Now that the basics are out of the way, what are we going to build? Our manager has asked us to configure a spine and leaf fabric in the data center for a new service that is being deployed. The Logical connectivity of the fabric is: This is going to be hands-on keyboard configuring. Now, […]
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I purposely saved the best topic for last, or maybe I am just that much of a glutton for punishment that we didn’t discuss this first. We are going to cover everyone’s favorite topic: Multicast! Before configuring our environment, we need a foundation or understanding of how multicast works. It is such a massive topic
In our last post, we talked about OSPF Basics. Today, we will look at what Virtual eXtensible Local Area Networks or VxLAN are. VxLAN is an overlay technology. It can transport Ethernet (Layer 2) over IP (Layer 3). Typically deployed in larger data centers to deal with scalability issues and problems associated with these large
Let’s take a trip down memory lane. I last learned about OSPF basics when studying for my ICND 2 exam in 2008. How do I know and or remember this? Well, 1, it was when I earned my CCNA, my first-ever associate Cisco certification. The more plausible answer is that I kept all my notes
After a scorching week in the desert, Cisco Live 2024 is in the books. However, this one was different from the other two I have attended. My personal life was flipped upside down when my wife was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in March. If you want to read about that day, I blogged about
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Shortly after reaching my connecting airport from St. Augustine, I stared at Gate E7. Knowing this would be the longest flight of my life. Atlanta to Amsterdam: 8 hours in the air, “what’s Dutch for ‘I hate flying,” I wondered. Then, I crossed a whole ocean (uneventfully sleeping for most of it) and landed at
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Greetings, fellow blog readers! So far, 2016 is shaping to be a fantastic and hectic year. I just wanted to let my readers know I was selected as a Cisco Designated VIP for 2016! This is an extreme honor, and I am humbled that the moderators on Cisco’s Learning Network chose me for this.
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I am excited to announce that I will be part of the Cisco Champions program for 2015. This is a very humbling experience for me. Some of the best networkers in the world are a part of this group. I am very passionate about what I do for a living. Still, I am even more
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I have been neglecting my fellow readers, but there is a good reason behind it. After my horrid experience in RTP in May, I took a long look at where I see my professional life going. After mulling it over for a long time, I have decided not to pursue my CCIE R&S. It was
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2 weeks ago, I was at Narbik Kocharian’s 5-day Bootcamp in RTP, NC. Before deciding to go to Narbiks Bootcamp, believe me, I did my homework. I spoke to co-workers, other CCIE’s, and people currently pursuing their CCIE. I will be honest; only 1 of them suggested Narbik’s Bootcamp. Now I had run across his
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