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.
NetApp Bootup Process Tutorial
Posted on October 15, 2020 By Flackbox
In this NetApp tutorial, you’ll learn about the ONTAP boot-up process and we’ll have a quick lab demo where I’ll show you the system booting up. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. NetApp The Bootup Process Video Tutorial [youtube v = bJfkwbZMMJQ maxwidth = 100...
NetApp SnapMirror Data Protection DP Mirrors Tutorial
Posted on October 14, 2020 By Flackbox
In this NetApp training tutorial, I will cover NetApp SnapMirror Data Protection Mirrors, which I gave a shorter overview of in this post. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. NetApp SnapMirror Data Protection DP Mirrors Video Tutorial [youtube v = FiJZn3FTJeM maxwidth = 100%] [...
Advantages of Cloud Computing and Calculating TCO
Posted on October 13, 2020 By Flackbox
In this cloud tutorial, I am going to cover the advantages of Cloud Computing. I’ll also give a quick and basic example of how to do a TCO calculation for you to decide if you’re going to move to a Cloud solution or not. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. This [&hel...
NetApp Admin Components
Posted on October 8, 2020 By Flackbox
In this NetApp tutorial, you’ll learn about the different administrative components on the cluster. I’ll tell you about Volume Zero, and Aggregate Zero. Also, about the replicated database and our admin SVMs. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. NetApp Admin Components Video...
Cisco Basic Layer 1 and 2 Troubleshooting
Posted on October 6, 2020 By Flackbox
In this Cisco CCNA tutorial, we’re going to cover troubleshooting at Layer 1 and Layer 2 of the OSI stack. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. Cisco Basic Layer 1 and 2 Troubleshooting Video Tutorial [youtube v = 9WluVSqKNCE maxwidth = 100%] [testimonial_view id=”1″...
NetApp MetroCluster Tutorial
Posted on October 5, 2020 By Flackbox
In this NetApp training tutorial, I will cover NetApp MetroCluster. This is NetApp’s solution for redundancy for a storage system spread across two different buildings that are within the same geographical region. Before I get into the details of MetroCluster, it’s going to be easier to unde...
Cloud IaaS Infrastructure as a Service Tutorial
Posted on October 1, 2020 By Flackbox
In this cloud training tutorial, we’re going to cover the cloud service model, IaaS, Infrastructure as a Service. Scroll down for the video and text tutorial. This is part of my ‘Practical Introduction to Cloud Computing’ course. Click here to enrol in the complete course fo...
Cisco Syslog Tutorial
Posted on September 29, 2020 By Flackbox
In this Cisco CCNA tutorial, you’ll learn about Syslog on Cisco devices. Syslog is a standard format for logging messages and Cisco iOS complies with that standard. Scroll down for the video and also test tutorial. Cisco Syslog Video Tutorial [youtube v = WGkNNHsNR80 maxwidth = 100%] [testimon...