Fast Lane Data Center: Practical Experience with more than 550 Labs
We offer our customers a unique lab environment for Cisco, NetApp, VMware, IBM, Symantec and other vendors. More than 550 high-end remote labs are available worldwide, 24 hours a day, with dedicated live-support. Up to 4.000 students can work simultaneously on this hardware during training.
Most of our labs are exercise based, allowing you to fully control in which order you complete your lab exercises or repeat specific exercises as per individual needs.
High-end Labs for all Cisco Architectures
Fast Lane offers an unrivalled training and demo lab environment covering all of the Cisco Architectures:
- Data Center & Virtualization
- Enterprise Networks & Security
- Collaboration
Cisco Data Center & Virtualization Labs
Unified Fabric, Unified Computing System (UCS), Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI), FlexPod, VersaStack, Storage Networking and more
Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Labs
- Cisco UCS 5100 Blade Server Chassis
- Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
- Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers
- Cisco UCS 6200 Fabric Interconnects
- Cisco UCS Manager, UCS Central, UCS Director
- Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extenders
- Cisco Nexus 5000 Switches
- Cisco MDS 9000 Multilayer Fabric Switches
- NetApp FAS3220 Series Cluster Storage
Cisco Nexus 7000/5000/2000/1000V Labs
- Cisco Nexus 7000 Switches incl. SUP2 and F3 12-Port 40 Gigabit Ethernet Modules
- Cisco Nexus 5600 Switches
- Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extenders
- VMware ESX Server incl. Cisco Nexus 1000V
Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Lab
- Cisco Nexus 9300 Switches
- Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
FlexPod Multivendor Labs
- Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
- Cisco UCS Director
- Cisco Nexus Switches
- Redundant NetApp FAS3220/FAS6240 HA Pairs
- NetApp 1600 Series 10G Interconnect Switches
- VMware vSphere
FlexPod with ACI Lab
- Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
- Cisco UCS 5100 Series Blade Server Chassis
- Cisco UCS 2200 Series Fabric Extenders
- Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
- Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects
- Cisco UCS Director
- Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
- Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Switches
- NetApp FAS3220 Unified Storage System
VersaStack / VersaStack with ACI Lab
- Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
- Cisco UCS 5100 Series Blade Server Chassis
- Cisco UCS 2200 Series Fabric Extenders
- Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
- Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects
- Cisco UCS Director
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Switches
- Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches
- IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Storage System
Cisco SAN Lab
- Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director
- Cisco MDS 9250i/9222i Multiservice Switches
- Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Switches
- Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager SAN
Cisco Enterprise Networks, Unified Access and Wireless Labs
Advanced Unified Access, Prime Infrastructure, Identity Service Engine (ISE), CCNA Wireless and CCNP Wireless and more
Advanced Cisco Unified Access Lab
- Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI)
- Cisco Identity Service Engines (ISE)
- Cisco Mobility Service Engines (MSE)
- Cisco CleanAir Access Points (2600, 3600, 2700 and 3700 Series)
- Cisco Converged Access (Catalyst 3650/3850 Series and Wireless LAN Controller 5760)
- Wireless Security and Spectrum Intelligence (WSSI)
- Site Survey Tools (Fluke AirMagnet and Ekahau)
- FlexConnect and OfficeExtend (OEAP)
Cisco Prime Infrastructure Lab
- Cisco WLC Software 8.0
- Cisco Prime Infrastructure (PI 2.2)
- Cisco Mobility Service Engines (MSE 8.0)
Advanced Cisco Unified Wireless Networking Labs
- Cisco 2504 Wireless LAN Controllers
- Cisco 5508 Wireless LAN Controllers
- Cisco Aironet 1142, 1262, 3502 Access Points
- Cisco NAC Appliance
- Cisco 3300 Series Mobility Services Engines
- Cisco Wireless Control System (WCS)
- Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS)
Wireless Security Lab Topology
Wireless Mobility Services Lab Topology
Wireless Network Management Lab Topology
CCIE Wireless Lab Topology
Cisco Unified Wireless Networking Essentials Lab
- Cisco 2504 Wireless LAN Controllers
- Cisco Aironet 1142, 1262, 3502 Access Points
Cisco Security Labs
CCNP Security, IOS Security, Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA), VPN, Identity Service Engine (ISE) and more Cisco Security Labs
Advanced Cisco CCNP Security Lab
- Layer 2 Security Solution
- Data Plane Protection
- Control Plane Protection
- Router IOS 15.x
- IOS Zone Based Firewall
- IOS IPSec & SSL VPN
- FlexVPN
- Web Security Appliances (WSA)
- Email Security Appliances (ESA)
- Identity Service Engine (ISE)
- ISE Profiler Solution
- ISE Posture Solution
- ISE Client Provisioning Solution
- 802.1x & Mac Authentication Bypass (MAB)
- TrustSec (SGT, SGACL and MACSec)
- Guest Access
- Sponsor Portal
- Bring Your Own Device
- Context Directory Agent (CDA)
- ASA Version 9.x
- ASA HA Solution (Active/Standby; Active/Active; ASA Cluster)
- ASA with FirePOWER Services
- FireSIGHT Management Center
- ASA Firewall
- ASA Identity Firewall
- ASA NAT
- ASA IPSec VPN Solution
- ASA SSL VPN Solution
- Host Scan & Dynamic Access Policy Solution (DAP)
- Cloud Web Security Solution
Cisco Secure Access Lab Topology
Cisco Edge Network Security Lab Topology
Cisco Secure Mobility Lab Topology
Cisco Threat Control Lab Topology
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) Lab
- 72 Identity Services Engines (ISE)
Cisco Security Manager Lab
- CSM Server
- Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance
- Cisco ASA Advanced Inspection & Prevention (AIP) Security Services Module
- Firewall Solutions
- GETVPN Solution
- DMVPN Solution
- SSL VPN Solution
- IPS Solutions
- NAT Solutions
- Event / Monitoring
- Auto Update Server
Cisco Collaboration Labs
CCNA and CCNP Collaboration, Unified Communications Manager, TelePresence and more Cisco Voice and Video Labs
Cisco Voice / Unified Communications Manager Labs
- Cisco Unified Communications Manager 10.x
- Cisco Unity Connection 10.x
- Cisco Unified Communications IM and Presence 10.x
- Cisco Prime Collaboration Provisioning 10.x
- Cisco Jabber
- Cisco 2900 Series Integrated Services Routers
- Integration with Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange
All labs also available in Version 8.x and 9.x.
Collaboration Systems Release 10 Lab Topology
Business Edition 6000 Lab Topology
Unity Connection Lab Topology
Cisco Customer Collaboration Labs
- Cisco MediaSense 10.x
- Cisco Unified Contact Center Enterprise / Express
- Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal
Unified Contact Center Express Lab Topology
Unified Contact Center Enterprise Lab Topology
Customer Voice Portal Lab Topology
Cisco Video Labs
- Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server with TelePresence Management Suite
- Cisco TelePresence MCU with IP/ISDN Gateway and TelePresence Server
- Cisco Expressway Series
- Cisco TelePresence Conductor
- Cisco SX20, CTS, DX650 and Edge 340 DMP Endpoints
High-end Labs for NetApp Products and Solutions
Fast Lane offers an unrivalled training and demo lab environment covering NetApp storage and data center technologies:
- FlexPod
- Secure Multi-Tenancy
- Storage Virtualization
- Unified Storage
FlexPod Multivendor Labs
- Redundant NetApp FAS3220/FAS6240 HA Pairs
- NetApp 1600 Series 10G Interconnect Switches
- Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
- Cisco UCS Director
- Cisco Nexus Switches
- VMware vSphere
NetApp SAN Labs
- NetApp FAS3200 Series
- Flash- and Cluster-ready
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP and Storage Basic Labs
- Labs for NetApp basic training fully virtualized based on the FlexPod infrastructure
Clustered Data ONTAP Lab Topology
NetApp MetroCluster Lab Topology
VMware vSphere on NetApp Lab Topology
Exercise based NetApp Self-paced Labs
VMware Data Center, Cloud & Virtualization Labs
Fast Lane offers fully virtualized labs covering the VMware products and solutions:
- VMware vSphere
- Enterprise Management
- VMware Horizon & View
- VMware vCloud
Selection of our VMware Lab Topologies
VMware vSphere Lab Topology
VMware NSX Lab Topology
VMware Virtual SAN Lab Topology
VMware Horizon (with View) Lab Topology
VMware vCloud Director Lab Topology
VMware vCenter Configuration Manager Lab Topology
Veritas Labs
Fast Lane offers fully virtualized labs covering the Veritas products and solutions.
Selection of our Veritas Lab Topologies
Storage Foundation Lab Topology
Backup Exec Lab Topology
NetBackup for Windows Lab Topology
NetBackup for Unix Lab Topology
Enterprise Vault Lab Topology
Cluster Server Lab Topology
Symantec Labs
Fast Lane offers fully virtualized labs covering Symantec products and solutions.
EndPoint Protection Lab Topology
Check Point Security Lab
In our Check Point CCSA & CCSE Power Workshop we offer a virtualized Check Point Lab.
Check Point Lab Features
- Check Point R77 (GAiA)
- Virtual in a Cloud
- Firewall Solution
- IPS Solution
- VPN Solution
- Monitor & Troubleshooting Solution
- NAT Solution
- High Availability Solution
- Identity Firewall Solution
High-end IBM Labs
Here you can see some of our IBM Labs!
Virtualized IBM Labs
Fast Lane offers fully virtualized labs covering numerous IBM products and solutions. These include different labs for:
- IBM Cognos Report Studio
- IBM Cognos Framework Manager
- IBM WebSphere Application Server
- IBM Business Process Manager
- IBM Integration Bus
- IBM UrbanCode Deploy
- IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
- IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
- IBM InfoSphere DataStage
- IBM Bluemix
- IBM Security QRadar SIEM
- IBM Lotus Domino
IBM VersaStack Lab
For our VersaStack courses we offer a comprehensive lab that combines Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure and IBM Storwize storage:
- IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Storage System
- Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
- Cisco UCS 5100 Series Blade Server Chassis
- Cisco UCS 2200 Series Fabric Extenders
- Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
- Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects
- Cisco UCS Director
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Switches
- Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches
Microsoft Labs
We offer numerous Microsoft training labs covering the products and solutions of your Microsoft infrastructure:
- Azure
- Office 365
- SharePoint Server
- SQL Server
- Lync Server
- System Center
- Windows Server 2012 R2
- Exchange Server
- Windows 10 / 8.1
Palo Alto Networks Security Lab
We offer our customers a virtualized Palo Alto Networks Firewall environment.
Palo Alto Lab Features
- PAN-OS 7.0
- Virtualized Next Generation-Firewall
- App ID
- User ID
- URL Filtering
- IPS
- SSL Decryption
- NAT
- VPN
- High Availability
Multivendor Data Center Labs
Here you can see some of our high-end multivendor labs!
FlexPod Integrated Infrastructure Labs
FlexPod Lab
- Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
- Cisco UCS Director
- Cisco Nexus Switches
- Redundant NetApp FAS3220/FAS6240 HA Pairs
- NetApp 1600 Series 10G Interconnect Switches
- VMware vSphere
FlexPod with ACI Lab
- Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
- Cisco UCS 5100 Series Blade Server Chassis
- Cisco UCS 2200 Series Fabric Extenders
- Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
- Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects
- Cisco UCS Director
- Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
- Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC)
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Switches
- NetApp FAS3220 Unified Storage System
VersaStack Integrated Infrastructure Lab
- Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
- Cisco UCS 5100 Series Blade Server Chassis
- Cisco UCS 2200 Series Fabric Extenders
- Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
- Cisco UCS 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects
- Cisco UCS Director
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Switches
- Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches
- IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Storage System
Multivendor Interoperability SAN Lab
- Brocade 6510, 5100, 4100 and 300 Series Switches
- Gen 5 Brocade Technologies
- Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switch
- NetApp and EMC Storage Systems
- JBOD
- Windows FC Server
- Windows Management Server incl. Brocade Network Advisor
