Awesome video.....I have everything configured as you have done here...My issue is eventho i have given the 100GB disk for storage....when i create a vm it cannot find the local datastore.....there are no datastores to choose from....when i try to create datastore it says there is no disk with space
I need your help as I didn't know how to make that VMs which I created inside ESXI nested communicate with outside VLAN. for example, I have VMs created in the physical ESXi host with VLAN ID 4 and other VMs inside ESXI nested have the same network and VLAN id 4, but never communicate with each other. I believe that you will respond and help me out with this issue. Note, I do this senior in a production environment Thank you for such an amazing video,
@@NRDYTech I'm working on it on my lab. NSX on nested esx. Edges also on nested esx obviously... Managers and vcenter not nested. Quite tricky, but will allow me do test on federation b/w 2 clusters esealy. A lots of knots in my brain. I would be interested if you do that.
@@thomasc2246 Ah, yes. That is how I do all of my labs. I actually don't like running NSX on my physical host in my lab - so it's always on nested ESXi.
Hello There. Thank you for the video. Really Informative. The place where you configure the management network for the VLAN option i have not seen you typing 254 as your management VLAN was that done at the background? Thank you
Good observation! The reason I didn't is that VLAN 254 is my "native" VLAN on my Juniper switch. This means that traffic received/sent out this switch with no VLAN tag configured is by default - VLAN 254. So the reason I don't mark a VLAN ID on my host, is that my native VLAN is 254, so since I've not configured a VLAN..my host automatically is on VLAN 254. If you have not configured a specific native VLAN, you will want to specify a VLAN ID on your ESXi host for management!
@@pa1089 I'm doing the entire course, but some of it won't be free. I will do some on UA-cam of course though. I'm planning on it being the best VCP-DCV course you can find, so hopefully it lives up to that!
@@pa1089 It's not published yet! But the best way to hear about it is probably my mailing list! You can sign up here if you want - mailchi.mp/4fc3e146b93b/nrdy-tech-mailing-list
Hello, i had a quick question, I am using a old gaming pc. It has a 7th gen i5 cpu, with 32gb or ddr4 ram. I got a 256 ssd to install esxi on it, and a 4tb segate HDD for vcenter, vrni, and nsx-t 3.2. Even though it isn't a server, is it possible to run a 4 host nested environment with nsx-t on the quad core cpu?
Hi Aaron. I think you've got plenty of storage, but you're a little light on CPU and RAM. NSX-T Manager is a CPU hog - it will easily take that entire CPU (at least while booting). I usually recommend people deploy the Medium form factor, which is 24Gb of RAM for the manager itself, plus another 12Gb for vCenter - and at least 8Gb for each nested ESXi host. You can see from those numbers - you're probably looking at closer to 64Gb of RAM to run 4x nested hosts, vCenter, and NSX-T Manager. You can definitely limit the CPU on NSX-T Manager, and I can attest it won't take all 24Gb, but I do suspect your box will be screaming at you with all that stuff :) If it was me, I'd use that 32Gb box as my vcenter/nested ESXi box, and then build a second 64Gb box to use for NSX-T + whatever else I felt like. Just my $.02.
Wondering if you could help me. I have been trying to setup ESXi on a virtual machine via VMWare Workstation Pro, on Windows 10. I was able to get it setup successfully, however I cant connect to the UI from a web browser for the life if me. I must be missing something. Any suggestions?
@@NRDYTech no, I can ping from ESXi to Host IP, but not from Host to ESXi. Already tried disabling all firewalls from Windows side, not sure if there is a way on ESXi side or not
@@NRDYTech I can only use NAT, with DHCP Auto, otherwise I cant even ping the Host. Its worth mentioning that my HOST PC is connected via wifi no ethernet
Clicked for the nested ESXi. Stayed for the the smooth explanation. Remembered to upvote because pajama pants!
haha! I read this comment and went "pajama pants?" - then I watched and figured it out pretty quick 😄
Awesome dude, shared with my team.
this VDO very helpful for me ya. :) thank you bro.
It would be great if you could create a video on installing gns3 and configuring a few nxos switches and getting that connected to nsx-t.
thank's you save me ! work great (esxi 8.0 > esxi 5.5)
Thank you dude !
Do you plan on adding a Linux box for NFS and ISCSI? You could also do Trunas for a shared storage solution.
I actually just installed a Synology NAS box which I'm using for NFS! It's been awesome so far, but I need to add some additional disk.
hi
what about adding all network adapters?
Superbbb
thankyou so much sir
Appreciate dear
Awesome video.....I have everything configured as you have done here...My issue is eventho i have given the 100GB disk for storage....when i create a vm it cannot find the local datastore.....there are no datastores to choose from....when i try to create datastore it says there is no disk with space
I need your help as I didn't know how to make that VMs which I created inside ESXI nested communicate with outside VLAN. for example, I have VMs created in the physical ESXi host with VLAN ID 4 and other VMs inside ESXI nested have the same network and VLAN id 4, but never communicate with each other. I believe that you will respond and help me out with this issue. Note, I do this senior in a production environment
Thank you for such an amazing video,
I can't wait for nested NSX .... 🙂
NSX inside of NSX? Or NSX in a nested environment?
@@NRDYTech I'm working on it on my lab. NSX on nested esx. Edges also on nested esx obviously... Managers and vcenter not nested. Quite tricky, but will allow me do test on federation b/w 2 clusters esealy. A lots of knots in my brain. I would be interested if you do that.
@@thomasc2246 Ah, yes. That is how I do all of my labs. I actually don't like running NSX on my physical host in my lab - so it's always on nested ESXi.
hi
while i created nested esxi I'm facing an issue "unable to successfully execute 'try format device' after 3 tries" any help ?
Hello There. Thank you for the video. Really Informative. The place where you configure the management network for the VLAN option i have not seen you typing 254 as your management VLAN was that done at the background? Thank you
Good observation! The reason I didn't is that VLAN 254 is my "native" VLAN on my Juniper switch. This means that traffic received/sent out this switch with no VLAN tag configured is by default - VLAN 254. So the reason I don't mark a VLAN ID on my host, is that my native VLAN is 254, so since I've not configured a VLAN..my host automatically is on VLAN 254. If you have not configured a specific native VLAN, you will want to specify a VLAN ID on your ESXi host for management!
@@NRDYTech Thank you very much. Also are you planning to do the entire VCP course or this was just a one off video. cheers
@@pa1089 I'm doing the entire course, but some of it won't be free. I will do some on UA-cam of course though. I'm planning on it being the best VCP-DCV course you can find, so hopefully it lives up to that!
@@NRDYTech Where can i buy the paid course?
@@pa1089 It's not published yet! But the best way to hear about it is probably my mailing list! You can sign up here if you want - mailchi.mp/4fc3e146b93b/nrdy-tech-mailing-list
Hello, i had a quick question, I am using a old gaming pc. It has a 7th gen i5 cpu, with 32gb or ddr4 ram. I got a 256 ssd to install esxi on it, and a 4tb segate HDD for vcenter, vrni, and nsx-t 3.2. Even though it isn't a server, is it possible to run a 4 host nested environment with nsx-t on the quad core cpu?
Hi Aaron. I think you've got plenty of storage, but you're a little light on CPU and RAM. NSX-T Manager is a CPU hog - it will easily take that entire CPU (at least while booting). I usually recommend people deploy the Medium form factor, which is 24Gb of RAM for the manager itself, plus another 12Gb for vCenter - and at least 8Gb for each nested ESXi host. You can see from those numbers - you're probably looking at closer to 64Gb of RAM to run 4x nested hosts, vCenter, and NSX-T Manager. You can definitely limit the CPU on NSX-T Manager, and I can attest it won't take all 24Gb, but I do suspect your box will be screaming at you with all that stuff :) If it was me, I'd use that 32Gb box as my vcenter/nested ESXi box, and then build a second 64Gb box to use for NSX-T + whatever else I felt like. Just my $.02.
@@NRDYTech Thank you for the response.
Two months facing issue No traffic from Windows VMs inside, my nested lab, the solution is in The Port Group All-VLAN, many thanks
Wondering if you could help me. I have been trying to setup ESXi on a virtual machine via VMWare Workstation Pro, on Windows 10. I was able to get it setup successfully, however I cant connect to the UI from a web browser for the life if me. I must be missing something. Any suggestions?
Can you ping your ESXi management IP from your Win 10 system?
@@NRDYTech no, I can ping from ESXi to Host IP, but not from Host to ESXi. Already tried disabling all firewalls from Windows side, not sure if there is a way on ESXi side or not
@@bconnable Thanks! What network adapter setting are you using for your ESXi VM in workstation pro? Is it NAT, Bridged, or Host-only?
@@NRDYTech I can only use NAT, with DHCP Auto, otherwise I cant even ping the Host. Its worth mentioning that my HOST PC is connected via wifi no ethernet
@@NRDYTech When i try bride or host I get errors and it wont let me.
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