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 ...

You may have noticed that sometimes, you cannot ping the IP of this Hyper-V Server or the virtual machine from the host computer. This can be due to various reasons, such as the state of your VM, the ...

Conforming to the axiom that it’s easier to join ’em than fight ’em, Cisco launched its first software based network switch this week – the Nexus 1000V – as an integrated component of VMware’s ESX ...

You can create Hyper-V VMs in Windows 11 using a built-in Windows app or a new developer-oriented tool. Both come with gotchas. Here’s how it all works. Though it may seem that virtual machines, a.k.a ...

How do you test Windows 11 for compatibility with essential apps without putting your work at risk? Simple: Use the built-in Hyper-V platform on your Windows 10 PC to create a virtual machine and ...

Data center switch maker Arista Networks this week is unveiling software designed to improve visibility, configuration and provisioning in virtual environments. Data center switch maker Arista ...

VirtualBox 5.0's new features add ease and flexibility, but VMware Workstation 11 leads in performance and convenience Oracle VirtualBox and VMware Workstation have been duking it out for several ...

One of the biggest perks of home labs is that you can put together a couple of experimentation and self-hosting servers using all sorts of hardware, including SBCs, NAS, old PCs, or enterprise-grade ...

Force10 Networks this week unveiled a Gigabit Ethernet top-of-rack data center switch optimized for virtual environments. The 1RU S60 features 48 wire-speed Gigabit Ethernet ports -- 44 10/100/1000 ...