Tag: system
Configuration Example, IDS / IPS
Upgrade CS MARS
A customer was running CS MARS with version 4.3.6. Lately the Cisco IPS sensor was upgraded to version 7.x. This version wasn’t supported anymore by CS MARS version 4.3.6. That is why the CS MARS needed to be upgraded to 6.x. I don’t have a lot of experience with CS MARS and I couldn’t find … 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
RDP and Spooler system service
My colleagues and I configure a Windows server from time-to-time. Mostly when we configure a server, it is a server which is placed in the DMZ zone, like an ISA Reverse Proxy or Citrix Secure Gateway. Recently I spoke with a colleague and we started discussing the running services under Windows. After installing a Windows … Read More
Cisco RPS 2300
Lately I was looking at the Cisco Redundant Power System 2300, because this unit delivers power supply redundancy and resiliency for different power requirements. The RPS 2300 helps to seamlessly failover in the event of power failures. Depending on the number of internal power supplies, the RPS 2300 can provide redundant power of up to … Read More