VMware nested lab hardware specs

nelnel Member Posts: 2,859 ■□□□□□□□□□
Hey,

I am looking build a nested VMware environment to aid in my studies to become VCP5 certified. However, we dont have any spare kit at work i can use so i will either need to use hardware i have at home or look to buy some.

I know someone who is getting rid of some Dell precision T3400 workstations and i can get my hands on them for a good price. The machines have a intel quad core 2.4Ghz CPU, 160GB SATA HDDs and 4GB of RAM. Looking at the hardware specs, the T3400 supports a max of 8GB. So i will be looking to upgrade it to 8GB.

Would the hardware specs of this machine be enough to run the required VMs to help me with my studies? Most articles i see mention 16 or 32GB of ram! I can get the machine above for about AU$160 which is why i am keen to know. He has 3-4 he needs to part with so let me know if i need more than one to spread the VMs across due to the RAM limitations. :)

Cheers guys.
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