I am going to setup a mobile lab on my MacBook Pro with the help of VMware Fusion 12 so I can run some ESXi servers with nested virtualization. This way I will have a lab I can carry around with me on my travels around the world. By Edwin Weijdema.
The article then covers following steps:
- Planning of the mobile lab
- Getting started
- Installing VMware ESXi in VMware Fusion Pro
- Deploying a vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) on top of the ESXi
- Configuring vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA)
- Post-Configuration changes
The mobile lab is running smooth now on author’s MacBook Pro with better than expected performance. He is now deploying Microsoft Windows 2022 Servers and running security tests with Veeam Backup & Replication v12 Beta 2 in combination with gMSA, Kerberos, NTLM, Hardening and Active Directory management domains. Well done!
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