Without using VLANs, though, separation would mean that an additional NIC on the ESXi host would be dedicated only for ESXi management. What’s more, another NIC would be required in the vSphere client PC to connect to the management NIC on the ESXi host.
HOW TO: Connect to the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi May 11, 2020 10 Reasons why VMware ESXi 4 is perfect for the SMB Nov 26, 2009 Virtualizing pfSense with VMware vSphere / ESXi Without using VLANs, though, separation would mean that an additional NIC on the ESXi host would be dedicated only for ESXi management. What’s more, another NIC would be required in the vSphere client PC to connect to the management NIC on the ESXi host.
Having read this guide, you should be able to create a VM from scratch using nothing but the VMware ESXi 6.5 GUI and an ISO image. To learn more about what you can do with VMware ESXi 6.5 and the VMs you create inside of it, please check out our How to Deploy VLANs with VMware ESXi 6.5 or How to Connect a VM to the Internet Using VMware ESXi 6
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