Got a larger toy 🙂 Initialization Wizard via Console Loading image 0:0############################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################################## Image is signed; verifying checksum... passed Signer Cert OK Policy Cert OK RSA signature verified. Booting image... Uncompressing core image files... 00:00:07 done. 00:00:42 Aruba Networks ArubaOS Version 6.1.3.6 (build 36470 / label #36470) Built by p4build@corsica.arubanetworks.com on 2012-12-11 at 12:51:05 PST (gcc … Continue reading Aruba 3200XM – Initial Configuration – Part 1 →

Playing around with my new toy 🙂 Just trying to find out what the Controller supports: Number of APs supported (Aruba620) #show license-usage ap AP Licenses ----------- Type Number ---- ------ AP Licenses 4 Overall AP License Limit 4 AP Usage -------- Type Count ---- ----- CAPs 0 RAPs 0 Tunneled nodes 0 Total APs … Continue reading Day out with Aruba Controller 620 – Initial Configuration – Part 1 →

Doesn't it feel good starting on a clean slate...! Oh well, at least for Networking devices 🙂 Erase it all... (Aruba620) #write erase all Switch will be factory defaulted. All the configuration and databases will be deleted. Press 'y' to proceed : Write Erase successful Reload (Aruba620) #reload Do you really want to restart the … Continue reading Aruba 620 Controller Factory Reset →

The worst part about having to configure old appliances is the fact that most of the times, you are faced with having to do password recovery! This is basically the best password recovery that I have ever done :). How I wish other vendors can adopt such a scheme... Oh well, Aruba has just impressed … Continue reading Aruba 620 Controller Password Recovery →

JUNOS software Naming Example: jbundle-5.2R1.4-domestic-signed.tgz jbundle - package (jbundle, jroute, jpfe) 5.2 - Major version R - Stage (R - publicly released, A - Alpha version , B - Beta Version, I - Internal Test version) 1.4 - released_version domestic - type ( domestic contains jcrypto, expo does not) signed - package is protected with md5 … Continue reading JNCIA Summary Notes – Day 2 →

Citrix Netscaler Introduction It is an application delivery controller. It is a physical or virtual appliance that is used to control application delivery in a network. Optimizes delivery of the following services: Web applications Cloud based services Virtual desktops Mobile services Business applications What does it do: Accelerate application delivery up to 5 times Layer … Continue reading Citrix Netscaler 10 Summary Notes – Day 1 and 2 →

Router Design Router has two separate engines. Control Plane - Routing Engine This is the central control system. It is based on a single  Intel PCI motherboard and prcessor. Functions: Software upgrades and maintenance Monitoring the router Router configuration JUNOS software is stored here Operates all routing protocols Performs all routing table decisions Builds the master … Continue reading JNCIA Summary Notes – Day 1 →

Lets test the Virtual Box settings in GNS3 Change VirtualBox Guest settings to point to the VirtualMachine that we created in Part 2 Drag the VirtualBox Guest icon to the topology window and start it. VirtualBox is expected to start Let's dance 🙂 Use the login and password that we provided during the installation process … Continue reading JUNOS Installation on GNS3 – Part 3: Setting GNS3 up for VirtualBox →

For this Installation, we will use FreeBSD version 4.11 that is readily available from the FreeBSD ftp server We start off by creating a virtual Machine that will use the FreeBSD OS. We will go with a standard memory of 512 MB We will create a 8G Virtual HardDrive We will choose a fixed size … Continue reading JUNOS Installation on GNS3 – Part 2: FreeBSD Installation →