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I'm learning how to work with Extreme Networks devices, and I was curious if anybody knows of some good resources other than the documentation they provide online ().

I'd love to find something like www.9tut.com for Extreme devices, but perhaps they're not popular enough.

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If the goal is quick, copy‑able CLI examples like 9tut provides, treat the official docs as the reference and build a small set of community and hands‑on sources around them. Useful non‑vendor sources include community forums and Q&A sites for real-world troubleshooting, video walkthroughs for step‑by‑step configuration, engineer blogs for concise "how I did X" writeups, and public repositories for automation scripts and sample configs.

Search the web with targeted keywords to find those community resources, for example ExtremeXOS, EXOS CLI, Summit switch config example, VSP configuration, or Extreme switch vlan configuration. Look for posts that include full config snippets and "before/after" show output — those are most helpful when learning command sequences and their effects.

Build a tiny lab and a practice checklist. If you can get used hardware from second‑hand marketplaces, that’s ideal. If not, check whether vendor virtual appliances are available or practise automating against a mock device. Work through hands‑on exercises: create VLANs and trunks, configure link aggregation (LACP), set up management access (SSH, SNMP, RADIUS/TACACS), export and restore configs, perform firmware upgrades, and validate with show commands and packet captures. Keep a log of commands and expected output so you can reproduce troubleshooting steps later.

Learn automation in parallel. Use Ansible or small Python scripts to push and validate configs, and practice parsing CLI output into structured data. Always test changes in the lab first, snapshot configs before upgrades, and avoid running untrusted firmware or images. If certification or formal training is needed later, vendor classes and official exam guides are a logical next step — but the community materials and a solid lab will get practical skills much faster.

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