Homelab IP Address Allocation

Management Network (192.168.10.0/24) - VLAN 10

Infrastructure Devices

| IP Address | Hostname | Device Type | Notes | |————|———-|————-|——-| | 192.168.10.1 | gateway.markalston.net | UXG-Lite Gateway | Primary gateway/firewall | | 192.168.10.2 | switch-garage.markalston.net | Ubiquiti US-8 | Garage switch | | 192.168.10.3 | switch-office.markalston.net | USW Lite 16 PoE | Office switch | | 192.168.10.4 | switch-vsphere.markalston.net | Ubiquiti US-8 | vSphere cluster switch |

Storage

| IP Address | Hostname | Device Type | Notes | |————|———-|————-|——-| | 192.168.10.5 | carbonite.markalston.net | Synology DS918+ | Primary NAS | | 192.168.10.6 | synology-2.markalston.net | Synology DS918+ | Secondary interface |

ESXi Hosts - Intel NUCs

| IP Address | Hostname | Device Type | Notes | |————|———-|————-|——-| | 192.168.10.7 | macpro.markalston.net | Mac Pro 2013 | ESXi 7.0.3 | | 192.168.10.8 | esxi-nuc-01.markalston.net | Intel NUC6i7KYK | ESXi 8.0.3 | | 192.168.10.9 | esxi-nuc-02.markalston.net | Intel NUC6i7KYK | ESXi 8.0.3 | | 192.168.10.10 | esxi-nuc-03.markalston.net | Intel NUC6i7KYK | ESXi 8.0.3 |

VMware Management

| IP Address | Hostname | Device Type | Notes | |————|———-|————-|——-| | 192.168.10.11 | vcsa.markalston.net | vCenter Server | VCSA 8.0.2 |

ESXi Hosts - MS-A2 (NEW)

| IP Address | Hostname | Device Type | Notes | |————|———-|————-|——-| | 192.168.10.12 | esxi-ms-a2-01.markalston.net | MINISFORUM MS-A2 | ESXi 8.0.3 (planned) | | 192.168.10.13 | esxi-ms-a2-02.markalston.net | MINISFORUM MS-A2 | ESXi 8.0.3 (planned) |

Future Allocations (Reserved)

| IP Address | Purpose | Notes | |————|———|——-| | 192.168.10.14-19 | Future MS-A2 expansion | Reserved for additional MS-A2 hosts | | 192.168.10.20 | NSX-T Manager | Reserved for NSX-T deployment | | 192.168.10.21 | vRNI | Reserved for vRealize Network Insight | | 192.168.10.22 | vROps | Reserved for vRealize Operations | | 192.168.10.30-39 | VCF Management Domain | Reserved for Cloud Foundation |

Wireless Access Points

| IP Address | Hostname | Device Type | Notes | |————|———-|————-|——-| | 192.168.10.40 | ap-floor2.markalston.net | UAP-AC-Pro | 2nd floor AP | | 192.168.10.41 | ap-office.markalston.net | UAP-AC-Lite | 3rd floor office AP |

vMotion Network (192.168.20.0/24) - VLAN 20

Intel NUCs

| IP Address | Hostname | Interface | Notes | |————|———-|———–|——-| | 192.168.20.7 | macpro-vmotion | vmk2 | Mac Pro vMotion | | 192.168.20.8 | esxi-nuc-01-vmotion | vmk2 | NUC01 vMotion | | 192.168.20.9 | esxi-nuc-02-vmotion | vmk2 | NUC02 vMotion | | 192.168.20.10 | esxi-nuc-03-vmotion | vmk2 | NUC03 vMotion |

MS-A2 Hosts

| IP Address | Hostname | Interface | Notes | |————|———-|———–|——-| | 192.168.20.12 | esxi-ms-a2-01-vmotion | vmk2 | MS-A2-01 vMotion | | 192.168.20.13 | esxi-ms-a2-02-vmotion | vmk2 | MS-A2-02 vMotion |

vSAN/Storage Network (192.168.30.0/24) - VLAN 30

Intel NUCs

| IP Address | Hostname | Interface | Notes | |————|———-|———–|——-| | 192.168.30.7 | macpro-vsan | vmk7 | Mac Pro storage | | 192.168.30.8 | esxi-nuc-01-vsan | vmk7 | NUC01 storage/iSCSI | | 192.168.30.9 | esxi-nuc-02-vsan | vmk7 | NUC02 storage/iSCSI | | 192.168.30.10 | esxi-nuc-03-vsan | vmk7 | NUC03 storage/iSCSI |

MS-A2 Hosts

| IP Address | Hostname | Interface | Notes | |————|———-|———–|——-| | 192.168.30.12 | esxi-ms-a2-01-vsan | vmk3 | MS-A2-01 vSAN | | 192.168.30.13 | esxi-ms-a2-02-vsan | vmk3 | MS-A2-02 vSAN |

NSX-T Overlay Network (192.168.40.0/24) - VLAN 40

TEP (Tunnel Endpoint) IPs

| IP Address Range | Purpose | Notes | |—————–|———|——-| | 192.168.40.1-10 | Reserved | Gateway and infrastructure | | 192.168.40.11-50 | ESXi Host TEPs | Transport nodes | | 192.168.40.51-100 | Edge VM TEPs | NSX-T Edge nodes |

NSX-T Edge Uplink1 (192.168.50.0/24) - VLAN 50

IP Address Range Purpose Notes
192.168.50.1 Gateway Physical router interface
192.168.50.10-20 Edge Uplinks NSX-T Edge uplink IPs

TKG Management Network (192.168.100.0/24) - VLAN 100

IP Address Range Purpose Notes
192.168.100.1 Gateway VLAN gateway
192.168.100.10-19 Control Plane TKG management cluster
192.168.100.20-99 Worker Nodes TKG management workers
192.168.100.100-199 Load Balancers AVI/NSX ALB VIPs

TKG Workload Network (192.168.110.0/24) - VLAN 110

IP Address Range Purpose Notes
192.168.110.1 Gateway VLAN gateway
192.168.110.10-19 Control Plane Workload cluster masters
192.168.110.20-199 Worker Nodes Workload cluster workers
192.168.110.200-254 Load Balancers Application VIPs

VM Network (192.168.200.0/24) - VLAN 200

IP Address Range Purpose Notes
192.168.200.1 Gateway VLAN gateway
192.168.200.10-254 Virtual Machines General purpose VMs

DNS Configuration

Forward Lookup Zones

  • markalston.net - Production domain
  • lab.markalston.net - Lab subdomain
  • vcf.markalston.net - VCF subdomain (future)

Reverse Lookup Zones

  • 10.168.192.in-addr.arpa - Management network
  • 20.168.192.in-addr.arpa - vMotion network
  • 30.168.192.in-addr.arpa - vSAN network

DHCP Reservations

Currently using static IPs for all infrastructure. DHCP available for:

  • Guest VMs (192.168.200.100-200)
  • Temporary test systems

Network Services

NTP Servers

  • Primary: 192.168.10.1 (UXG-Lite)
  • Secondary: pool.ntp.org

DNS Servers

  • Primary: 192.168.10.1 (UXG-Lite)
  • Secondary: 8.8.8.8 (Google DNS)

Syslog Server

  • 192.168.10.11 (VCSA) - vRealize Log Insight future

IP Allocation Summary

Management Network Usage (192.168.10.0/24)

  • Infrastructure: .1-.4
  • Storage: .5-.6
  • ESXi Hosts: .7-.13
  • VMware Management: .11, .20-.39
  • Wireless: .40-.49
  • Available: .50-.254

Special Considerations

  1. MS-A2 Hosts: Allocated .12-.13 for initial deployment
  2. VCF Ready: Reserved .30-.39 for Cloud Foundation
  3. Growth: Space for 6 more MS-A2 hosts (.14-.19)
  4. NSX-T: Reserved IPs for overlay and edge networks

Network Diagram 

Internet
    |
[UXG-Lite Gateway] .1
    |
[Core Switch - Garage] .2
    ├── [Office Switch] .3 ── [MS-A2-01] .12
    │                      └── [MS-A2-02] .13
    ├── [vSphere Switch] .4 ── [NUC-01] .8
    │                        ├── [NUC-02] .9
    │                        └── [NUC-03] .10
    ├── [Synology NAS] .5/.6
    └── [Mac Pro] .7

Maintenance Notes

  • Last Updated: 2025-01-27
  • Next IP Available: 192.168.10.14
  • Reserved Ranges Documented: Yes
  • DNS Records Updated: Pending for MS-A2 hosts

This project is for educational and home lab purposes.