I say "VMware" homelab, but obviously this could be any virtualization solution, but I have built this specifically for my VMware learning, so at the moment, that is my primary focus. I started building my first homelab during COVID (around November 2020). Prior to that the only kit i really had at home (other than a laptop) was my Synology NAS which i use for storage. 3 and a half years later, i'm in the process of building the 3rd version of my homelab, and given it takes a

Why would i want to do this? You may need to do this if you are working with standalone ESXi hosts with no vCenter, or if you just like playing around in your Homelab. Figuring out how to solve such problems, extends your knowledge of ESXi, which can help you in future scenarios. In this case, I wanted to move some VMs from my old Lab on a NUC running Free ESXi, to my new Lab which is running on a separate ESXi host. Both labs are running on the same private subnet range (192

For as long as i can remember, there has been a free version of VMware's ESXi Hypervisor, simply branded as VMware Hypervisor Free...