Welcome to the Flackbox blog, where my aim is to help you build your cloud and data center career. If you’re looking to widen your knowledge across server, networking and storage technologies then you’ve come to the right place. I regularly upload training video tutorials featuring vendors such as Cisco, NetApp and VMware.

Cisco IOS CLI Shortcuts

Posted on March 26, 2024 By

Cisco IOS CLI Shortcuts

Cisco IOS CLI Shortcut Cheat Sheet This is a list of the Cisco IOS CLI shortcuts for reference. Cursor Movement Shortcuts SHORTCUT DESCRIPTION MNEMONIC Ctrl+A Move cursor to the beginning of the line A for Alpha (=First) Ctrl+E Move cursor to the end of the line E for End Ctrl+F Move cursor forward ...

Cisco OSPF Characteristics

Posted on February 12, 2024 By

In this Cisco CCNA tutorial, you’ll learn about the characteristics of OSPF, and I’ll also do a comparison with our other Interior Gateway Routing Protocols of RIP and EIGRP. Scroll down for the text and video tutorials. Cisco OSPF Characteristics Video Tutorial [youtube v = RA4SpgoOcjQ ...

NetApp FAS Platform Overview and Tech Specs

Posted on June 29, 2023 By

NetApp FAS Platform Overview and Tech Specs

In this NetApp tutorial, you’ll learn about the different Fabric Attached Storage (FAS) models that are available, their technical specifications, and how they compare to each other. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorials.   NetApp FAS Platform Overview and Tech Specs Video Tut...

Cisco Bandwidth vs Clock Rate and Speed

Posted on June 8, 2023 By

In this Cisco CCNA tutorial, you’ll learn about how the OSPF cost metric works and how it’s based on interface bandwidth by default. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorials.   Cisco Bandwidth vs Clock Rate and Speed Video Tutorial [youtube v = BGmBafI8kDc maxwidth = 100%] ...

NetApp AFF Platform Overview and Tech Specs

Posted on May 19, 2023 By

In this NetApp tutorial, I’ll explain the latest generation of AFF, All Flash FAS, platforms and we’ll discuss the tech specs and how the models compare to each other. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorials. NetApp AFF Platform Overview and Tech Specs Video Tutorial [youtube v...

Cisco OSPF Basic Configuration

Posted on April 11, 2023 By

Cisco OSPF Basic Configuration

In this Cisco CCNA tutorial, you’ll learn how to do a basic configuration of OSPF on our Cisco routers. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorials. Cisco OSPF Basic Configuration Video Tutorial [youtube v = Wz38Ht1HJpI maxwidth = 100%] [testimonial_view id=”1″] OSPF Configur...

NetApp Disk Ownership

Posted on February 23, 2023 By

In this NetApp tutorial, you’ll learn about disk ownership and how it’s assigned to the disks in your cluster. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorials.   NetApp Disk Ownership Video Tutorial [youtube v = DLAspVEM81Q maxwidth = 100%] [testimonial_view id=”2″] &n...

Cisco Subnet Mask Tutorial

Posted on February 2, 2023 By

In this Cisco CCNA tutorial, you’re going to learn about subnet masks. Scroll down for the video and text tutorials.   Cisco Subnet Mask Video Tutorial [youtube v = NlJ9ZZfFmaM maxwidth = 100%] [testimonial_view id=”1″]   I’ve opened up a command prompt on my Window...