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Backup Netscaler Configuration Files to Git using Ansible

Out of the box Netscaler VPX has backup solution, which can be used for most recovery situations. As long as the backup file is stored external to the system.

But for situations where you want to audit any changes to the configuration and have the configuration under version control the solution does not work. This is where Git comes into the picture. With Git it can provide virtual control, a way of backing up the configuration file external to the device. If you want you could also make the configuration file become part of CI/CD pipeline.

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Difference Between BPDU Filter and BPDU Guard

BPDU Filter by its name filters out any BPDUs coming in and out of an interface. Why would you want this you may ask. This would be useful when you have a layer 2 network, which two vendors manage two sides of a layer 2 network as figure 1 shows. So you want spanning-tree to be managed separately. Another good reason would be to simply not want a port to participate in spanning tree. Of course this would have major drawback. It allows layer 2 loops to occur without detection from Spanning Tree.

Two vendor management

Figure 1, Two vendors managing one layer 2 network.

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Windows 10 News

Picture credit to: BBC UK – Microsoft’s HoloLens

With the news on the upcoming Windows 10, which I read at Windows 10 to get ‘holographic’ headset.

This is Microsoft heading in the right direction (Even announced replacing internet explorer). Microsoft in my opinion is now trying to innovate.

If Microsoft can get all their device form-factors working in a symbiotic relationship, I believe Microsoft would dominate the home. XBOX, Mobile, Tablets and PC working as oneRead More »Windows 10 News