I will attempt to cram everything that I learned into one page segments, profiling various software and hardware that most of the vendors there were showcasing.
Currently I have a VMware vSphere 6 lab setup that consists of 2 - Dell R610 servers and 2 - Dell 28xx switches, with an additional 12Tb NAS and 40Tb SAN currently being built and configured to the network to be attached soon. All vSphere6 downloads come with a 60 day full version trial and since its a lab, I can reinstall the trial after 50 days to start the 60 days trial process all over again without affecting the vm's that reside on it (You are probably wondering how that works, another blog topic to come)
The current ISP is Verizon FIOS and the current router configuration is setup with 150m download / 150m upload bandwidth speeds
I also have VirtualBox 5 on my Lenovo W540 super powerful media workstation that has 32Gb of Ram, 1 256Gb SSD hard drive, 1 - 1Tb SSHD hard drive and within Virtual Box there are 4 vm's availabe with any two running currently. I use this to do demonstrations when teaching other consultants about certain versions of Windows servers
With this network I am able to build, configure, deploy test and review various software and hardware items that vendors are currently marketing
Essentially the virtual network has 10 vm's running on it ranging from Windows Server 2008 and 2012 to the newest version of 2016 with a few Windows 7 and 10 vm workstations for testing client/server deployment scenarios. When testing software products on this network, having old to new versions of OSes is an asset during the review process.
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| Current virtual network consisting of 2 Dell R610 servers, 1 Dell 2848 and 1 Dell 2810 |
The current ISP is Verizon FIOS and the current router configuration is setup with 150m download / 150m upload bandwidth speeds
I also have VirtualBox 5 on my Lenovo W540 super powerful media workstation that has 32Gb of Ram, 1 256Gb SSD hard drive, 1 - 1Tb SSHD hard drive and within Virtual Box there are 4 vm's availabe with any two running currently. I use this to do demonstrations when teaching other consultants about certain versions of Windows servers
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| Lenovo Thinkpad W540 with 32Gb Ram running Virtual Box with 2 vm servers deployed |
With this network I am able to build, configure, deploy test and review various software and hardware items that vendors are currently marketing
Essentially the virtual network has 10 vm's running on it ranging from Windows Server 2008 and 2012 to the newest version of 2016 with a few Windows 7 and 10 vm workstations for testing client/server deployment scenarios. When testing software products on this network, having old to new versions of OSes is an asset during the review process.
If you are an IT professional or are aspiring to be one, this takes it to another level, focusing on the business owner and not necessary the IT tech that already works for a company. I also suggest that you purchase some equipment and build a test lab such as I have to give you a hands on mindset when approaching the testing phase on such products.
These reviews are geared to give you some insight on the mindset of the current level of technology, where its going and why its relevant.
Stay tuned:
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