[ale] [OT] VMWare learning environment?

[Tory Deron]

One thing you can do to set up a test environment that removes any compatibility issues, is to built it nested inside VMWare Workstation, which you can also download for a trial period. You will need a Linux or Windows machine running VMWare Workstation, and you can install ESXi, vCenter, and the lot inside virtual machines.  This configuration is actually supported by VMWare specifically for setting up a learning environment.

You will need enough RAM on the workstation to handle the environment, (16GB is what I have in mine, and it works fine).

There are numerous blogs with guides about setting this up.  Just google "VMware Nested Environment".

Tory

> On Apr 25, 2018, at 5:39 AM, Leam Hall via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
> 
> So far I see ESXi, VSphere, and VCenter. The direction I've been given is "go learn VMWare".
> 
> I've used VSphere clients but never administered an installation. Looking at the ESXi system requirements I'm not sure SATA is supported for the guests, so I may need to do their lab stuff remotely until I can figure out a host to use.
> 
> 
> 
> On 04/20/2018 04:27 PM, DJ-Pfulio via Ale wrote:
>> Which VMware product line? They make a bunch of stuff and last time I
>> checked there were 6 different virtualization products.
>> On 04/20/2018 12:31 PM, leam hall via Ale wrote:
>>> Well, long ago VMWare was based in Red Hat. Not so sure anymore.
>>> 
>>> I'm trying to provide mgmt a few bullets on resources needed for
>>> someone to learn VMWare. There's the free on-line classes but I don't
>>> know that any of them give you an actual copy  of VMWare to run
>>> locally or on the VMWare cloud.
>>> 
>>> The Premium learning subscription is USD 1025 per year. Are there
>>> alternatives when you need to learn VMWare, not just run VMs?
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