The Dallas / Fort Worth Cisco Users
Group is a non-profit independent users group which meets on the first Wednesday of every month for
the open exchange of technical information regarding the networking industry and Cisco products for
the benefit of Cisco users.
Our meetings are free to attend
- all we ask is that you register
as a member and work directly with Cisco equipment.
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March Meeting
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meeting sponsor
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Date:
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Wednesday March 4, 2009
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Topic:
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Using TCL / Expect to Administer Networks -
PART I of II
Many administrators are resistant to learning
programming or scripting techniques, deeming them "out of scope" for their particular
responsibilities. What many fail to realize, is that by learning some basic programming
concepts they can make their jobs easier and exponentially increase their productivity. TCL
and Expect illustrate this by giving the network administrator flexible tools to automate
interactive (console) sessions with network devices. It can also act as a powerful framework
which ties several applications together within a single logic model. TCL and its popular
extension Expect - truly let you do more with less... |
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Dave Mitchell, NCE, Cisco
Systems
David has previously held
positions with Value-Added Communications, Citigroup, Washington Mutual, Verizon Business,
and currently is a Network Consulting Engineer for Cisco Systems. He pulls from a broad
range of experiences, including analog and digital voice, application support, application
development, routing, switching and security.
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Time:
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6:00-6:30 PM - Pizza provided
6:30-9:00 PM - Presentations
9:00-9:30 PM - Networking with your fellow packet-heads
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Place:
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Cisco's Richardson Campus
2200 E President George Bush
Building 6 - Larissa Conference Room
Richardson, TX
(214) 575-3192
Enter on the East side - sign in
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Meeting Sponsor for March 2009 - DFWCUG Welcomes TEKsystems
With over 25 years of technical staffing experience, TEKsystems® has
strong relationships with 82% of Fortune 500 as well as multiple government agencies.
With our proven Staffing Quality Process, we have the ability to match the right talent
and expertise with the right projects. On any given day, we deploy over 22,000 technical
professionals at more than 5,500 client sites across the globe. Locally, we leverage our
relationships with over 250 customers and have nearly one-thousand technical
professionals working in Dallas / Ft. Worth. We have 90 offices nationwide, including 3
offices in Dallas / Ft. Worth.
Blair Cunningham, Recruiter
1750 Valley View Lane, Suite 400
Dallas, TX 75234
972.481.7093
blcunnin@teksystems.com
Study Groups
Cisco Certification Logos
Cisco has recently introduced new logos. Starting January 12, 2009, all certificates and plaques
will feature the newly designed logos.
Find out more.
The Cisco User Group International (CUGi) Program
Cisco has a web site for its user groups! I don’t know how long the site has existed, but the
DFW CUG (oldest, largest) is listed.
Learn more.
If, At First, You Don't Succeed...Try Again FREE!
Pearson Vue has a special going for those currently pursuing a CCNA concentration (Wireless,
Voice, or Security)! If at first you don't succeed, then take the exam again FOR FREE!
Learn more.
Networkers Registration Begins March 3rd!
Go to the link above to find out more info on Cisco Networkers. It is the 20th anniversary; so,
it should be good! If you don’t blink, you’ll see me in the promo video.
Learn more.
Contact Tom Young for more information about getting certified in Cisco technologies.
New Products and
Features
Cisco Extends the Cisco Catalyst 2960 Series Switch Family
The Cisco Catalyst 2960-48PST-L, a new 48-port Power over Ethernet switch, delivers
reliable, secure, and flexible solutions that are right-sized for small and
medium-sized businesses and branch office networks.
Visit website.
New Resources :
New Cisco Ecolibrium Blog Provides Green Focus
Bloggers cover a range of
topics relating to sustainability, from standards to technologies to best practices.
Post a comment now.
Minimize Service Interruption During an In-Service Upgrade or Downgrade
This paper details the
In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) capabilities of the Cisco ASR 1000 Series
Aggregation Services Routers and further examines WAN edge design and deployment
options.
Read white paper.
New Video Data Sheets Now Available for Cisco Modular Switches
Watch these 6-minute
videos and bring yourself up to date on Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series chassis. Find
additional video data sheets on individual Cisco Catalyst 6500 switch product pages.
Cisco Catalyst 6504-E Series Switch
Small form-factor,
high-performance chassis, ideally suited for multi-Gbps secure data centers, remote
access, e-commerce, and converged network solutions.
Watch now.
Cisco Catalyst 6506-E Series Switch
Provides intermediate port
densities and is ideal for wiring closet and core network deployments.
Watch now.
Learn How to Use Cisco's Scripting Utility Embedded Event Manager
This hosted video,
designed to start from the basics of Embedded Event Manager (EEM) and Tool Command
Language (TCL) scripting, shows you how to make Cisco IOS Software an active
participant on your network (60 min.).
Watch video.
News and Updates :
Cisco Tapping the Network to Help with Environment Effects.
VMware a compelling pursuit for Cisco
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cisco System Inc's
(CSCO.O) pursuit of virtualization software maker VMware Inc (VMW.N) could be more
serious than many on Wall Street believed, as the network equipment maker searches
for new sources of growth.
Cisco has long coveted VMware, whose
software helps computer servers run more efficiently and frees companies from having
to maintain huge data centers. It went so far as to hold informal talks last summer
to buy VMware's parent EMC Corp (EMC.N) according to a person familiar with the
matter.
The companies did not move into formal
negotiations, and tight credit markets make financing the purchase of a $25 billion
company difficult these days. But things could change quickly if EMC decides to put
VMware on the market.
This is a logical deal to do," said a West
Coast technology banker. "The question is, is it strategically compelling enough in
this environment?"
Spokesmen for Cisco and EMC declined to
comment.
Rumors that Cisco could be interested in
buying EMC to get its hands on VMware pushed EMC shares up 6 percent to $14.92 on
July 30. The stock has since fallen amid concerns about global technology spending.
Reprinted from Reuters 2/11/09 - by Anupreeta Das.
At each meeting, we give away a handful of
Cisco Press books that have been donated by Cisco Press. These are typically brand new releases
by leading experts in the field - thanks Jamie! Meeting sponsors may also provide door prizes,
so make sure you get your ticket and as always - you must be present to win.
Upcoming Presentations
- April - Using TCL / Expect to Administer Networks - PART II, by Dave
Mitchell, NCE, Cisco Systems
- May - Cisco's optical transport, by Brent Bergen
- June - Multicast. Covering SM, DM, SSM, etc., by Maurice
Flint, NCE
We are always looking for good speakers.
If you would like to do a presentation for the group or if you know someone that would like to do
a presentation, please contact us. Eric Severson
Contact or Link To Us The Dallas / Fort Worth Cisco Users Group
officers:
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President & a founding officer in 1996,
web - Ken Cooper
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Vice President, Presentations Director
- Eric Severson
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Education/Certifications Director - Tom
Young
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Marketing Director - Mark Szewczul
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Cisco Liaison and Technical Advisor -
Mark Egan
You may email any officer at `first-initial``last-name
@ cisco-users.org, we're also listed on the DFWCUG
officers page.
Sponsorships
The Dallas-Fort Worth Cisco Users Group is
an all volunteer group that receives its support from generous companies. We encourage our members
to patronize our sponsors in order that we continue to receive contributions.
So how does your company become a sponsor of the Dallas / Fort Worth Cisco Users Group?
Contact us and we'll describe
the benefits of Gold, Silver and Bronze level sponsorships. Mark Szewczul |
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