This video demonstrates how to install vSphere and vCenter for home lab purposes. With vSphere being one of the most prominent enterprise hypervisors, this video is designed to aid knowledge seekers so they can quickly deploy vSphere and potentially vCenter. Inside, you will find the installation steps as well as configuration for the following items:
- General hypervisor installation
- Portgroups and VLAN assignment
- IDS Port Mirroring
- VMkernel tuning
- Virtual Switch security
- Logic for creating multiple virtual switches with physical adapters
- Central management with vCenter
- Cluster configuration with DRS and HA
00:20 - Intro
02:04 - Step 1 - Download ISOs
03:13 - Step 2 - Make Install USB
06:26 - Step 3 - Install vSphere
11:08 - Step 4 - Configure vSphere
26:19 - Step 5 - Install vCenter
34:33 - Step 6 - Configure Cluster