Introduction
Set up a VMware environment with a home lab
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1. Preparing to Create Your Home Lab
Minimizing software costs
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Hardware requirements
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Install VMware Workstation 15
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Obtain required scripts and documentation from AutoLab
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Download VMware vSphere 6.7 evaluation
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Download VMware vSphere 6.7 from EvalExperience
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Download Microsoft software
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2. Deploying the Home Lab Infrastructure
Configure VMware Workstation 15
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Managing VMware Workstation memory
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Taking snapshots of lab VMs
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Add VMs to VMware Workstation inventory
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Router and NAS configuration
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Import SQL Studio
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Domain controller pre-checks
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Windows domain controller installation
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3. Deploy vSphere 6.7 Components
ESXi host unattended installation
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Windows vCenter unattended installation
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Remove Windows vCenter
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Deploy vCenter Server Appliance 6.7
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Manually create a virtual ESXi host
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ESXi 6.5 to 6.7 interactive upgrade
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