I was upgrading a Cisco switch and got this error message when I tried to install method with activate commit. Super package already added. Add operation not allowed. ‘install remove inactive’ can be used to discard added packages I stepped…
Adding VLANs to UCS blade
UCS blade and new VLANs. I thought I have never have to do this but it came up.
Deploying Cisco stacked switches
Deploying Cisco stacked switches fresh from the box.
CDP is a lifesaver
Cisco Discovery Protocol or CDP as I have discovered is a lifesaver.
Sometimes you have to push through
Sometimes you just have to push through the mountain of problems. Another Subcon requested for a joint testing and commissioning session. They have arranged for the appropriate people to be present for this 1 am activity. I turned up, but…
Testing E1 links with BERT
Testing E1 links with BERT, instead of installing a loopback and furiously refreshing to check on the counters.
Sometimes you end up referencing yourself
I was trying to configure the Cisco LMS Topology Services to use SSH. I quick search on Topology Services and SSH returns “campusmgr” Drilling down returns a link on how to do this. Written by yours truly. I have read…
Notable Security Vulnerabilities for 2017
2017 has been an exciting time for discovering security vulnerabilities. There are some that hold your companies assets to ransom. Others can be career ending. So I thought to compile a list to keep track. Remember there is still 2…
LMS Network View stuck on hourglass
In Cisco web site, it is called Network Topology View whereas, in the LMS Topology Services Main Window, it is called Network View. After launching the Topologies Service Java plugin, if the hourglass icon does not go away within a…
Racking Cisco UCS C220 server
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) C220 server is a line of proprietary servers to run various applications like WLC, ACS, ISE, Prime etc. These applications are Linux based but it can also be a VMware hypervisor. The customizations of the…