CCIE Voice Evolves to CCIE Collaboration

During this 10th anniversary year of the CCIE Voice certification, Cisco is pleased to announce the next generation of Expert-level IT skills training and assessment for telecom, unified communications, and video staff. CCIE Voice is evolving to become CCIE Collaboration, reflecting advances in networked collaboration solutions beyond simple audio phone calls. The new CCIE Collaboration certification will expand to include Cisco’s leading solutions for voice, video, IM, presence, and call centers. The CCIE Voice certification will be retired as of February 14, 2014. Continue reading

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CCIE Collaboration Lab Equipment and Software List

CCIE Collaboration Lab Equipment and Software List

Passing the lab exam requires a depth of understanding difficult to obtain without hands-on experience. Early in your preparation you should arrange access to equipment similar to that used on the exam

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How to encrease datastore with running VMs Datastore on SAN Storage

How to encrease datastore with running VMs Datastore on SAN Storage

http://www.50mu.net/2013/07/09/live-vmware-datastore-expansion-with-running-vms/

 

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netstat command example

netstat command example

Important command for TCP/IP ports status

1. List All Ports (both listening and non listening ports)

List all ports using netstat -a
# netstat -a | more
Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State
tcp 0 0 localhost:30037 *:* LISTEN
udp 0 0 *:bootpc *:*

Active UNIX domain sockets (servers and established)
Proto RefCnt Flags Type State I-Node Path
unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 6135 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0
unix 2 [ ACC ] STREAM LISTENING 5140 /var/run/acpid.socket
List all tcp ports using netstat -at
# netstat -at
Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State
tcp 0 0 localhost:30037 *:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 localhost:ipp *:* LISTEN
tcp 0 0 *:smtp *:* LISTEN
tcp6 0 0 localhost:ipp [::]:* LISTEN

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VMware vsphere esxi vcenter server storage-guide

VMware vsphere esxi vcenter server storage-guide

A quick guide about SAN Storage using VMware ESX servers.

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Maximums Configuration for VMware vSphere 5.1

Maximums Configuration for VMware vSphere 5.1

When you select and configure your virtual and physical equipment, you must stay at or below the maximums supported by vSphere 5.1. The limits presented in the following tables represent tested, recommended limits, and they are fully supported by VMware.

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How to create CCIE RS Lab on GNS3

How to create CCIE RS Lab on GNS3

1- Download GNS3 
2-Install GNS3 (How to install and configure GNS3)
3-Search Cisco IOS Image c3725-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T10.bin in google and download it. and copy the IOS file (c3725-adventerprisek9-mz.124-15.T10.bin)  to C:\IOS Folder.

Create below folders
C:\IOS
C:\GNS3CCIERS_LAB
C:\GNS3CCIERS_LAB\GNS_configs
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How to install Cisco Unified Communication Manager 7 on VMware Workstation

How to install Cisco Unified Communication Manager 7 on VMware Workstation

Below are the steps I have taken to install CUCM ver 7.0 on my LAB.
I am expecting you know how to install and configure VMware workstation and How to create Virtual Machine
VMware workstation version 9
RAM minimum 2 GB
HDD minimum 80 GB (Split virtual disk in to multiple file)
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Windows update issues

Windows update issues

1- System Update Readiness Tool 

2-How To Fix A Stuck Windows Update

3-To obtain a list of installed patches

wmic qfe list

4-To uninstall a listed patch

wusa /uninstall /kb:<kbnumber>

5-From a remote computer  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934307)

wmic /node:SRVNAME process call create “powershell wusa /uninstall /kb:2639043 /quiet /norestart”

6- Remove an update

  1. Open Installed Updates by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Programs, and then, underPrograms and Features, clicking View installed updates.
  2. Click the update that you want to remove, and then click Uninstall. Administrator permission required If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

 

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How to install FTP server on CentOS

How to install FTP server on CentOS

#yum install vsftpd
#chkconfig vsftpd on
#service vsftpd start

#nano /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf       (uncomment the following)

anonymous_enable=NO   (disallow anonymous login)
ascii_upload_enable=YES
ascii_download_enable=YES
ftpd_banner=Welcome to DATACENTER FTP service. Continue reading

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