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In the following 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…

Many times when I get a recommendation for a software application, it is from a salesman who is trying to sell me something. So when a friend of mine told me about Roboform, I was dubious and not too interested. My friend explained how much time he had saved, while web surfing, since he installed…

It was just announced that VMware Server 2.0 Beta is now available for download. There are a lot of new features in this Beta. In this article, we checkout those features and show you what the new 2.0 version looks like. So, check it out, I think you will like what you see in VMware…

Traditionally, to be notified if your Cisco router configuration has changed, you had to use a configuration management and monitoring tool like Tripwire. Applications like that have their use but if you just want a simple email when someone modifies your Cisco router configuration, there is a much easier route. Using SNMP to alert your…

Recently, VMware Workstation version 6 was released and it contains a ton of new features. In this article, I will show you have these new features can help you. But first, what is VMware Workstation? Introduction to VMware Workstation For those of you who are new to virtualization, VMware Workstation is virtualization software that can…

Just released today is SolarWinds free performance monitoring tool – VM Monitor. In this article, learn how to download VM Monitor, how to enable ESX Server to use SNMP, and find out what VM Monitor can do for you! Or, to download now just click here – Download Solarwinds VM Monitor. Using SolarWinds free VM…

Every network admin is going to have trouble with network links on a Cisco router, at one point or another. The best way to troubleshoot any networking issues is to use the OSI model and go layer by layer. In my article How to use the OSI Model to Troubleshoot Networks, we talked about the…

The use of a dynamic routing protocol on a company’s WAN and LAN is standard practice today. Whether you use OSPF or EIGRP to automatically determine the path that your traffic takes, at some point, for some reason, you may want to direct that traffic for yourself. In this article, we will learn what Policy-based…

While using Dynamic routing protocols, at some point, you will want to filter the routes that are sent out from one router to another OR filter routes that are received into your router. One of the easiest ways to do this is to use a distribute-list. Let’s find out how… What is a Distribute-List? First…

The VKernel Capacity Bottleneck Analyzer is a powerful and crucial third-party addition to any VMware Infrastructure suite or VMware ESX Server. This virtual appliance that runs in a VMware ESX Server can immediately monitor the performance and capacity of your VMware Infrastructure. It provides trending so that you know what part of your capacity (CPU,…