How to Install VMware ESXi 4.0 on Workstation 6.5.2 as a VM

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Information

Title: 

How to Install VMware ESXi 4.0 on Workstation 6.5.2 as a VM

Author(s): 

Xtravirt (Paul Buckle)

Target Audience: 

Technical - Novice

First Published: 

11 June 2009

Products: 

VMware ESXi 4.0, Workstation 6.5.2

UID: 

XD10090

This white paper outlines the process of installing ESXi 4.0 in Workstation 6.5.2 as a VM. Being able to run VMware ESXi 4.0 as a VM under VMware Workstation gives users and professionals in the IT community great flexibility when it comes to learning, experimenting or even demonstrating the product, however this is not an officially supported deployment.

Want to test drive the freely downloadable ESXi 4.0? Then why not install it within VMware Workstation and try it out now...

Update 1.2: 11th December 2009

This paper has been updated with a single change as follows:
Originally: monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = "TRUE"
New Value: monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = TRUE

Although it worked with the "TRUE" entry with quotes some text editors that are used to edit the .vmx file might convert these to double quotes causing the error below:

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Overview

This white paper outlines the process of installing ESXi 4.0 in Workstation 6.5.2 as a VM (virtual machine). Being able to run VMware ESXi 4.0 as a VM under VMware Workstation gives users and professionals in the IT community great flexibility when it comes to learning, experimenting or even demonstrating the product, however this is not an officially supported deployment.

The approach is fundamentally no different to VMware ESXi 3.5, the main difference simply being the change in minimum hardware requirements for the virtual machine and parts of the actual installation of ESXi 4.0 itself.

Key Concepts:

• Step by step install guide for VMware ESXi 4.0 as a virtual machine within VMware Workstation 6.5.2

References

Links: 

1. VMware vSphere Downloads, http://www.vmware.com/download/vsphere/