VLANs in Nested ESXi Servers
In my lab environment, I have an ESXi 6 host and 2 ESXi 6 nested servers that are working with VLANs set up on a physical switch. Host vSwitch is configured on VLAN 4095 for vmKernel and VM port...
View ArticleNested vmware workstation on KVM host
I am trying to run an instance of vmware workstation on top of KVM. First problem related to "incompatible hypervisor", which I fixed by adding "vmx.allowNested=True" in the .vmx fileThis is apparently...
View Articleinstall XenServer 7 as a VM on top of ESXi 5.5
Hi, Has any one successfully installed Citrix XenServer 7 as a VM on top of ESXi 5.5?I encountered hardware Dom0 crash during installation. I have tried various tricks without any luck. I know I am...
View ArticleOpenStack (KVM/QEMU) in vSphere - Occasionally segfaults occurring in...
I am running OpenStack Newton as HA deployment on Ubuntu 16.04 vSphere VMs in conjuntion with a Ceph Storage (Jewel). The deployment comprises:2 controller VMs3 compute VMs3 storage VMsEverything is up...
View ArticleKVM on ESXi causes segmentation faults in guest VMs with more than one vCPU
This post is related to this one:OpenStack (KVM/QEMU) in vSphere - Occasionally segfaults occurring in OpenStack VMs with more than one vCPU configured I was able to narrow down the problem described...
View ArticleVM player runs smoothly in 5 years old PC, but super slow in an alienware laptop
I tested a few VMware player created vm, all hosting ubuntu, 12.04, 14.04 and 16.04. They all works smoothly in 5 years old PC, embarrassed to mention its specs. The confusing fact is that none of them...
View ArticleProblems running HyperV as a Guest OS under vSphere 6.0
Trying to get HyperV to run as a Guest OS under vSphere 6.0 (for lab purposes only). I have followed all of the steps implemented that I can find which involves putting these two lines in the .vmx...
View ArticleVirtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is not supported on this platform.
I am trying to run VMWare Fusion with Windows Server 2012 on a host mac, but when I startup I get this error message, "Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is not supported on this platform." I looked at some...
View ArticleThe guest operating system "windowsHyperVGuest" is not supported
I got this error "The guest operating system "windowsHyperVGuest" is not supported" when I powered on a VM installed W2K12R2 and Hyper-V. Please tell me how to resolve it.
View ArticleProblems during VMware virtual server setup. [msg.log.error.unrecoverable]...
Hello, I have one problem while creating a virtual server. I'm sending you the logs, please check. How can I resolve these errors? Regards, thanks for all supporting. 2017-07-04T22:57:43.407Z|...
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The Hyper-V components is not running.
Hi,I got the error message as below when I tried to start the VM in Hyper-V 3.0. The VM is in a nested virtualization. The first hypervisor is ESXi 6.0 and the second one is Hyper-V 3.0. I have add...
View ArticleThe supportance for the host of nested esxi guests.
Hello, I'm going to deploy nested esxi guest today and had read an article:Support for running ESXi/ESX as a nested virtualization solution (2009916) | VMware KBI understand vmware doesn't support...
View ArticleAbout Nested Virtualization
ESXi 6.5 was installed on the virtual server.However, even if you enter the URL of ESXi, the setting screen is not displayed.Currently, OS is not installed on the virtual server, so I would like to use...
View ArticleHow to add Virtual Serial Port to a VM in ESX 6.5 from Linux command line or...
Hi, I'm developing a script to import an OVF VM to an ESX 6.5 host.I'm using ovftool command to run the import. When I try to pass Virtual Serial Port properties (retreieved from .vmx file when I did...
View ArticleIntermittently Unable to log in to ESXi 6.5 running under Workstation 12
When logging in to ESXi 6.4 running as a guest OS under Workstation 12, I occasionally get this error: Cause: Error: [$rootScope:inprog]...
View ArticleCannot create Windows 10 VM under ESXi 6.5 running as a VM under Workstation 12
I'm running ESXi 6.5 as a VM under Workstation 12, which in turn is running under Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials. I am unable to create VMs under ESXi 6.5. From the Navigator I click on Host. From...
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Nested ESXi
Hello guys, I am trying to install a nested ESXi on hyper-v server. is it possible to do that?.if anyone did it kindly send me the steps and the requirements.actually i would like to install the ESXi...
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Nested vm in ESXi in VM Player
Hi, I am new to vm and I am trying to set up a nested system on my pc to test things out. I have EXSI 6.5 nested within VM ware Player. The problem is that I cant ping the vms in esxi from the host (my...
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Nested Hyper-V not working EXSi 6.0 U2
Hi all, I am using a Dell PowerEdge 1950 with dual Xeon Quad Core 5450 and 32Gigs of RAM. I was trying to set up an MCSA lab in EXSi. When I tried to install Hyper-V role in Server 2016 I was getting...
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VMWare 12 Workstation + QEMU Android Emulator = terrible slowpoke
Hi, I am trying to make a demo app for Android in VS2017 on the following machine. CPU - i7-3840QM, 16GB DDR3 Ram, 512Gb SSD. VS is installed in virtual machine (Win2008R2 in VMWare Workstation 12). I...
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ESXi Guest OS (VMWareworkstation pro over Win 2K12 R2)Popping an Error: This...
Hello Friends, Host Machine Configuration:Cisco UCS C220M42 Intel Xeons (10 Core)128 Gb Memory (16Gb * 4)ESXi 6.5 (Essentials License) Guest OS:Windows Server 2012 R2 (Installed with VMWare Workstation...
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Can I run VMware Workstation inside a Horizon VDI desktop?
Can I run VMware Workstation inside a Horizon VDI desktop? I have users that are used to having VMware Workstation on their physical PCs, and we wish to move them onto Horizon VDI but yet make the same...
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Nested ESXi VMs always on 100 % CPU
Hello, Regarding power consumption I would like to run a nested ESXi in Hyper-V on a Windows 10 computer. This computer has the following configuration : Hardware28 GB RAM for the whole computer240 GB...
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Nested ESXi 6.7 poor network performances on 10G network
Hello, i'm trying to setup a nested lab on 2 physical host with ESXi 6.7 U1 installed. I've configured DVS and a dpg dedicated to Nested ESXi hosts. To enable MAC learning for the specific dpg i've...
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Running a VirtualBox VM on ESXi
For an inter-organizational project, one of our users needs to run a VirtualBox VM. Since he can't run it on his laptop because Hyper-V is enabled, he asked if he could run it inside a VM on our...
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Nested vSphere under QEMU/KVM unable to run VMs or Manage hosts
Dear community, I am having troubles setting up a nested vSphere 6.7 environment under QEMU/KVM. I created my first vESXi VM where I mount an NFS share and deploy my vCenter to it. The vCenter...
View Articlenot_working_nested_virtualization_esxi5.5_u3
Hello! Help to understand why the nested virtualization on esxi 5.5 used on the dell poweredge r830 server does not work. Made the following points:- addes to the file /etc/VMware/configvhv.enabled =...
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Nested FT in vSphere 6.7
Hi All When I try to enable FT in my vSphere 6.7 nested lab, I received the following error: "Virtual Machine Fault Tolerance state changed. vCenter disabled Fault Tolerance because the Secondary VM...
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No connection from VM to outside and viceversa spite are connected to the...
Hello All, I have a small home lab on my laptop and I have few problems on it. I'd like to fix it to learn the product. ESXi 6.7 is installed VMware Workstatation for Linux (My dist is Kubuntu 18.04...
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A question about nested virtualization.
Hello,Nested virtualization in VMware working without any problem? Any experiences?For example, I install a Windows OS in VMware ESXi or Workstation and inside this OS install a tool like VirtualBox...
View ArticleInstall ESXi 6.5 or 6.7 on Hyper-v Windows SRV 2016 VM
Hello, I am trying to install ESXi 6.5 and later on Hyper-V Host. I have installed ESXi 6.0, old version and it works fine after doing:1. Enable nested virtualization on VM2. Using Legacy Net Adapter3....
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virtualization
hello all,i was trying to install ESXI 6.7 on ESXI 6.7 VM and i keep facing this error on the picture so i was wondering if any one could help me out?
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virtualization
hello all,so am trying to configure FCOE storage on ESXI 6.7 can any one guide me through the steps?
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Nested Virtualization Setup
I am looking to setup nested virtualization.. I'm pretty new to nested virtualization and vSpheres networking I was reading that enabling 'Promiscuous Mode' may have an impact on the rest of the...
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Issue setting 'options kvm ignore_msrs=1' for nested 64-bit VMs
Hi, I am having issues running 64-bit VMs on a nested ESXi 6.7 host running on KVM (Ubuntu 16.04.6 EVE-NG). I believe the fix is to enable 'options kvm ignore_msrs=1' on the main Ubuntu machine. I have...
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in an Azure standard offering the setup of ESXi fails with no network adapter...
I'm tinkering around with a nested virtualization setup, ESXi on Azure, and need help. The ESXi setup starts, however, it fails with No Network adapter. I didn't found for affordable home lab...
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Nested LAB ESXI: License
Hi, I have downloaded the OVA files from William, referenced in this document https://blogs.vmware.com/services-education-insights/files/2019/02/Nest-Lab-Tech-Doc-2.6.pdf However there is no trial...
View Articlevsphere home lab hardware--CPU discussion
Hi all ITers, i am looking for a new intel platform hardware to play some vmware home labs at home. currently, my home workstation hardware configurations are: intel Xeon E3-1230v3 with 32 GB DDR...
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hyper-v crashing
Hello, I'm attempting to run Windows 2019 with Hyper-V on ESXI 6.7 with the latest build but having an issue with Hyper-V crashing every 28-29 mins of running.
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This host supports Intel VT-x, but the Intel VT-x implementation is...
I can not power on vm because of this problem This host supports Intel VT-x, but the Intel VT-x implementation is incompatible with VMware ESX.
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Nested Virtualization
Hi Guys,Is there any security issue for my infrastructure to provide Nested Virtualizationfor my customer's VM?Please advice me in this regard
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Nested ESXi lab, mac learning enabled, slow vMotion
Hello,I've built a 3 nested ESXi 6.7 hosts lab out of an HP z420 with 128 GB of RAM and a E5-2640.I'm not particularly interested in tuning my lab for high performance, my objective is to maintain my...
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Nested vDS with LLDP
I am trying to build a lab environment and I am using a nested setup. One of the requirements is to have a vDS which can send LLDP packets. I have enabled LLDP on the nested vDS however the adapters...
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Failed to run KVM/QEMU under VMware Fusion
I am running a Fedora 32 VM in VMware Fusion Professional Version 11.5.3. I then configure a VM in Boxes (front end for KVM/QEMU) in Fedora and it fails to start. Initially it said hardware...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge 6525 with ESX 7.0.0 attempting Nested ESX results in...
Hi, I recently installed a Dell 6525 (Dual AMD Epyc 7302 16 Core CPUs, 128GB and 8TB Storage) and successfully installed ESX 6.7.0U3a, ESX 7.0.0 and Dell customised ESX 7.0.0 without any...
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esxi 7.0 nested on esxi 6.0 VM
In my physical ESXi 6.0 I've created a VM version 10. with 2 CPU and, 16GB RAM and 4 SCSI HDDmounting a ESXi 6.7 iso on it, I'm able to install ESXi in one of the 4 HDDmounting a ESXi 7.0 iso on it,...
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Proxmox nested on ESXi 7
Hi to allI'm trying to testing Proxmox on ESXi 7.I done it and it works. But all nework on Proxmox is isolate and don't access to the network resource.The promiscous mode is enable on the vswitch. Any...
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Virtualization Intel VT-xEPT it not supported on this plataform.
I currently have one of Dell's most powerful notebook, an E7300 latitude with Intel i7-8665U processor, 32 GB of memory and 512 SSD disk. I bought the latest version 16 of VMWare Workstation to run on...
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vmxnet3 casuing issues for Nested ESXi 6.7/7.01 running inside QEMU/KVM
Hi Nested Community, I have been using nested ESXi 6.7 under QEMU/KVM on a Ubuntu 18 host for a while now, and it has been working perfectly when the QEMU "e1000" network device is selected. I use the...
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