How to Install VCSA 6. VMware Workstation LABThis is lab time. Normally you dont do that on your production deployment. This is a guide on How to install VCSA 6. VMware Workstation and see the different configuration options within the VMware v. Center Server Appliance VCSA 6. Yes, As you know, we have VMware v. Sphere 6. 5 in GA state General Availability, so it is available for download. It is the RTM code No beta so why not to test the installation in VMware Workstation For production environments, you wont do that. How to VirtualBox OVA to Vsphere OVF convert VirtualBox OVA to Vsphere OVF help need VirtualBox OVA to Vsphere OVF guide to convert ova to ovf. To deploy VCSA 6. ESXi running on physical hardware. Not within VMware Workstation. We will be running VCSA 6. VMware Workstation, which adds some overhead, but It is a test deployment. The appliance, VCSA 6. Workstation with some tweaks. Vm Ova Vmware WorkstationBut we can also fool the appliance and let it think that we have an ESXi running. We will deploy nested ESXi 6. VCSA 6. 5 on the top of the ESXi And the performance is pretty OK. Youll see it in the video. Note that were doing it on a whitebox with hexacore CPU and 6. Gb of RAM. How to Install VCSA 6. VMware Workstation LABIn this post well show you two ways of doing it First Option The first way is to import an OVF file into a VMware Workstation Tweak the file with some additional options then boot the VM. Second Option  To do the deployment of VCSA 6. ESXi 6. 5 which is running as a VM in VMware WorkstationYou may wonder why To simulate production environment without having one and because you dont need to tweak VMX file of the VCSA. A thing you normally dont do anyway. So well show you both ways, but the second one will be more like what you would do in the production environment. No tweaking of VMX files. Ova Vmware Workstation 12' title='Ova Vmware Workstation 12' />I know that many folks dont have too much money and runs a Whitebox with WindowsLinux OS and uses Desktop virtualization products like VMware Workstation to create a nested lab. It is a convenient way to learn more about virtualization. Ive done that, Ive been there. Even if now I have decent lab, which is evolutive at least from the storage and RAM perspective. So what do you need to get started Youll need to download the VMware v. Center Server Appliance VCSA 6. ISO from VMware and mount it. Asa Ova Vmware WorkstationVMware Workstation 14 Pro Player Its about that time, and this year were very proud of the advancements weve made with our original flagship products. Then there is a folder there which has the OVA file VMware v. Center Server Appliance 6. OVF1. 0. ova and this file need to be imported into Workstation by double clicking. Youll be asked to accept the CLUF. Update You no longer need to use those tweaks. Just download the latest VMware Workstation 2. Tech Preview and you can do that without any tweaks of VMX files. Check Deploy VMware v. CSA 6. 5 in VMware Workstation 2. Tech PreviewThen before powering ON the VM just modify the VMX file with following lines please adapt this to match your environment. Mysuperpassword. 00. True quot guestinfo. True quot guestinfo. Mysuperpassword. 00. Huston quot guestinfo. Note, that an example of this config has been adapted to fit my environment from enterprisedaddy. Append the lines at the end of the VMX file. Like thisNote that the quotation marks should look like on the image above. Not kind of Italic or deformedThen Power On the VM and have a cup of coffee. The VM will do the config by its ownDuring the process there will be prompts for a login, there will be the UI showing uninitialized, but you should not touch anything as many processes are working behind the scenes and both parts of the deployment phases are executing deployment AND configuration. Youll see it in the video as well An example of a screen which you may seeOr this one. Just wait, and waitThis is the final screen image below you should see when the deployment process finishes. So, you should have your VCSA 6. VMware Workstation. Option 2 Double Nested way. Here we will do the following, and Im sure that everyone pretty knows their way. Installation and configuration of ESXi 6. VMware Workstation first part of the video highly accelerated. I have done many posts on my blog explaining this. Its no brainer now. Not necessary to tweak configs, no VMX tweaks necessary. Simply point this to the VCSA 6. ISO file and Workstation automatically recognizes which VM you want to create, and pick the right template. Check this  How To Install VMware VCSA 6 in VMware Workstation. Deployment and Configuration phase of VCSA we point to the IP address of our nested ESXi and then start the deployment process. Youll see everything in the video. Its quite self explanatory. Yes, there are two phases phase 1 is deployment and phase 2 is configuration. Here is the video from the process Make sure to watch in a Full screen it is 1. Enjoy VMware v. Sphere 6. Stay tuned through RSS, and social media channels Twitter, FB, You. TubeHow to Install VCSA 6. VMware Workstation LAB5 1. A Beginners Guide To Ethical Hacking Pdf Free Download there.