Interesting things
worth making a note of since the last Tech Round Up!
With content from: Cisco, Citrix, Dell, F5, HP, Juniper Networks, Microsoft,
NetApp, PHD,
Silver Peak, Veeam, VMware, and Xangati!
## Cisco ##
Note: There is not
yet a Part 2
Highlights examples
of the following:
1. # bgp-policy destination ip-prec-map
2. # aaa local authentication attempts max-fail
5
3. # file verify auto
## Citrix ##
Solves problem of
browsing corporate internal websites without needing full VPN connectivity, or
having to see broken links…
“AppDNA will save
you time, reduce your risk of failure and save you money on your desktop transformation
or application management …”
From
virtualization.info
## Dell ##
“The PowerVault MD3
delivers 60 3TB, 3.5-inch disk drives in a 4U rack shelf; that's 180TB of raw
data.”
Interesting: “… great storage acquisitions … Compellent …
(Dell) has no high-end array to match HDS’s
VSP, IBM’s DS8000 or EMC’s VMAX. What can it do?”
## Dell Customer Stories ##
Services: Dell™ Compellent™ Copilot™ Support
Hardware: Dell Compellent Storage Center with Series 40 Controllers
Software:
Dell Compellent Data Instant Replay
Dell Compellent Data Progression
Dell Compellent Dynamic Capacity
Dell Compellent Enterprise Manager
Dell Compellent Remote Instant Replay
Microsoft® SQL
Server® 2008
Windows Server®
2008
## F5 ##
Figure: The
solution - A FIX environment with a BIG-IP ADC in place to provide security, authentication,
SSL offload, and traffic switching from one controlled, centralized location.
## HP ##
## Juniper Networks ##
Available for Kindle
## Microsoft ##
Guided labs for private
cloud solutions built on System Center and Windows Server
Came across this in
a technet post about needing more customisation/configurable options when using
SCVMM 2012; and it was recommended to focus on App Controller as the solution
From
blogs.technet.com
Open source to the
rescue!
Excellent resource
for all product sets!
Released in July -
an excellent new tool - ADREPLSTATUS!
## NetApp ##
Figure: NetApp
diagram for positioning Flash Accel
## PHD ##
Releasing early
September 2012
Includes PHD Motion - useful if
your environment is not licensed for Storage vMotion
## Silver Peak ##
Silver Peak Agility
– plugin for VMware vSphere to optimize WAN traffic
## Veeam ##
Published: 15th
of August
Interesting tweaks
to up the backup speed:
1. Set Receive Side Scaling Queues
from default value of 1 to 8
queues
2. Disabled auto
tuning: netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=disable
3. Updated Intel
Quad NICs with latest drivers / PROset software
4. Turned off file
and print sharing on the NIC connection
“New Capability
Provides Fast, Flexible Recovery for VMware VMs on HP LeftHand and HP
StoreVirtual VSA Storage”
## VMware ##
Interesting PDF to
see how hackers use a few simple bugs to gain control
Note: This was for vCenter
4.1
From
blog.shiplett.org
Interesting article
from Wikibon - with EMC
VNX topping the charts, followed by closely by Netapp and EMC VMAX, with HP 3PAR and Compellent completing the
top 5; with the rest a bit adrift!
With new features
and abilities!
## Xangati ##
“New feature
present in Xangati’s enhanced product detects Storms in the Clouds.”
Note: The amount of
content in the Tech Round Up posts is dependent on having time to do research.
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