Question of topology for 16 seats VSphere training classroom

After reading, study and classes taking, I'm ready to ask this question.

What is the best practice in the establishment of a laboratory in class to teach vsphere 5.0?

The question is too general. I have constraints. Asked me to build a laboratory for 16 students to teach Vsphere 5.0. My boss ordered the material and "that should be enough," said:

Office systems:

16 Dell Optiplex 755 s with 6 Gig ram, each has 1 network card and 1 esata dock. (I want to install Windows server and VCenter server on these machines)

What are the KVMed to:

16 Dell Poweredge T110 servers with 16 Gig ram, each has 3-Gigabit Ethernet adapters and 1 external drive USB dock. (I will install ESXi on these servers)

My storage is in the form of the following:

QNAP TS - 879 pro with 8 batteries of 1Terebyte. 2 gigabit ports.

My network switches are:

1 DLINK DGS 1216T 16 port Gigabit managed switch.

1 NetGear prosafe GS748T 48 port Gigabit managed switch.

Switches No 3 Netgear GS116 16 port Gigabit.

I am struggling with the installer, but I consider the following:

16 desktops and 2 ports of the 16 servers attached to the switch 48 ports. using a total of 48 ports. Using VLANs, can I have my host network management and vmotion network.

As for my storage area network? I guess I can connect some of the ports on one of the switches 16 port and then connect. I know I need at least 18 ports for this. (16 server and 2 for NAS)

I don't know that I need also a production network for my virtual machines. I could 'double' and use the port for management and vmotion or even add the San to the same card. After all, each student would usually only work with a couple of hosts and Vms a half-dozen each.

I have a small rack 12u and for the 4-48 port patch panels. I know some of the other teachers want to use the lab for TCP - IP Fundamentals and Exchange Server classes if I want all panel so that the tcaps cables could be shifted.

Another consideration. The classroom has 20 ports of wall leading to schools gateway router to access the Internet. Should I try to include this as well?

I am reviewing the basic principles, but I would appreciate all help forum members could offer. Some of you people could understand it in your sleep.

P.S. I have an old HP Procurve 4000 M switch with 80 ports that I could come out of retirement if it helps.

Thanks for any advice you could offer.

Kind regards

JCT

I know that this thread has been active for some time, but I spent the last 8 months working on my vShpere workshop and teach in virtualization.

The lab is in place and working. My gigabit network infrastructure is able to cope with demand of active exercises I need the students to do. My Qnap NAS feeds LUN walk-in for block iSCSI to students for use by their hosts. We are able to complete the exercises in almost all areas of a beginning of mid-level vSphere and General virtualization courses.

In other words, I thought about it myself.

When I came in this forum last year, I was looking for some tips on how to set up the lab. I assumed I would get some general tips or pointers.

What I got, however, was a question about the question to know if I qualified to teach. Nice answer to my original question!

You may be surprised to discover that I don't no need to be "certified" by any provider of software to understand, use and to teach a subject. Also, people without a PCV could be just as qualified to use the products as those who do not have a cert.

I hope you're proud of your certification, I am sure that you worked hard to receive. Just be aware that VMWare is a software company, no matter how much profit, they make their certification division.

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