Author: Matt Adam

So now that we have our SuperMicro server setup, and we’ve installed ESXi7, the next step is to do some basic configuration on our BareMetal ESXi7. We will setup the network, view the storage, and prepare the esxi for the nested esxi environment. Network Configuration Storage Configuration This is basically the whole setup for the…

I spent quite a bit of time researching solutions for virtual routers. I’m definitely not a r/s expert, so I wanted something that was easy to setup, and still provided lots of tools for troubleshooting. Initially I setup the lab using vyos router, and it met my needs. But I since switched to pfsense, and…

We now have our SuperMicro server setup, and the esxi7 network settings are configured. It’s time to deploy our 3 nested ESXi7 vms. In later steps, we will configure them to use vSAN and be managed with vcenter. Deploy 3 ESXi7 VMs Methods to install nested ESXi in your lab: The method we used for…

Component List I pretty much followed this guide, except for a few small changes since some of the parts were discontinued or changed model number. Quantity Name Details 1 SAMSUNG 870 EVO Series 2.5″ 2TB SATA III V-NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-77E2T0B/AM 2TB SSD, in hind sight, I should have bought an 8TB. I’ll have…

Guide to install esxi7 on the newly built SuperMicro server. There are a ton of guides out there explaining how to install ESXi onto your host. Honestly, it’s not that difficult. But i’ll post my setup. Version VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 7.0U2a Install Download the ISO file from vmware, should see a file like this:…