Following up the series of homelab guides, I will explain how I setup my Kubernetes lab running from my laptop with VMware Workstation using Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS as base OS.
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Deploy VCSA 6.7 nested in VMware Workstation
This is the first post of the series of guides on how to setup a vSphere nested lab in your computer.
One of the key parts, of the nested environment is the vCenter. I could install it on top of a nested ESXi host using the normal procedures, but this brings me to a chicken and egg situation, because what is a benefit for a datacenter running 24×7, having all the availability options applied to my vCenter, is not a good idea for my laptop based nested lab, because I will be turning off all the environment very often. That’s why for this kind of labs, having the vCenter (VCSA) running directly on top of my VMware Workstation is a good idea, but then you need do do some tricks to have it running correctly; you cannot use the regular installer.
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Last week I finally completed my first certification of the year, Cloud Native Foundation – Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA).
After VMworld last year and all the hype with Kubernetes I decided to started studying about this new kind of platform, and as usual I tried to guide my training with a goal in mind, in this case CKA seemed like the best goal to seek. It is also a pre-requisite for the new VMware Cloud Native Master Specialist certification that seemed interesting.
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