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In this video, you will learn how to run a Virtual Router & Firewall inside VMware ESX with Vyatta.
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Looking for information on running vSphere 4 inside Workstation? Checkout:
Running VMware ESXi 4 / vSphere in VMware Workstation – VIDEO
In my new video, I demonstrate, step by step, how you can run VMware ESX Server 3.5 and ESXi 3.5 inside VMware Workstation 6.5. This is also shown in my Train Signal VMware ESX Server video training course.
While you wouldn’t run ESX in Workstation for a production server, running ESX in Workstation is an excellent way to test and demonstrate ESX Server (and the entire VMware Virtual Infrastructure suite) on a single PC. Think about it – what if you had a single PC with 2 ESX Servers, an iSCSI virtual SAN, and a Windows Server running Virtual Center. With that, you would have “VMware Infrastructure in a box” and be able to run powerful features like VMotion, SVMotion, VMHA, and Update Manager, all on a single PC.
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Special thank you to Xtravirt.com for their “VI in a box” whitepaper that shows how to run ESX Server in VMware Workstation.
UPDATE: 3/7/12 TrainSignal’s free Windows Server training videos (and many others) have been consolidated on their blog. To access them, please click here.
Train Signal, Inc. is providing you with over 6 hours of Windows Server 2008 Training, FREE! Learn how to Install, Configure, and Manage Server 2008. This FREE training also covers topics like IIS 7, Server Core, WDS, RODC and much more. More than 6 hours of the best computer training on the planet and Train Signal is giving it away!
In David’s latest Cisco article, you will learn how PCI affects Cisco network configuration. If your business accepts credit cards and you haven’t yet had to get tough with your network security, you will eventually. David Davis explains how the PCI data security standards affect your Cisco router and switch security configuration.
Would you like to configure multiple routers, switches, and firewalls, all at the same time, from the console? This is what you want to do when practicing and learning configurations to prepare for the CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE. In fact, I have also used this in the rack of a production network to ensure that I always have console access to all production network devices. This configuration is called “using a Cisco router as a terminal server (or termserver)”.
To read the full version of my new article explaining how to do this, please visit: How to configure your Cisco router to be a terminal server
While the OSI Model may seen like some useless & arcane topic that you only study to get your CCNA, I believe it is very valuable in understanding how networks work and how to troubleshoot them. In one of my most recent articles, I cover the OSI model and explain how you can use it to better troubleshoot your Cisco network.
To read the full article, visit: Understand the OSI model to become a better Cisco troubleshooter
Just published, my most recent article covers, step by step, how to secure your Cisco router using passwords. I start off with the different levels of the Cisco IOS and the different passwords that are available. Then, I move on to show you exactly how to configure passwords in the Cisco IOS to secure your router. This is already a very popular article and it has only been released in the last few days.
To read the full article, please visit: How to properly secure your Cisco router with passwords
I wanted to share with all the Happy Router.com readers some very cool news about a new product. Wildpackets just introduced protocol analyzer that can capture and analyze Ethernet traffic at a rate of 10Gb (full-duplex)! This amazing product will be on display this year at Cisco Networkers 2008 in Orlando, Florida! Here is their official press release:
Industry’s First Extensible Full-Duplex Solution for Network Analysis and Forensics
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Why buy a rack of routers when you can simulate one on your PC? That’s right, that is what you can do for free with Dynamips & Dynagen. These very cool Cisco router, switch, and PIX emulation products are free. All you need to provide is the IOS and a PC to run it on. For those studying for the CCNA or CCNP, this is perfect! In this article, you can learn how to download the emulator and see how to use it, step by step. This is one of David’s most popular TechRepublic articles! To read the full article, please visit: Practice Cisco router configuration using a free emulator