Manual install of NSX VIBs to ESXi Hosts

Manual install of NSX VIBs to ESXi Hosts

I’ve had a few problems (predominantly in labs) where the NSX host preparation stage has failed.  There can be a few reasons for this but I have found the most consistent way around this is to deploy the vibs manually.

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VMware Community VMworld Recap

VMware Community VMworld Recap

I was invited by John Troyer of TechRekoning to join a group of VMworld attendees for recap conversation after VMworld Europe in Barcelona. Joining John on the call was Gareth Edwards, Andrea Mauro, Sam McGeown, Chris Porter, Keith Townsend, Torsten Volk and I.

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VMware Solution Summit - London VLOG

VMware Solution Summit - London VLOG

Follow our director Barry Coombs as he attends the VMware Solution Summit in London on July 4th. You will see clips from the event and Barry's thoughts on the content from the day. 

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How to configure Ruckus Virtual Smart Zone Console / Setup Wizard

How to configure Ruckus Virtual Smart Zone Console / Setup Wizard

The aim of this blog is to show users how to go through the setup process of the Ruckus Virtual Smart Zone (VsZ).

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How to deploy the Ruckus Virtual SmartZone on VMware ESXi

How to deploy the Ruckus Virtual SmartZone on VMware ESXi

The aim of this blog is to show users how to go through the setup process of installing the Ruckus Virtual Smart Zone into your VMware environment

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Ruckus Unleashed - Configuration of Guest Access

Ruckus Unleashed - Configuration of Guest Access

The aim of this blog is to show users how to go through the setup process of configuring guest access for the unleashed platform. 

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How to configure your wireless network - Ruckus Unleashed Dasboard

How to configure your wireless network - Ruckus Unleashed Dasboard

The aim of this blog is to show users how to go through the setup process of configuring your wireless network on the unleashed platform.

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Configuring a Master Access Point for Ruckus Unleashed

Configuring a Master Access Point for Ruckus Unleashed

The aim of this blog is to show users how to go through the setup process of configuring the master access point unleashed platform.

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BizTech Brief #15

BizTech Brief #15

With most of the big industry events over, the majority of announcements and updates have already been released and the news is a little quiet. However, we have put together the biggest stories of the past week into one place. 

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Cisco CMD line Vs Dell CMD line

Cisco CMD line Vs Dell CMD line

All of your network engineers have taken the Cisco training route and all feel comfortable with the ios cmd line, and that’s a good thing the cisco training is fantastic. However, with the cisco known cmd line comes a huge amount of cost, but none the less the IT managers use a huge amount of the budget to go for the Cisco option.

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Our top tips to protect your business from cyber threats

Our top tips to protect your business from cyber threats

In the past the threat from cyber-attacks have focused around viruses that may cause inconvenience to users and systems alongside large scale data breaches to the biggest global organisations.  However we are now seeing an increasing risk of cyber attacks to your business. Attacks are now much more focused and intelligent than ever before and the target is your data and money. 

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VMware NSX and Dell Networking

Today we have been hosting our customers at the fabulous Williams F1 Conference Centre in Oxfordshire. We are luckily enough to be joined by Dell's Dominique Vanhamme the director for Networking in EMEA and Joshua Couling NSX SE from VMware. 

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Ruckus Wireless Controllers

Ruckus Wireless Controllers

You have made the decision that you need to upgrade your wireless infrastructure. You know you want to use Ruckus Wireless Access points but now you have the decision of how you want to control the AP’s. 

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Dell OS Emulator

Most people are used to using a certain vendors CLI and sometimes having a loan switch for a week or two just isn’t enough time to get a feel for the OS and put its paces.

Dell have realised this and come up with a simple answer for the Force10 series……VIRTUALISE IT! That’s right you can now download the Force10 OS as an ISO and in conjunction with Virtual Box (which is what Dell recommend, sorry VMware lovers I was as disappointed as you) this allows you to have a fully functioning Force10 OS to play with.

Here you can see a small snippet of configuration using the same commands you would use on the physical hardware, in this case a VLAN has been created with VRRP for redundancy but that’s for another blog post so make sure you come back soon for that one.

The OS can be downloaded from the link below once you have registered:

https://www.force10networks.com/csportal20/AccountRequest/AccountRequest.aspx

Look for “FTOS for S-Series OS-Emulator” currently on version 9.8

OR via the Dropbox link below which also includes the setup guide with a configuration example.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bi7xhcb98rosm9f/FTOS-SI-9.8.0.0.zip?dl=0


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