Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP
on Nov 17, 2009 in Infrastructure cisco voice dhcp dynamic host configuration protocol ip phones tftp DHCP is used by hosts on the network to obtain initial configuration information, including IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, and TFTP server address. DHCP eases the administrative burden of manually configuring each host with an IP address a...

Cisco 360 Learning Program for CCIE Voice
on Nov 10, 2009 in Certifications CCIE Voice cisco 360 cisco ccie telepresence installation telepresence solutions specialist In response to sharply increasing market demand for advanced video and collaboration solutions, Cisco is pleased to announce the release of two forthcoming Video specialist certifications and the new Cisco 360 Learning Program for CCIE® Voice. The C...

Database Communication Error in CUCM 7
on Nov 8, 2009 in CUCM cisco unified communications manager cucm 7 Database Communication Error ESXi publisher subscriber VMware First time I ran into this issue was back when I was changing the IP addresses of my CUCM Pub and Sub to match the IPX workbooks. While building the VMs, I did not realize and assigned the home network IP subnet 192.168.x.x to these servers. When I c...

CUCM 7.x GUI Menu Options
on Nov 3, 2009 in CUCM cisco cucm cisco voice cucm 7 cucm gui voice CUCM 7.x comes with a very neatly designed GUI. Rather than putting everything on one page, Cisco has grouped them into diferent categories to make navigation easier for Voice admin. The dropdown menu on the top right corner of the screen lets you s...

Installing UCCX 7 on VMware ESXi
on Nov 3, 2009 in Tutorials UCCX esxi uccx install uccx uccx 7 uccx demo uccx7 Installing UCCX is NOT easy because of the fact that it is a Windows based install and Cisco does not let you install it on a VM. I will start with first creating a new VM and then how to get the UCCX up and running. I will only go as far as the acti...

Riverbed Announces Steelhead Mobile 3.0
on Nov 2, 2009 in WAN Optimization mobile 3.0 riverbed steelhead waas wan-optimization Riverbed Technology , the IT infrastructure performance company for networks, applications and storage, today announced upcoming enhancements to its Mobile WAN optimization solution to address the productivity challenges global organizations face whe...

Status Update: Nov 2nd 2009
on Nov 2, 2009 in Voice Lab ccie voice lab It has been 2 weeks since I last updated my strategy. Time has been flying and with schedule at work I was not able to really get the things going. After comparing IPX and INE Voice Workbook 1, I have decided that INE's style will suite my studies si...

Mark Snow Joins Internetwork Expert
on Oct 27, 2009 in Industry CCIE Voice ine internetwork expert mark snow Mark Snow, dual CCIE (CCIE #14073) has joined Internetwork Expert as a CCIE Voice Instructor. Mark brings years of teaching, technical writing, and consulting experience to Internetwork Expert. Mark’s certifications include two CCIEs, (Voice and Se...

Status Update: Oct 18th 2009
on Oct 18, 2009 in Voice Lab CCIE Voice iwan hoogendoorn voice lab timeline Last week or so has been very hectic trying to balance work and setting up the CCIE Voice Home Lab. I had everything ready to go and yesterday while setting up my PSTN/WAN router I realized that the T1 crossover cables I ordered were bad. So much for...

Building your own CCIE Voice Home Lab
on Oct 11, 2009 in Lab Equiment CCIE Voice ccie voice lab equipment cisco 2811 cisco 2821 cisco 3750 cisco voice VMware Building a home lab is never easy or cheap as most of you already know. In order to prepare for ANY CCIE you must have access to a full rack. I am one of those who cannot work on remote racks. So once I decided to go for CCIE Voice, I started looking...