{"id":1882,"date":"2024-01-06T15:22:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T20:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ithinkvirtual.com\/?p=1882"},"modified":"2024-01-06T15:23:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T20:23:00","slug":"nested-vsphere-home-lab-part-3-vsphere-8-x-lab-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ithinkvirtual.com\/2024\/01\/06\/nested-vsphere-home-lab-part-3-vsphere-8-x-lab-deployment\/","title":{"rendered":"Nested vSphere Home Lab \u2013 Part 3 \u2013 vSphere 8.x Lab Deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">intro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome back!  In my <a href=\"https:\/\/ithinkvirtual.com\/2023\/04\/23\/nested-vsphere-home-lab-part-2-active-directory-certificate-authority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">previous<\/a> post, I covered the deployment and configuration of an Active Directory and Microsoft Certificate Authority server(s) for the nested lab environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, I will cover the steps used to deploy the nested lab via William Lam&#8217;s Automated Nested Lab Deployment <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/lamw\/vsphere-8-lab-deployment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">script<\/a>.\u00a0 This script makes it easy to deploy a set of vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) VMs, along with a VMware vCenter Server Appliance virtual machine to manage the nested lab environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will not go into detail here on how to use William&#8217;s script, as he&#8217;s done a fine job documenting the process on both his <a href=\"https:\/\/williamlam.com\/2022\/10\/automated-vsphere-vsan-8-lab-deployment-script.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">blog<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/lamw\/vsphere-8-lab-deployment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">GitHub<\/a> pages.\u00a0 However, what I will cover are the tweaks I&#8217;ve made to deploy and configure the lab environment to my needs for this series.\u00a0 So let&#8217;s get to it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-05_19-56-57.png?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-magnific_type=\"image\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1886 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-05_19-56-57.png?resize=640%2C409&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-05_19-56-57.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-05_19-56-57.png?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-05_19-56-57.png?resize=768%2C491&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-05_19-56-57.png?resize=1536%2C982&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-05_19-56-57.png?resize=2048%2C1309&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-05_19-56-57.png?resize=850%2C543&amp;ssl=1 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Physical Hardware<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As I&#8217;ve stated in an earlier post, I am deploying this nested lab on a Dell PowerEdge R720 server.  I swapped out the original dual CPUs in favor of dual Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2697 v2 @ 2.70GHz CPUs so that I could leverage my 768GB of available RAM that I was able to score fairly cheap on eBay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also swapped out the RAID controller for an H710p which I also scored for cheap on eBay, so that the server would recognize the local disks with ESXi 8.0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For shared storage, I have some SSDs configured as an NFS datastore from my Synology RS3618xs.  I also have configured some local direct-attached storage (DAS) where I&#8217;ll be deploying the nested lab to; a 1TB Timetec SSD housed in a CDROM\/SATA to M.2 adapter, as well as a 2TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 in a PCI-E adapter.  This is where the router and domain controller VMs reside.  The latter is reserved for future use with nested VMware Cloud Foundation via the Holodeck Toolkit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">vSphere Lab Deployment<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/lamw\/vsphere-8-lab-deployment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">William Lam&#8217;s vSphere 8 Lab Deployment Script<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/download3.vmware.com\/software\/vmw-tools\/nested-esxi\/Nested_ESXi8.0_IA_Appliance_Template_v2.ova\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">William Lam&#8217;s Nested Hypervisor OVA Appliance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/customerconnect.vmware.com\/downloads\/get-download?downloadGroup=VC800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">vCenter Server 8<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.vmware.com\/docs\/15315\/GUID-ACD2320C-D00F-4CCE-B968-B3C41A95C085.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PowerCLI \u2265 12.1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/PowerShell\/PowerShell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PowerShell Core<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tweaks &amp; Configuration<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>After obtaining and modifying the deployment script to point to the required binaries and networking set to the nested trunked portgroup, I ran the deployment and was provided with deployed and configured vCenter Server Appliance and a number of ESXi host VMs.  I then modified the script again, this time changing the ESXi VM hostnames and IP addresses so that I can deploy a second cluster of hosts for the lab environment.  I also modified the following and redeployed the script:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Note: Modifying the following is not normally recommended.  Do this at your own risk.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kevinbatdorf-code-block-pro\" data-code-block-pro-font-family=\"Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono\" style=\"font-size:.875rem;font-family:Code-Pro-JetBrains-Mono,ui-monospace,SFMono-Regular,Menlo,Monaco,Consolas,monospace;line-height:1.25rem;--cbp-tab-width:2;tab-size:var(--cbp-tab-width, 2)\"><span style=\"display:block;padding:16px 0 0 16px;margin-bottom:-1px;width:100%;text-align:left;background-color:#2e3440ff\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"54\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 54 14\"><g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" transform=\"translate(1 1)\"><circle cx=\"6\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FF5F56\" stroke=\"#E0443E\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"26\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#FFBD2E\" stroke=\"#DEA123\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><circle cx=\"46\" cy=\"6\" r=\"6\" fill=\"#27C93F\" stroke=\"#1AAB29\" stroke-width=\".5\"><\/circle><\/g><\/svg><\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" data-code=\"$preCheck = 1\n$confirmDeployment = 1\n$deployNestedESXiVMs = 1\n$deployVCSA = 0\n$setupNewVC = 0\n$addESXiHostsToVC = 1\n$configureVSANDiskGroup = 1\n$configureVDS = 1\n$clearVSANHealthCheckAlarm = 1\n$moveVMsIntovApp = 0\" style=\"color:#d8dee9ff;display:none\" aria-label=\"Copy\" class=\"code-block-pro-copy-button\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\"><path class=\"with-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2m-6 9l2 2 4-4\"><\/path><path class=\"without-check\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M9 5H7a2 2 0 00-2 2v12a2 2 0 002 2h10a2 2 0 002-2V7a2 2 0 00-2-2h-2M9 5a2 2 0 002 2h2a2 2 0 002-2M9 5a2 2 0 012-2h2a2 2 0 012 2\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><pre class=\"shiki nord\" style=\"background-color: #2e3440ff\" tabindex=\"0\"><code><span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">$preCheck<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">1<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">$confirmDeployment<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">1<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">$deployNestedESXiVMs<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">1<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">$deployVCSA<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">0<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">$setupNewVC<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">0<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">$addESXiHostsToVC<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">1<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">$configureVSANDiskGroup<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">1<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">$configureVDS<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">1<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">$clearVSANHealthCheckAlarm<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">1<\/span><\/span>\n<span class=\"line\"><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9\">$moveVMsIntovApp<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #81A1C1\">=<\/span><span style=\"color: #D8DEE9FF\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: #B48EAD\">0<\/span><\/span><\/code><\/pre><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the script completed successfully, I logged into vCenter and verified that the additional hosts were present.  Afterwards, I moved some things around, created\/renamed and configured clusters to my liking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also decided to reconfigure the networking on each ESXi host VM and add some additional vmkernel ports for proper network traffic for vMotion &amp; vSAN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final thing that I did was upgrade the entire environment, vCenter Server and all ESXi hosts, to their latest respective versions which, at the time of this writing, was vSphere 8.0 U2a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-05_19-57-14.png?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-magnific_type=\"image\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1887 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-05_19-57-14.png?resize=640%2C409&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-05_19-57-14.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-05_19-57-14.png?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-05_19-57-14.png?resize=768%2C491&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-05_19-57-14.png?resize=1536%2C982&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-05_19-57-14.png?resize=2048%2C1309&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-05_19-57-14.png?resize=850%2C543&amp;ssl=1 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-06_15-05-26.png?ssl=1\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-magnific_type=\"image\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1894\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-06_15-05-26.png?resize=640%2C409&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-06_15-05-26.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-06_15-05-26.png?resize=300%2C192&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-06_15-05-26.png?resize=768%2C491&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-06_15-05-26.png?resize=1536%2C982&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-06_15-05-26.png?resize=2048%2C1309&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ithinkvirtual.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2024-01-06_15-05-26.png?resize=850%2C543&amp;ssl=1 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, with all this complete, I now have a readily available and stable nested lab platform to begin working with various VMware products!  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