While studying for my VCIX-NV I’ve found some study links of interest.

VCIX Study links

• vcap6 nv study guide (cloud Expert)
• vcap6 nv study guide (virtually-limitless)
• vcap exam experience (anthonySpiteri)

NSX Labs

• Nested ESXi page (William Lam)
• Nested vSAN template
• vRA and NSX lab (virtualinsanity)
• vCAP deploy exam simulator v2

Cisco and NSX

• 2016 how to deploy NSX on Cisco

Home Lab Converged 2.0 (parts list)

From virtuallysober.com

1.   3 x Supermicro X10SDV-8C-TLN4F+ Xeon D-1541, 45w each, total 135w
2.   3 x 128GB Crucial CT4K32G4RFD424A (4x32GB) DDR4 ECC
3.   3 x Samsung 960PRO 512GB NVMe M.2
4.   3 x Crucial 2TB SSD MX300 2.5”
5.   1 x Seasonic Platinum 400w PSU Fanless SS-400FL2
6.   1 x Seasonic Platinum 400w PSU Fanless SS-400FL2
7.   2 x 120mm Cougar CF-D12HB-R 16.6 dB(A)
8.   1 x Ubiquiti EdgeSwitch 16XG, 12 x SFP+, 4 x 10GBaseT, 160 Gbps non-blocking

Notes: low on cpu cores, suggest using 12 core CPU’s or 4 total MB.

10G switch hardware:

• Microtic 10G switch CRS317-1G-16S+RM 16xSFP+ , 1x1G copper, $399
  https://mikrotik.com/product/crs317_1g_16s_rm
• Ubiquity EdgeSwitch 16XG , $599, 12 x SFP+, 4 x10Gbt
  limited support for DAC and optics
  https://store.ubnt.com/collections/routing-switching/products/edgeswitch-16-xg