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Minisforum MS-A2 Can it Run ESXi 9.0.0? Minisforum MS-A2 Series Part 11 Ultimate #homelab

Saturday, August 9th, 2025

 

Minisforum MS-A2 Can it Run ESXi 9.0.0? Minisforum MS-A2 Series Part 11 Ultimate #homelab

Can the Minisforum MS-A2 handle VMware’s latest ESXi 9.0.0?

In Part 11 of the Ultimate #homelab series, we put the MS-A2 to the test with the brand-new VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 9.0. From BIOS boot to creating a demo virtual machine, you’ll see the entire installation process and whether this mini PC can run the latest VMware tech.

What’s Inside This Video:

Installing ESXi 9.0.0 on the Minisforum MS-A2

BIOS boot & USB installer setup

First boot and installation walkthrough

Testing NVMe devices & enabling NVMe Memory Tiering

Creating and running a demo virtual machine

Connecting with the HTML Web Client and checking performance

If you’ve been thinking about upgrading your homelab to vSphere 9.0, this is your step-by-step look at how it runs on a small but powerful platform.

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HOW TO: Create an Offline Depot with a Synology NAS | VCF 9.0 Component Deployment Guide

Monday, August 4th, 2025


HOW TO: Create an Offline Depot with a Synology NAS | VCF 9.0 Component Deployment Guide

In this video, we walk through the step-by-step process of creating an offline depot using a Synology NAS for VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0. Whether you’re dealing with limited internet access or building a secure deployment workflow, this guide will help you set up a fully functional offline repository that integrates seamlessly with the VCF installer.

As of July 30th, Broadcom has released updated VCF 9.0 metadata, and we’ll use that to demonstrate how to populate the repo.

What You’ll Learn:

How to install and configure the Web Station and Apache HTTP Server 2.4 on Synology

How to enable Basic Authentication required by VCF

Where to upload and extract the VCF 9.0 metadata bundle

How to verify access via browser and the VCF 9.0 installer

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