Longmode 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 ArticleBSOD In Workstation 8.0.1 On Windows 2008 R2 With VT/AMD-V Passthrough
Hi, I had this BSOD in 8.0.0 and 8.0.1 Host OS is Windows 2008 R2 SP1 with current patch levels Create a guest vm and install ESXi 5.0 Under CPU, enable Virtualize Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/RVI Boot up...
View ArticleVirtualizing Citrix XenClient?
XenClient requires VT-x and recommends VT-d. In vSphere 5 and Workstation 8, we can virtualize VT-x, but not VT-d. In theory, we'd be able to virtualize XenClient but some parts (HD Audio and 3D...
View ArticlePreparing for VCP 5 exam. Which processor is best for VCP training
Hi Guys, I am preparing for VCP 5 exam. For getting hands-on experience, I intent to use home lab. I am thinking of installing ESXi in VMWARE Workstation. I would like to assemble new pc...
View ArticleIdeas for setting up a vm network part physical, part nested
Hi All,I want to set up a physical vmware vsphere 5 test network. With 2 x ESXi hosts so i can perform failover.so i have 2 servers:1= HP Proliant DL320G5p, 4GB RAM & Intel Xeon dual core...
View ArticleESXi-on-ESXi 5.0 strange issue with CPU cycles
Hi,I deploy a ESXi nested hypervisor and have have 19 VM's runing in the virtual ESX, half of them are 64 bit OS's.I start to see some problem swith CPU competition by the VM's, where in esxtop the RDY...
View ArticleIt is possible to install an Esxi 5.0 vm nestend on Esxi 4.0 platform?
Hello.I've tryied to searching not only the forum but also on internet.I'm trying to build a lab with esxi 5.0 servers (only a couple, a vcenter) on a already cluster of vSphere 4.1 upd2 development...
View ArticleHow to run 64 bit nested VM's on ESXI4
Hi All I am unable to run 64bit nested VM's inside esxi4 .My physical processsor is Intel I7-2670QM. I already added " vhv.allow=TRUE" in /etc/vmware/config file. But still no luck are there any...
View ArticleRunning ESXi 5 inside a VM
Although I've built a HP enterprise server to run it in a previous job and have some experience with VMWare Workstation, I'm a newbie when it comes to ESXi This is my first post and I know this has...
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Problem converting 64bit OS VM into Nested ESXi 5
Now I know this is not officialy supported by VMware, but still I need to ask.. I have two nested ESXi 5 Servers running on a physical ESXi 5 Server.When trying to convert a Windows Server 2008 R2 that...
View Articlexenserver 6.02 and patch 05 in vm on esxi 5
esxi server- Version 5- vSwitch: promiscuous mode = accept- vlan: all vm- os other - esxi 5 I use this environment to develop xenserver unattended installation - all works fine until install patch...
View ArticleUSB Passthrough ESXi Crash
I'm not sure where to put this but I've only seen this happen with my virtual ESXi host. Can somebody explain this error/crash to me?
View Articlemy vSwitch1 always lost.
i have encounter this case for several times.1.install esxi 5.X 2. configurate esxi network throught vsphere. create new network on vmnic1,it creates vswitch1.then i create vm groups, until now it...
View ArticleNested vCloud Director
I've gotten as far as creating my vSphere environment and installing VCD 5.1 on top of it. Everything looks great until I deploy a vApp. The VMs actually do get deployed in my environment but I do...
View ArticleError pop-up noticed while upgrading from ESXi5.0 to ESXi5.1 & ESXi4.1 to...
Scenario-1: Upgrading from ESXi5.0 to ESXi5.1 Description: Upgrading from ESXi5.0 to ESXi5.1 on ESX server was completed Successfully. After upgrading ESX server, we went to start all guests &...
View Articlenot sure if it is a problem with esxi5.1 about attaching ISO to VM
esxi5.1.i always encounter this problems.1.if i attach a ISO to vms, it is connecting all the time. i have to close vsphere,and attach again.i expect it is possible to attach a ISO to several...
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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 Articleinvalid file format (10) 0 not all descriptor fields are present
hi, I am facing an error mentioned in the subject line while converting a .vmdk file into .vhd file. any suggestion or pointer would be appreciated. ThanksDhananjay
View ArticleOS virtualization with hardware virtualization
Will installing OpenVZ within fedora 17 which in turn is inside VMware workstation have performance problems.
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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...
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