Testing Container technologies in a virtual Fedora VM: systemd-nspawn
I need to test a Linux Fedora (and maybe other Linux distros) feature, Container Technologies (systemd-nspawn).I want to test it using a VM hosted by a VMware Workstation host.Have anybody made the...
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Nested ESXi Network Issue
I have two nested ESXi 6 machines running in a vCenter 5.5 Environment. They are on and Isolated Standard vSwitch with a Windows 7 machine. The Windows 7 machine can ping both of the ESXi 6 machines,...
View ArticleInstall ESXi 6.0U2 in VMware Workstation Pro 12 (12.1.1) VM with SATA virtual...
These two days I'm install ESXi in Workstation Pro 12. (1) create VM in workstation, 4x cpu, 16GB member, create 100GB SATA harddrive, select OS ESXi 6.0, connect virtual CD to ESXi 6.0U2 iso file.(2)...
View ArticleNested ESXi 6u2 Host on VMware Workstation v12 for Linux Network Problems
I Hello everyone, I have a virtual lab environment running in VMware Workstation v12 for Linux, and my ESXi hosts are not working properly on one of the virtual networks. All of my troubleshooting...
View ArticleESXi inside KVM
Hello! I wonder, if it is possible to run ESXi 5.0/5.1 inside KVM (proxmox) ? I need to run few for testing purposes. I cannot setup any other virtualization software. I need only ESXi itself, even...
View ArticleUnable to confngure iSCSI datastore
I created an ESXi 5.5 Update 2 VM hosted by a (physical) ESXi 5.5 Update 2 host member of a vSphere 5.5 infrastructure.Everything works fine except the iSCSI software adapter and the iSCSI initiator.I...
View Articlel can't install esxi5.5 in side esxi5.5 ....Although the server support...
l can't install esxi5.5 in side esxi5.5 ....Although the server support individualization technology ؟؟ Moderator Note: Discussion moved from Community Website Help to Nested Virtualization
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Not able to install windows server 2012 due to VT-x problems (64bit)
Hi guys, I'm currently having some trouble with the installation of Windows Server 2012 in vmware 12 pro. The picture below shows that i have no vtx, but i do have a 64bit processor so i am a little...
View ArticleVLANs 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...
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Vmware ESXI within Hyper-v (server 2012) networking issue
I am trying to get esxi running within hyper-v and it won't recognize the virtual switch even though I got it setup properly and it works with any other VMs on this system. I only have one NIC but...
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 ArticleRunning ESX under KVM with VM-x/EPT
I've been experimenting with setting up a test lab on a linux host with KVM as the layer 1 hypervisor and ESX as the layer 2. With KVM configured for nested, ept and ignore_msrs, and ESX set to...
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Join the vCloud Connector 1.5 Beta
The public beta of vCloud Connector 1.5 was released today. Join the beta to test out new features and more reliable workload transfers. Highlights for this release include: More Reliable Transfer of...
View ArticleVMware vCloud Client for iPad - Now Available in App Store
What would you use this app for? Share your questions and comments here.
View ArticleiPad vCloud App - how to expose RDP?
Guys can you share some documentation on how exactly a VM within a NAT/Routed vApp can be accessed via RDP / VNC / etc.? Is there any support from the Console Proxy functionality of vCD or does the...
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