I keep getting an error message when trying to setup ESXi 5 on VMware workstation.
The ESXi installer boots up and there is a progress bar at the top. When this bar 'fills up' the installer wants to start the kernel but it freezes and VMware workstation displays the error message: "The CPU has been disabled by the guest operating system. You will need to power off or reset the virtual machine at this point."
Testing VMware ESXi 5 on VMware Workstation 8
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I tried to clone the snapshot before making more changes, just to have a backup, and that failed too.
Cloning failed: reached the host's limit for open files.
Thinking the errors are related, I looked into how many files are actually part of this VM. The list was HUGE.
I have 13 snapshots before the one giving me trouble, so I tried deleting a few of them to reduce the number of files VMware would need to open. This fixed everything. I could have increased the max number of open files, but many of those snapshots were not needed any longer.
What's your budget? I mean, I can give you several really cool options but they may not fit your budget.
You can easily fit that into a 1U though.
UPDATE:
Now that we've established a budget of $1,000 or so...
- Quad core processor for sure.
- Decent motherboard that can handle as much memory as you can afford.
- As much RAM as you can afford
- Get a couple (or more) of 7,200RPM or better large drives. Speed over size but try for both.
- RAID if you can. (I'm not gunna get into a RAID-type discussion here)
- 64 bit base OS (I prefer Linux)
- VMWare workstation will be just fine for your purpose.
Obviously the more drives, etc you add to this thing the louder its going to be so I don't think you need to go too hog wild.
Hardware is getting cheaper all the time so you don't really need anything over the top... just enough to keep you happy for 1-2 years... then you can update/upgrade as you see fit.
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Best Answer
Yes you can do this. This have been done and tested.
You just need a 64-bit CPU and also VT-x supported.
After this, you can install VMware Workstation 8 and then create a vSphere 5 inside.
Take a look at this article, where you can do this, and what changes you need to do in your VMware Workstation or VM that will hold that ESXi.
http://www.sysprobs.com/guide-install-vmware-vsphere-5-esxi-5-vmware-workstation-windows-7
Hope this can help you