VM Guests can't see beyond Bridge Network
My nested ESXi seems to works ok. Is able to to pick up office DHCP. vmnet0 mode is set to Bridge as I want its VM guests to use the office DHCP ips. Humm DHCP boot request does not work for guest VMs....
View ArticleRunning a 32-bit application within a virtual Windows Server 2008 R2 x64
Hello, I am starting to go cross-eyed looking for a solution to my problem. ----------- The following is backgroundinformation as to WHY I am asking the question below ------------------------ I got an...
View ArticleUnable to ping Virtual Machines inside ESXi host (vSphere Home Lab)
I am using VMware workstation 9, I have 4 VMs created inside the workstation.(192.168.1.0 this network is defined inside VMware workstation using VM network editor) Domain controller -...
View ArticleLongmode is disabled for this virtual machine
I'm running a Gateway DX4850-57 PC, Intel Core i7-2600, 3.4 GHz, 64-bit, 8GB. VT is enabled on the BIOS. I installed Workstation 8 and created a ESXI5 host (60 day trial). I connect to the ESXI5...
View ArticleESXi 5 Loading New VM from ISO
I have ESXi 5 loaded on my server and I have uploaded a known working ISO file ( I booted it to a stand alone server and it works) to my datastore, yet when I boot the new vm it goes straight to pxe...
View ArticleESXi 5.1 Fault Tolerance feature not working....
Hi, I have installed 2 esxi hosts on my Vmware workstation 9.0 lab setup for testing purpose. My server is DL 980 G7 containing intel processor.I have enabled intel vt virtualization in the bios and...
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unable to boot x64 VMs on nested ESXi host
Hi Gurus, I would like to seek your expertise on checking the issue with my nested 5.1 ESXi. I was able to install nested ESXi host but I can't boot a x64 VMs. I keeps on prompting me the following:...
View ArticleESXi as a guest hypervisor under Hyper-V
Hi All, I'm trying to install a VM within a VM, and I have found out that this is not easily possible using Hyper-V.My host laptop is Windows 8, and I have installed Windows Server 2012 on it as a...
View Articlerunning centOs 6.3 KVM under esxi 5.1
Hi all,I am trying to run Linux CentOs With KVM under esxi 5.1, Is it possible?I am trying to load kvm_intel but I receive error.ThanksLucas
View ArticleESXi first timer
Hi All, I suspect that this question has been asked before, I am new to this community and its the first time I have posted, please excuse any Faux Pas. The question I have is can I install 2 ESXi...
View ArticleRunning VMware ESX in a virtual machine requires the outer virtual machine to...
Hi All.. Am having an vm running on virtual ESxi 4.1 . But i can 't able to poweron the instance . am getting an error " Running VMware ESX in a virtual machine requires the outer virtual machine to...
View ArticlePromiscuous mode in VMware Fusion / Workstation
I am currently running ESXi as a guest in VMware Fusion. It runs great surprisingly! Every time the guest (ESXi) is started a message pops up asking for my user password, saying that a guest is trying...
View ArticleESXi as VM under a 2008R2 VM running on unknown host OS (esxi/xen)
Dear all, A quick question before I embark on this quest. I have access to a VM runnig 2008R2 64 on a esxi/xen host (don't know exactly, host server is miles away);Within the VM i want to install esxi...
View Articleinstall XenServer on ESXI as a VM
Hi guys,i have need to install Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 on ESXi 5 as a VM. With this link https://ip-address/mob/?moid=ha-host&doPath=capability i have seen that my HD support "nestedHVSupported"....
View ArticleIs it possible to run Mac OS X guests in ESXi nested?
Is it possible to run Mac OS X guests in ESXi that is running not on bare metal (like Apple XServe), but rather as a guest in VMware Fusion that is running on a MacMini computer? After all the physical...
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Windows server 2000 installation on vSphere 5.1 (VMware esxi 5.1)
When creating a new virtual machine on vSphere 5.1 (VMware esxi 5.1) it asks for the version of guest operating system i'm going to install. But in the drop down menu they provide Windows Server 2000...
View ArticleHyper-V 2012 on vCloud 5.1
No problem getting Hyper-V running on vSphere 5.1, but on the same hosts under vCloud it fails with the Add Roles & Features claiming that there is already another hypervisor running. I'm 99%...
View ArticleNested ESXi 5.1
Hi All, I build a server with ESXi 5.1. On this server, I deploy 100 Nested ESXi VMs from template. How can I use a script to assign ip address for 100 ESXi VMs? Thanks so much.
View ArticleNesting Hyper-v 2012 in Esxi5.1
Hi.I'm trying to create a couple of Windows 2012 VM with Hyper-v enabled to set up a LAB.I've added the vhv.allow TRUE entry to the /etc/vmware/config file ( though I did not reboot the server )I've...
View ArticleAssistance needed enabling nested vSphere 5.0 U2 FT on Sandy bridge Xeon server
After three or four days of trying to get FT working in a nested vSphere 5.0 VM, I am reaching out to the community for assistance. My efforts to enable FT on my nested vSphere VMs has moved from...
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