There is no doubt you have probably heard by now the importance of supporting ‘east-west’ traffic flow in large data center networks. So why is this and what does it mean? And when Gartner claims that 80 percent of data center network traffic now travels from server-to-server, just what impact does this have on network design/architecture? Continue reading
Distributed Core Network Architecture
Posted in Dell Force10, Force10 Networks, Hadoop, Network Architecture, Networking, Servers, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing
Tagged 'east-west' traffic flow, 10 GbE, 10 gig, 3-Tier, 3-Tier Network Architecture, 40 GbE, 40 gig, Data Center, Dell, Dell Force10, Dell Force10 S4810, Dell Force10 Z9000, Dell S4810, Dell Z9000, distributed cloud computing, distributed cloud computing platform, distributed cloud computing platforms, distributed core architecture, Distributed Core Network Architecture, east-west, east-west traffic, Facebook, Force10, Force10 Networks, Force10 Networks S4810, Force10 Networks Z9000, Force10 S4810, Force10 Z9000, Hadoop, server-to-server, server-to-server traffic, server-to-server traffic flow, Spanning Tree Protocol, spine and leaf, spine and leaf architecture, spine and leaf network, STP, Traditional 3-Tier Network Architecture, Z9000
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XenServer, Hyper-V, and ESXi – Architecture, API, and Coding
Below is a link to the slide deck for a presentation I gave to some friends/colleagues for a Berkeley Virtualization and Cloud Computing certification course I took in early 2012. For my final project I did a XenServer, Hyper-V, and ESXi hypervisor comparison in regards to market share, architecture/installation, and APIs/coding. The project involved not only a presentation but coding for all three hypervisors – XenServer, Hyper-V, and ESXi. Technical details, demos, and coding examples are provided in the presentation. You can also download all code from either the download section of this site or for the latest code updates download from GitHub. Continue reading
Posted in Citrix, Java, Microsoft, Networking, Personal Presentations, PowerShell, Programming Languages, Python, Tech Events, Technology, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, VMware
Tagged ESXi, humair, Humair Ahmed, Java, networking, PowerShell, Python, Tkinter, VI API, virtualization, vmware, vSphere, Xen, XenServer, XML-RPC
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Multi-Area OSPF in a Mixed Cisco and Dell Force10 Environment
In this lab I use one Cisco 2621XM [IOS 12.4(2)T], one Cisco 2621 [IOS 12.3(18)], one Cisco 3660 [IOS 12.1(1)T], one Cisco 3640 [IOS 12.1(2)T], one Cisco 3550-24PWR-SMI [IOS 12.2(44)SE6], one Dell Force10 S60 [FTOS 8.3.3.7], and one Dell Force10 S50N [FTOS 8.4.2.6] to demonstrate multi-area OSPF in a mixed environment of Cisco and Dell Force10 switches. Below is a diagram of my lab setup. Continue reading
Posted in Cisco, Dell Force10, Force10 Networks, Labs, Networking, Protocols, Technology
Tagged 2621, 2621XM, 3550-24PWR-SMI, 3640, 3660, ABR, Area Border Router, Area Border Routers, Cisco, Cisco 2621, Cisco 2621XM, Cisco 3550-24PWR-SMI, Cisco 3640, Cisco 3660, Dell, Dell Force10, Dell Force10 S50N, Dell Force10 S60, Force10, Force10 Networks, Force10 S50N, Force10 S60, multiarea ospf, Open Shortest Path First, OSPF, ospf neighbor, OSPF Neighbors, S50N, S60, Type 3 LSAs
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Blocking Hackers From Accessing Your Switch via Telnet/SSH
It’s amazing how much rattling at the doors and attempted intrusions companies become accustomed to seeing on their networks. Here I show a simple way to block telnet/SSH access to your switch. First, you should never use telnet to manage your switch over the Internet because the traffic is sent unencrypted and it is therefore insecure; SSH is the better option. Perhaps you only want to manage the switch from an internal network or only want to allow or block some hosts from using telnet/ssh. Below, I block all telnet/ssh access to the switch. I’m using a Dell Force10 S50N switch [FTOS 8.4.2.6]. Continue reading
Posted in Dell Force10, Force10 Networks, Hacks, Labs, Network Security, Networking, Technology
Tagged access list, access lists, access-llists, block ssh, block telnet, block VTY access, Dell, Dell Force10, extended access list, extended access-lists, Force10 Networks, FTOS, hack, hacker, named access list, named access-lists, port 22, port 23, S0N, SSH, tcp, telnet, VTY, VTY access, VTY line, VTY lines
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Gratuitous ARP and Basics of Connecting a Cisco IOS Switch with a Cisco CatOS Switch
Cisco Catalyst C4003
Posted in Cisco, Labs, Networking, Protocols, Technology
Tagged 1000Base-SX, 1000Base-SX GBI, CAM, Catalyst 3548-XL, Catalyst 3550, Catalyst 4003, Catalyst C4000, Catalyst C4003, CatOS, Cisco, Cisco 1000Base-SX, Cisco 1000Base-SX GBIC, Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Catalyst 3548-XL, Cisco Catalyst 3550, Cisco Catalyst 4000, Cisco Catalyst 4003, Cisco Catalyst C4003, Cisco CatOS, Cisco GBIC, Cisco IOS, Cisco WS-X4012, Cisco WS-X4232-GB-RJ, Cisco WS-X4232-L3, delete configuration, Dell, Dell EqualLogic, Dell EqualLogic storage, EqualLogic, erase configuration, GBIC, Gratuitous ARP, ios, IXIA, MAC address, MAC address table, reset configuration, Supervisor Engine, Supervisor Engine 1, Supervisor Engine 2, Supervisor Engine I, Supervisor Engine II, Windows PC, wireshark, WS-C3548-XL-EN, WS-X4012, WS-X4232-GB-RJ, WS-X4232-L3
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Using Dell EqualLogic iSCSI Arrays for Remote Storage
Dell EqualLogic storage can provide an easy and cost effective solution for adding remote storage to your virtualized environment. The PS Series Storage arrays can be a great solution as you can easily expand storage by combining multiple PS Series storage arrays into a single storage area network (SAN). For instance, the PS6100XS is a 2U chassis which provides 13TB of storage using 2.5” disks (7 hot-pluggable solid state disk (SSD) drives and 17 hot-pluggable serial attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drives). Continue reading
Posted in Dell EqualLogic, Dell Force10, iSCSI, Networking, Storage, Technology
Tagged Dell EqualLogic, Dell EqualLogic P6100XS, Dell EqualLogic PS Series, Dell EqualLogic storage, EqualLogic, EqualLogic array, EqualLogic P6100XS, EqualLogic PS Series, iSCSI, iSCSI storage, P6100XS, RAID 6, RAID-6 Accelerated, remote storage, SAN, SAS, serial attached SCSI, solid state disk, solid state disks, SSD, SSDs, storage, storage area network
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NVIDIA – Pushing the Limits of the GPU in “Batman: Arkham City” [Video]
I wouldn’t say I’m a big “gamer,” but I do once in a while like to play video games more to see the advancements in graphics/compute technology than anything else. PC games are usually my choice as the quality seems to far surpass those of video consoles. The latest PC game I tried just this weekend was “Batman: Arkham City”; to say the least I was very impressed. Continue reading
Posted in DirectX, Game Programming, Games, NVIDIA, PC, Programming Languages, Technology
Tagged Ageia, Arkham City, Batman, Batman: Arkham City, collision detection, DirectX, ETH Zurich, Hardware Accelerated PhysX, hardware acceleration, NovodeX, NVIDIA, NVIDIA GTX, NVIDIA GTX 560M, physics engine, physics engine SDK, PhysX, realtime physics engine
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