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 Slash Notation

Posted on July 26, 2022 By

In this Cisco CCNA tutorial, you’ll learn how to write and convert the dotted decimal subnet mask into slash (/) notation. Scroll down for the video and also the text tutorial.   Cisco Slash Notation Video Tutorial [youtube v = 8_Ih3BiR4nc maxwidth = 100%]   Subnet Mask in Slash Nota...

NetApp ESXi Host, NFS VAAI, and Guest OS Settings

Posted on June 20, 2022 By

In this NetApp tutorial, you’ll learn how NetApp VSC, the Virtual Storage Console, can be used to configure the recommended best practice settings on your VMware ESXi hosts and virtual machines. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorials.   NetApp ESXi Host, NFS VAAI, and Guest OS Sett...

Cisco IPv4 Addresses

Posted on May 31, 2022 By

In this Cisco CCNA tutorial, you’ll learn about the format of an IPv4 address. Scroll down for the video and also the text tutorials.   Cisco IPv4 Addresses Video Tutorial [youtube v = Dyhe9q8Jk5c maxwidth = 100%]   When we write out the IP address, we write it out as a set of 4 octets [...

NetApp VMware vSphere on ONTAP Best Practice

Posted on May 27, 2022 By

In this NetApp tutorial, I’ll wrap up the section by covering the best practices for VMware vSphere on ONTAP storage. Scroll down for the video and also the text tutorials.   NetApp VMware vSphere on ONTAP Best Practice Video Tutorial [youtube v = ioVSRgBbHZA maxwidth = 100%]   Best prac...

The Cisco IP Header

Posted on April 26, 2022 By

In this Cisco CCNA tutorial, we’re going to cover Layer 3 of the OSI model, which is the Network Layer. Scroll down for the video and also the text tutorials.   The Cisco IP Header Video Tutorial [youtube v = r0WFtmAQO-s maxwidth = 100%]   Layer 3 – The Network Layer   The Network...

NetApp Introduction to VMware vSphere

Posted on April 22, 2022 By

In this NetApp tutorial, you’ll learn about virtualization with VMware vSphere. I’ll explain the different components and how storage and networking work. Scroll down for the video and also the text tutorial.   NetApp Introduction to VMware vSphere Video Tutorial [youtube v = SKY0xGctTrU ma...

Cisco Operating Systems

Posted on March 9, 2022 By

In this Cisco CCNA tutorial, you’ll learn about the different Operating Systems that run on Cisco’s different router and switch platforms. Scroll down for the video and also the text tutorials.   Cisco Operating Systems Video Tutorial [youtube v = Ji4Jmc9EhY0 maxwidth = 100%]  ...

NetApp Snapshot Restores

Posted on February 26, 2022 By

In this NetApp tutorial, you’ll learn how to do restores from snapshots, using either the ONTAP command line or doing it from client hosts. Scroll down for the video and also the text tutorials.   NetApp Snapshot Restores Video Tutorial [youtube v = k6DQ3z4CoGU maxwidth = 100%] If the opt...