In a home lab environment, your lab VMs are typically on an internal network without internet access. This is the safest and recommended setup. However, there are instances where you might need your lab VMs to connect to the internet, but only when necessary. Let’s consider the following use case: The VCF9 installer is capable of downloading the binaries necessary for deploying all VCF components from an online depot. In a home lab setting, where all components are on the int

In home lab scenarios, it's typical to need to create or delete DNS A-records. Although accessing the AD server via RDP to create DNS records might seem straightforward, it can sometimes slow you down unnecessarily. Here are some tips to help you save time. Use RSAT DNS Tools (this is an optional feature that can be installed on your Windows client machine) Use nsupdate (if your jumpbox is a Linux or Mac) Other alternatives: Use PowerShell Remoting DNS REST API In this blog,

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