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I am looking to build a VMware ESXi 4.1 host where I can run a few servers in a test enviroment. I used the following website;
http://www.vm-help.com/esx40i/esx40_whitebox_HCL.php#NICs
Can anyone spot potential issues as far as HCL?
Processor: Intel Core i5 760 Quad Core Processor Lynnfield LGA1156 2.8GHZ 8MB Cache Retail Box
Motherboard: ASUS P7H55-M Pro mATX H55 LGA1156 DDR3 PCI-16 PCI-E1 2PCI SATA2 HDMI DVI VGA GBLAN Motherboard
Powersupply: OCZ FATAL1TY 550W ATX12V 20/24PIN Active PFC ATX Modular Power Supply 120MM Fan 80PLUS Black
Memory: Mushkin Enhanced Silverline Stiletto 12GB 3X4GB PC3-10666 DDR3-1333 9-9-9-24 Triple Channel Memory
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA2 3.5IN 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Hard Drive
Network Card: Intel PRO/1000 GT Gigabit Ethernet PCI Network Adapter Card NIC
Total: $500
I am looking to build a VMware ESXi 4.1 host where I can run a few servers in a test enviroment. I used the following website;
http://www.vm-help.com/esx40i/esx40_whitebox_HCL.php#NICs
Can anyone spot potential issues as far as HCL?
Processor: Intel Core i5 760 Quad Core Processor Lynnfield LGA1156 2.8GHZ 8MB Cache Retail Box
Motherboard: ASUS P7H55-M Pro mATX H55 LGA1156 DDR3 PCI-16 PCI-E1 2PCI SATA2 HDMI DVI VGA GBLAN Motherboard
Powersupply: OCZ FATAL1TY 550W ATX12V 20/24PIN Active PFC ATX Modular Power Supply 120MM Fan 80PLUS Black
Memory: Mushkin Enhanced Silverline Stiletto 12GB 3X4GB PC3-10666 DDR3-1333 9-9-9-24 Triple Channel Memory
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA2 3.5IN 8.5MS 7200RPM 32MB Hard Drive
Network Card: Intel PRO/1000 GT Gigabit Ethernet PCI Network Adapter Card NIC
Total: $500
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http://www.vm-help.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=1990
if you can get a used or re-refurb DL385 or DL585 from eBay, these support ESX/ESXi 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.1 (and 64bit VMs), and they are very cheap to acquire.
You could also build a lab using VMware Workstation, although you wouldn't be able to run 64bit VMs with nested ESXi in VMWare Workstation, but many people have built VMware Labs using Workstation.