Some details on the hosts and setup: The Home Lab: 2022 Edition.
vSAN 8 Setup details: vSAN 8.0 ESA in my Home Lab
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Last updated April 20th, 2023.
VMware vSphere Infrastructure #
vCenter Version: 8.0.1.00000, Build: 21560480 (Update 1)
ESXi version: 8.0c, Build: 21493926
ESXi Hosts #
ESXi Host Physical Details #
ESXi Networking Configuration #
| Distributed Switch | Description | Notes |
|---|
| Distributed Switch | DSwitch01 - two uplinks (USB NICs) | MTU 9000 |
| Port Group vMotion | vusb0 Primary Uplink 1 / Standby Uplink 2 | No VLAN |
| Port Group vSAN | vusb1 Primary Uplink 2 / Standby Uplink 1 | No VLAN |
| Standard Switch | Description | VLAN |
|---|
| Standard Switch | vSwitch0 | |
| Port Group DMZ | | 150 |
| Port Group Management | | n/a |
| Port Group VM Network | | n/a |
| VMkernel Interfaces | Description | Notes |
|---|
| vmk0 | Management / VM Traffic / DMZ | Standard Switch PGs |
| vmk1 | vMotion | DSwitch01 / No VLAN |
| vmk2 | vSAN | DSwitch01 / No VLAN |
VMware vSAN Configuration #
Setup details vSAN 8.0 ESA
Physical Network #
WiFi: Ubiqity UniFi Access Points #
| AP Model | Description |
|---|
| 5 x UAP-AC-M | Access Points |
VLAN Configuration #
| VLAN Function | VLAN ID | Subnet | Notes |
|---|
| Management | 11 | x.x.11.0/24 | |
| vMotion | 12 | x.x.12.0/24 | IP Range in use, VLAN not in use |
| vSAN | 13 | x.x.13.0/24 | IP Range in use, VLAN not in use |
| NFS | 15 | x.x.15.0/24 | |
| VPN | 50 | x.x.50.0/24 | |
| IoT | 60 | x.x.60.0/24 | |
| DMZ | 150 | x.x.150.0/24 | |
IP Assignments Management #
| Host | VLAN | IP | Notes |
|---|
| esxi-11 | 11 | x.x.5.11/24 | |
| esxi-12 | 11 | x.x.5.12/24 | |
| esxi-13 | 11 | x.x.5.13/24 | |
| esxi-14 | 11 | x.x.5.14/24 | |
IP Assignments vMotion VLAN #
| Host | VLAN | IP | Notes |
|---|
| esxi-11 | 12 | x.x.12.11/24 | IP Range in use, VLAN not in use |
| esxi-12 | 12 | x.x.12.12/24 | IP Range in use, VLAN not in use |
| esxi-13 | 12 | x.x.12.13/24 | IP Range in use, VLAN not in use |
| esxi-14 | 12 | x.x.12.14/24 | IP Range in use, VLAN not in use |
IP Assignments vSAN VLAN #
| Host | VLAN | IP | Notes |
|---|
| esxi-11 | 13 | x.x.13.11/24 | IP Range in use, VLAN not in use |
| esxi-12 | 13 | x.x.13.12/24 | IP Range in use, VLAN not in use |
| esxi-13 | 13 | x.x.13.13/24 | IP Range in use, VLAN not in use |
| esxi-14 | 13 | x.x.13.14/24 | IP Range in use, VLAN not in use |
Network Attached Storage (NAS) #
External Datastores #
| Hostname | Mount Point |
|---|
| stor-syn-01 | /volume1/STOR-SYN-01-NFS |
| stor-syn-02 | /volume1/STOR-SYN-02-NFS |
Infastructure Diagrams #
Services & Software #
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Post last updated on April 26, 2023: Hosts upgraded to 8.0.1, Build 21495797
