Fluke Networks Etherscope vs. VMware Skyline

We used ours mainly to test the wireless. Wireless could be several different things so the preconfigured tests on this device allowed us to quickly eliminate certain areas and allowed us to focus on the real problem. It’s easy enough a PC Technician could use it.

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VMware Skyline is free yet is priceless. Skyline gives you the health of your VMware products in a single pane. Here you not only get issues pointed out to you but the suggested solutions for each issue. Doesn't get better than this.

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• The Fluke Networks Etherscope can test network speed performance on copper and fiber networks
• The Fluke Networks Etherscope can detect network switches and also available and active ports.
• The Fluke Networks Etherscope can check for bandwidth between two points quick and easy.

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• Easy setup
• Stable
• Data collection

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• Battery life
• Touch screen is slow to respond.
• Operating System is slow.

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• Sometimes the recommendations do not make sense.
• Sometimes the advice is general, but not for us.

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It's super easy to use.

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We briefly tested a NetAlly LSPRNTR-300 LinkSprinter 300 Network Tester with WIFI and Distance to Cable Fault Indication and it was a worthy testing unit it but we quickly discovered that it did not offer the large range of testing in both the copper and fiber network drops, nor was it as complete with regard to wireless testing. But in it's defense it was not quite as pricy as the Fluke.

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I've used other products such as VMAN and such yet Skyline is different. This is not aimed at your virtual machine's internal usage but at the VMware / Hypervisor level. This looks and monitors at hardware drivers, VMtools versions, and VM hardware versions. If you have Horizon it will look at versions and current vs minimum driver versions.

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• Very expensive for small business or school districts.
• Battery Life is terrible not able to use it for an entire day.

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• Weekly reports helps gain long term statistics
• service requests can be easily resolved

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