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VMware Workstation 17 Nested vSAN ESA Overview

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In this high level video I give an overview of my #VMware #workstation running 3 x nested ESXi 8 Hosts, vSAN ESA, VCSA, and a Windows 2022 AD. Additionally, I show some early performance results using HCI Bench.

I got some great feedback from my subscribers after posting this video. They were asking for a more detailed series around this build. You can find this 8 Part Series under Best of VMX > ‘VMware Workstation Generation 8 : Complete Software Build Series’.

For more information around my VMware Workstation Generation 8 Build check out my latest BOM here

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How to upgrade a Dell T7820 to a U.2 Backplane

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In this video I show how I upgraded my Dell T7820 SATA backplane to a U.2 backplane. I’m doing this upgrade to enable support for 2 x #intel #Optane drives. I’ll be using these #Dell #T7820 Workstations for my Next Generation #homelab where I’ll need 4 x Intel Optane drives to support #VMware #vsan ESA.

Part Installed in this Video: (XN8TT) Dell Precision T7820 T5820 U.2 NVME Solid State Drive Backplane Kit found used on Ebay.

For more information around My Next Generation 8 Home Lab based on the Dell T7820 check out my blog series at https://vmexplorer.com/blog-series/

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