Home Lab 9 (noob)

Hi guys,
Im taking the Install and Configure course in June and have started reading the Exam Cram VCP-310 to give me a heads up prior to the course, I currently look after a couple of hypervisors at work running ESXi.
I would like to start putting together a lab, but after reading a couple of relevant threads I'm still no wiser as to what equipment will be required to cover the exam objectives. Is there a minimum number of servers I will need? Do I need multiple physical machines or can everything be virtualised? What is your lab made up of?
Thanks.
Im taking the Install and Configure course in June and have started reading the Exam Cram VCP-310 to give me a heads up prior to the course, I currently look after a couple of hypervisors at work running ESXi.
I would like to start putting together a lab, but after reading a couple of relevant threads I'm still no wiser as to what equipment will be required to cover the exam objectives. Is there a minimum number of servers I will need? Do I need multiple physical machines or can everything be virtualised? What is your lab made up of?
Thanks.
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You can get a trials of the full-blown software, which is what you're going to want to practice with.
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I really don't understand what this means. It sounds vaguely like a threat. Unless required to demonstrate hands-on skill, or verify actual work experience, all certifications are "paper."
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I took the exam after two months of studying, and I assure you I'm not a paper VCP.
No need to get "snappy" - we just try to help. Believe me one thing (being a VCP myself) - "just" running through some labs and the course won't get you the VCP - you MAY pass JUST .. vmware makes sure that people have experience prior passing the exam. In order to test this, you might get specific questions which can only be answered when you have worked with the product or you have studied ALL the PDFs (well apart from the HCL obviously) from cover to cover.
Make sure you really read every single page of those PDFs found here :
VMware Infrastructure 3 Documentation
It won't be easy in such a short period of time but good luck.
I'm just looking for some lab recommendations at the moment so I can cut my teeth on the product prior to the training course.
I felt his pain...