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.
Posted on May 31, 2022 By Flackbox
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%] [testimonial_view id=”1″] When we write out the IP address, ...
Posted on May 27, 2022 By Flackbox
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%] [testimonial_vie...
Posted on April 26, 2022 By Flackbox
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%] [testimonial_view id=”1″] Layer 3 â€...
Posted on April 22, 2022 By Flackbox
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...
Posted on March 9, 2022 By Flackbox
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%] [testi...
Posted on February 26, 2022 By Flackbox
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%] [testimoni...
Posted on February 15, 2022 By Flackbox
In this Cisco CCNA tutorial, we’re going to walk through the life of a packet from the sender through to the receiver and how everything works together to make that possible. Scroll down for the video and also the text tutorial. Cisco The Life of a Packet Video Tutorial [youtube v = MlYjZF9SXs...
Posted on January 18, 2022 By Flackbox
In this Cisco CCNA tutorial, I’m going to give you a very basic introduction to networking. Scroll down for the video and also the text tutorials. Cisco A Very Basic Introduction to Networking Video Tutorial [youtube v = jSFcNQM6QzI maxwidth = 100%] [testimonial_view id=”1″]...