Tag: virtual
Configuration Example, Switching
HP Virtual Connect Manager
While change the configuration of within a HP Virtual Connect Manager I noticed that I didn’t have any options to delete server profiles, Ethernet Networks or Shared Uplink Sets within the web browser. I needed to change the configuration dramatically from an active / standby configuration to an active / active configuration. I also needed … Read More
Cisco Virtual Com
It took some time, but Cisco started to migrate from the blue RJ-45 based console cable to an USB based console cable. The latest types of routers and switches are equipped with both types of connections or only with the USB based connection, like the new IBM blade switches. The picture below shows the console … Read More
VMware: upgrade VMware Tools and Virtual Hardware for Microsoft ISA array
Today I have been troubleshooting problems with a Microsoft ISA array. The array didn’t function anymore after moving the Configuration Storage Server and one array member from a VMware 3.5 environment to a VMware 4.0 environment. After moving the array member the VMware Tools were upgraded and also the Virtual Hardware was upgraded. After rebooting … Read More
Configuration Example, Switching
Link State Tracking
Last week a friend called me and told me he was having serious problems with his network. A complete blade environment wasn’t able to communicate with the rest of the network. I asked what changed in the network and he told me that he had added a VLAN to a trunk allowed lists. Because he … Read More
www.booches.nl on a Synology DS107+
I wanted to buy a new USB disc for backing up all my files, but I didn’t know what to buy. A storage consultant told me about the Synology products. Together with some colleagues, we started to look at the different products. At the end we narrowed our search to the Synology DS107+. This is … Read More