Thank you @flomax_actual! Will be releasing at least 1 new video each week till they are all published. I am in the edit process for the balance of the videos right now. Cheers!
Keith!! My man ! That's awesome you're doing a VMware homelab series, interestingly im preparing for the VCP-DCV v8 and planned to build a homelab to pass it this summer. Even tho this is more network related im going to follow this 😎 !
@zaksoja43, Thank you for your comment! The first 8 to 10 videos will guide you through the process of deploying vCenter and ESXi in both the parent/physical host and the nested lab environment. These videos will be extremely helpful for you to build your own lab. Once the vSphere lab is set up, you can move on to the NSX videos at your own pace. Happy labbing! Thank you for your interest.
Thank you, @7onysWorld! I have recorded nearly everything already and will be editing and publishing the videos in the next several weeks. There will be approximately 20 videos covering the installation of ESXi and vCenter (twice - once in the parent/physical environment and again for the nested vSphere lab), as well as the NSX manager. In addition, I will be demonstrating the functionality of the lab, including overlay segments, T0 and T1 gateways, NAT, and connectivity from the NSX-routed network out to the physical network and toward the Internet. Thanks for your feedback!!!
Thank you, @salat. It looks like some changes are coming up, but based on the reports, the VMUG and VMUG Adv. eval license option will still be available, which is great news for those who want to build labs and have the necessary license options to do it.
I don't anyone is going to be doing VMware at home anymore due to Broadcom issues, I know VMUG is still around but for how long and will it actually stay at $200 USD
Thank you for the question @PawanKumar-gp5yp. You can use both, with the common network used between them (your home network) for both management and vMotion.
Thank you, @androiddoctor4897! My focus for this 20+ video series is to build and validate a home lab. May not be doing extremely deep dives into every aspect of NSX, but will do enough to test and verify the nested lab, including: vSphere and ESXi install NSX Manager install T0 and T1 Gateways Distributed Routers and Distributed Firewalls NAT and Routing Connectivity from NSX routed the network out to the physical network. For more profound and thorough training regarding NSX, you or others may want to check out our upcoming course at CBT Nuggets. If just looking to build and verify a nested NSX lab, the YT vids in this series will focus on that. Cheers, and thanks for the comments.
