Michael McNamara

Happy Memorial Day 2012

Michael McNamara — Mon, 28 May 2012 03:41:31 +0000

It’s the networks fault #3

Michael McNamara — Mon, 21 May 2012 03:18:39 +0000

I’m still alive and well just been super busy over the past few months. I’m just about to start deploying our second data center utilizing Cisco Nexus 7010, 5010, and 2248s. This time around we’ll be utilizing a Ciena 5200 DWDM platform (formerly Nortel) managed by AboveNet to provide 4 10Gbps [...]

It’s the networks fault #2

Michael McNamara — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:22:47 +0000

Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Software Release v7.1.3.1 Avaya has released software v7.1.3.1 for the Ethernet Routing Switch 8600/8800. L3VSN default route was not correctly installed in the RTM when it was received via ISIS. As a result L3VSN traffic that needs to use the default route was being [...]

CentOS 6.2 KVM – VirtIO paravirtualized drivers for Windows

Michael McNamara — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:24:07 +0000

I’ve just recently been playing around with KVM on a HP DL360 running CentOS 6.2 x64. I had a very difficult time finding the VirtIO paravirtualized drivers for Windows in a virtual floppy format (vfd). I was looking for the vfd format so I could easily install the drivers in a Windows XP guest I [...]

It’s the networks fault #1

Michael McNamara — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:52:18 +0000

As you may have noticed I’ve been extremely busy lately both with work and with my personal life. I thought I’d start a series of news or tidbit posts – the topics usually don’t deserve a post on their own but they are topics that I’d like to comment about or solicit feedback about. A simple name [...]

Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 Software Release v5.1.8.0

Michael McNamara — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 03:45:49 +0000

Avaya has released software v5.1.8.0 for the Ethernet Routing Switch 8600. This release hints at being the last release in the 5.1 software branch since 5.1 was MD’d in December 2011. The 5.1 software branch is officially supported until 2016. Please refer to the release notes for all the [...]

Network Infrastructure Forum – Avaya Sweepstakes

Michael McNamara — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:52:18 +0000

We’re giving away an Apple iPad2 WiFi+3G on the Network Infrastructure Forums to a randomly selected member that describes how they use Avaya equipment in their network. The sweepstakes will be open between March 25, 2012 and March 31, 2012, one entry (reply) per person [...]

Cisco Nexus 7010 ISSU Upgrade to 5.2(4)

Michael McNamara — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:41:37 +0000

We just completed an upgrade of our core Cisco Nexus 7010s from 4.2(6) to 5.2(4). We followed the process laid out by the upgrade guide and performed an ISSU (In-Service-Software-Upgrade) since we have dual supervisors in both switches. While there was no service interruption during the upgrade the [...]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Michael McNamara — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:13:30 +0000

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone, here’s a well known instrumental from the Chieftains. References; Ceol na nGael – WFUV

NCAA March Madness – How’s your Internet link handling the madness?

Michael McNamara — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 22:45:11 +0000

It’s March again, a time for putting down fertilizer on the lawn, a time for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, and a time to watch your Internet utilization spike through the roof. I’m a Blue Coat ProxySG and Websense customer so I have some options at my disposal to help stem the flood from both my [...]