Comments on: Running VMware ESX 3.5 and ESXi in Workstation on your desktop PC http://happyrouter.com/running-vmware-esx-35-and-esxi-in-workstation-on-your-desktop-pc Your Source for Cisco Networking How-To Articles & Videos Wed, 02 May 2012 21:11:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Mandar Shete http://happyrouter.com/running-vmware-esx-35-and-esxi-in-workstation-on-your-desktop-pc/comment-page-2#comment-847 Mandar Shete Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:00:15 +0000 http://happyrouter.com/happyrouter/?p=153#comment-847 I have configured 3 ESX 4.0 (evaluation version) with vCenter 4.0 & Openfiler iSCSI SAN on my Acer Aspire 5745 Laptop using Workstation 7. But unable to deploy 64bit operating system on the any ESX host. On Laptop there is no option to enable / disable VT. Can someone help me on the this issue? -- Regards, Mandar Shete I have configured 3 ESX 4.0 (evaluation version) with vCenter 4.0 & Openfiler iSCSI SAN on my Acer Aspire 5745 Laptop using Workstation 7. But unable to deploy 64bit operating system on the any ESX host. On Laptop there is no option to enable / disable VT. Can someone help me on the this issue?

–
Regards,
Mandar Shete

]]> By: Ajosh http://happyrouter.com/running-vmware-esx-35-and-esxi-in-workstation-on-your-desktop-pc/comment-page-2#comment-819 Ajosh Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:13:17 +0000 http://happyrouter.com/happyrouter/?p=153#comment-819 Can i run VM player on ESXi. I get an error that need to configure outer virtual machine. Can i run VM player on ESXi. I get an error that need to configure outer virtual machine.

]]> By: Deepak http://happyrouter.com/running-vmware-esx-35-and-esxi-in-workstation-on-your-desktop-pc/comment-page-2#comment-787 Deepak Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:20:36 +0000 http://happyrouter.com/happyrouter/?p=153#comment-787 Hi, I have AMD64 Athlon 5000+ Processor with 5GB RAM, 80GB HDD for Host & 160GB to store the VM’s. I am using VMware Workstation 6.5 & in that I have installed ESX4.1 Evaluation Copy & Windows 2k3 (64-bit) Enterprise Edition. In Virtual guest machine of Windows 2k3, I have installed VIM4.1.0 Evaluation Copy & VI Client. I used VI Client to access the single ESX Server. I have created a WinXP Guest machine in the ESX Server with default setting. I have already copied the ISO image of the WinXP in the vmimages folder of the ESX server & mounted to the virtual CD-ROM drive. When I am trying to install the OS on WinXP Guest machine, I am not able to install the OS & getting the following error: Running VMware ESX in a virtual machine requires the outer virtual machine to be configured for running a VMware ESX guest operating system. You cannot power on a virtual machine until the outer virtual machine is reconfigured. Please help me. Hi,
I have AMD64 Athlon 5000+ Processor with 5GB RAM, 80GB HDD for Host & 160GB to store the VM’s. I am using VMware Workstation 6.5 & in that I have installed ESX4.1 Evaluation Copy & Windows 2k3 (64-bit) Enterprise Edition. In Virtual guest machine of Windows 2k3, I have installed VIM4.1.0 Evaluation Copy & VI Client.
I used VI Client to access the single ESX Server. I have created a WinXP Guest machine in the ESX Server with default setting. I have already copied the ISO image of the WinXP in the vmimages folder of the ESX server & mounted to the virtual CD-ROM drive.
When I am trying to install the OS on WinXP Guest machine, I am not able to install the OS & getting the following error:

Running VMware ESX in a virtual machine requires the outer virtual machine to be configured for running a VMware ESX guest operating system. You cannot power on a virtual machine until the outer virtual machine is reconfigured.

Please help me.

]]> By: admin http://happyrouter.com/running-vmware-esx-35-and-esxi-in-workstation-on-your-desktop-pc/comment-page-1#comment-775 admin Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:46:52 +0000 http://happyrouter.com/happyrouter/?p=153#comment-775 Deepak, Wow - 2 hours! This is strange... I have seen ESX run slowly in WS but this is amazingly slow... Honestly, I don't know the exact cause. I would suggest trying to increase the RAM on the ESX VM to 2GB & retesting. You could also try running ESX 4i as it is going to be thinner - much faster to install and boot. Hope that helps! -David Deepak,
Wow – 2 hours!
This is strange… I have seen ESX run slowly in WS but this is amazingly slow… Honestly, I don’t know the exact cause. I would suggest trying to increase the RAM on the ESX VM to 2GB & retesting.
You could also try running ESX 4i as it is going to be thinner – much faster to install and boot.
Hope that helps!
-David

]]> By: Deepak http://happyrouter.com/running-vmware-esx-35-and-esxi-in-workstation-on-your-desktop-pc/comment-page-1#comment-774 Deepak Mon, 03 Jan 2011 07:52:58 +0000 http://happyrouter.com/happyrouter/?p=153#comment-774 Hi, I have Core 2 Deo machine with 3GB RAM, 80 GB HDD to store VM's...... I am trying to install ESX3.5 on workstation 7, with H/W compatibility - Workstation 6.5. When I completed GUI installation & reboot, it takes more than 2 hours to complete the process. I have configured the VM as, Processor - 1 RAM - 1 GB HDD - 40GB After the process completed, when I ping the ESX server it Replies with trip time is in between 336ms to 2430ms & it's not access by any browser. Please tell me what's wrong happened..................... Hi,
I have Core 2 Deo machine with 3GB RAM,
80 GB HDD to store VM’s…… I am trying to install ESX3.5 on workstation 7, with H/W compatibility – Workstation 6.5. When I completed GUI installation & reboot, it takes more than 2 hours to complete the process.
I have configured the VM as,
Processor – 1
RAM – 1 GB
HDD – 40GB
After the process completed, when I ping the ESX server it Replies with trip time is in between 336ms to 2430ms & it’s not access by any browser. Please tell me what’s wrong happened…………………

]]> By: admin http://happyrouter.com/running-vmware-esx-35-and-esxi-in-workstation-on-your-desktop-pc/comment-page-1#comment-754 admin Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:36:45 +0000 http://happyrouter.com/happyrouter/?p=153#comment-754 Hi Troy, I haven't seen this error before but have you looked at the VMware KB article that sounds like a similar error in Workstation? http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=101 Hope that helps! Thanks for visiting the site, David Hi Troy,
I haven’t seen this error before but have you looked at the VMware KB article that sounds like a similar error in Workstation?
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=101
Hope that helps!
Thanks for visiting the site,
David

]]> By: Troy http://happyrouter.com/running-vmware-esx-35-and-esxi-in-workstation-on-your-desktop-pc/comment-page-1#comment-753 Troy Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:27:14 +0000 http://happyrouter.com/happyrouter/?p=153#comment-753 Regarding my previous post, the the cpu has been disabled by the guest operating system error occurs when trying to install ESXi 4.1 on vm workstation Regarding my previous post, the the cpu has been disabled by the guest operating system error occurs when trying to install ESXi 4.1 on vm workstation

]]> By: Troy http://happyrouter.com/running-vmware-esx-35-and-esxi-in-workstation-on-your-desktop-pc/comment-page-1#comment-752 Troy Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:48:52 +0000 http://happyrouter.com/happyrouter/?p=153#comment-752 I have vm workstation 7 installed on a Dell Optiplex 780, Intel Core 2 duo cpu e7500@2.93 gHZ, 3.21GB Ram. added lines to .vmx monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = TRUE monitor_control.vt32 = TRUE Error during loading. the cpu has been disabled by the guest operating system I have vm workstation 7 installed on a Dell Optiplex 780, Intel Core 2 duo cpu e7500@2.93 gHZ, 3.21GB Ram. added lines to .vmx
monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = TRUE
monitor_control.vt32 = TRUE
Error during loading.
the cpu has been disabled by the guest operating system

]]> By: anuj http://happyrouter.com/running-vmware-esx-35-and-esxi-in-workstation-on-your-desktop-pc/comment-page-1#comment-751 anuj Sun, 24 Oct 2010 12:23:36 +0000 http://happyrouter.com/happyrouter/?p=153#comment-751 thanks mate that what i am looking for cheers :) thanks mate that what i am looking for

cheers :)

]]> By: Theodore http://happyrouter.com/running-vmware-esx-35-and-esxi-in-workstation-on-your-desktop-pc/comment-page-1#comment-748 Theodore Sat, 16 Oct 2010 17:42:55 +0000 http://happyrouter.com/happyrouter/?p=153#comment-748 Hai Dave, I have installed esx4.1 on vmworkstation. Now connected through vsphere client and build a Vm (nested vm) when i start the vm in vsphere client it comes up with error message "Running Vmware ESX in a virtual machine requires the outer virtual machine to be configured for running a VMware ESX guest OS . you cannot power on a VM until the outer VM is reconfigured " how to configure the outer Vm i.e. VM workstation to run nested VM. Thankyou in advance Hai Dave,
I have installed esx4.1 on vmworkstation. Now connected through vsphere client and build a Vm (nested vm) when i start the vm in vsphere client it comes up with error message “Running Vmware ESX in a virtual machine requires the outer virtual machine to be configured for running a VMware ESX guest OS . you cannot power on a VM until the outer VM is reconfigured ” how to configure the outer Vm i.e. VM workstation to run nested VM.
Thankyou in advance

]]>