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BrianSekleckiGE · 11-21-2024

All:IOS-XE platform question (Catalyst IE-9300 for the purposes of this discussion)I'd like to use the same Configuration template for both a CLI or Import/Recover mode from the web-GUI.My configuration templates use Macros (automatically generated),...

BrianSekleckiGE · 12-03-2023

I'd be curious to hear candid thoughts, advice, opinions about migrations from HyperFlex to Nutanix based on personal experience.(Four years and 10 months to go, according to the official roadmap announced to the media.)

BrianSekleckiGE · 11-29-2023

Sales engineer questionAssumptions: Active/Active (or Active/Standby)Assumptions: Multi-Instance-capableAssumptions: Routed ModeIf running an active/active (or active-standby) FTD/Firepower cluster, dual-chassis, and implementing Bridge Domains and V...

BrianSekleckiGE · 09-14-2023

Pre-Sales Engineering Question:When the IE-5000 ( H-Stacked ) and/or the Catalyst IE-9300 (IE-9320-22S2C4X with GPS/GNSS, StackWise) are Stacked, how does the combined switch IOS-XE instance deal with the presence of two GNSS receivers?For simplicity...

BrianSekleckiGE · 08-24-2023

All:I recently purchased a Catalyst IE-9300 for comparison/replacement of the IE-5000.I see the Catalyst IE-9300 supports "ntp refclock ptp" (*) allowing NTP reference clock to be PTP Boundary Clock (PTP Client).Are there any other IE-series switches...

BrianSekleckiGE · 12-10-2025

Which model server? Which generation ? What RAID Card (if you happen to know?)https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/e/obsolete/gui/config/guide/b_GUI_Configuration_Guide_chapter_011.htmlAutomatic rebuild is enabled by default on...

BrianSekleckiGE · 12-05-2025

Great work team; hopefully on the M8 / X-series CIMC / UCSM, the firmware has improved this experience with:Alarm about detected presence of unsupported hardware components (ACL)Alarm about failure to read (or properly interpret) SMART values deemed ...

BrianSekleckiGE · 12-02-2025

Not the absence of a reading of [ MOD7_FAN1_SPEED ] ?Amazing that it can be this difficult to troubleshoot; I guess this is why SMARTNET is so important.

BrianSekleckiGE · 11-28-2025

Revisiting this: The best way to securely erase local non-SED SSD/HDDs in compliance with [ DoD 5220.22-M ] standard is to boot the DBAN ISO on the blade? No way to instruct the UCSM policy or CIMC to perform this?(This is a good way to nuke iSCSI,...

BrianSekleckiGE · 11-20-2025

Celebrating the 12 year anniversary of this thread, and my 28th year in the industry with the early morning realization that:In the Cisco World, "LOM" acronym means "LAN On Motherboard"; and in the rest of the enterprise compute world, it means "Ligh...

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