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So Proxmox then (installed on the SSD) is only aware of HDD1 on which it stores all its VHDs.

All other testing, playing around etc etc will require their own separate VM’s.

VM runs on hdd1 and use storage from the other 3 bays via the FreeNAS VM for media content.

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Create one VM to act as download / upload / torrent server – the VM itself will run on hdd 1 and use storage from the FreeNAS vm to store stuff on the other 3 bays.Create one VM to act as NAS – FreeNAS or something to manage the drives in the 3 HDD bays.Keep the other HDD 3 bays for data storage.Keep one of the HDD bays for storing VM’s (the VHD’s or whatever they called in linux) - only the OS in the vhd's.Keep the SSD (OS Drive) for proxmox installation.

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Keep the host lean & clean, install ONLY virtualization OS (Proxmox) – no other functionality.

Temporary virtualization to play around with (temp VM’s etc).

NAS / storage for people in my house to store picture & backups etc.

Have functionalities on this homelab environment for:.

Have virtualization capability (to test and play around).

Stay on the one physical host I have (for the moment).

Keep it all linux (cause I wanna learn and it seems cool).

I have one physical server(host) to work with (4 hdd bays for data and one small SSD for OS).

It’s basically a home server with some freedom to play around with (homelab).

Press Esc to log out of the System Customization menu and return to the ESXi home screen.Disclaimer: I’m a total Linux noob about to tackle his first project and this is also then my first post.Īs short as I can keep it, here is my story (project I’m about to start):.

After the correct NIC has been assigned to the ESXi management network, the System Customization menu provides a Test Management Network option to verify network connectivity. When prompted to apply changes and restart the management network, press Y.

Press Esc to exit the Configure Management Network menu.

Use the spacebar to toggle which network adapter or adapters will be used for the system’s management network, as shown in Figure 2.14.

From the Configure Management Network menu, select Network Adapters, and press Enter.

From the System Customization menu, select Configure Management Network, and press Enter.

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If a root password has been set, enter that root password. On the ESXi home screen, shown in Figure 2.13, press F2 for Customize System/View Logs.Access the console of the ESXi host, either physically or via a remote console solution such as an IP-based KVM.Perform the following steps to fix the management NIC in ESXi using the DCUI: The better way is to use the DCUI to reconfigure the management network so that it is converted the way you need it to be configured. The simplest fix for this problem is to unplug the network cable from the current Ethernet port in the back of the server and continue trying the remaining ports until the host is accessible, but that’s not always possible or desirable. Since you need network connectivity to manage the host from the vSphere Client, how do you fix this? We’ll talk more about why ESXi’s network connectivity must be configured with the correct NIC in Chapter 5, but for now just understand that this is a requirement for connectivity. If, for whatever reason, the ESXi installer doesn’t link the correct physical NIC to the vSwitch it creates, then you won’t have network connectivity to that host. Consider the scenario depicted in Figure 2.12. The tricky part, depending on your server hardware, is that the installer might select a different physical NIC than the one you need for correct network connectivity. ĭuring the installation of ESXi, the installer creates a virtual switch-also known as a vSwitch- bound to a physical NIC. To test out this procedure, download AutoLab.

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To read the full text you can get a copy here. The following is an excerpt from my book Mastering VMware vSphere 5.5, which you can read more on this blog over the coming weeks.

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