Network

The remote hands at the data center installed the new NICs on Friday. I was hoping iDRAC would be configured with DHCP so it would get an IP, but that wasn’t the case. Fortunately, the remote hands updated the DHCP setting for me. After that, I was able to remote in and install FreeBSD.

Next, I need to set up some MLAG ports on the switch and prepare to migrate from the VM router to this router. I have OOB access to it, which will help prevent me from getting locked out since I manage the network remotely.

The second phase of our update is complete. We’ve accomplished the following items:

• Upgraded the switches’ firmware
• Established MLAG between the two switches
• Added independent transit to both switches
• Set up the XC for most of our IX
• Configured all the VLANs

While we have achieved a lot, there is still work to do:

• Configure the R630 as a router running FreeBSD and BIRD
• Plan the migration from a VM router to the new router
• Purchase another server to run Proxmox so we can provide high availability