Geekom and vmware ESXi – A special home lab with many workarounds | igor´sLAB

Geekom and vmware ESXi – A special home lab with many workarounds | igor´sLAB

After I recently reported in detail about Proxmox and its possibilities, today I’m going in the exact opposite direction. No open source, no fully free functions and a company behind the developer that doesn’t actually want us as customers, if you believe the online consensus. If that puts you off, you can take another look here:

Lab Rax and Proxmox Cluster – 3D-printed 10″ rack made from Centauri Carbon

Or open it on the second monitor and take a look from time to time to cool your nerves while you continue reading here. What follows here is aimed more at home lab enthusiasts with some experience, although I want to keep everything as comprehensible and, above all, replicable as possible. However, I won’t be explaining basic concepts or terms. And now it’s time to be strong:

I prefer the solutions from VMware and especially ESXi over Proxmox. Whether it’s the UI design, the clarity of the interface or the…