The latest articles on DEV Community by fsdrw08 (@fsdrw08). https://dev.to/fsdrw08 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F662971%2F5c4c5138-b8d3-42c7-8f3d-ce9f29a3e560.png https://dev.to/fsdrw08 en fsdrw08 Wed, 07 Jul 2021 10:23:21 +0000 https://dev.to/fsdrw08/a-solo-vm-lab-31a7 https://dev.to/fsdrw08/a-solo-vm-lab-31a7 <p>I plan to build a IT lab contains serval VMs which I need to learn all in one PC box.</p> <h4> The technical stack to build this lab: </h4> <ul> <li>Hype-V - the Hypervisor for this lab.</li> <li>Packer - the VM template builder, build VM template (Vagrant vbox) from ISO file.</li> <li>Vagrant - the VM provision controller, make VM run from the vbox.</li> </ul> <h4> Network architecture in this lab </h4> <p><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--9w5RuBM---/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/sburdh9v7c6fzfjcxzuv.jpg" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/practicaldev/image/fetch/s--9w5RuBM---/c_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto%2Cw_880/https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/sburdh9v7c6fzfjcxzuv.jpg" alt="Network architecture"></a></p> <p>Reason to build the gateway VM</p> <ul> <li>Communitcate between host and VMs (seems the VMs cannot direct communicate to the host by default switch).</li> <li>With DHCP services, I am no need to config VM IP address individually.</li> <li>Set this gateway as a transparent proxy server, which means all machines are able to connect the TRUE internet through the gateway.</li> </ul> <p>I will get start from the gateway VM.</p> <p>to be continue</p>