Tech Messages | 2008-07-07

A special extended edition of Tech Messages for 2008-07-06 through 2008-07-07:

• Visual MySQL Database Design in MySQL Workbench
  I haven’t used the new MySQL Workbench tool, but this is an excellent introduction. Try it out and let me know how it goes.
• Eucalyptus
  Eucalyptus is an open-source alternative to Amazon EC2 allowing you to do “cloud computing” on your own hardware.
• Apple - Mac OS X Snow Leopard
  Apple is gearing up for the next version of Mac OS X. Snow Leopard is not slated to include a lot of changes, but is focused on stabilization and improvement.
• Upgrade Failure Due to Insufficient Disk Space for IOS XR 3.7 and Greater - Upgrade Flash Disk to 2GB
  As of approximately May 20th 2008, flash disks manufactured under Engineering Change Order E093013 have increased in memory size to meet the demands of new features. (CCO login required)
• Generation 1 Linecards May Reload Unexpectedly When They Fail the OHMS Bootflash Test - Issue is Only Applicable to MDS Generation 1 Linecards Running SAN OS Code Prior to 3.3(1c)
  The default OHMS bootflash test recovery action has been to reset an affected generation 1 module immediately since its release. This has been changed to take no action starting from SAN OS 3.3(1c). (CCO login required)