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Monthly Archives: February 2014
Automating VLAN Configuration on Dell FTOS Switches via GVRP
GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) is a standards-based protocol defined in the IEEE 802.1Q specification that provides for automatic VLAN configuration on switches. The Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) is used by switches supporting GVRP to register/de-register attribute values such … Continue reading
Posted in Dell, Dell Force10, Labs, Networking, Protocols, Technology, Troubleshooting
Tagged 802.1q, automatic VLAN configuration, Cisco Virtual Trunnk Protocol, Cisco VTP, Cisco VTP transparent mode, Dell, Dell Force10 S50, Dell Force10 S50N, Dell Force10 S60, Dell Networking S60, Dell S50, Dell S50N, Dell S60, dynamic VLAN, dynamic VLAN creation, dynamic VLANs, Force10 S50, Force10 S50N, Force10 S60, FTOS, GARP, GARP VLAN Registration Protocol, Generic Attribute Registration Protocol, GVRP, GVRP and MSTP, GVRP and PVST, GVRP and STP, GVRP and VTP, GVRP Join, GVRP Leave, GVRP LeaveAll, GVRP or VTP, GVRP troubleshoot, GVRP troubleshooting, GVRP vs VTP, IEEE 802.1Q, protocol gvrp, S50, S50N, S60, STP, Transparent Mode, troubleshoot GVRP, troubleshooting GVRP, Virtual Trunnk Protocol, vlan, VLAN de-registration, VLAN registration, VTP, VTP transparent mode
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Redistribution of EIGRP and OSPF in a Hybrid Cisco/Dell Network
Check out my latest blog on networkpros.org where I demonstrate redistributing EIGRP routes into OSPF and redistributing OSPF routes into EIGRP in a mixed Cisco IOS and Dell FTOS environment. Of course only the Cisco switches are running EIGRP and … Continue reading
Posted in Cisco, Dell, Dell Force10, Labs, Networking, Protocols, Technology
Tagged 500, 6509, 7204VXR router, ASBR, Autonomous System Border Router, Catalyst 6500, Catalyst 6509, Cisco, Cisco 6500, Cisco 6509, Cisco 7200, Cisco 7200VXR, Cisco 7204, Cisco 7204VXR, Cisco 7204VXR router, Cisco Catalyst 6500, Cisco Catalyst 6509, default-metric, Dell Force10 S50N, Dell Force10 S60, Dell S50N, Dell S60, eighbor relationships, EIGRP into OSPF, EIGRP-OSPF Redistribution, External routes, Force10 S50N, Force10 S60, LSA Type-5, LSA Type-5 external routes, OSPF into EIGRP, Redistributing EIGRP, Redistributing EIGRP into OSPF, Redistributing OSPF, Redistributing OSPF into EIGRP, Redistribution in a Cisco EIGRP and Dell OSPF Environment, Routes redistributed in from another OSPF process, Routes redistributed in from BGP, S50N, S60, Type-5 external routes
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Dell MXL and FC Flex IOM: Enabling Network Convergence via FCoE [Video]
As you know from my prior blog, blog, the Dell FC Flex IOM adds 4 x FC ports (8 x FC ports with 2 modules) to the Dell MXL/IOA blade switch and transforms it into a NPIV Proxy Gateway (NPG) … Continue reading
Posted in Dell, Dell Force10, Labs, Network Architecture, Networking, Protocols, Technology
Tagged converged network, Converged Network with Dell MXL and FC Flex IO Module, Dell FC Flex IO Module, Dell Fc Flex IOM, Dell IOA, Dell MXL, FC, FC Flex IO, FC Flex IO Module, FC Flex IOM, FCoE, Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, Flex IO, Flex IO Module, FTOS, IOA, LAN, LAN SAN convergence, LAN/SAN Convergence, MXL, MXL Blade Switch, network convergence, NPG, SAN, zoning
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Writing Useful Batch Scripts for Windows
An often overlooked utility in Windows is the use of batch scripts.A batch script is nothing but a text file with the ‘.bat’ extension containing a series of commands to be executed by the Windows command interpreter. Along with calling … Continue reading
Posted in Batch File Scripting, Programming Languages, Technology, Tips & Tricks
Tagged .bat, .cmd, automate, automation, batch file, batch script, batch script file, cmd.exe, command interpreter, COMMAND.COM, echo, interpreter, MS-DOS, pause, Windows 7, Windows 7 batch, Windows 7 batch script, Windows batch file, Windows batch script, Windows batch script file, Windows command interpreter, Windows NT
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