So news is in courtesy of Alessandro that it looks like it’s quite possible that folks will no longer be able to run ESX as a guest OS inside VMware Workstation. We all know it’s not a good idea - but sometimes it’s the easiest way of being able to demonstrate or troubleshoot issues when you don’t have handy access to an ESX Server.
VMware Workstation 6.5 doesn’t allow ESX as guest anymore
Friday, April 11, 2008 | 0 Comments |
No matter how much VMware is extending its HCL, a large number of users is still looking for ways to install the company flagship hypervisor ESX (formerly ESX Server) inside Workstation virtual machines.
Being one of the most wanted feature ever, hacks to achieve the goal proliferated, and our post about how to run ESX Server 3 inside a Workstation 6 virtual machine is one of the most article ever read.
Said do the community disappointment in discovering that the new Workstation 6.5 beta 1 prevents the hack mentioned above doesn’t come by surprise.
One of the VMware employees that addressed the complains anyway is mentioning (but not promising) the possibility to run again ESX inside a VM since the Workstation 6.5 feature list is not finalized yet.
virtualization.info: VMware Workstation 6.5 doesn’t allow ESX as guest anymore
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