An Office 365 migration can be a daunting task. We recently moved to the cloud to serve all our email needs. There were some learning pains and frustrations involved. I would like to pass on the life lessons based on my experience. … [Read more...] about How to Survive Your Office 365 Migration
Cisco Catalyst 9500 Flexible NetFlow Configuration
Recently I’ve had many requests from customers who upgraded to the Catalyst 9500 series and are looking for a NetFlow configuration document. So I’ve put together this guide for configuring FNF (Flexible NetFlow). … [Read more...] about Cisco Catalyst 9500 Flexible NetFlow Configuration
Deploying Scrutinizer in Azure
I’ve heard Azure used quite a bit lately as a place to host and manage virtual machines. Azure launched console access in March of 2018. Since then, deploying VMs that require initial setup has become much easier. Now, even though Azure is not a Scrutinizer … [Read more...] about Deploying Scrutinizer in Azure
Configuring an ERSPAN within VMware and Cisco Switches
With the ever-growing support for flow exports, the need for probes and port mirroring has become a lot more limited. There are certain environments where it’s a requirement, however, and physically impossible to position a probe near a device that we want to … [Read more...] about Configuring an ERSPAN within VMware and Cisco Switches
How to Configure Meraki for SNMP Polling
SNMP, also known as Simple Network Management Protocol, can be a network admin’s best friend. With the ability to pass SNMP information to other devices and monitoring tools, we can easily identify a device instead of having to stop and run an nslookup. A … [Read more...] about How to Configure Meraki for SNMP Polling
Gigamon IPFIX Configuration from Command Line
Gigamon uses GigaSMART for most of its NetFlow configurations, but some of us just love working from within a CLI. With a bit of direction from a Gigamon representative, we were able to document the process of configuring IPFIX for Gigamon devices from—you … [Read more...] about Gigamon IPFIX Configuration from Command Line
How to Configure Cisco AnyConnect to Send Flow Data
Most companies have a VPN set up to allow users remote access to the company network, but that leaves a blind spot on the network—until now. … [Read more...] about How to Configure Cisco AnyConnect to Send Flow Data
4 Tips on How to Set Up Scrutinizer for Maximum Efficiency
When supporting a product, you often hear patterns across the support cases you take.Today, I wanted to give you a short list of features that appear to be underused, but that I receive the most support cases for. These features allow users to receive … [Read more...] about 4 Tips on How to Set Up Scrutinizer for Maximum Efficiency
Gigamon NetFlow Configuration From Command Line
Gigamon has a web interface called GigaSMART that it uses to configure NetFlow on Gigamon devices. But GigaSMART can be limiting; through working with many Gigamon and Scrutinizer users, I’ve found that most users are far more comfortable configuring NetFlow … [Read more...] about Gigamon NetFlow Configuration From Command Line
Configuring Scrutinizer for LDAP Authentication
Local authentication into software or even hardware is useful for both the end user and the organization as a whole. Logging in with your network LDAP credentials limits the number of passwords you need to keep track of, and serves as an added security … [Read more...] about Configuring Scrutinizer for LDAP Authentication
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