what hardware are you running esxi on ? Consumer hardware is not supported by ESXI , as its designed for servers.For example i recently purchased an intel NUC , and it threw out multiple errors related to the cpu and it didnt pick up the network card.You have to download the driver and create a custom esxi iso file to get around the network card issue.
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what hardware are you running esxi on ? Consumer hardware is not supported by ESXI , as its designed for servers.For example i recently purchased an intel NUC , and it threw out multiple errors related to the cpu and it didnt pick up the network card.You have to download the driver and create a custom esxi iso file to get around the network card issue.
SauRoNZA
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Rather stop putting timelines and pressure on yourself and just start studying.If you in this game for the long run , you will still be studying 30 years later , and you still will only know less then 5% of everything in IT.Just try and learn something new everyday and build on from there.
Don’t even need to start actively studying.
Just stop using Windows and start working on Linux solving your own problems and you’ll be learning every step of the way.
SauRoNZA
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You already have one….it’s called Ubuntu.
Again like I said over and over again just starting using Linux to solve your own problems like this very one and you’ll learn very quickly.
structured studying is always better.But you need to mix it up.The structured studying allows you to understand the concepts much better , while messing around and fixing things gets you the hands on experience. Its like the difference between an engineer vs a technician.
interesting.In my case i heard ESXi8 has more driver support then older version like 6.5 , 6.7 and 7 , and should play nice.
SauRoNZA
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Oh I’m not saying to avoid it or skip it, just that he seems to be drawing all these lines in the sand as a means of progression checkpoints whereas he could be making progress already without it by just doing.
Also you’ll be quite surprised how many people titled as engineers today are entirely self taught, but I guess that does still involve a degree of structured study just not necessarily formal education.
Nerfherder
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Na, structured study teaches you about specific standards and covers as broad range of topics to teach you what you don't know you don't know.
Self study is focused and you learn how to learn. Its narrow because you are trying to solve a particular problem.
They both form the basis of solid skills.
Nerfherder
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Engineer is thrown around an awful lot nowadays though....
How many structural engineers learnt on the job ?
SauRoNZA
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Oh yeah on that front I fully agree.
Actually really despise the term being used inside IT, when there’s the entire professional engineering camp that is quite different.
Same with Architects.
Nerfherder
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Yes, that too. Funny enough I have selected "Solutions\Systems Architect" as my career path and part of the process is establishing what qualifications\courses you would have to do to be able to do the job. None of the people who are in that role have any such thing though. You can study software engineering and systems architecture but none of those things take you through the design process and teach you how to design something.
I think this is the reason why you see so many engineers who move into IT positions, because they actually understand engineering.
Would be interesting to see if any architects have ever moved into the IT world ?
I'm thinking of taking this approach actually. Stepping away from "IT" and actually studying architecture and design at a basic level. Understand the principles and then take that back into what I do now.
kronoSX
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i am doing that, reading that book shadowman suggested .Its the first step,Also i am using linux as my daily driver.I just felt it would be easier to make /mod the iso in windows..lol
Look i installed 6.5 and it also gave that nic error no adapter found.I then proceeded to download proxmox and use that.As i was installing the power went out,eskom said 2am but power went off at 12am...mfkerz.So i am gonna try proxmox again and if all works out will install ubuntu server and file server and web server.when thats done i am all set.
kronoSX
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please note esxi has completely dropped realtek and is NOT supported.Proxmox also has a fix for realtek but thats for another day.I think xen also dont support realtek.What i dont want to do is install things over ubuntu.I only have 4gigs of ram to play with and 240 gig ssd.
Thank you all for all the comments and i am really taking all the advice on this hard journey.Its keeping me interested and on my toes,That book is hectic.600 pages but i am reading it and using the skills to test.You never know hey in13 months i could get a junior admin job...lol
Thank you all for all the comments and i am really taking all the advice on this hard journey.Its keeping me interested and on my toes,That book is hectic.600 pages but i am reading it and using the skills to test.You never know hey in13 months i could get a junior admin job...lol
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If you battle with ESXi or another bare metal hypervisor, I suggest you install virtualbox on Ubuntu or Windows. It's fine for a vitrual lab and learning virtualisation basics. 4 GB is probably minimum RAM, 8GB is better (I think one of the laptop specs you posted the other day had 8GB so use that if you can.)
kronoSX
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i cant use that one the lenovo.the 8 gig one as its my main pc i use ubuntu 23 latest on there and its dualbooted with windows 10/11.vmware on there i got mac catalina.And its struggling cause 3d acceleration is off,I had to turn it off cause i got massive errors.DOnt smaak fixing that now.Not happy with the performance but i could use the netbook but its also soldered 4gigs ram.If you battle with ESXi or another bare metal hypervisor, I suggest you install virtualbox on Ubuntu or Windows. It's fine for a vitrual lab and learning virtualisation basics. 4 GB is probably minimum RAM, 8GB is better (I think one of the laptop specs you posted the other day had 8GB so use that if you can.)
I do have a desktop( dissembled )maybe put it together but that is gonna be useless cause of loadshedding.
I am not wanting to think i am giving excuses.Its just i am so in the moeren cause nothing is going right here.100 percent problems and i fixed only 55 percent of it...lol.
I will push on through
proxmox is installed and i am on the webpage gonna install ubuntu server first.
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kronoSX
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Is it really ok to delete this to make space for more vm.sDo i really need this space that proxmosx allocated.
I want to set up the home lap with all the basics like database, webserver etc.I got nextcloud installed.
SauRoNZA
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Why would you install Virtualbox when KVM is right there already….
SauRoNZA
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Sure, go for it and delete it.
You’ll learn very quickly what it does.
The VM’s should be living inside that space anyway, it’s overlapping.
InvisibleJim
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Virtualbox is pretty easy to get to grips with and works on all desktop OS. I never really got around to playing with KVM. Nothing against it.
kronoSX
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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.