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Cisco LISP Routing SDA

Choosing Your Exit: A Guide to SD-Access Border Node Roles

In our last post, we established that external connectivity in SD-Access is just routing between VRFs — BGP out, VRF-lite handoff, fusion router in between. If you haven’t read it yet, start there. This post builds directly on top of it. Today we’re going to tackle one of the most common points of confusion in […]

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Docker Linux Nextcloud

How to Fix Nextcloud Stuck in Maintenance Mode After a Docker Update

After pulling a new Nextcloud Docker image, you may find your instance stuck in maintenance mode and inaccessible. This is usually because the database or apps need upgrading before Nextcloud can start normally. Here’s how to resolve it quickly from the command line. Quick Fix (One Command) If you just need to get out of […]

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Cisco LISP Routing SDA

Demystifying the Fabric Edge: Why External Routing is Just “VRFs and BGP”

Welcome to the first instalment of our series on Cisco SD-Access design. If you’ve been diving into fabric technology, it’s easy to get lost in the alphabet soup of LISP, VXLAN, and SGTs. But when it comes to the critical task of getting traffic in and out of your fabric, there is a refreshing truth: […]