Cheap cheap cheap Cisco/vmware install alternative with virtualization….
Starting at $75 maybe even cheaper to get
VMware up and running with the latest virtualization already included.
For a little bit more, VMware loaded and running on standard computers as well if you don't want to load the Software yourself.
Www.ciscoland.net
Pages and pages of free Cisco and VMware downloads with links for several Versions of Microsoft windows server included for free.
I have whole harddrive loaded with software from just this one download….