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However, VMware vSphere, just by itself, takes up very little disk space. Disk Space – you’ll want a decent amount of disk space available as virtual machines can easily take up 40GB or so.I have a Macbook Pro Retina laptop with 8GB of RAM and I wish I had gotten the 16GB model when I start powering on multiple virtual machines, even if I am not running nested VMs and just want to run two ESXi hosts and a vCenter server VM to create a virtual, virtual infrastructure. RAM – running vSphere/ESXi as a single VM actually can be done with just 2GB allocated to the VM (and maybe 4GB on your system total) however if you want to power on a virtual machine (called a “nested VM”) inside the vSphere VM (that would be a VM running in a VM) then you’ll need as much RAM as you can get.

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Additionally, you’ll want Mac OS X 10.6.7 or later to run Fusion.

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The Mac you use should be relatively recent as it must have a 64 bit CPU with Intel-VT available in the CPU, plus you’ll need as much RAM as you can get.

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Please note that you CAN virtualize vSphere on a Windows OS computer using VMware Workstation (see my other post on how to do that – How to Run VMware vSphere in Workstation).

Apple Mac laptop or desktop – since this post is about virtualizing vSphere under VMware Fusion and Fusion only runs on a Mac, then we need Apple hardware to do it.

Here are the requirements you need to fulfill: To virtualize vSphere inside VMware Fusion, let’s first make sure that you’ve met all the requirements so that we know this will be successful, even before we start. Preparing to Create a vSphere Virtual Lab in Fusion

Because it’s Cool - just having an entire virtual datacenter running on your laptop that you can power on at the local Starbuck is just downright cool, let’s face it!.

Demo vSphere - consultant, pre-sales engineers, or software developers may all need to demonstrate vSphere (or their application working with vSphere) to potential customers and a virtual lab is the best way to do it.

Test vSphere - to see how you might implement new changes or features in production to make your company’s infrastructure better.

Get a Cert - to prepare for the VCP-DV (aka the VCP5) certification and prove your vSphere knowledge with the most popular virtualization certification on Earth.

Learn vSphere - to enhance your skill set, which could lead to a new job or a promotion.

If you need additional justification as to why you need a virtual vSphere lab, here’s why:

When we are done, here’s what it will look like:įigure 1 – VMware vSphere Running in VMware Fusionīut first, why are we doing this? 5 Reasons You Need a Virtual Lab Read this article to learn how to do it, step by step. Plus, you’ll have great flexibility with a virtualized vSphere virtual machine so that you can clone as many vSphere VMs as you want, build virtual private lab networks, virtual storage, and do it all on your existing desktop or laptop computer. By running vSphere in Fusion, you won’t need an expensive server that takes up space, eats power, and makes noise. Want to learn vSphere? Test vSphere? Prepare for your VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certification? Running VMware vSphere inside a local desktop hypervisor such as VMware Fusion or VMware Workstation is the best way to do it. Featured, Hypervisors, Virtualization Software, VMware How to Run VMware vSphere ESXi in Fusion