My test lab setup
ESXi
Two Lenovo Desktops
7483AG2 Dual core 3Ghz
5GB and 16GB of
memory
USB thumb drives for
install
Open Filer Box
HP N40l Dual 1.5 GHZ
Turion 8 GB RAM
Hard drives
1 250GB – OS and
such
1 1TB – Lun1
1 1TB – Lun2
1 2TB – Lun3
One DC
1vCPU/1GB RAM
Virtual Center
2vCPU/2GB RAM
Nested virtual side running
in VMWorkstation v 9 on my desktop which is an Intel quad-core Q8400 2.67 GHz
with 8GB of RAM running Win-7.
Virtual Center
2vCPU/2GB RAM
ESX
2vCPU/3GB RAM
iSCSI Virtual
Appliance
150GB into 5 30GB
drives.
256MB RAM
Need some ideas of your own?
Scott Lowe wrote this article back in 2011 http://www.virtualizationadmin.com/blogs/lowe/news/build-your-home-lab-on-the-cheap-and-make-sure-it-works-160.html
Here are some great tips
http://www.vtagion.com/dos-donts-vmware-home-lab/
One from Global Knowledge - a leader in IT training and so much more
http://www.globalknowledge.com/training/whitepaperdetail.asp?pageid=502&wpid=994&country=United+States
I absolutely love Neil's "Another Home Lab"
http://www.neilkoch.com/blog/?p=102
One of my favorite guys to listen to is Paul @ tinkertry.com. His vZilla was quite awesome two years ago and still is worth a mention today. He certainly has used this to his advantage in learning and "breaking" stuff.
http://www.tinkertry.com/vzilla/
Here are some great tips
http://www.vtagion.com/dos-donts-vmware-home-lab/
One from Global Knowledge - a leader in IT training and so much more
http://www.globalknowledge.com/training/whitepaperdetail.asp?pageid=502&wpid=994&country=United+States
I absolutely love Neil's "Another Home Lab"
http://www.neilkoch.com/blog/?p=102
One of my favorite guys to listen to is Paul @ tinkertry.com. His vZilla was quite awesome two years ago and still is worth a mention today. He certainly has used this to his advantage in learning and "breaking" stuff.
http://www.tinkertry.com/vzilla/
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