Schematic Diagram

WAN

Firewall

Student RDP Server

Domain
Controller

Management Network
VCAPP

ESX1

ESX2

iSCSI
Target

NFS
Server

IP Storage Network
Some points to note:
1. vCenter Appliance instance is common between 2 students
2. Each student will has a separate ESXi host
StudentA - ESX1
StudentB - ESX2
3. DNS is configured on the Domain Controller
4. Students will work on the infrastructure by connecting to the
RDP Server and installing vSphere Client on that Machine
Management Network is on the IP Subnet:
VM Network is on the IP Subnet:
IP Storage Network is on the IP Subnet:
vMotion Network is on the IP Subnet:

192.168.151.x / 24
192.168.152.x / 24
192.168.153.x /24
192.168.154.x /24

IP Addresses:
esx1.foobirds.local:
esx2.foobirds.local:
vCenter Appliance (vcapp)

192.168.151.11
192.168.151.12
192.168.151.21

Domain Controller (DNS)

192.168.151.2

NFS Server:
iSCSI Target:

192.168.153.3
192.168.153.4