How to run windows 7 x64 vmware player in virtualized server under esxi5.5
I have a server I would like to virtualize. Ran P2V and converted it.There is a windows 7 vmware player that will not run on the server because it says Long Mode is not supported.On the host:...
View ArticleUnable to Run any ISO image on ESX 5.5
Hi All, I have installed VM Esx 5.5 on Workstation 10. I am trying to RUN Iso images from DataStore /HostStorage and even Running Directly from the CD, Same message keep comming Operating system not...
View ArticleOS-X Suddenly getting the "Mac OS X Not Suppored" To run you need a host...
Not sure what happened here. I downloaded Yosemite yesterday. It worked fine..then all of a sudden today I am getting the error. Nothing changed on my hardware. Any ideas?
View ArticleNeed quick help
HElloim going to buy a laptop dell Latitude E5540with i5-4200u cpu 8 gb ram and ssdi want to use it for testing and creating virtual labis this cpu good for vmware im going to run windows lab(server...
View ArticleNetwork adapter for ESXi 5.5 on Workstation 10
I have an ESXi 5.5 guest hypervisor running on an ESXi 5.5 host hypervisor. I used vCenter Standalone Converter 5.5.2 to convert the guest hypervisor to a VMWare Workstation VM (v10). Now the network...
View ArticleRun ESXi 5.5 U2 as a guest in an ESXi 5.5 U2 host
I need to perform some tests using an ESXi guest hosted by an ESXi host on an HP ML350 Gen8 server.ESXi 5.5 U2 host looks to support only V4, V7 and V8 VM.Have anybody tested a similar...
View ArticleVMware Workstation vs. ESXi for nested virtualization?
Although I have my thoughts on the subject, I'd like to hear what others have to say. What are the pros and cons of using Workstation vs. ESXi for running nested ESXi and VMs inside for home lab...
View ArticleShared storage issue
I made some test using Virtual PC on my PC and I was able to nest 2 ESXi gests and a shared stoarage based on either a FreeNas or a Nas4Free virtual NAS.I was able to use either iSCSI and NFS...
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Partial Network issue ESXi 5.5 VM
Network Setup RouterIP: 192.168.1.1Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0Serves as DHCP server for range: 192.168.1.2 - 192.168.1.254 Hyper-V Host (Windows 2012R2)Connected directly to the Router with a fixed IP...
View Articlenested ESXi vHost networking, the nested VMs cannot access outside world.
my DataCenter configured as following: 1. Physical Switch connected to 3 Physical Server. vCenter Server IP: 192.168.10.10 two ESXi Physical Hosts: IP: 192.168.10.11/12....
View ArticleBridged networking not working with nested VMware Workstation
I am having an issue that I can't seem to find any answer to.... We are running Vsphere 5.5 and I have 2 Guests each running Windows 7 64-bit. Each of these guests has VMware Workstation 10 running...
View ArticleESXi 5.0 nested FT issue -> i7-2600 not supported for FT ?
Hi guys, I have got a i7-2600 on a ASRock Z68 Extreme4 Gen 3 motherboard as a ESXi 5.0 whitebox setup. I have 2 virtualised ESXi 5.0 in a cluster with a nested Linux VM running, both vMotion &...
View ArticleVmware 11 and DOC-8970
Hi, Are there noupgradein documentDOC-9870forvmware11? https://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8970 Regards,
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How To Create Nested Virtualization Using Hyper-V In The Guest?
Hi, I try to do nested virtualization with VMware Player v7 and Windows Server 2012 R2 as the guest but fail to install the Hyper-V role. According to thisVMware document, it's possible to run a VM...
View ArticleHome lab hardware..
I have a Dell server poweredge 6850.. and im planing to buy 2 more that support vtx to be configured as esxi hosts... i was using the 6850 with windows installed and then vmware workstation and esxi...
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This virtual machine is configured for 64-bit guest operating systems......
Hello everybody, i have running on my PC VMware Workstation 8.I have enough ressources to create and start my own Virtual machines, but if i get some VM from another system there comes everytime this...
View ArticleExit standby mode in ESXi
I have vcenter appliance with 4 Esxi , when I put any Esxi server in stand by mode I cannot wake up it again , I read these two articles Exit standby mode task timeout and the host status is not update...
View Articleesxi disconnected from vsphere client when trying to add iscsi storage...
hi i have one esxi 5.5 running on vmware workstation 11 .at the first boot of the esxi everything goes smooth . i add iscsi adapter to add a san storage on anothe vm running free nas (on work station...
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Help with nested 5.5 install please - "Logs are stored on non-persistent...
Hi All, I must be missing something as my nested install keeps failing. I have done this before albeit with older versions. I have a DellC6100 with L5639 CPU's and 48GB of RAM. I've configured the...
View ArticleDoes Vsphere 6.0 support VMCS Shadowing?
I cannot find any information about VMCS shadowing in vSphere 6.0 release notes or white papers. Does someone know whether it is supported or not? TIA,Oliver
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