LXC container management GUI installation and configuration
Lately, I have been playing around a lot with Kubernetes in the lab and containers in general. I have been using full Ubuntu 20.04 virtual machines as Kubernetes hosts to…
Tag: home lab
Kubernetes Home Lab Setup Step-by-Step
Have you wanted to get a Kubernetes Home lab setup to start learning Kubernetes? It can be an intimidating subject if you simply start Googling around and looking at various…
Copy VMware Workstation VM to ESXi: Home Lab
When it comes to building your first home lab, there is nothing wrong with starting out with VMware Workstation. Realistically, this may be all you need. Having a decent workstation…
Windows Server Home Lab Build and Configuration
I talk a lot about home labs on the site as I think they are a great way to get your hands “dirty” with learning new technology and skills from…
New Server Network Rack for Home Virtualization Lab Environment
One of the side projects that I have been working on in the past few days has been migrating away from my old style “bread rack” for the home lab…
NSX-T 2.4 Compute Manager is Already Registered with Other NSX Manager Error
In working in the lab with the new release of NSX Data Center 2.4 for the past few days, I have ran into a few little issues that are worth…
VMware TestDrive added to VMUG Advantage Subscriptions
Every post that you read about VMUG Advantage from vExperts in the community is how great a value it really is. This is due to the fact that for the…
Create a VMware vSAN 6.7 U1 Nested ESXi Lab
For those who may not be running VMware vSAN in a home lab using physical hosts, or who are running VMware vSAN on physical hosts for “production” but who want…
Create Samsung NVMe SSD RMA Return Request Online
As I had recorded in a previous blog post, I had a Samsung EVO 960 cache drive fail in my home lab VMware vSAN cluster. Since the drive was still…
Installing and Configuring Palo Alto PA220 Home Lab Firewall
I have been running a new Palo Alto PA-220 on a TAP interface mirroring my WAN traffic coming into the home lab and loving the visibility to applications that I…
