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Cisco CCNP Training Package by CCIE Joe Rinhart

By Chris Magiet ⋅ May 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The CCNP Training Package is Now Available! If you do any work in Cisco networking or already have your CCNA, don’t miss the opportunity to study all CCNP exam objectives with CCIE Joe Rinehart. Learn how routing and switching for LAN, WAN and VLAN environments, AND how to troubleshoot everything on a Cisco network.

Applying an OWA Policy through the Shell

By J. Peter Bruzzese ⋅ May 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

OWA policies are quite easy to create in the Exchange Management Console, but in some instances, the shell can be a better, faster approach. In this article, Exchange MVP J. Peter Bruzzese shows you how to use the shell to apply OWA policies quickly and painlessly.

Securing Networks: Access Control List (ACL) Concepts

By Tracey Wilson ⋅ May 16, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

This article series will focus on securing access control lists (ACLs), concepts that are definitely covered in various Cisco exams, Security+ and CISSP. This first article in the series will cover the basics of ACLs, including de-militarized buffer zones (DMZ), types of access control lists, and implementation on a router interface.

PowerShell for Exchange: A Script that Helps Generate Mailbox Reports

By J. Peter Bruzzese ⋅ May 9, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Exchange MVP J. Peter Bruzzese shares a useful PowerShell script that helps generate mailbox reports for Exchange admins. The script, written by Paul Cunningham of ExchangeServerPro.com, provides information about server, database, mailbox or list of mailboxes with a handy .csv output.

Learn PowerShell Scripting FAST

By Brian Nelson ⋅ May 9, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Once you’ve introduced yourself to Windows PowerShell and how get information about cmdlets, you’re ready to dig into scripting. This guide shows you how to start scripting fast with PowerShell commands and the features that will save you loads of time, and impress your fellow admins

Learn Windows PowerShell Fast Crash Course

By Brian Nelson ⋅ May 2, 2012 ⋅ One comment

See how you can move from the labor intensive world of point-and-click management to using PowerShell to run base scripts that can reduce task loads for Microsoft sys admins drastically. This is your PowerShell Fast Crash Course to get you started.

VMware Networking: Configuring and Troubleshooting a vNetwork Part 2

By Petra Jorgenson ⋅ April 25, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

In Part 2 of Configuring & Troubleshooting a vNetwork, learn about how to create a distributed virtual switch (DvSwitch) and configure DvSwitches and port groups. Then, the two-part article covers troubleshooting practices for vSwitches & DvSwitches.

VMware Networking: Configuring and Troubleshooting a vNetwork Part 1

By Petra Jorgenson ⋅ April 18, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

In Part 1 of 2 of Configuring & Troubleshooting a vNetwork, you’ll learn about creating standard virtual switches (vSwitches) configured with port groups and network policies. Look out next week in Part 2 where Petra will dive into distributed virtual switches (DvSwitches).

Continuous Replication via DAGs: 10,000 ft View of Exchange High Availability

By J. Peter Bruzzese ⋅ April 11, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Exchange MVP J. Peter Bruzzese makes the case for using High Availability through Exchange, giving an overview of database availability groups (DAGs) configuration.

EtherChannel Switch Link Aggregation

By Stelios Antoniou ⋅ April 11, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Learn how to use EtherChannel to aggregate switch links in order to prevent packet loops in this networking how-to. Read more for an overview on link aggregation protocol (LACP) port aggregation protocol (PAgP), load balancing methods and more.

VMware V2V Migration: Importing Virtual Machines into VMware ESXi Part 2

By Petra Jorgenson ⋅ April 4, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Now that you know physical-to-virtual (P2V) migration, Petra wraps up with V2V migration in Part 2 of Importing Virtual Machines into VMware ESXi.

Exchange 2010 High Availability Training

By Chris Magiet ⋅ April 4, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

We’ve just released the most in-depth and realistic HA video instructor, taught by Exchange MVP J. Peter Bruzzese. It has one of the most robust lab setups we’ve ever used in a course, including 2 Hyper-Vs, 10 Exchange Servers, and 15 VMs. Get your High Availability expertise from this real-life setting from a top authority on Exchange Server.

VMware P2V Migration: Importing Virtual Machines into VMware ESXi Part 1

By Petra Jorgenson ⋅ March 28, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Sometimes building a VM from scratch can really take forever. Using VMware vCenter Converter helps you migrate systems to virtual machines. In this first of a two-part tutorial, you’ll learn about physical-to-virtual (P2V) migrations, and virtual-to-virtual (V2V) in part two.

Linux Text Editors: Vi and Nano

By Roman Rafacz ⋅ March 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

This latest Linux tutorial covers how to work with the Linux text editors Vi and Nano. Knowing how to use the right commands with these editors will allow for swift editing of files, scripts, etc.

Getting Familiar with iSCSI Part 2: Configuring the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator

By Tony Bieda ⋅ March 21, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

In Part 2 of Getting Familiar with iSCSI, Tony gives a step by step tutorial on how to configure iSCSI initiator. Once the iSCSI target has been installed according to Part 1, you can configure the client on a separate machine and test snapshots.

Adding Linux Users and Groups

By Roman Rafacz ⋅ March 16, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

In this latest Linux tutorial, learn how to add, delete, and modify users in Linux. Beginners or individuals preparing for certification will want to familiarize themselves with the key files and commands, such as “passwd,” “/etc/passwd” and more to fulling understand how to execute this process.

Getting Familiar with iSCSI Part 1: How to Install the iSCSI Target

By Tony Bieda ⋅ March 14, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Explore your storage options by learning how to use iSCSI to transmit data independent of physical location. This first of a two-part series will go step by step on how to install the free Microsoft iSCSI target using Windows Server 2008 R2.

How to Create VMware Templates

By Petra Jorgenson ⋅ March 14, 2012 ⋅ 3 comments

This VMware virtualization tutorial outlines how to create templates for new servers using two methods that can greatly reduce provisioning time: Clone to Template and Convert to Template.

Windows 8 Application Development

By Benjamin Roussey ⋅ March 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Windows 8 pre-beta version is now available to consumers, IT Pros and developers. While consumers and IT Pros can start getting used to the new Metro UI in Windows 8, developers are able to get a head start in building apps for the powerful new operating system

Using FreeNAS 8 to Create an iSCSI Target for Windows 7

By Gary Sims ⋅ March 7, 2012 ⋅ 4 comments

FreeNAS 8 can act as an iSCSI Target for several iSCSI devices with the only limit being storage space available. FreeNAS offers an easy way to deploy iSCSI on your home or business network. Learn how to create an iSCSI target for Windows 7 using FreeNAS 8.

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