Comments on: VMware’s on-demand and online Labs/PoCs (You wish!)

By: Bla

Bla — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 18:51:15 +0000

I am working with infrastructure architecture and have limited access to hands on experience. So to get better understanding I tried to find any online lab that could be used to install and test some products. However without any luck for now.

I think from free online lab would benefit not only generel users that want to test some products, but also VMware spreding the knowledge about their products.

By: Watersplash8

Watersplash8 — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 03:47:15 +0000

If you are setting up vmware in test or parctice labs I recommend you get servers from VIADMIN.COM They have servers of reasonable spec to use esx 3.5/4/4.1, vsphere and the usual stuff. They have an online lab where you can get access to servers and load iso's do vmotion drs ha etc.

Check their VMWare Practice Lab at http://www.viadmin.com/pages/V...

They have pretty good prices…

By: Pattho

Pattho — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 06:19:17 +0000

Yea I am looking for this solution right now
I know everything is there (I have built it at previous employers)

All I need is access to someones already setup Lab Manager environment

By: Hany Michael

Hany Michael — Tue, 12 May 2009 04:47:48 +0000

Yeah I know what you mean, but even if you will have a limited duration for the testing (Microsoft has 90 minutes if I remember), you will still be able to record all what you are doing on video, this is actually what I’m doing now for documentations, or even presentation of ideas to my corp. Reading is so boring when it comes to these stuff, and videos on the other hand get you straight to the point and will never deceive you or confuse you, because you are always following along in a perfect sequence.

As per SRM, I urge you to start playing with it, even if you don’t have a project right now, and if you came across any problems or issues please feel free to drop me an email. In fact, I’ve been getting so many emails on this and helped people (who I don’t know) with the SRM installation/configuration issues for some time now, so I would be more than happy to provide any help to a loyal reader

By: Vladan

Vladan — Tue, 12 May 2009 04:21:15 +0000

Sure thing Hany!

I would be the first one to test. Even if I do have 4 giga laptop, I did not take a time to build SRM demo yet. I still think, yes that would be cool to show it to some customers, but …… The days are only 24h long….-:) You know what I mean…

I might look to find a step-by-step tuto doing it.

Great post.