Before we begin zoning please make sure you have cabled each HBA to both switches assuring the host is connected to each switch. Now let’s get started … Configuring and Enabling Ports with Cisco Device Manager: Once your HBAs are connected we must first Enable and Configure the ports. 1. Open Cisco Device Manager to enable port: …
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Yeah I said it: “IDS just brought Sexy Back!” For a refresh a recent customer sought to finally step into the Virtual Limelight. This particular customer, whose vertical is in the medical industry; purchased four Cisco Chassis and eleven B200 blades. Alongside the Cisco server they purchased an EMC VNX 5500 OE Unified Array with two Cisco MDS 9148 FC switches. Our plan …
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A testament to the ever adapting pioneers that they are, Cisco has developed the first gateways redundancy protocol: Hot Standby Router (HSRP). HSRP allows for default gateways to be failed over to another router, based on a priority that can rise or fall contingent upon interface tracking. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) created a standard that is …
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There have been some rumors floating around regarding the viability of Cisco’s UCS in the market and whether Cisco will continue with it. My take is that we are talking about a generation 1.5 product and as anyone in technology knows, newcomers to a vertical always have to make a land grab, even if you are …
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Last week, the folks here at IDS and the knowledgeable experts at Cisco teamed up for a test drive of their latest rollout: the UCS Blade server. The feedback we received was overwhelming in response to both the capacities of the UCS, as well as the care and attention to detail that went into the development …
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