Firewalling, Security

ISA Server 2006 array – renew certificate

René Jorissen on May 23, 2011 0 Comments • Tags: #2006 #array #authenticate #certificate #channel #configuration #encrypted #isa #renew #server #ssl #storage

When configuring a Microsoft ISA Server 2006 array you have two options for authentication and communication between the Microsoft ISA 2006 Configuration Storage Server and the array members. Windows Authentication: Choose this option if ISA server and the Configuration Storage server are in the same domain, or in different domains with a trust relationship between … Read More

Switching

IBM Blade with Nortel and HP switches

René Jorissen on July 23, 2008 0 Comments • Tags: #blade #channel #hp #ibm #lacp #nortel #problems #switches #vrrp

Today I had to troubleshoot an IBM Blade system. The customer was complaining that all servers, except one, weren’t able to communicate with the rest of the network. The blade system contains two Nortel switches. Each Nortel switch is connected with a 3 Gbps LACP channel to separate HP switches. The HP switches are the … Read More

Configuration Example

Port-channel configuration for VMWare

René Jorissen on May 5, 2008 5 Comments • Tags: #channel #channel-group #cisco #configuration #etherchannel #port #port-channel #switchport #vmware

I received some e-mails from people asking for configuration examples for Cisco switch in conjunction with VMWare servers. That is why I post the configuration (I normally use) beneath. This configuration enables a 802.1Q trunk connection between the switch and the VMWare server. This configuration requires the VMWare server to use VLAN tagging. The Port-channel … Read More