How to Deploy a UCS Manager Environment with Far Less Python Code
Learn how to use the UCS Python SDK to write less Python code, and still do everything with respect to the UCS Object Model
John McDonough
Developer Advocate
DevNet
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Data Center Pros “Feel the Code” in the DevNet Zone at #CLEUR
What’s Up at Cisco Live Barcelona? You know it…I know it…automation is happening in the data center. So…are you ready to feel the code? I am, and I’m really excited about the line-up of sessions and hands-on workshops coming the DevNet Zone this month at Cisco Live in Barcelona, Spain. So much cool stuff to […]
Cisco UCS Automation – Part2: A Step-by-Step Guide to Connecting and Disconnecting using UCS PowerTool
Let’s Connect What’s the hardest part about meeting someone new or going to another country or just interacting with something you are unfamiliar with? Typically, it’s how to start the interaction, how do you connect, stay connected, and reconnect. Sometimes the relationship or the place just doesn’t work out and then you have to leave […]
Cisco UCS Automation Series, Part I – Getting Started with UCS PowerTool
You WANT to Automate! But Where to Start? You want to automate but not sure where to start or what tools to use or even what processes can be automated and if the thing you want to automate is even automatable. Does it offer an API? If it does, is there an SDK? Are there […]
DevNet Create – Just Like Christmas!
So, It's Thursday May 25th, the day after DevNet Create, Cisco DevNet's very first developer conference. It's kind of like the day after Christmas. What I mean by that is, that there is a tiny feeling of melancholy. You know what I mean? All the work and anticipation and then it's over and you're a little sad but still happy and ever so slightly you are looking forward to the next time. At least that is what I am experiencing, perhaps if I relive a little bit of DevNet Create I can shake off the blues.
Programmability and UCS Management
Cisco UCS was architected as a programmable infrastructure from its inception.
Shadow IT and Breaking a Rule or Two
During my college years, I worked for a major US airline. It was a great job but could get a little rough when faced with cancellations, overbookings, missed connections, etc. However, when faced with challenging situations I was always very calm. I recognized the passengers emotions associated with the situation were mostly because they had somewhere […]
Intercloud Fabric – TechWiseTV and 15 minutes (or less) of Fame
In middle school in the late 70s I took a test that was supposed to indicate my future career. The suggested careers were given a probability ranking. The top two results, by far were Entertainer at number 1 and Scientist at number 2, with the difference in probability between them almost imperceptible. Every other career […]
Cisco Intercloud Fabric Release 2.2.1 is Feature Packed!!!
I bought a used car this past weekend for my two teenagers to share, for school, work, getting around town, etc. It is a sensible car, four-wheel drive, high safety rating, decent gas mileage, few options and fewer distractions, a big difference from the ’72 TransAm I had as a teenager. Like the car I […]