ESXi 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...
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 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 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...
View Articlecompatibility issue between Microsoft setup and VMware s/w?
I have setup a virtual machine on microsoft cloud and trying to install ESXi on it which is a VMware software. is it possible?
View Articlenested virtual machine Intel-VT EVC mode issue
Hi, I have gone through the threads in the forum that revolve around nested virtual machine and hardware virtualization not being exposed to the VMs. However I could not get to the bottom of the...
View ArticleUnable to install any 64 Bit Microsoft OS in esxi 4.0 or 4.1
Hello All, I am new to this community and I was told by lot of my friends who use VMware that this is the best platform to get my questions answered. I am currently in the process of setting up VMware...
View ArticleOS virtualization with hardware virtualization
Will installing OpenVZ within fedora 17 which in turn is inside VMware workstation have performance problems.
View ArticleVMware ESXi 5.1 can run Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 VMs too, nice!
I've created a detailed step-by-step instructions (with screenshots and video) using all GA level code over here:http://tinkertry.com/esxi-5-1-running-hyper-v-server-2012using the "Core" version of the...
View Articlenetwork poor performance on guest esxi 5
Hi All,Iam creating a lab environment with nest esxi serversI have installed a esxi 5 on a physical machine and two VMs esxi 5.0.Everything installed correctly, but Iam having poor performance on the...
View Articleguest vm networking to ESXi hypervisor VM broken
Hi FolksFirst of all, i want to thank you all for the great help you have been providing, andreally appreciate the valuable time and inputs from you. I seek your help in an issue i am facing: I have a...
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Nested ESXi 5.1 with Intel Nehalem L5520 CPU's
Hi, I am having difficulty setting up the nesting of ESXi 5.1, hope you can help please. I have a physical DL350 G6 with Intel L5520 CPU's, which support both VT-x & EPT. I have followed the guide...
View ArticleVMware workstation 7.1 on virtual machine
Hi, For testing purpose I'm using ESX5.0 on which i have different VMs. On one of the VM having OS win2k8R2 I have installled workstaion 7.1. I have done the required setting for nested virtualization...
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