers in Cisco Routers
This post explains the interface numbering scheme used in Cisco 1800, Cisco 2800 and Cisco 3800 Series Routers. It also includes line numbering associated with async interfaces. Existing router platforms (earlier than Cisco 1800, Cisco 2800, and Cisco 3800) contain…
Adjust Administrative Distance for Route Selection in Cisco IOS Routers
Administrative distance is the feature that routers use in order to select the best path when there are two or more different routes to the same destination from two different routing protocols. Administrative distance defines the reliability of a routing…
Understanding Cisco Auto Archive Feature to Backup Configuration File
One of the most important tasks of a network administrator is to backup the network configuration files of every Cisco device periodically. This periodicity is dictated and established by the organization policies. Frequency could be every week, every fifteen days…
Configuring Cisco IOS to automatically save the running configuration to a tftp server on save
Cisco IOS has the ability to auto-save it’s configuration when you run the write memory command. Connect to the router using Putty or some terminal program enable configure terminal archive path tftp://192.168.0.2/sw2960/sw2960.cfg write-memory exit exit In this example, we’ve configured…