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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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
Happy New Year to all my fellow blog readers! Welcome to my 2023 Year in Review! You may have noticed a few things changed around on the site. It was time to consolidate, and instead of managing several different technologies and having each site have its personality with no cohesiveness, I now have the entire
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Its reflection time, 2014, was a mixed year for me, professionally and personally. The year started with a visit to the doctor, which ultimately ended up in me having surgery in June. This was not a good way to start the year. Thankfully, all went well, and I think I am better than before the
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I have had some time to think about what I will do next. After a lot of thinking back and forth, my two options are: I have decided that R&S isn’t for me. After four attempts on v4 and the toll the last test took on me, which, by the way, Cisco CCIE Support did
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