Create your own vSphere 6 Private Lab

It is easy to create the vSphere Lab in your laptop!
These are the steps :
1. Prepare Storage :
EMC Appliance :
– http://techhead.co/webex-recordinginstall-run-the-emc-vnx-vsa-in-a-vsphere-lab/
– http://lab.piszki.pl/emc-vnx-for-file-simulator-instalacja-i-konfiguracja/
NetApp Appliance :
– http://vcommunique.blogspot.com/2013/09/netapp-simulator-on-vmware-vsphere.html
– http://vcommunique.blogspot.com/2013/09/netapp-simulator-on-vmware-vsphere.html
OR use open source NAS server (FreeNAS is easier, OpenFiler, etc)
2. Prepare Gateway, NTP, LDAP/AD, DNS
Create DNS and NTP easily with  this = http://www.virten.net/2013/12/howto-use-vcenter-server-appliance-vcsa-as-dns-server/
LDAP can be created easily with turnkeylinux openldap
3. Prepare vSphere ESXi
4. Prepare vCenter
DONE! 🙂

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