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 Snapshot Schedules

Posted on February 23, 2021 By

In this NetApp tutorial, you’ll learn how snapshot schedules and policies work. The ONTAP cluster takes scheduled snapshots of NAS volumes by default, now, you’re going to learn how those schedules work. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. NetApp Snapshot Schedules Video Tu...

Subnetting on the 3rd and 4th Octet – examples

Posted on February 16, 2021 By

Cisco CCNA Subnetting Examples

In this Cisco CCNA tutorial I’ll work through a couple of subnetting examples. One where we’re subnetting on the 3rd octet, and one where we’re subnetting on the 4th octet. [testimonial_view id=”1″] Subnetting on the 3rd Octet – Example “For the IP address 172.19.21...

Cisco Switches vs Hubs

Posted on February 9, 2021 By

In this Cisco CCNA tutorial, you’re going to learn about the basics of hubs and switches. I’ll also do a comparison between the two devices. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. Cisco Switches vs Hubs Video Tutorial [youtube v = 65bfrawBuEc maxwidth = 100%] [testimonial_view...

Cisco EtherChannel Protocols and Configuration

Posted on February 9, 2021 By

In this Cisco CCNA tutorial, you’ll learn about the different EtherChannel Protocols. I’ll also discuss how to configure and verify them. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. EtherChannel Protocols and Configuration Video Tutorial [youtube v = nSzsqG_1AGk maxwidth = 100%] [testi...

NetApp Data Protection Overview

Posted on February 3, 2021 By

In this NetApp tutorial, I’ll give you an overview of the different ONTAP data protection technologies and how they all fit together. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. NetApp Data Protection Overview Video Tutorial [youtube v = QiLvXQFtHmQ maxwidth = 100%] [testimonial_view id=...

The Best IT Career Advice from 111 Industry Gurus

Posted on January 29, 2021 By

Best IT Career Advice

111 Industry Experts give their Best IT Career Advice Breaking into the IT industry today is way more complicated than it used to be. When I started out, you woke up one morning with your shiny new degree or Microsoft certification and breezed into a job. Employers were queued round the block to fig...

NetApp Tape Backups

Posted on January 21, 2021 By

In this NetApp tutorial, you’ll learn about tape backups and NDMP in ONTAP. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. NetApp Tape Backups Video Tutorial [youtube v = JhLJ3DXeZIY maxwidth = 100%] [testimonial_view id=”2″]   Tape Backups   ONTAP does not have its ow...

NetApp Snapshot Operation

Posted on January 14, 2021 By

In this NetApp tutorial, you’ll learn what ONTAP Snapshots are and how they work. Scroll down for the video and also text tutorial. NetApp Snapshot Operation Video Tutorial [youtube v = z8fbS0fS-bo maxwidth = 100%] [testimonial_view id=”2″]   Snapshots   A Snapshot copy i...