In this post I am going to be walking through the installation and setup of Cisco Stealthwatch. I will be doing this with virtual machines on VMWare. I will be installing the StealthWatch … [Read more...] about Cisco Stealthwatch Installation and Setup
Network Engineer BLOG by Roger Perkin – CCIE #50038
How to install Ansible Tower on Ubuntu 16.04
If you just just like watching a video the whole process is shown in the video below. How to Install Ansible Tower on Ubuntu 16.04 Video If you want the detailed steps in written format - … [Read more...] about How to install Ansible Tower on Ubuntu 16.04
Best Vertical Mouse – Evoluent Vertical Mouse 4
What is the Best Vertical Mouse? For the majority of people that use a mouse, you will typically use a standard horizontal mouse, but this is not the best mouse to use. It puts your hand and forearm … [Read more...] about Best Vertical Mouse – Evoluent Vertical Mouse 4
GIT for Network Engineers – Coming Soon
The next course I am creating is GIT for Network Engineers - watch this space. Beta course release date August 2018 … [Read more...] about GIT for Network Engineers – Coming Soon
Linux Tips & Tricks for Beginners
In this post I will be listing all the Linux Tips & Tricks I come across in my journey to learn Linux. This will be done on an Ubuntu 17.10 desktop installation, as I encounter each issue I will … [Read more...] about Linux Tips & Tricks for Beginners
VMware Home Lab Server Tutorial using ESXi 6.5 Free
In this post I will be setting up a VMware home lab server using a very cheap Dell Optiplex 7010 PC with 8GB of ram and a 280Gb hard drive. What you will need: Bare Metal Device to install … [Read more...] about VMware Home Lab Server Tutorial using ESXi 6.5 Free
How to Connect Bose QC35 Wireless Headphones to Laptop Windows 10
If like me you have purchased a pair of Bose QC35 noise cancelling headphones and are having problems with Bose Connect Windows 10 or pairing them with a Windows 10 laptop, and you have already tried … [Read more...] about How to Connect Bose QC35 Wireless Headphones to Laptop Windows 10
Cisco Nexus 9000 Software Upgrade NX-OS Tutorial
Nexus 9000 software upgrade using my AirConsole Bluetooth Wireless Console Cable Each Nexus 9000 switch is shipped with Cisco NX-OS software. The NX-OS software consists of one NXOS image. The … [Read more...] about Cisco Nexus 9000 Software Upgrade NX-OS Tutorial
Cisco Data Center Network Manager Installation Tutorial
The Cisco Data Center Network Manager is a network management tool from Cisco that enables visibility and configuration of fabric based networks within your data center. Cisco Data Center Network … [Read more...] about Cisco Data Center Network Manager Installation Tutorial
Cisco VXLAN Configuration Lab using Nexus 9000V DCNM & Ansible
This post details my approach to setting up a POC lab to prove the operation of Nexus 9K switches doing VXLAN using BGP EVPN, it will also show how I deployed and verified the configurations and … [Read more...] about Cisco VXLAN Configuration Lab using Nexus 9000V DCNM & Ansible
VXLAN Terminology
In this VXLAN tutorial, we will be going through all the acronyms and VXLAN terminology used when configuring and deploying a VXLAN network. VXLAN - Virtual Extensible LAN Next we need to … [Read more...] about VXLAN Terminology
What is Ansible?
Anisble is an open source automation platform which was purchased by Red Hat in October 2015. It is used heavily by the server admin community to administer and deploy updates and patches to linux … [Read more...] about What is Ansible?
