Before creating and configuring a virtual switch in your computer, your computer must have the Hyper-V program installed on the computer and have administrative rights. There are three types of ...

The vSphere Distributed Switch extends the features and capabilities of virtual networks while simplifying provisioning and the ongoing process of configuration, monitoring, and management. The ...

In "Fat-Finger Hero," I mentioned how recovering from a bad configuration can be an admin's saving grace. I mentioned how one of the more common areas to get stuck is host networking, and I mentioned ...

If you have ever had to create a virtual switch for Hyper-V that is not an external switch, you may have had to stop and think about it. Do you want to go Private or do you want to go Internal? Let's ...

Recently a client asked me to write a whitepaper about IP address management. At first the assignment seemed completely routine. But as I began looking at the details I realized that I was going to ...

Port mirroring is a feature that duplicates network traffic from a source host’s port to a secondary host for analysis. It can be used for monitoring, troubleshooting, and analyzing network ...

Cisco is collaborating with Microsoft to bring its virtual switch to Hyper-V next year when Windows Server 8 is released. While Cisco’s Nexus 1000V distributed virtual switch already supports VMware ...

Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator (VEPA) moves switching out of the server back to the physical network and makes all virtual machine traffic visible to the external network switch, freeing up server ...

Bad physical networking decisions. Unpatched systems. Too much access to virtual server management consoles. These and other problems can degrade the security of your virtual servers. If you're ready ...