Home Server Build for VMware ESXi and Holodeck

Sat, 30 Nov 2024 17:33:34 +0000

When working with a Holodeck environment, a pretty beefy system is required. While you can get vSAN Ready nodes from vendors like SuperMicro, Dell, HP, etc… I chose to DIY because I really enjoy building systems and wanted something more home-friendly (Read: Less power hungry and quieter.) I’ll do a more in-depth post soon, but for now I’ve had a number of request for my Bill Of Materials (BOM) for my new server.

How to update upstream DNS servers in Holodeck Cloud Builder

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 17:33:34 +0000

When working with a Holodeck environment, the Cloud Builder VM acts as DNS for the lab environment. This handles all dns resolution within the lab itself and forwards all non-lab related DNS queries to upstream DNS servers. These servers are defined VMware Cloud Foundation Lab Constructor (VLC) during the intiial deployment of the lab environment. I needed to do this recently in a lab environment that I moved from one cloud to another, where the originally specified upstream DNS Servers no longer existed. Having invalid upstream DNS Server specified results in extended time to resolution and/or failed requests to resources that reside outside of the Holodeck lab environment.

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How to update upstream DNS servers in Holodeck Cloud Builder