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kronoSX said:
i did research on it and network chuck deleted it.I watched now the video.But i am not to sure now cause of your comment.ok more research.
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Research what LVM is and why one would want it and it will become more clear.

It’s a default in Proxmox for good reason.
 
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kronoSX said:
it does not get any easier as i am cursed. to set up the home lab i wanted to install the hypervisor esxi. during the install i get a massive error in red then a no network adapter error.O google and come across sites that there is a fix, the vmware says realtek is not supported from v8.O mean wtf.

So the fix is to download net55 bundle.Right now to integrate it and make a iso but powershell is giving error no scripts allowed on this pc,So i change the policy to allow all the **** to run.I open powercli and nothing happens.

BAck to looking for a free hypervisor.Gwad damn.

Ok i found solution installing 6.5 esxi and not the latest 8.0
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You'd be far better off working out a) types of hypervisors b) how they work (comp sci theory here) - than randomly installing 5 different hypervisors and then not understanding any of the components or how they function...
 
My 2 cents...

First understand the difference between a bare metal hypervisor (Type 1) and Type 2 hypervisor. Then pick one and work with it (and only it) do not jump around. The problem with Linux etc is that there is too many shiny things to distract you.

Picking a Hypervisor will depend on the resources you have available to you. Personally I use Proxmox to manage my entire lab setup on my own server hosted at home. However before that I used WMware Workstation on my old i7 PC.

Once the Hypervisor is up and running you can then create Linux enviroments and Windows Server setups / SQL whatever. Do not neglect learning about how to setup up Windows Servers, AD , SQL, DC and whatnot. You will have more job oppurtunities for Junior admin position if you include Windows as well as Linux.

Focus on building a strong foundation, Linux, SSH, Python, Windows Server, Powershell etc.

Once the foundation is strong you build from there, into either System Admin / Cybersecurity / Pentesting / Cloud...etc. Quite honestly there is so much variation in the IT space you can literally do anything, provided you have taken the time to build the foundation correctly and are always willing to learn learn learn...

Personally I started off as a RMA consultant at a IT company 20 odd years ago, today I am a Software Solutions Architect. [a role that did not even exist 20 years ago]

Good luck OP..
 
kronoSX said:
Is esxi the most used one in the world.i take sysadmins must work with all of them,Vir which ones are most used in the real world.should I just in stall all of them..lol
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yes ESXI is the most popular type 1 hypervisor around.Best you start using it.That and hyper-v are the ones you want to use , as most companies use these.Its the reason why i have a dedicated esxi homelab.I also run vmware workstation on another pc.
 
ubercal said:
yes ESXI is the most popular type 1 hypervisor around.Best you start using it.That and hyper-v are the ones you want to use , as most companies use these.Its the reason why i have a dedicated esxi homelab.I also run vmware workstation on another pc.
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Waiting to see what happens with that once Broadcom bends people over for licensing.
 
kronoSX said:
Is esxi the most used one in the world.i take sysadmins must work with all of them,Vir which ones are most used in the real world.should I just in stall all of them..lol
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VMware is good but there are lots of options.

At work we us Nutanix (prefer it over VMware) and also use Proxmox for dev/test environment.

Get your hands on whatever you can to gain experience ;-)
 
Sparhawk said:
My 2 cents...

First understand the difference between a bare metal hypervisor (Type 1) and Type 2 hypervisor. Then pick one and work with it (and only it) do not jump around. The problem with Linux etc is that there is too many shiny things to distract you.

Picking a Hypervisor will depend on the resources you have available to you. Personally I use Proxmox to manage my entire lab setup on my own server hosted at home. However before that I used WMware Workstation on my old i7 PC.

Once the Hypervisor is up and running you can then create Linux enviroments and Windows Server setups / SQL whatever. Do not neglect learning about how to setup up Windows Servers, AD , SQL, DC and whatnot. You will have more job oppurtunities for Junior admin position if you include Windows as well as Linux.

Focus on building a strong foundation, Linux, SSH, Python, Windows Server, Powershell etc.

Once the foundation is strong you build from there, into either System Admin / Cybersecurity / Pentesting / Cloud...etc. Quite honestly there is so much variation in the IT space you can literally do anything, provided you have taken the time to build the foundation correctly and are always willing to learn learn learn...

Personally I started off as a RMA consultant at a IT company 20 odd years ago, today I am a Software Solutions Architect. [a role that did not even exist 20 years ago]

Good luck OP..
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i am running proxmox and my vm now is ubuntu server and in ubuntu i installed nextcloud.I set up nextcloud but now i am getting this error..... but i did fix the certificate stuff in the config and still cant log it.
when the homelab is set up correctly, then i am hitting the books full force.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Research what LVM is and why one would want it and it will become more clear.

It’s a default in Proxmox for good reason.
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Ok I see it's like a kind of failsafe thing.yoy can use that space to shadow copy and cache and bkups right. And to move files or VMS around with ease.i also read it's there to resize disk and partitions.
 
kronoSX said:
Is esxi the most used one in the world.i take sysadmins must work with all of them,Vir which ones are most used in the real world.should I just in stall all of them..lol
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Maybe try removing lol from every post.

Some capitalisation could also help.
 
kronoSX said:
Ok I see it's like a kind of failsafe thing.yoy can use that space to shadow copy and cache and bkups right. And to move files or VMS around with ease.i also read it's there to resize disk and partitions.
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It’s thin provisioned.

Just store your VMs in there as it was designed to do.
 
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