Gorebrush's virtual thread

So here is my journey blog into the world of Virtualisation. Hot off the heels of the CCIE, I don't want to be letting up any pace on study, and VMWare is something I need to get certified in, especially when you consider the number of years I have been working with Workstation, ESXi and aware of it in my workplace.

First step is to work out what leve of certification I want to go for. I am guessing VCAP-DCV is a good level to aim for and would be most relevant for me, so here is my thread blogging my adventure.

I already have an ESX server, but I'm going to sell off all my Cisco equipment now and invest this into a lab. I will probably get some of those Intel NUC's and work out how I can create a SAN. May turn my current server into just a SAN (It's got a RAID card and 4x2TB disks after all.....)

Any helps/tips/ideas, please throw them at me!

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dave330i

gorebrush wrote: »

Haven't really touched NK1V at this point so not a worry for me - but will bear it in mind.

I have seen someone build a home NSX lab on a single physical box with 32GB RAM and I do have one of those, so I can try it all out without any more investment. However, I am starting to get bits of my Cisco gear all shipped out now so will try and invest in a VMware lab which I can do VCP-DCV and NV on. CCIE:DC will remain in the background for the time being whilst I work out how I will test all the features

You can build a VCP-DCV lab on a single box with 16GB RAM which is what I have. NSX doesn't play well on 16GB lab, but 32GB should be enough.

Thechainremains

now my classroom requirement shows as complete under past enrollments.

gorebrush

Oh then I don't need to spend a penny!

Sweet