Host Hardware Configuration
Active Specs
16 GB
8GB16GB32GB64GB
16 Threads (8C)
512 GB
GTX 1650 (Enabled)
💡 Host OS + Hypervisor Overhead: Automatically reserves 2.0 GB RAM for Windows/Linux host kernel and hypervisor page tables (VT-x/AMD-V).
Virtualization Resource Stress & Headroom
CRITICAL_DEFICIT
Total RAM Required18.0 GB
-2.0 GB
112.5% host allocation
vCPU Overcommit10/16
62.5%
Safe thread ceiling (<150%)
Disk Footprint145 GB
28.3%
NVMe SSD allocation
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Severe Swap Thrashing Predicted
16 GB RAM will experience severe swapping under AD Forest (18 GB needed); upgrade laptop to 32 GB or offload SIEM and Hashcat cracking to the secondary desktop PC with GTX 1650.
Active Virtual Machine Lab Topology
Corporate Active Directory & SIEM Lab (5 VMs)
| VM Machine Name | Platform / Role | RAM (GB) | vCPUs | Storage (GB) | Node Placement | Action |
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Desktop PC Offload & Hashcat GPU Cracking Strategy
Dual-Node Architecture
Hashcat NTLM Cracking Benchmark
Mode 1000 (NTLMv1/v2)
~7.8 GH/s (GTX 1650) vs 0.3 GH/s (Laptop iGPU)
The companion desktop's 896 CUDA cores process password hashes ~26x faster than laptop integrated Iris Xe/Radeon graphics while avoiding laptop thermal throttling and battery wear.
Recommended Multi-Node Split
High Efficiency
Run heavy Hashcat and Elastic/Wazuh indexing on secondary desktop via SSH/VPN, keep mobile Kali + 2 lightweight target VMs on laptop.
Enables full mobility during university/work with responsive battery life, tunneling attacks into the desktop lab over Tailscale or WireGuard.
Live Generated Vagrantfile & Lab Architecture Export
Infrastructure-As-Code
# Generating dynamic Vagrantfile specification...