Install ESXi 5.5 in ESXi 5.5 Virtual Machine
I am trying to create a Nested ESXi 5.5 environment for testing purposes.The VM should have IDE disks and CPU should use "Use Intel VT-x/AMD-V " Is there anything else I need to do, to be able to run...
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Hi all, I have set up a nested lab with three esxi hosts and two datastores connected with Microsoft iscsi target server. I know nested vm's are not supported but I am trying to set up this lab because...
View ArticleWhat are the benefits in the execution of type 1 virtualization platforms...
I'm doing a reaserch and can't find the real benefits of this type of nested virtualization. Thanks
View ArticleNested VM Question
Hi All,I am trying to setup my LAB for some testing purpose. I have created a VM with 8 Gb RAM and 4 vCPU(On a Cisco UCS Blade) and installed WinXP on it.. In Windows, I have installed Workstation and...
View ArticleNeed Help in best practices & and design consideration for migrating Citrix...
Hello, I have a customer who will move his entire Citrix Xenapp farm from Citrix Hypervisor to VMware vSphere Hypervisor. I am looking for help on the following:- What are the best practices...
View ArticleESX monitor
I used java program for esx monitoring (wrote in VMware VI and vSphere SDK by STEVE) to get the performance value for CPU, memory, disk I/o, bandwidth , it work fine and i get correct values, bur some...
View Article"This virtual machine is configured for 64-bit guest operating systems....
Hi, I have installed vmware 5.5 hypervisor on hp G8 microserver. I have created one vm as windows 2008 R2. I have also install vmware workstation 11 on this vm. In this workstation when I tried to run...
View ArticleDisabling hyperthreading in ESXi 5.5 for Exchange 2013
Hey guys, We've been having performance issues recently on our mailbox server running Exchange 2013 affecting mainly the free/busy. I went through the sizing and best practice documents from VMware...
View ArticleNew vCloud Suite Purchase and Install - No Edge Gateway?
vCloud Suite 6 no longer comes with vCNS, but does allow upgrading customers to bring their existing vCNS product forward. So what does a new customer do when installing an Edge cluster to secure...
View ArticleP2V and possible CPU contention
Hi all, I am struggeling with CPU performance. I have 2 ESX servers that i want to use for MS SQL servers. I want virtualize our remaining current physical SQL servers. Memory isn't an issue, but there...
View ArticleNested virtualization not available in Solaris 11.2
Hello! Anybody know why virtual hardware virtualization is not available for my Solaris 11.2 guest?I want to be able to use Solaris kernel zones. Host environment: SuperMicro A1SRM-2758F, 32GB RAM...
View ArticleThis virtual machine is configured for 64-bit guest operating systems....
I'm trying to install Windows 2008 server 64 bit operating system on VMWARE workstation 9 which is installed on WINDOWS 7 HOME PREMIUM 64 BIT . and i'm getting this error "This virtual machine is...
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 ArticleRequirements for nesting ESXi 6.0 in VMware workstation 9.0
I attempted to install ESXi 6.0 nested in a VMware Workstation 9 host on a Windows 8.1 64bit PC.The installation works fine, but I am unable to access the network.Is there any requirement I am...
View Articlebackup planning
Hi, Could anyone please confirm the best method to connect a SAS tape library in the following setup? 2x Dell servers running ESXi 5.51x Dell server running Win Server 2008 r2 & vcenter1x Dell...
View ArticleVirtualized Intel VT-x/EP is not supported on this platform
Hi guys, I'm trying to power up an appliance (Unified Networking Lab) on a free stand alone ESXi 6.0.0 hypervisor and getting the following error :"Virtualized Intel VT-x/EP is not supported on this...
View ArticlevCloud Connector
I am in the process of making a new vCloud and am trying to utilize vCloud Connector to transfer templates however, when I attempt to add a node to the server, all I get is invalid credentials. I've...
View ArticleESXI over KVM VM
I am trying to install ESXi 6.0 over KVM vm having CentOS 64 bit.But I am getting error while loading ESXi installer. The error is related to CPU model compatibility.I am attaching the screenshot of...
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