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• VMware ESXi embedded test lab architecture and design?

  Hi people,

  Someone here built your DCA VCAP test lab using the nested ESXi approach?

  I want to build one but don't know where to start. Any kind of suggestion and comments would be greatly appreciated.

  Thank you

  Have a look here: http://sostechblog.com/2014/01/14/building-a-vcap-live-exam-test-environment/

• Preparation for VCP5-DV test lab

  Hi all. I took the course "VMware vSphere: install, configure, manage ' back in May and I want to prepare for the exam by creating a test lab." We do not really have ESXi installation from scratch and I understand that the free version has limited functionality.

  I have 3 HP DL380 G5 servers with storage bound locally, that I could use in any laboratory test. I can probably get a loan from a layer 3 switch.

  I'm looking to get advice get it all and in executing, install ESXi, create the cluster, configure the network (VLAN), HA, vMotion test etc.

  Where to start?

  Kind regards

  Phil.

  VMware.com eval and binaries for ESXi and vCenter

  If you have access to Windows 2008 R2 installation you can use it to AD, DNS, NTP, NFS and iSCSI for 30 days and to have access to the shared storage

  Then use the CIM laboratory book to build a similar environment to play with and spend in the laboratories.  Search online blog posts that go through the VCP5 action plan and test all components.

  A switch from BestBuy $25 is all you need really - to test VLAN / PVLAN just ensure that virtual machines are on the same host.

• Test lab: HP DL 580 G5 128 MB RAM (storage DAS)

  Can someone help us here with suggestions on the best way, we set up our storage on our new test laboratory?

  We have the following piece of hardware...

  HP DL 380 G5

  8 x 30 GB SAS 10 k disks

  128 MB OF RAM

  4 x Quad Core 2.93 mhz

  Controller Smart P400

  We think of a disk configuration of...

  RAID 1 + 0 for o/s and some of the CPS VM

  RAID 5 for the remaining drive to welcome all other machines virtual (Mostly w2k3)

  I know that a higher technical controller would be nice, but we have not available.

  I thought of RAID 6 for the virtual machine, but I am worried about the perfomance.

  Its a test lab that will be used for functional testing and will not see a huge amount of charge.

  Everyone has views on how we can configure the DAS.

  If you consider any useful comment please assign points :)
  ---

  VMware vExpert 2009

  http://blog.vadmin.ru

• Basic Test Lab Configuration Guides: Windows Server

  Dear all

  I'm asking for help for the following

  We have just a lab Cisco isolated from our network, we have 5 students and I want to help them with

  establishment of a laboratory to test in a virtual environment, the goal is to teach them how to create a network, run the following

  DC + 2 workstations

  I'm looking for Guides to basic setup and Test laboratories in a virtual environment

  Windows Server 2012r2 & Windows 7 Enterprise

  Windows Server 2008r2 & Windows 7 Enterprise

  Hello

  Post your question in the TechNet Server Forums, as your question kindly is beyond the scope of these Forums.

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/WindowsServer/en-us/home?category=WindowsServer

  See you soon.

• How to set an MTU of 1600 for test Lab at home for the NSX on Vmware workstation

  Hello.

  I'll set up a laboratory at home to build a laboratory to the NSX. I am running 3 on VMware Workstation 11 Esxi hosts. All three hosts of esxi run each 4 Ethernet adapters on them.

  To configure installation VXlan for my lab at home, I have modified the virtual machine's .vmx file and changed the vmxnet3 device and it works.

  Ethernet1. ConnectionType = "custom".

  Ethernet1.virtualDev = "e1000".

  Ethernet1.wakeOnPcktRcv = "FALSE".

  Ethernet1. AddressType = 'generated '.

  ethernet2. Present = 'TRUE '.

  ethernet2.VNET = "VMnet1.

  ethernet2. ConnectionType = "custom".

  ethernet2.virtualDev = "vmxnet3" - change to vmxnet3

  Adapter type VMxnet3 only is not supported for VMware workstation and also one of my hosts broke down several times with the low error message in the log file.

  2015-08 - 02T 13: 37:48.254 + 10:00 | vCPU-4 | I120: Ethernet3 MAC address: 00: 0C: d 29:a4:7: 8 c

  2015-08 - 02T 13: 37:48.261 + 10:00 | vCPU-4 | I120: VMXNET3 user: Ethernet3 pilot Info: version = 16908544 gosBits = 2 gosType = 1, gosVer = 0, gosMisc = 0

  2015-08 - 02T 13: 37:48.527 + 10:00 | vCPU-5 | I120: VMXNET3 hosted: Packet has no eop, 1 scanner, tx ring size 512, txd valid 0.

  2015-08 - 02T 13: 37:48.527 + 10:00 | vCPU-4 | I120: Ethernet3 MAC address: 00: 0C: d 29:a4:7: 8 c

  2015-08 - 02T 13: 37:48.536 + 10:00 | vCPU-4 | I120: VMXNET3 user: Ethernet3 pilot Info: version = 16908544 gosBits = 2 gosType = 1, gosVer = 0, gosMisc = 0

  2015-08 - 02T 13: 37:51.436 + 10:00 | VMX | I120: E1000: E1000 full rx ring, empty packages.

  2015-08 - 02T 13: 37:53.636 + 10:00 | MKS | I120: MKS - SWB: number of MKSWindows has changed: 1 make MKSWindow (s) total 2.

  2015-08 - 02T 13: 37:55.565 + 10:00 | VMX | I120: VMXVmdbCbVmVmxExecState: change of State Exec asked State poweredOff without reset, soft, softOptionTimeout: 20000000.

  2015-08 - 02T 13: 37:55.565 + 10:00 | VMX | I120: Stopping VCPU son...

  2015-08 - 02T 13: 37:56.567 + 10:00 | SVGA | I120: Fate of thread SVGA

  2015-08 - 02T 13: 37:56.571 + 10:00 | MKS | I120: MKS - SWB: number of MKSWindows changed: 0 record (s) MKSWindow of total 1.

  2015-08 - 02T 13: 37:56.575 + 10:00 | MKS | I120: GDI-Backend: HWinMux stopped making the composition of the window.

  2015-08 - 02T 13: 37:56.575 + 10:00 | MKS | I120: MKS - SWB: number of MKSWindows changed: 0 record (s) MKSWindow of total 0.

  2015-08 - 02T 13: 37:56.575 + 10:00 | VMX | I120: Thread MKS is stopped

  Can someone guide me how to set up a lab NSX on VMware workstation and use 1600 MTU for VXlan traffic. Any help is very appreciated.

  Hi all

  I managed to solve this problem by separating the storage traffic to a different vswitch and the traffic to a different VDS NSX.

  ~ # esxcfg - NICS - l

  Name PCI Driver link speed Duplex MAC address MTU Description

  vmnic0 e1000 up to 1000Mbps Full 00 0000:02:01.00: 0C: d 29:a4:7: Intel Corporation 1500 6th 82545EM controller Gigabit Ethernet (copper)

  vmnic1 e1000 up to 1000Mbps Full 00 0000:02:04.00: 0C: 29:a4:7 d: 78 1500 Corporation Intel 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (copper)

  vmnic2 e1000 up to 1000Mbps Full 00 0000:02:05.00: 0C: 29:a4:7 d: 82 1600 Corporation Intel 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (copper)

  vmnic3 0000: 0b: 00.00 vmxnet3 Up Full 00 10000Mbps: 0C: 29:a4:7 d: 8 c 1600 vmxnet3 Inc. VMware Virtual Ethernet Controller.

  ~ # esxcfg - vswitch - l

  Switch name Num used Ports configured Ports MTU rising ports

  1536 5 128 1500 vmnic0 vSwitch0

  Name PortGroup VLAN ID used rising Ports

  The VM network 0 0 vmnic0

  0 1 vmnic0 VMkernel

  0 1 vmnic0 network management

  DVS name Num used Ports Ports Ports configured MTU rising

  dvSwitch 1536 10 512 1600 vmnic3 - for network traffic

  DVPort use customer ID

  7 1 vmnic3

  81 1 NSX 2 controller nsx_controller_4be65643-37ca-468e-b00a-f711d6cc5447.eth0---noeud

  79 1 nsx_controller_8bb60e33-b290-4252-92b1-501aa2f83607.eth0---noeud NSX Controller 3

  110 1 vmk2 - vtep interface for the host

  119 1 Linux1.eth0 - test Linux VM

  This laboratory works fine for me now and my Adviser for laboratory at home will be not to use the same network card for storage traffic that was used for the traffic of the NSX.

  Thank you for all your help.

• Build test lab

  Hello

  I currently have a server VMware ESXi 5.1 home with an Intel Core i7 - 3770S (65 watts) CPU with two network adapters.  The server runs at 28 idle watts (2 SSDS) which is very effective (machine 24/7).  I also have access to iSCSi, NFS, etc..

  I intend to add a second host to make more tests and to learn before I break things at work.  I'm looking at two options.  To build another host exactly as the current computer, or go with two machines additional NUC for a smaller footprint.

  Are there limits as to have a NETWORK adapter on a host computer?  None of the other things I should be aware of?  I read online before you post :).

  Thank you

  TT

  If used only for a lab environment there is no problems with the use of a single NETWORK card - I think the challenges you will face is if ESXi 5 will have the drivers to support hardware in the NECK - I'd build a machine identical to what you already have - this way you will be able to test with all features of vSphere including vMotion and DRS.

• Using WS VMware ESXi test Lab

  I try to use VMware WS 8.0.4 as the basis for a laboratory test of ESXi.  I have a card mother MSI A75MA-G55 with 16 GB of RAM and processor Quad-Core AMD A8-3850.  I installed VMware WS 8.0.4 on 64-bit OS Windows 8 and then installed ESXi as a guest called Host1.  I could then install Windows 8 x 64 on the top of the Host1.  I then installed a second ESXi host called Host2 and then tried to install a client Windows 8 x 64 above it.  When I tried to start the client, I got the error "this virtual machine is configured for 64-bit operating systems.  However, the 64-bit mode is not possible.  translation of binary 64 bit is not supported in a VM. "He then referred me to 152 KB.  I then tried to install the same Windows on Host1 guest (I have shared iSCSI storage) and installed OK.  I allocated 5 GB of RAM for each ESXi host.

  I have nothing different betweent the installation of the first and the second ESXi host.  I don't see why the second ESXi host will not support 64-bit operation.  What Miss me?

  Also is there setting for WS 8 or ESXi hosts advice when running in this configuration?

  Thank you

  Dan

  Daniel C. Hunt wrote:

  I am now looking at VMware WS 8.0.3 on the parameters of the virtual machine. Processors and do not see a checkbox for 'Virtualiser VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/IVR.'  All that I see is the "Preferred mode" virtualization engine list drop-down choices and the box for "Disable acceleration for binary translation. Is the checkbox, you're referring to something new for Workstation 8.0.4?

  It was introduced with Workstation 8.0.  It is only available for hardware virtual 8 VMs.  By default, all virtual machines created in Workstation 8 are material virtual version 8.  If you have an older VM, you can move the VM by VM-> manage-> change Hardware Compatibility.  If you select compatibility with Workstation 8.0, the box should appear on the processor tab.

• VCP Test Lab

  I'm trying to get the best laboratory up and running for the study. Currently, I have a laptop HP 8 workstation running (i5 with 8 GB of RAM). I'll spend my two hosts out of that. I can't the situation of shared storage. I know there is FreeNAS and Openfiler. The physical computer only I haver available to me at this point is an Acer small form factor desktop. It has a quad core processor, but can only handle a single hard drive. I wanted to use this machine as shared storage. I seem to keep problems when installing FreeNAS. I want to use Openfiler because it can act as an iSCSI SAN, but it does not have USB start I guess removes the possibility of using the internal hard drive as the space.

  All virtualized host ESX to ESX host and used the iSCSI SAN that ESX accommodation guests use in the host ESX VM test? I really don't have any money to spend on equipment. Any help will be appreciated.

  Yes.  Don't forget to enable promiscuous mode

  http://www.vcritical.com/2009/05/VMware-ESX-4-can-even-VIRTUALIZE-itself/

• Laptop that is best for the VMware test lab

  Hi all, being a new bee to VMware; I'm confused on what laptop to go to VMware 4 laboratory test on my laptop.

  I don't know what CPU is the best Quad i7 core, please take a look at the confiuration and tips below address a head for the same thing.

  My requirement is:

  Running 2 ESX 4.0 8 VM and test feautures max...

  Processor Mobile Intel Core i7-720QM (1.6 GHz, turbo up to 2.8 GHz, 6 MB L3 Cache), Windows 7 genuine, 4096 MB 1333 MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM, 500 GB (7, 200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive, 1 GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650

  4 GB is required for ESX server only, 2 2 GB for vCenter, little memory for host OS and count of memory for virtual machines...

  8GB at least is required, recommended that 12-16.

  Laptop computer MUST also have active VT.

  ---

  MCSA, MCTS, VCP, VMware vExpert 2009

  http://blog.vadmin.ru

• Upgrade test lab to U4 - lost access to the premises of SATA storage

  Wonder if anyone has seen this when upgrading ESX of U3 to U4.  My laboratory ESX servers are based on the motherboards desktop, the ASUS P5E-VMDO (processors quad core, 8 GB RAM).  All the way up to and including the 3 update, installing ESX recognized the SATA controllers on board and I was able to use the local VMFS partitions.  In fact, this is where I had installed my Lefthand Networks VSA SRM test and demo-ing.  The upgrade to U4 has apparently updated drivers SATA for ESX and server does not see the SATA controllers on board.  The laboratory is still quite functional due to the Openfiler SAN I, but I can choose to downgrade to U3 ESX hosts, unless I can find a solution, so I can always access the local storage.

  Anyone got tips?

  Assuming that you do not use a RAID function on board with your SATA, see if your system BIOS has an option to portray the ICH9 controller as something else - achi if it is avaiable or portray SATA in IDE, if it's available and see if ESX 3.5 Update 4 it resumes after a reboot. You'll want to write to its original position first before making changes if you can put if none of this works.

  Datto

• Need help with network Test lab configuration

  I have the Setup VLANS on Cisco switch (4506) and I put aside in ESX (3.5) in its own switch port, but I'm not able to get the systems on this switch to connect.  They seem not to see each other even if they are on the same subnet and the same vlan.  Ideas?

  Looks like it's maybe a configuration problem of VLAN.  On the Cisco switch is the port connected to the network test card NETWORK set up as a trunk port?  If you want to make sure it has 400 VLAN assigned to the trunk.  If it is not defined as a trunk port, you must remove the tag VLAN from your virtual switch.  If the port of Cisco is not defined as a trunk, then the Cisco switch sends tags VLAN to the vSwitch and the vSwitch is looking for packets marked as 400 and not something else by the way to the virtual machine.  Either the trunk or the vSwitch VLAN parameter will be changed to solve the communication.

  If the end goal is to have several VIRTUAL networks appear on network vSwitch test then I'd go the route set port of Cisco to the trunk.  If you just want a VLAN to appear on the vSwitch test then I would keep the port Cisco defined how it is assigned to 400 VLANS and delete reference VLAN of the vSwitch.

  Hope this helps, please give points if it was useful.

• Test lab guide: set up an integrated Exchange and Lync laboratory to Test SharePoint question

  Hello

  I'm currently following the guide on how to create and integrate servers Exchange, SharePoint and Lync.

  Everything worked so far to the point where I'm supposed to integrate using a PowerShell script that is provided in step 9 (configure integration between EX1, LYNC1 and SP1)

  1. create a folder C:\Scripts.

  2 copy the following text in Notepad and save it as c:\scripts\s2sauth.ps1:

  The document can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/en-au/download/details.aspx?id=3961

  When we run the script on LYNC1, we get the following error shown in the image below.

  

  Hello

  Republish the issue to the TechCenter Office for assistance.

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/Office/en-us/home?category=ExchangeServer%2Cexchangeserverlegacy

• How to become a good user/punter in Labview & test bench

  Hi all

  Nice day!!!

  I recently started to use OR Test & Lab View.

  I want to know life scope of reviews and NO bench test & Lab, by learning from this what are companies we can only enter/work.

  How to become a gambler in these. Please do the needful.

  Kind regards

  Sivaprasad.CH

  Jigg, I liked your comment about how LabView and TestStand is spelled... lol... Although the word becomes crazy when you put TestStand and LabView for the first time if you add them to the dictionary lol...

  I also agree with Jigg on how LabView has several fields of expertise it is difficult to be good/expert in each of them.

  Is difficult to find a job of TestStand/LabView you 100% that. Usually, what I see is that companies also want to make you a hardware design and know how to ask a panel of the map above to simulate this on spice etc... then you'll do the tester also lol...

  If you join a small consulting company, you'll have for breakfast LabView, LabView for lunch and for dinner Labview and I bet you will learn a lot.

• Multicast Testing tool for windows

  Hi guys,.

  I'm looking for a multicast of MS Windows based downloadable free tool that uses the multicast stream source for listeners connected through the test of test lab MPLS service provider.

  Help, please

  Thanks in advance,

  Anil.

  Hi Anil,

  I saw that iperf has multicast capabilities, so you can give it a try.

  Concerning

  Dan