This post provides a Tech101 breakdown of VMware NSX. If you have heard the buzz-word “NSX” or “Network Virtualisation” and want to learn more about it, this post is for you. Continue reading Tech101 – VMware NSX
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Tech101 – Cisco ACI
I recently completed the Cisco ACI Field Engineering course. This post describes the major building blocks of the Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and how it all fits together. Continue reading Tech101 – Cisco ACI
Tech101 – Home Internet Troubleshooting
This post covers a 7 step process for troubleshooting your home Internet connection from a Desktop (Windows 7 or OS X). I wrote this for someone who was having ISP problems a few years ago. The failure scenario of each step has a canned “Technical Statement” that you can communicate to the Help Desk to assist in resolving the issue.
Tech101 – Successful Blogging
I have only been blogging for 3 months and I do not consider myself successful or expert by any stretch of the imagination. However, I have learned many things about what it takes to be a blogger. It took me a few months to get a handle on it, so this is about providing information for other people to jump-start their own blogging efforts. This post details how to use the features of a blog site, promote yourself and provide content that people are interested in.
Tech101 – Optical Fiber – Care and Safety
Optical Fiber is what connects the Internet and our Data Centers, it is everywhere and it is important to know how to correctly handle it. This post is about how to care for optical fiber and how it can injure you.
Tech101 – EMC Symmetrix VMAX & PowerPath/VE
My VCDX design architecture was based upon the EMC Symmetrix VMAX 20K. I spent a lot of time with EMC SMEs learning everything I could about it. The first step was learning the major building blocks of the VMAX and how it all fits together. The examples I provide below are with the vSphere ESXi host being the consumer of VMAX storage services. Continue reading Tech101 – EMC Symmetrix VMAX & PowerPath/VE
Tech101 – VMware vSphere ESXi
During my VCDX journey, I searched long and hard for a diagram that showed the components of VMware vSphere ESXi in a “big picture” to enhance my understanding. The closest I could find was in the VMware vSphere: Optimise and Scale training manual (page 66 – Image also here Section 4.1), but it lacked detail. So I collated all that I could find into this diagram, which is a very handy one to have when troubleshooting vSphere issues. (#VCDX HINT, HINT!) Continue reading Tech101 – VMware vSphere ESXi
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