Network interface virtualization (NIV) is, in my opinion, a poorly understood technology that has a...
Author - Scott Lowe
Understanding NPIV and NPV
NPIV and NPV are both related to virtualizing some aspect of Fibre Channel N_Ports, but they are...
Enabling Jumbo Frames on a Nexus 5000
Here's how to enable jumbo frames under both NX-OS 4.0 and NX-OS 4.1 on a Nexus 5000 series switch.
A Few Quick Thoughts on the VCE Coalition Announcement
VMware, Cisco, and EMC made their official announcement of the VCE Coalition and the joint venture...
Setting Up FCoE on a Nexus 5000
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) is receiving a great deal of attention in the media these days...
Cutting Yourself on the Double-Edged Sword
My last post about technology choices got derailed into a discussion about I/O virtualization...
I/O Virtualization and the Double-Edged Sword
Every technology decision is a double-edged sword: vendors gain advantages and create disadvantages...
More on vSwitch Load Balancing
A question from a customer about NIC utilization and link aggregation prompted me to dig a bit...
Why No Multi-Hop FCoE?
Much ado has been made—some of it by yours truly—about the current lack of ability to create a...
No Such Thing as an End-to-End FCoE Solution
I mentioned yesterday on Twitter that I’d had something of a revelation with regard to Fibre...