Cisco ISE NFR Appliance Setup
KB ID 0001066 Problem The Cisco ISE NFR appliance is for demos and test bench use, I’m currently building a test lab for ISE so I spun a copy up. I looked at the associated ReadMe.pdf for instructions on the basic setup, and found a hyper-link to the instructions, that didn’t work! bah. Solution The appliance comes as an OVA file for importation into vSphere/ESX, I’m assuming you have already imported the appliance....
ASA 5585-X Update the CX SSP Module
KB ID 0001005 Problem Every piece of documentation I found on upgrading CX SSP modules was for doing so on models other than the ASA5585-X. The (current) latest CLI guide says; “For the ASA 5585-X hardware module, you must install or upgrade your image from within the ASA CX module. See the ASA CX module documentation for more information.” Yeah good luck finding that! Solution Before I saw the information above I tried...
Brocade 300 SAN Switch – Setup and Configure
KB ID 0000593 Problem I got a warning from a colleague that these switches, were no longer ‘Open’. i.e. You can no longer just plug them in, connect all your SAN devices and it will work. That’s how they used to work, so someone has decided to have then ‘Not Work’ out of the box (Nice one, well done). Solution Rack fitting the Brocade 300 SAN Switch 1. Each mounting rail is in three pieces (2 long pieces...
Installing the BackTrack Linux VMware Virtual Machine
KB ID 0000631 Problem I’m fortunate enough that VMware gave me a free copy of VMware Workstation, but there’s nothing to stop you carrying out this procedure with the FREE VMware player. BackTrack Linux is an operating system that is primarily used for security auditing, and penetration testing. I’m going to be playing with it a bit in the coming weeks, so I thought I’d at least document how to get it running....
HP / 3COM – Setup the V1910-24G Switch
KB ID 0000495 Dtd 20/08/11 Problem I was surprised this week when I went to fit one of these switches, I know HP bought 3Com some time ago but when I popped open the HP box I did not expect to see a 3Com switch. Anyway, heres a very quick run down on initial setup (assign IP and secure the system passwords). Solution 1. On the chassis locate the sticker with the serial number on it, on here it will show you the IP address that its set...