Comments on: Identify ESX Server Switch Ports Without Tracing Cables

By: Gadget_Blog

Gadget_Blog — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 16:42:45 +0000

Very very interesting post..I like this one. gotta bookmark this one.

Cheers,
gadgettechblog.com

By: News, Articles and Analysis about Virtualization » Top 5 Planet V12n blog posts week 20

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:43:55 +0000

[...] Brambley – Identify ESX Server Switch Ports Without Tracing CablesIf you’ve ever had to manually trace the cables from servers to network switches in a rack you [...]

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Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:32:13 +0000

[...] Brambley – Identify ESX Server Switch Ports Without Tracing CablesIf you’ve ever had to manually trace the cables from servers to network switches in a rack you [...]

By: Summary of CDP Articles - blog.scottlowe.org - The weblog of an IT pro specializing in virtualization, storage, and servers

Mon, 18 May 2009 12:18:53 +0000

[...] support for CDP is gaining interest and attention; fellow blogger Rich Brambley of VM /ETC recently covered the topic as [...]

By: Jason Boche

Jason Boche — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:44:08 +0000

I have been using CDP a lot the past 8 weeks and it comes in very handy. I sometimes run into switches where CDP is not enabled. I quickly submit a request to the network team to enable CDP. Great post Rich!

By: buckmaster

buckmaster — Sun, 17 May 2009 12:12:26 +0000

To bad for me the CDP function is only good on Cisco switches. I have a HP Procurve 1800-24G switch in my lab.

By: rbrambley

rbrambley — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:48:36 +0000

Al,

Thanks for the link to the script to accomplish the same, and more!

By: rbrambley

rbrambley — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:39:03 +0000

Glad vmetc.com could give you some vIbuprofen for that massive vI2n pain point