Author Archives: Colin Lynch

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About Colin Lynch

Technical Architect and Data Center Subject Matter Expert. I do not work or speak for Cisco or any other vendor.

Understanding UCS VIF Paths

In the UCS world where a virtual NIC on a virtual server is connected to a virtual port on a virtual switch by a virtual cable, it is not surprising that there can be confusion about what path packets are … Continue reading

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UCS: The Perfect Solution?

I was talking to a customer the other day, who said to me, words to the effect of “I’m sure you can talk to me for hours about how good Cisco UCS is and all its good points, but I … Continue reading

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UCS M3 Servers Announced

Get ready to “Pimp your Cloud” as today Cisco launched the B200 M3 blade server, aswell as the C220 M3, and C240 M3 rack mount servers to co-incide with Intels E5-2600 “Romley” launch last Tuesday. These new 2 socket (Sandy … Continue reading

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Product Update

UCS 6296UP Fabric Interconnect If like me you do some quite large UCS designs, the 6296UP is a very welcome addition to the UCS product portfolio, often In designs consisting of 10 Chassis or more each requiring very high IO, … Continue reading

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VM-FEX VMDirectPath Mode Configuration(2/2)

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VM-FEX VMDirectPath Mode Configuration(1/2)

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Cisco VM-FEX Emulated Mode Configuration Part 3/3

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Cisco VM-FEX Emulated Mode Configuration Part 2/3

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Cisco VM-FEX Emulated Mode Configuration Part 1/3

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Cisco VM-FEX Introduction Part 2

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