docs: instructions for setting up ESXi hypervisor

README.md

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 # windesheim-iac
 
+### Setup ESXi Hypervisor
+
+1. In Skylab request a new ESXi hypervisor with 4 cores and 16 gb of RAM.
+
+![ESXi Request](images\skylab_ESXi_request.png)
+
+2. Add a new dish with 50 gb of storage.
+
+![New Disk](images\skylab_new_disk.png)
+
+>[!NOTE]  
+>The hypervisor does not accept SSH connections yet, or incoming connections from the VPN Network.
+
+3. Connect to the remote console of the ESXi hypervisor.
+   1. Press F2 to login.
+   2. Navigate to `Troubleshooting Options` → `Enable SSH`.
+   3. Restart Management Agents (under "Restart Management Network").
+4. From within a reachable VM on the VPN Network, SSH into the ESXi Hypervisor. (e.g. first SSH into `192.168.1.10`, then from that session SSH into `192.168.1.5`)
+   1. Enable incoming trafic from the VPN subnet: `esxcli network ip route ipv4 add --gateway=192.168.1.1 --network=10.0.0.0/24`
+   2. Enable this on startup:
+      1. `vi /etc/rc.local.d/local.sh`
+      2. Add just before the final `exit 0` line: `esxcli network ip route ipv4 add --gateway=192.168.1.1 --network=10.0.0.0/24`
+
+Now you can access the ESXi dashboard on `192.168.1.5` (or whatever the ip of the hypervisor is).