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VMware NSX Service Composer: Advanced Security & Micro-segmentation
In a prior blog, Firewalling & Micro-segmentation with VMware NSX, I discussed some of the basics of firewalls and micro-segmentation with VMware NSX. In this blog, I’ll introduce how security groups via NSX Service Composer can be used with VMware … Continue reading
Posted in Dell, Dell EqualLogic, Dell Force10, Dell PowerEdge Blade Servers, Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers, iSCSI, Labs, Network Architecture, Network Security, Networking, Security, Servers, Storage, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware, VMware
Tagged advanced security, advanced security policies, container, converged network, DCB, Dell, Dell DCB iSCSI, Dell end-to-end converged infrastructure, Dell iSCSI, Dell MXL, Dell S4810, Dell S6000, Dell VMware NSX, Dell VMware NSX Architecture, Dell VMware NSX design, Dell VMware NSX Guide, Dell VMware NSX RA, Dell-VMware NSX Reference Architecture, dynamic membership, end-to-end converged infrastructure, ESXi, firewall, firewall rules, iSCSI, iSCSI converged network, logical switch, micro-segmentation, Micro-segmentation with VMware NSX, microsegmentation, microsegmentation with VMware NSX, MXL, NSX, NSX advanced security policies, NSX Distributed Firewall, NSX firewall, NSX firewall rules, NSX logical switch, NSX partners, NSX security group container, NSX Security Group dynamic membership, NSX Security Groups, NSX security policy, NSX service chaining, NSX Service Composer, NSX Service Composer advanced security policies, NSX Service Composer Canvas View, NSX Service Composer container, NSX Service Composer Security Group, NSX Service Composer security policy, NSX-V, Palo Alto, Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto Panorama, Palo Alto's Panorama, Panorama, S4810, S6000, security, security group container, Security Group dynamic membership, Security Groups, security policy, service chaining, Service Composer, Service Composer advanced security policies, Service Composer Canvas View, Service Composer container, Service Composer Security Group, Service Composer security policy, symantec, virtual machines, vms, VMware achitecture, VMware design, VMware ESXi, VMware logical switch, VMware NSX, VMware NSX advanced security policies, VMware NSX architecture, VMware NSX design, VMware NSX Distributed Firewall, VMware NSX firewall rules, VMware NSX logical switch, VMware NSX partners, VMware NSX security group container, VMware NSX Security Group dynamic membership, VMware NSX Security Groups, VMware NSX security policy, VMware NSX service chaining, VMware NSX Service Composer, VMware NSX Service Composer advanced security policies, VMware NSX Service Composer Canvas View, VMware NSX Service Composer container, VMware NSX Service Composer Security Group, VMware NSX Service Composer security policy, VMware NSX-V, VMware NSX-v design, VMware NSX-vSphere design, VMware Security Groups, VMware Service Composer, VMware virtual machine, VMware VM, VMware vSphere, vSphere
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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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FCoE with Dell S5000 Converged Switch and Dell MXL Blade Switch [Video]
Check out the latest Dell S5000 converged switch video which demonstrates FCoE with the Dell S5000 converged switch and the Dell PowerEdge M1000e chassis w/ MXL blade switch. The Dell S5000 switch is configured in NPIV Proxy Gateway mode and … Continue reading
Posted in Brocade, Dell, Dell Compellent, Dell Force10, Fibre Channel, Labs, Microsoft, Networking, Storage, Technology
Tagged Brocade, Compellent, Compellent SC220, Compellent SC8000, converged infrastructure, converged network, converged networks, Dell Compellent SC220, Dell Compellent SC8000, Dell Force10 S5000, Dell MXL, Dell MXL Blade Switch, Dell Networking S5000, Dell S5000, Dell S5000 configuration, Dell S5000 converged switch, dual fabrics, Ethernet-FC bridge, FC, FC Switch, FCF, FCoE, FCoE configuration, FCoE Transit, FCoE-FC Bridge, Fibre Channel Forwarder, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, Fibre Channel switch, FIP-snooping bridge, Froce10 S5000, FSB, multipathing, MXL, MXL blade, MXL Blade Switch, N_Port_ID Virtualization, NPIV, NPIV Proxy Gateway, S5000, S5000 configuration, S5000 converged switch, SAN, SAN multipathing, SC220, SC8000
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Dell Networking S5000 – FCoE Configuration [Video]
In my prior blog posts, I discussed Dell’s new converged switch, the Dell S5000, and provided links to two Dell S5000 whitepapers I recently published. Now you can see the Dell S5000 converged switch in action within a converged infrastructure … Continue reading
Posted in Dell, Dell Compellent, Fibre Channel, Labs, Network Architecture, Networking, Protocols, Technology
Tagged Brocade, Compellent, Compellent SC220, Compellent SC8000, converged infrastructure, converged network, converged networks, Dell Compellent SC220, Dell Compellent SC8000, Dell Force10 S5000, Dell Networking S5000, Dell S5000, Dell S5000 configuration, Dell S5000 converged switch, Ethernet-FC bridge, FC, FC Switch, FCF, FCoE, FCoE configuration, FCoE-FC Bridge, Fibre Channel Forwarder, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, Fibre Channel switch, Froce10 S5000, N_Port_ID Virtualization, NPIV, NPIV Proxy Gateway, S5000, S5000 configuration, S5000 converged switch, SC220, SC8000
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Dell Networking S5000: Deployment of a Converged Infrastructure with FCoE
Checkout my latest Dell Networking document and learn how to deploy FCoE using the Dell S5000 converged switch: “Dell Networking S5000: Deployment of a Converged Infrastructure with FCoE“.
Posted in Brocade, Dell, Dell Compellent, Fibre Channel, Labs, Network Architecture, Networking, Protocols, Storage, Technology
Tagged Brocade, Compellent, Compellent SC220, Compellent SC8000, converged infrastructure, converged network, converged networks, Dell Compellent SC220, Dell Compellent SC8000, Dell Force10 S5000, Dell Networking S5000, Dell S5000, Dell S5000 configuration, Dell S5000 converged switch, Ethernet-FC bridge, FC, FC Switch, FCF, FCoE, FCoE-FC Bridge, Fibre Channel Forwarder, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, Fibre Channel switch, Froce10 S5000, N_Port_ID Virtualization, NPIV, NPIV Proxy Gateway, S5000, S5000 configuration, S5000 converged switch, SC220, SC8000
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Dell Networking S5000: The Building Blocks of Unified Fabric and LAN/SAN Convergence
Check out my latest Dell Networking whitepaper: Dell Networking S5000: The Building Blocks of Unified Fabric and LAN/SAN Convergence. The whitepaper demonstrates and explains the movement from a traditional non-converged LAN/SAN network to a converged LAN/SAN infrastructure and how the … Continue reading
Posted in Brocade, Dell, Dell Compellent, Fibre Channel, Labs, Network Architecture, Networking, Protocols, Storage, Technology
Tagged _Port_ID Virtualization, Brocade, Compellent, Compellent SC220, Compellent SC8000, converged infrastructure, converged network, converged networks, Dell Compellent, Dell Compellent SC220, Dell Compellent SC8000, Dell Force10 S5000, Dell Networking S5000, Dell S5000, Dell S5000 converged switch, Ethernet-FC bridge, FC, FC Switch, FCF, FCoE, FCoE-FC Bridge, Fibre Channel Forwarder, Fibre Channel over Ethernet, Fibre Channel switch, Froce10 S5000, NPIV, NPIV Proxy Gateway, S5000, S5000 converged switch, SC220, SC8000
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Understanding and Implementing Flow Control on Dell Force10 Switches
Ethernet flow control allows for a receiving node to temporarily stop the transmission of data from the sending node. As defined by IEEE 802.3x this is accomplished via the PAUSE frame.
Posted in Dell Force10, Force10 Networks, Labs, Networking, Servers, Technology
Tagged 01-80-C2-00-00-01, 01:80:C2:00:00:01, 802.1Qbb, 802.3x, 802.3x flow control, Class of Service, converged network, converged networks, CoS, DCB, Dell, Dell Force10, Dell Force10 S50N, Dell S50N, Ethernet Pause Frame, Flow Control, Force10, Force10 Networks, Force10 S50N, IEEE 802.1Qbb, IEEE 802.3x flow control, network congestion, pause, PAUSE frame, PAUSE frame capture, PAUSE frame propogation, pause traffic, PFC, priority-based flow control, propogate PAUSE frame, QoS, Quality of Service, wireshark, Wireshark PAUSE frame, Wireshark PAUSE frame capture
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