Author Archives: Humair

MariaDB and the Future of MySQL

Posted on June 1, 2014 by Humair

As you may know by now, since the acquisition of Sun Microsystems by Oracle in 2009 for $7.4 billion, there has been some uncertainty in the industry on the future of MySQL which Sun Microsystems itself acquired for $1 billion … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Databases, Fedora, Linux, MariaDB, openSUSE, Red Hat Linux Enterprise, Slackware, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Technology, Technology | Tagged Andrew Riston, Fedora, forked, forked MySQL, Google, Jaroslav Reznik, MariaDB, MariaDB vs MySQL, Michael "Monty" Widenius, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsystems, Monty, Monty Widenius, MySQL, MySQL documentation, MySQL forked, open source, openSUSE, Oracle, Oracle acquires Sun Microsystems, Oracle Express, Red Hat Linux Enterprise, Slackware, SQL, Sun, Sun Microsystems, Sun Microsystems acquires MySQL, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Widenius, Wikipedia | Leave a comment

openSUSE 13.1 and Useful Apps

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Humair

openSUSE 13.1 has been released. I just installed it on an old HP 6530b laptop without issue. Screen resolution, volume, wireless internet, and USB device recognition all seem to work without any additional mucking around. Of course things may not … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux, openSUSE, Operating Systems, Technology | Tagged Eclipse, Eclipse install, Eclipse Keplar install, Eclipse Kepler, Eclipse Plug-in, GIMP, GNU Image Manipulation Program, Gwenview, HP 6530b, HP 6530b laptop, HP 6530b laptop linux, HP 6530b Linux, HP Linux, Instal Java, Java, Java JDK, JDK, jdk-8u5-linux-x64.rpm, KDE, KDE Desktop, KDE Image Viewer, KDE Photo Viewer, LibreOffice, linux, Linux distribution, Linux distributions, Linux Image Editor, Linux Image Viewer, linux laptop, Linux Office Suite, Linux Photo Editor, Linux Photo Viewer, openSUSE, openSUSE 13.1, openSUSE distribution, openSUSE Linux, openSUSE Linux distribution, openSUSE on HP 6530b, openSUSE on HP 6530b laptop, Oracle Java, Oracle Java JDK, Oracle Java RPM, Packman, PyDev, PyDev Eclipse, PyDev Eclipse Plug-in, suse, SUSE distribution, SUSE Linux, symbolic link, update-alternatives, update-alternatives Java, Video Player, VideoLAN, VideoLAN Linux, VideoLAN openSUSE, VideoLAN Packman, VideoLAN player, VLC, VLC Linux, VLC openSUSE, VLC Packman, VLC Video Player, zypper, zypper install jdk | Leave a comment

EMEA DEF HOL Labs – Get Hands-on Experience with Dell Networking, Servers, and Storage

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Humair

EMEA Dell Enterprise Forum (DEF) kicked off this week in Frankfurt, Germany. Great venue with tons of information and training for Dell customers and partners. Make sure to stop by the Hands-on labs in the Skyloft. I will be there … Continue reading →

Posted in Dell, Dell Compellent, Dell Force10, EMEA Dell Enterprise Forum 2014, Fibre Channel, Networking, Storage, Tech Events, Technology | Tagged DEF, Dell Active Fabric Manager, Dell Enterprise Forum, Dell Enterprise Forum 2014, Dell FC Flex IO Module, Dell Fc Flex IOM, Dell Force10, Dell MXL, Dell MXL Blade Switch, Dell MXL Blade Switch with FC Flex IO Module, Dell MXL Blade Switch with FC Flex IOM, Dell N-Series, Dell Networking, Dell S5000, Dell S6000, Dell Servers, Dell Storage, EMEA DEF, EMEA DEF 2014, EMEA DEF Frankfurt Germany, EMEA Dell Enterprise Forum, EMEA Dell Enterprise Forum 2014, Enterprise Forum 2014, FC Flex IO Module, FC Flex IOM, Frankfurt Gerany, mlag, Multi-chassis Link Aggregation, NPG, NPIV Proxy Gateway, VRF-lite | Leave a comment

Automating VLAN Configuration on Dell FTOS Switches via GVRP

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Humair

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 | Leave a comment

Redistribution of EIGRP and OSPF in a Hybrid Cisco/Dell Network

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Humair

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 | Leave a comment

Dell MXL and FC Flex IOM: Enabling Network Convergence via FCoE [Video]

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Humair

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 | Leave a comment

Writing Useful Batch Scripts for Windows

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Humair

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 | Leave a comment

Dell PowerEdge M1000e – FlexAddressing

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Humair

Let’s say you have a Dell PowerEdge M1000e chassis populated with Dell blade servers with CNAs. Let’s also assume you enable FCoE on the CNA and utilize it for LAN and SAN traffic. What if you were to use the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dell, Dell Force10, Dell PowerEdge Blade Servers, Labs, Networking, Servers, Technology, Troubleshooting, Troubleshooting | Tagged Dell, Dell blade, Dell Blade Server, Dell M1000e chassis, Dell M1000e Chassis CMC, Dell M60 Blade server, Dell M620, Dell PowerEdge, Dell PowerEdge M1000e, Flex, FlexAddressing, FlexAddressing technology, FlexAddrress, M1000e, MAC address, PowerEdge, PowerEdge M1000e, virtual address, virtual MAC address, virtual World Wide Port Name, virtual WWPN, World Wide Port Name, WWPN, zoning | 1 Comment

LACP and Trunking Between Juniper JunOS and Dell FTOS Switches

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Humair

In this blog I demonstrate how to configure a LACP LAG and 8021.Q trunking between Juniper JunOS switches and Dell FTOS switches. I will utilize 2 x Juniper EX4200-48T switches [JunOS 11.1R6.4] and a Dell S60 switch [FTOS 8.3.3.9]. Below … Continue reading →

Posted in Dell, Dell Force10, Juniper, Labs, Networking, Protocols, Technology, Troubleshooting | Tagged 11.1R6.4, 802.1ad, 802.1q, 802.3ad aggregate link, 8021.Q trunking, deactivate interfaces, Dell, Dell Force10, Dell Force10 S60, Dell FTOS, Dell FTOS switches, Dell S60, Dell Switches, EX4200, EX4200-48T, Juniper EX4200, Juniper EX4200-48T, Juniper JunOS, Juniper JunOS switch, Juniper JunOS switches, JunOS, JunOS 11.1R6.4, LACP, LACP and Trunking Between Juniper JunOS and Dell FTOS Switches, LACP LAG, LAG, show vlans, trunk, trunk link, Trunking | Leave a comment

Changing the Root Password on Juniper JunOS Switches