This post by David Papkin Planning and Implementing Storage using Microsoft Azure Storage Service Azure Storage is used to store files, and virtual machine disks, together with other types of information. Azure Storage is used by websites, mobile apps,…
Interface and Line Numbers in Cisco Routers
This post explains the interface numbering scheme used in Cisco 1800, Cisco 2800 and Cisco 3800 Series Routers. It also includes line numbering associated with async interfaces. Existing router platforms (earlier than Cisco 1800, Cisco 2800, and Cisco 3800) contain…
Understanding Cisco Auto Archive Feature to Backup Configuration File
One of the most important tasks of a network administrator is to backup the network configuration files of every Cisco device periodically. This periodicity is dictated and established by the organization policies. Frequency could be every week, every fifteen days…
Configuring Cisco IOS to automatically save the running configuration to a tftp server on save
Cisco IOS has the ability to auto-save it’s configuration when you run the write memory command. Connect to the router using Putty or some terminal program enable configure terminal archive path tftp://192.168.0.2/sw2960/sw2960.cfg write-memory exit exit In this example, we’ve configured…
Implementing Data Services in Microsoft Azure by David Papkin
This post by David Papkin about Implementing Data Services in Microsoft Azure. Microsoft® Azure™ includes a range of services that you can use to manage data. In particular, Microsoft Azure SQL Database provides a relational database management service based on…
Enabling esxi VAAI support for Synology NAS
To enable VMware VAAI on your NFS datastores, you need to install Synology NFS VAAI Plug-in on each ESXi host. NFS VAAI Plug-in can be installed directly on an ESXi server from the command line, or through the VMware Update…
Configured msloopback adapter with GNS3
Installed loopback adaptor but could not connect CLOUD icon with routers, gave error about being unable to create generic ethernet NIO . Need to reboot the PC after installing loopback adapter. Consistent behavior on 2 different PC After reboot was…