Can I create CentOS7 with VM version 8 on vmware. (using vSphere Client)?
vmware compatiblity
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Fred
VMware (hardware) version 8 lines up with ESXi 5.0, so you won't be able to select CentOS7 on the drop-down box. This just means that it's not certified to work on that version of ESXi. You can still install CentOS7 though, you'll just need to select one of the "Linux Other" guest types instead.
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Is it possible to virtualize ESXi 6.7 in an existing ESXi 6.0?
The reason for this is to do tests before upgrading the main ESXi 6.0.
Main:
hpe-DL380 --- ESXi 6.0 --- vCenter6.0-vm
Want to test:
hpe-DL380 --- ESXi 6.0 --- nested ESXi 6.7
Found these nested ESX packages from here.
https://williamlam.com/nested-virtualization/nested-esxi-virtual-appliance
Thank you.
So, today, i downloaded this file, Nested_ESXi6.7_Appliance_Template_v1.ova and tried to deployed it in the ESXi 6.0.
The result is a failure.
vSphere client complained about the unsupported hardware family, vmx-13.
Looks like the nested ESXi version must be at least the same version as the physical ESXi.
You may be in luck due to using 6.0 but you will need a very specific configuration and this procedure is completely bleeding edge and totally unsupported. Furthermore it's been a few years since I worked at VMware and I don't have access to an ESXi host so the commands may have some minor typos.
get to the ESXi command line (https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.security.doc/GUID-12E27BF3-3769-4665-8769-DA76C2BC9FFE.html) and list the USB drivers manually using "vmkload_mod -l". If you see "usb-storage" you are in luck. If you see "vmkusb" then you're out of luck and can stop here (see below for why).
configure your ESXi 6.0 host to have no requirement for USB storage. For example, if your host boots from an SD card attached to the motherboard via a USB SD card reader then you need to get another host.
backup all your data or migrate the VMs you care about or whatever.
run these 3 commands (typos are possible)
service usb-arbitrator stop
vmkload_mod -u usb-storage
service usb-arbitrator start
You will have to repeat this after every reboot but you can make it permanent with this procedure: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2147565.
download a bootable ISO image of ESXi 6.7 from, for example, https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/details?productId=742&downloadGroup=ESXI670
burn the ISO image to a USB flash drive using, for example, https://miketabor.com/create-bootable-esxi-installer-usb-flash-drive/
attach the USB flash drive to your host and pass it through to your VM when your VM is powered off.
boot your VM from the ISO image on the USB flash drive and install the desired version of ESXi.
With newer versions of ESXi (6.7, 7.0) on the host this is no longer possible because the vmkusb native driver is monolithic so when the storage functionality is unloaded the host controller functionality also goes away.
Windows:
Now, I want to install a VMWare Workstation on the Windows Google Cloud Platform instance and next install another OS on that VMWare Workstation.
But I get this BSOD.
Linux:
Now, I want to install a VMWare Workstation on the Linux Google Cloud Platform instance and next install another OS on that VMWare Workstation.
But I get this error.
This host supports intel VT-x. but the Intel VT-x implementation is incompatible.
This host does not support Intel EPT hardware assisted MMU virtualization.
Module "CPUIDEarly" power on failed.
Failed to start the virtual machine.
How can I do it?
I agree with Martin that you may not want to run VMware workstation, but you may need nested virtualization for other stuff like VMware ESXi/qemu.
GCE VMs do support nested virtualization please see Enabling Nested Virtualization for VM Instances on how to do it. This will enable VT-x support inside the VM.
It is rather useless to install a type 2 (hosted) hypervisor inside a GCE virtual machine.
There are a) other options for VMware hosting or b) migrate these containers with Velostrata.
c) That one error message (assuming you'd go the proposed nested virtualization route) might require monitor.allowLegacyCPU = "true" in file config.ini, because it seems the CPU is not supported by VMware Workstation 14 (this at least works for some elder Intel® Xeon® CPU).
I don't have ESXi inhouse, but am building a VM for a customer and they have two environments, an ESXi5.5 deployment and a 6.7.
At the moment I'm only able to export to an OVF/OVA format, which (for my customer) has worked in their 6.7 environment as I've downloaded the (Linux) version of Workstation 15 and am wondering how on earth I get to export the VM for ESX5.5. The VMware forums and online help don't seem to have been updated for Workstation 15 as they refer to a wizard which isn't available in the version of Workstation 15 that I have (only available in the paid version?)
I've also downloaded the VMware vCenter Converter (Windows version, standalone) as I was under the impression that that would be able to do convert anything to anything and therefore do what I needed, but it will only allow me to export to a 5.5 ESXi server within my environment, which I don't have.
What I'm looking at doing is building a VM that can be used in any ESXi environment, so I guess I should ask: what really is the best tool for me to be able to do that, considering that I don't have ESXi deployed here and am using VMWare Workstation and VirtualBox.
I had hoped that OVA/OVF would be a standard, and perhaps that's correct for newer VMWare Type I hypervisors?
My assumption is that you're running into an issue where the VM of a specific hardware version cannot be imported to the 5.5 environment. Each version of vSphere has a compatible hardware version, they're listed here: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.7/com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-64D4B1C9-CD5D-4C68-8B50-585F6A87EBA0.html
To downgrade an existing VM's hardware, you can manually create a new (custom) VM in Workstation and when asked for the Virtual Disk, point to the existing disks you have already created. Additional information: https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1028019
Hi i am studying for an interview where i want to know the process required for upgrade process for VMWare ESXi 4.0 to 5.1 to 5.5?
What do we upgrade first VCenter or ESXi or VMS?
What process do we have to follow and which tools do we use?
Before beginning any upgrade, make sure that the hardware is compatible with the version of VMware you want to install. This can be verified using the VMware HCL. Also, make sure that the ESX version is compatible with the VM guest OS. On occasions there are legacy systems on extremely outdated versions of Windows that get virtualized. Plan for downtime. Upgrading VM hardware and VMware tools require reboots. If this is not planned it can result in unplanned outages, downtime, etc.
You upgrade vCenter first, followed by the host and lastly VMware tools and virtual machine hardware version on VMs. Be careful when upgrading the virtual machine hardware. Upgrading to the latest VM hardware removes some of the manageability from the vSphere desktop client and forces you to use the web client.
You can also use update manager to schedule host upgrades, patching, etc as well as VMware tools deployment. This is just an overview; there is obviously more to it than this.
There didn't seem to be a dedicated Virtualization SE, so...
I am looking to install VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5.1 (or an older version if it helps) on a 64bit AMD A8 architecture.
Is there a path to doing this without destroying/having to reinstall Windows 8 already preinstalled by the Vendor (Acer), making it one of the VMs instead?
Or in general? (Eg. on another PC running 32bit Ubuntu, where I would like to "insert" a Hypervisor as well).
Use VMware Converter. It converts a physical machine into a VM during runtime. It is freely downloadable after registering on the VMware site:
http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/
Yes, you can install VMware Workstation and then install vShpere Hypervisor 5.1 as a guest OS. I have done that before. VMware Workstation supports the so called nested virtualization which means you it can expose the hardware virtualization feature of CPU which is required by vSphere to the guest OS. If you don't want to pay for VMware Workstation, you can use VMware Player which is free but capable of nested virtualization.