esxi for arm edition runs on the rpi 4 and 8 gb models. This way you can use the vsphere tooling and api to make it pretty painless, including the use of snapshots and cloning
Wow! Had no idea that VMware would run on a rpi. Thanks.
It’s interesting to think about the different markets for the rpi. I would never consider the rpi for learning. I only look at it as an inexpensive system to run my favorite distro. I want it to run CentOS or NetBSD, etc. rpi OS is meaningless to me. I want it to run the stuff I use every day.