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Hi All today I have created a Youtube video on how to create a home lab its in 2 parts. the part one covers how to prepare your ESX host using commodity hardware Dell Optiplex 7010 for nested ESX.

The part 2 shows how install the vSphere ESX host on the Nested VM.

httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2d0ox-ZPnE
Part 1 – Prepare the physical host for nexted ESX and configure VM for Nested ESX
httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JoIrNAb_5o&t=1s
Part 2 Esxi Installation and add host to vCetner

I have also created screenshots of the full process which you can follow on this post below.

Right click and create a New Virtual Machine
Select Create a new virtual machine and click Next
Give a name to the VM and select the folder to install it and then click Next
Select the compute resource ie the ESX host where you want to run the VM. and click Next.
Select the Datastore and click Next
Leave the compatibility on the selected option ESXi 6.7 and later and click Next
Select Other and VMware ESXi 6.5 or later and Click Next

Note that running nested ESX is not supported by VMware hence why this should not be used for production work load.

Add more cpu cores and check Expose hardware assisted virtualization to the guest OS

This is a very important option if we don’t enable this we cannot install the OS.

Final summary page confirm everything is correct and click Finish

To install the esx watch the Youtube video here or follow my blog for step by step instructions to install esx.

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