Update 3/7/2017 This post is a bit dated but still gets lots of traffic. The commands below may or may not still work. This was…
Unified Computing from Crate to Cloud
Unified Computing from Crate to Cloud
Update 3/7/2017 This post is a bit dated but still gets lots of traffic. The commands below may or may not still work. This was…
Cisco just wait and get NetApp cheap later This article is an interesting take on storage today. Don’t think this guy is right with DAS…
The new M3 Blades come with an optional SD Card http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/unified_computing/ucs/hw/chassis/install/B200M3.html#wp1060692 Have not used the SD cards but don’t like the idea, or local drives.…
UCS FC uplinks can be bound to vHBA’s by VSAN or Pining. Each has pro’s and con’s. VSAN UCS balanced (round robin FLOGI’s to each…
This is great news along with the new 2204 and 2208 UCS IOM’s ability to run true Port-Channels. I am envisioning iSCSI at 40 to…
xls for IP Subnetting study and memorization We all do it, and it is best to memorize the class 4 IP subnet’s. Link below: Subnetting…
Cisco UCS iSCSI Boot Through Appliance Ports Setup Video Appliance Ports and an iSCSI target is very similar to Boot from SAN. Using Appliance Ports…
Figuring out AMP draw per chassis and PSU balance can be confusing, so I made an .xls to help with the process. Adding up chassis…
Code levels 1.4 and 2.0 configure slightly differently and are both covered here. Code version 1.4(x) configures a little odd. Two VLAN’s with the same…
On our 6104 UCS with 14 Chassis of B200 M2 Blades we ran into bug (CSCTR74091) http://www.cisco.com/web/software/datacenter/ucs/UCS_2_0_Software_Advisory.htm There is a Thread on the Cisco forums…