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.

Subnetting Class C Networks and VLSM Tutorial

Posted on May 26, 2020 By

In this Cisco CCNA training tutorial, you’ll learn how to subnet Class C networks and how Variable Length Subnet Masking or VLSM works. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. Subnetting Class C Networks and VLSM Video Tutorial [youtube v = fwfp8X9hvig maxwidth = 100%]   [testimonia...

NetApp LUN Space Reclamation Tutorial

Posted on May 21, 2020 By

In this NetApp training tutorial, you’ll learn about LUN space reclamation, which is a way that we can make sure that the amount of space used in our LUNs is reported correctly on the ONTAP system. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. NetApp LUN Space Reclamation Video Tutorial [y...

Subnetting Class A and Class B Networks Tutorial

Posted on May 20, 2020 By

In this Cisco CCNA training tutorial, we’re going to take on a stage by subnetting larger networks. We’re going to look at subnetting our Class A and our Class B networks. Scroll down for the video and also the text tutorial. Subnetting Class A and Class B Networks Video Tutorial [youtub...

NetApp ONTAP Platforms Overview

Posted on May 14, 2020 By

In this NetApp training tutorial, I’ll give you a high-level overview of the NetApp ONTAP operating system, the different platforms that it runs on, and where you would use each one. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. NetApp ONTAP Platforms Overview Video Tutorial – FAS, A...

Cisco SNMP v3 Configuration

Posted on May 12, 2020 By

In this Cisco CCNA training tutorial, you’ll see the configuration for SNMP version 3. Scroll down for the video and text tutorial. SNMP v3 Configuration Video Tutorial [youtube v = bH6mTpZtYmg maxwidth = 100%] [testimonial_view id=”1″] In SNMPv1 and SNMPv2, the SNMP Manager (NMS s...

NetApp Element OS Platform: SolidFire & NetApp HCI

Posted on May 7, 2020 By

In this NetApp training tutorial, I’ll give you an overview of the NetApp platforms that run on the Element operating system, namely SolidFire and NetApp HCI. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. NetApp Element OS Platform Overview Video Tutorial – SolidFire and NetApp HCI [...

Dynamic Routing Protocols vs Static Routes Tutorial

Posted on May 5, 2020 By

In this Cisco CCNA training tutorial, you’ll learn about the basics of dynamic routing protocols and how they compare to using static routes. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorials.   Dynamic Routing Protocols vs Static Routes Video Tutorial [youtube v = -yuoM73k9jg maxwidth = ...

The NetApp Data Fabric – Overview Tutorial

Posted on April 30, 2020 By

In this NetApp training tutorial, you’ll learn about the NetApp Data Fabric, which is NetApp’s vision or strategy to integrate all of their storage platforms across their portfolio with each other and also across Cloud services. Scroll down for video and text tutorials.   The NetApp...