VMware Workstation 17 Nested Home Lab Part 1: Goals, Requirements, and a bit of planning

In Part 1, I go into some of the Goals, Requirements, and a bit of planning around developing your own Nested Workstation environment by using mine an an example deployment.

Links in the video:
ESXi Host Requirements https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-esxi-installation/GUID-DEB8086A-306B-4239-BF76-E354679202FC.html

vSAN Requirements https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsan-planning/GUID-CE88B700-26F8-420A-87D5-38636EBF1767.html

VCSA Requirements https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-vcenter-upgrade/GUID-752FCA83-1A9B-499E-9C65-D5625351C0B5.html

Windows Server Requirements https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/hardware-requirements

Workstation 17 Pro Requirements https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Workstation-Pro/17/com.vmware.ws.using.doc/GUID-47896F7A-2C4F-457E-8ED1-6E5AEFDDD64A.html

Windows Server license information https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/pricing

HCI Bench Requirements https://flings.vmware.com/hcibench

vmexplorer Home Lab Guide https://vmexplorer.com/home-labs-a-definitive-guide/

Guide PDF https://vmexplorer.files.wordpress.com/2022/09/vmexplorer_com-home-labs-a-definitive-guide-explore-2022-pdf.pdf

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