Managing Your Network Traffic – How to use VLANs in Dell OS10

12 January 2021
by: Daniel Johnson
in: Dell Technologies,Open Networking,Switches
Tags: Dell, open networking, VLAN
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Dell OS10 Basics Part 3 Dell OS10 is Dell’s latest switch operating system. It is built on a Linux core and is Dell’s offering in the Open Networking space. It is NOT intended as an upgrade for switches running OS6 (N-Series) or OS9 (legacy S-Series), however, any Dell S- or Z-Series switch with a “-ON” […]

How Do I Change My Password? And Other Dell OS10 Local Account Management Tips

Dell OS10 Basics Part 2 Dell OS10 is Dell’s latest switch operating system. It is built on a Linux core and is Dell’s offering in the Open Networking space. It is NOT intended as an upgrade for switches running OS6 (N-Series) or OS9 (legacy S-Series), however, any Dell S- or Z-Series switch with a “-ON” […]

4 Quick Tips for More Efficient Dell OS10 Switch Management

Dell OS10 Basics Part 1 Dell OS10 is Dell’s latest switch operating system. It is built on a Linux core and is Dell’s offering in the Open Networking space. It is NOT intended as an upgrade for switches running OS6 (N-Series) or OS9 (legacy S-Series), however, any Dell S- or Z-Series switch with a “-ON” […]

Nutanix: STS vs LTS Releases

When it comes to software updates Nutanix has two options for you- Short Term or Long Term support releases. What are the differences? Which one is best for you? Why would you want to be on one and not the other? These are great questions!! To make your choice easier here are some details on Nutanix's STS vs. [...]Read More »

Load Testing Linux with Iometer

This was a fun little project and something I just couldn’t let go of. Like most of you reading this blog I’m a fan of computer science and one of the things I like most about it is the instant gratification of making something work in my lab or in the field. The science part […]

New PowerStore in our Lab!

As I mentioned here, we were beta testers for the Dell PowerStore all-flash storage array. We tested everything from initial imaging of the array as either a Model T or Model X all the way to importing external storage arrays. We really enjoyed having the opportunity to get our hands on the gear early and appreciated […]

VMware: Upgrade to vCenter Server 7.0

With the release of vSphere 7.0 comes a new version of vCenter! Time to Upgrade!! Before we get started here are some need to knows- Upgrade Paths You will be able to upgrade vCenter from any version of 6.5 or 6.7 to 7.0. If you are still using 6.0 then you will need to get […]

VMware ESXi 6.7 Home Lab

I wanted to share with everyone my home lab that I set up back in March of 2019. If anyone is thinking of building their own lab, it’s worth the time and monetary investment! You WILL learn a lot and have fun the process. Almost all the items for my home virtualization lab were purchased […]

Dell PowerStore Released!

Dell officially announced, released, and launched its new midrange storage product on May 5th, 2020. You may have heard rumors about this platform under its code name midrange.next. The product is released as PowerStore, so let’s take a minute and talk details! I was happy to participate in […]

Dell PowerStore Part 2!

06 May 2020
by: Rick Gouin
in: Dell Technologies,Midrange Storage,PowerStore
Tags: Dell, PowerStore, Storage
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In the last segment, we went over PowerStore hardware. This time, we are going to dig into some more of the features, functionality, and capabilities of this newest midrange all flash storage array from Dell. The Basics: RAID PowerStore supports RAID 5, and you can choose from one of two different stripe widths. 4+1 or 8+1. […]

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