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Techlabs Virtually Four Years On. Contents. History of Techlabs Techlabs network Techlabs facilities Cloning machines Teaming up machines ESX Server Future directions. History of Techlabs. Removable hard drives
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Contents • History of Techlabs • Techlabs network • Techlabs facilities • Cloning machines • Teaming up machines • ESX Server • Future directions
History of Techlabs • Removable hard drives • IT recommendation of JAZ drives proved to be too fragile, was abandoned 3 weeks into the first course! • Partitioning hard drives • Used for two years as a stop-gap measure, too wasteful and insecure. • VMware 2.0 on Netware • Poor combination, NT workstations could not secure student work.
Techlabs Facilities • Isolated from IT network • Independent • Internet connection • Networking equipment • Servers • Administration • Services implemented • Virus scanning • Deployment • File services • Authentication • Email • Web services/hosting • Database servers • System monitoring • Wireless access • Internet access