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Virtualization | Radio

My home lab consist of:

• DIY Computer build#

• My Desktop#

  • MAG B550 Tomahawk Mother board
  • Ryzen 7 3700X
  • RAM 64 GB RipJaws
  • Samsung Evo 970 M.2 NVME
  • Samsung Evo 980 M.2 NVME 2 TB
  • GTX 1080 Graphics Card
  • LG 34UM60-P: 34'' Class 21:9 UltraWide® WFHD IPS
  • VMware Workstation 16
  • Vmware vSphere ESXi 7 and 8
  • VMware vSphere vCenter 7 and 8

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• Radio Set up#

  • Yaesu FT-857D Radio
  • Heil Microphone
  • 20 / 40 Trap Dipole

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• Network Gear#

  • Cisco 2610 Routers
  • Cisco 3750 Switch PoE
  • Cisco 2950 Switch
  • Cisco Air-CAP36020I Access Points with 5 GHZ radio (1x Autonomous 1x Thin client)

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• Server#

  • Dell Poweredge R430
  • Vmware vSphere ESXi 7
  • VMware vSphere vCenter 7

Why having a lab?#

This Home Lab have been crucial to learn about Networking, Virtualization, and Amateur Radio. This lab allows me to have multiple repetitions behind the keyboard to get familiar with not only fundamentals, but also learning how to build networks. Even though this is a simple lab environment, I am able to design, develop, update and destroy virtual and network environments to support my learning. This lab is a non-production lab, but it does have access to the internet. Cisco Packet Tracker, GNS3 and my physical network have been paramount in my preparation for the Cisco CCNA certification