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VMware: Install ESX Server inside Workstation 6

Originally published 5 comments

A couple of hours ago, I created a tutorial for installing VMware ESX Server inside a VMware Workstation 6 guest.

I am still preparing the screencast and need to work out the correct procedure for exporting the media file.

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  1. Stan Kasper

    Greetings,

    Thank you for the instructions on setting up ESX 3.02 under Workstation 6.0. ESX 3.5 has just come out. I have tried to set that up. I can install 3.5 and get it running. But when I create a guest under it, it bombs out.

    Any special instructions on getting 3.5 working would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks,

    Stan

  2. admin

    Hi Stan, nice to see you here.

    Yep that is something I have seen and read on other VMWare usergroup forums. It seems that current version of VMWare Workstation 6 and new ESX 3.5 are not compatible without additional updates. It has something to do with the CPU masking, etc, the installation will work as I setup the video for 3.02 but as you noticed the guest will die upon start process.

    I have not get time myself to test and figure out the right configuration / update on WS from Vmware.

    Cheers, Ivan

  4. Neo

    Great Tutorial very well done, great screen shots.

    I tried checking some YouTube tutorial on the same topic but the videos had a bad resolution it was hard to see what the guy was doing.

    Keep up the great work.

    Neo

  5. Ankur

    I am getting blue dump after installing ESX 3.5 on VMWare 6.0. It gives me the blue dump in the first reboot itself though it takes a lot of time nealy 2 hrs to boot & throws blue dump.
    If anyone can help me i did appreciate.
    thanks
    ankur