1) First Check that the content Update is up to date or update if required. Device - Dynamic Updates - applications and Threats 2) My current version was 4.1.6. Inorder to upgrade to 5.0.6, we have to make sure that the base firmware 5.0.0 is downloaded (no need to install it). We then download and … Continue reading Upgrading Palo Alto Software to 5.0.6 →

1) Confirm connectivity admin@PA-500> ping host 10.2.232.1 PING 10.2.232.1 (10.2.232.1) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 10.2.232.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=0.488 ms 64 bytes from 10.2.232.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.469 ms 64 bytes from 10.2.232.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=0.468 ms 64 bytes from 10.2.232.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=255 time=0.489 ms 64 bytes from 10.2.232.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=255 time=0.445 ms 64 … Continue reading Palo Alto Update Server down!! WTF??? →

1) Connect to the console and power off the firewall. When it starts to boot up, wait for the autoboot prompt and enter maint Autoboot to default partition in 5 seconds. Enter 'maint' to boot to maint partition. INIT: version 2.86 booting Welcome to PanOS Setting clock (utc): Fri Jul 12 00:40:17 PDT 2013 [ … Continue reading Factory reset process on Palo Alto →

Confirm that the router image is installed. ICX6610-24 Switch#show flash Stack unit 1: Compressed Pri Code size = 5320842, Version:07.3.00aT7f1 (/foundry/FGS/os/FCXS07300a.bin) Compressed Sec Code size = 6803305, Version:07.3.00aT7f3 (/foundry/FGS/os/FCXR07300a.bin) Compressed Boot-Monitor Image size = 369491, Version:07.3.01T7f5 Code Flash Free Space = 52822016 Configure the switch to reboot from the secondary image. ICX6610-24 Switch#boot system flash … Continue reading Boot Brocade switch as a Layer 3 device from Secondary flash →

I have 2 10Gb SFPs connected to the switch. Needed to confirm that the switch recognises them. ICX6610-24 Switch#show media 1/1/1:C 1/1/2:C 1/1/3:C 1/1/4:C 1/1/5:C 1/1/6:C 1/1/7:C 1/1/8:C 1/1/9:C 1/1/10:C 1/1/11:C 1/1/12:C 1/1/13:C 1/1/14:C 1/1/15:C 1/1/16:C 1/1/17:C 1/1/18:C 1/1/19:C 1/1/20:C 1/1/21:C 1/1/22:C 1/1/23:C 1/1/24:C 1/2/1:-- 1/2/2:-- 1/2/3:-- 1/2/4:-- 1/2/5:-- 1/2/6:-- 1/2/7:-- 1/2/8:-- 1/2/9:-- 1/2/10:-- 1/3/1:XG-SR … Continue reading How to Check SFP connected to Brocade ICX 6610 switch →

(Summary from Deploying Brocade FastIron-based PoE and PoE+ Solutions in the Campus Network) The IEEE 802.3af and 802.3at specifications define the standards for delivering power over existing network cabling infrastructure and providing multicast-enabled full streaming audio and video applications for converged services, such as Voice over IP (VoIP), WLAN access points, IP surveillance cameras, and other … Continue reading IEEE 802.3af PoE and IEEE 802.3at PoE+ →

The IEEE 802.1Q specification establishes a standard method for tagging Ethernet frames with VLAN membership information. The header has 4 parts: Tag Protocol Identifier (TPID) - 16-bit The TPID includes an Ethernet Type value that is used to identify the frame as a tagged frame and to select the correct tag decoding functions This is … Continue reading IEEE 802.1q →

sFlow is a technology for monitoring traffic in data networks containing switches and routers. The sFlow monitoring system consists of an sFlow Agent (embedded in a switch or router or in a standalone probe) and a central sFlow Collector. The sFlow Agent uses sampling technology to capture traffic statistics from the device it is monitoring. … Continue reading sFlow →

With this example, I will show you how to activate the data feature licence on cisco router with ipbase licence. 2921-01#sh license Index 1 Feature: ipbasek9 Period left: Life time License Type: Permanent License State: Active, In Use License Count: Non-Counted License Priority: Medium Index 2 Feature: securityk9_npe Period left: Life time License Type: Permanent … Continue reading How to Activate an Evaluation License for Cisco Router ISR G2 (Example data feature) →