My Personal Blog
Technical stuff. Everything is my own.
Cisco Hyperflex is getting more and more new features. Right now you can download the HX Data Platform 2.1(1b) software on the cisco.com/go/software site. What are the best features of the software ? Self Encryption Drives One way of protecting your data is to use SED or Self Encryption Drives. Hyperflex support those SED drives … Read more
What if you are a company with lots of branch offices and those offices are to small for a Cisco Hyperflex cluster. Or you are just a small company who doesn’t need much compute, memory, iops and storage capacity for you office. Think of offices where you just need and Active Directory Server, DNS, DHCP, … Read more
I want graphs ! Right now I got 5700 Watt of Solar Power on my roof. See my blog about : Off Grid in the Netherlands and Why 2nd hand solar panels Since a few years I also got a Smart Meter for electricity and gas. My solar power inverters are without any bleutooth or wifi connection. … Read more
Why would you install vCenter on a laptop ? When installing Hyperflex vCenter is mandatory. When you only got Hyperflex nodes, you can have the chicken or the egg story ! If you have 4 hyperflex nodes, you can install vCenter on the 4th node and install Hyperflex on the 3 nodes. Then move vCenter … Read more
Everybody can upgrade a Hyperflex cluster ! Changes in Hyperflex 2.0(1a) To have the Hyperflex All Flash working, you will need the Hyperflex 2.0 Data platform. With a hybrid solution (Hyperflex with the 10k spinning disks) you can also upgrade to the 2.0 version. During the installation you can configure FC and iSCSI connections ! … Read more
More capacity or higher availability. That is the Hyperflex Replication Factor Question. Hyperflex Replication Factor ? A replication factor (RF) is the number of copies that the Hyperflex system writes the storage block. There are two options : A RF of 2 or a RF of 3. The default setting during installation of the Hyperflex … Read more
If I can do it, everybody can do it ! Step 1 : Get information Do you have a dream that you want to become CCIE Certified ? You’re at the right address to start here. Before you even start thinking about the written and lab, first you have to get information. Maybe you already … Read more
10 steps to become CCIE Certified If I can do it, everybody can do it ! Step 1 : Get information Do you have a dream that you want to become CCIE Certified ? You’re at the right address to start here. Before you even start thinking about the written and lab, first you have … Read more
Step 2 : Written To become a CCIE you must pass for a written exam before you can schedule a lab. When you pass both written and lab you will get a CCIE number. Start to find the recommended reading list on the Cisco site and start reading. I prefer PDF and maybe you like … Read more
Step 3 : Read Right now you passed the ccie written and you are able to set a date for your lab exam. Although you already read a lot for your written, there are also some reading recommendation for the lab. Some same books, some are new. Read also design guides and technotes, which are … Read more