Learn about downloading ESXi and other vSphere components, ESXi Appliance, PowerCLI, and more.
- [Instructor] The first task is to download…the necessary software.…Before I begin the software download,…I want to acknowledge three websites…that were vital in the creation of the lab environment.…The first is virtuallyGhetto.…William Lam provides not only the script that we'll be using…but also a nested ESXi virtual appliance…that makes the installation much quicker.…The second website is virten.net.…This is an excellent resource for building home labs.…In addition to the Gigabyte BRIX that I'll be using,…he also provides information on the Intel NUCs,…the Mac mini, and HP Microservers,…very common servers for small home labs.…
So, we'll go down to the Gigabyte BRIX.…While I don't actually need to download anything from here,…there's a lot of information on using this device…in a home lab and what is necessary for us to build…a custom ESXi image.…Down here is a list of all of the updates…that we'll need to make,…particular drivers that need to be installed.…And the third site is VMware Front Experience.…This site provides the custom vims…
Author
Brandon Neill
Released
3/8/2017- Virtual machine benefits
- Building a lab environment with a mini PC
- Working with ESXi and vCenter Server
- Installing a control center VM
- Using the HTML5 client and the web client
- Adding an ESXi host and use Remote Console
- Configuring vSAN and storage profiles
- Adding NFS datastore
- Deploying a virtual machine from OVA
- Performing a cloning operation
- Using templates
- Performing a vMotion migration
- Working with snapshots
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome48s
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Why virtual machines?3m 39s
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1. Creating a vSphere Environment
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Download necessary software4m 13s
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Create a custom ESXi image6m 20s
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Install ESXi7m 3s
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Install a Control Center VM10m 49s
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2. Introducing ESXi and vCenter
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Using the HTML5 client2m 44s
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Using the web client3m 56s
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Maintenance operations4m 32s
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3. vSphere Networking
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Configure lab networking5m 43s
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4. vSphere Storage
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Add NFS datastore3m 29s
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5. Virtual Machine Management
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Perform a cloning operation3m 24s
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Use templates2m 33s
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Understanding snapshots6m 19s
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Conclusion
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Next steps21s
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