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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: …

Regular database backups of Microsoft Exchange environments are critical to maintaining the health and stability of the databases. Performing full backups of Exchange provides a database integrity checkpoint and commits transaction logs. There are many tools which can be leveraged to protect Microsoft Exchange environments, but one of the key challenges with traditional backups is the …

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 …

For  my “from the field” post today, I’ll be writing about integrating EMC RecoverPoint Appliance (RPA) with VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM). However, before we dive in, if you are not familiar with RPA technology, let me explain first with a high overview: RPAs are a block LUN IP based replication appliance. RPAs are zoned via …

We talk about a lot of paradigm shifts in IT. The shift to a converged network, the shift to virtualization, etc. There is a more important shift happening however, that we aren’t talking nearly enough about. The absolutely necessary shift in the people who make up our IT work force. The IT field as a …