You can download a full evaluation of the Zeus Traffic Manager software, but it's often easier to begin with the free Zeus Desktop Edition.

You can run the Zeus Desktop Edition on your Windows, Mac or Linux desktop machine, using free virtualization solutions from VMware, Xen, Microsoft or Sun. The Desktop Edition contains the Zeus Traffic Manager software, webservers and a simple website, and a number of exercises to help you understand the capabilities of Zeus Traffic Manager and Zeus Load Balancer.

You can use it to evaluate Zeus Traffic Manager and Zeus Load Balancer, develop TrafficScript rules and complex configurations and demonstrate them to colleagues and potential customers.

Try it out

	Step 1 - Download the software
	Step 2 - Install the software
	Step 3 - Learn what you can do with Zeus Traffic Manager

The Zeus Desktop Edition FAQ answers commonly asked questions about the Zeus Desktop Edition.

If you are considering using Zeus Traffic Manager in a production environment, or if you would like to conduct performance or load testing with Zeus Traffic Manager, you should install the Zeus software on one or more dedicated server machines. Visit http://www.zeus.com/download/ to commence your full product evaluation.

Owen Garrett [Zeus Dev Team] 21 May 2007