When considering containers and how they connect to the physical network, it may be easy to assume that this paradigm is identical to the connectivity model of virtual machines. However, the advent of container technology has really started to popularize some concepts and new terminology that you may not be familiar with, especially if you’re new to the way linux handles network resources.
It’s important to understand this concept, because containers are NOT simply “miniature virtual machines”, and understanding namespaces is very important to conceptualizing the way a host will allocate various system resources for container workloads.
Generally, namespaces are a mechanism by which a Linux system can isolate and provide abstractions for system resources. These could be filesystem, process, or network resources, just to name a few.
The man page on linux namespaces goes into quite a bit of detail on the various types of namespaces. For instance, mount namespaces provide a mechanism to isolate the view that different processes have of the filesystem hierarchy. Process namespaces allow for process-level isolation, meaning that two processes in separate process namespaces can have the same PID. Network namespaces - the focus of this particular post - allow Continue reading
When considering containers and how they connect to the physical network, it may be easy to assume that this paradigm is identical to the connectivity model of virtual machines. However, the advent of container technology has really started to popularize some concepts and new terminology that you may not be familiar with, especially if you’re new to the way linux handles network resources.
It’s important to understand this concept, because containers are NOT simply “miniature virtual machines”, and understanding namespaces is very important to conceptualizing the way a host will allocate various system resources for container workloads.
Generally, namespaces are a mechanism by which a Linux system can isolate and provide abstractions for system resources. These could be filesystem, process, or network resources, just to name a few.
The man page on linux namespaces goes into quite a bit of detail on the various types of namespaces. For instance, mount namespaces provide a mechanism to isolate the view that different processes have of the filesystem hierarchy. Process namespaces allow for process-level isolation, meaning that two processes in separate process namespaces can have the same PID. Network namespaces - the focus of this particular post - allow Continue reading
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We wrap up our series on the new SDx infrastructure (SDxI) with some final thoughts on how to help your organization succeed in a changing SDx world.
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Whatever you design , it should be usable first. Computer network design is not an exception.You are not designing a network to support one service only such as VPN or Internet.It should provide enough functionality for today and future needs. Your design should be usable today and the future ! It was so common to use… Read More »
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When quality and reliability issues dog UC deployments, most of the time the problem is with the underlying network. UC SDN can help resolve these issues so organizations get the most out of UC systems.
Packet Pushers took on an SD-WAN whitepaper sponsored by CloudGenix. There were two main ideas behind this whitepaper. (1) Describe a typical SD-WAN solution. (2) Discuss CloudGenix specifics. When done reading, you should know both what SD-WAN will do for you, as well as how to integrate CloudGenix into your existing WAN with a minimum of disruption. Download with no regwall from here: http://bit.ly/PPCGWP.
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As some of you probably already know, the CCNA Security IINS exam topics have been refreshed from version 2.0 to version 3.0. The new exam is now called CCNA 210-260 “Implementing Cisco Network Security”. We will now take a look at the differences between the two exams and highlight the most important topic changes.
First thing, IINS 3.0 topics combine and adjust the current domains. Instead of covering nine domains (IINS 2.0), only seven domains are now included. This change was made to better reflect current job roles and job tasks typically performed by CCNA Security individuals. Note that although there are fewer domains, the exam remains the same length – it lasts for 90 minutes and contains 60-70 questions. This is because some new technologies were added and certain topic areas are now covered in more depth. The exam prerequisites did not change – you will not be able to obtain a valid CCNA Security Certificate until you already possess a valid CCENT or CCNA R&S, or any CCIE certificate.
In general, the new CCNA Security exam tests the candidate’s knowledge of secure network infrastructure, understanding core security concepts, managing secure access, VPN encryption, firewalls, Continue reading
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