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Juniper CLI Quick Reference
The Juniper operating system is known as Junos. The Juniper CLI is an application that is used to manage, monitor and configure Juniper devices. The CLI is full of great features to make managing them easier. This is a quick reference guide and not an exhaustive list of features. Seek the...Terraform Azure Provider Setup
Enable Terraform for management of Azure environments.Terraform Azure Provider Setup
Microsoft Azure is one of the worlds leading cloud providers. While it is possible to point and click your way though the web interface to manage your Azure environment that is not how I want to live my life. This post will cover how to prepare your local development machine to enable ...Terraform Install Ubuntu 1804
Install the Terraform CLI tool on Ubuntu 1804.Terraform Install Ubuntu 1804
Terraform is an infrastructure as code tool from the wonderful people at Hashicorp. Terraform makes it really enjoyable to manage infrastructure on platforms such as AWS, Azure, VMware vSphere and OpenStack among many others. This short post will run through installing Terraform on Ubuntu...Cisco dCloud Access From Linux Host
Use OpenConnect to access Cisco dCloud labs.Cisco dCloud Access From Linux Host
A project I am currently working on requires me to configure Cisco ACI. I have not previously had the opportunity to work with ACI and I had no access to a lab environment to prove out my changes before implementing them into production. A while ago a heard about a service Cisco is offering...KVM Host High CPU Fix
Fix 100% CPU with CSR 1000v, vMX, etc.. VMs.Juniper vQFX Vagrant Libvirt Box Install
Build a Juniper vQFX Vagrant box for use with the libvirt provider.KVM Host High CPU Fix
I run my labs on an Ubuntu 1604 host using KVM for the hypervisor and some of the network VM images (Cisco CRS1000v, Juniper vMX, etc..) run with very high CPU. A recent thread on Twitter helped me to find a solution to this problem so I will outline it here as it may be helpful for others. ...Juniper vQFX Vagrant Libvirt Box Install
In this post I will cover how to create a Juniper vQFX Vagrant box for use with the vagrant-libvirt provider. With other Juniper VM's such as the vSRX and vMX there are some required steps to get the KVM host prepped, these may be required for the vQFX also. I did not find any documentation ...Juniper vMX Vagrant Libvirt Box Install
Build a Juniper vMX Vagrant box for use with the libvirt provider.Juniper vMX Vagrant Libvirt Box Install
In this post I will cover how to create a Juniper vMX Vagrant box for use with the vagrant-libvirt provider. There are a fair few steps so strap in Alice, we are going on a trip down the rabbit hole. Prior to installing the vMX there are some required steps to get the KVM host prepped...Dell XPS 15 (9560) Ubuntu 1804 Setup
Install and setup Ubuntu 1804 on Dell XPS.Dell XPS 15 (9560) Ubuntu 1804 Setup
I recently upgraded my Dell XPS (9560) to Ubuntu 1804 LTS from 1604 and I ran into a few issues along the way. This post may help others so I am documenting it here. Pre-Flight Prior to installing Ubuntu 1604 I upgraded the BIOS from Windows 10. Also in the BIOS settings I disabled secure...rbenv Install openSUSE
Install rbenv on openSUSE linux.rbenv Install openSUSE
rbenv is a utility for installing multiple ruby versions on a host machine. Using rbenv allows you to install ruby in a path you have ownership over so you can install gems without having to have sudo or root privileges. rbenv also allows you to target the exact ruby version in development...Vagrant Libvirt Install openSUSE
Install Vagrant and the libvirt provider on OpenSUSE.Vagrant Libvirt Install openSUSE
I have recently started using openSUSE as my server platform of choice. This post will go over installing qemu-kvm and libvirt for use with Vagrant and the vagrant-libirt provider on openSUSE. For reference the following software will be used in this post. openSUSE - 15 Vagrant - 2.1.2 ...Network Notes: STP
Spanning tree protocols are used to prevent layer 2 loops in a switched network. There are various forms of spanning tree that have been standardized by the IEEE. The original standards; 802.1D - Legacy Spanning Tree (STP), 802.1w - Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) and 802.1s - Multiple...continue reading