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Can we run ESX Server on a virtual machine that runs on Hyper V

Source: microsoft.public.virtualserver
Sent: 07/16/2008
From: Usentr <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Hi,

I know this is not a common or recommended scenario. But we need to
develop and test software that requires both ESX server and Hyper V.
We would like to know if it's possible to run ESX server as a virtual
machine using Hyper -V. Until now, ESX server could only run on
physical machines and not virtual machines. But would ESX server know
if it's running on a virtual machine if we use Hyper V?

Has anyone tried this?

Thanks

Bill

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Re: Can we run ESX Server on a virtual machine that runs on Hyper V

Sent: 07/16/2008
From: Steve Jain <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:58:39 -0700 (PDT), Usentr <(email address - cut out)>
wrote:

Previous versions of ESX would run in VM Ware workstation, but they
don't any longer, one of the 3.x.x versions changed that.

I think ESX would know that it is in a VM. You can't run Hyper-V in
Hyper-V, the hardware VT is prevented from showing up in a VM.

You could always give it a try and let us know.

--
Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/
I do not work for Microsoft.

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>Hi,
>
>I know this is not a common or recommended scenario. But we need to
>develop and test software that requires both ESX server and Hyper V.
>We would like to know if it's possible to run ESX server as a virtual
>machine using Hyper -V. Until now, ESX server could only run on
>physical machines and not virtual machines. But would ESX server know
>if it's running on a virtual machine if we use Hyper V?
>
>Has anyone tried this?
>
>Thanks
>
>Bill

Re: Can we run ESX Server on a virtual machine that runs on Hyper V

Sent: 07/19/2008
From: Richard Cardona <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Usentr wrote:

I've tried it and it doesn't work. I posted about it in the VMware
forums. VMware ESX requires a SCSI boot disk which Hyper-V does not
provide. If you try to install ESX Server on an IDE disk it panics on boot.

AFAIK no hypervisor works another, e.g. Xen (with VT) on Hyper-V, ESX
Server on Hyper-V. Hyper-V on ESX or Xen.

The latest versions of Workstation 6.5 beta and Fusion 2.0 beta for Mac
fix the ability to run ESX on Workstation. That's your best route.

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> Hi,
>
> I know this is not a common or recommended scenario. But we need to
> develop and test software that requires both ESX server and Hyper V.
> We would like to know if it's possible to run ESX server as a virtual
> machine using Hyper -V. Until now, ESX server could only run on
> physical machines and not virtual machines. But would ESX server know
> if it's running on a virtual machine if we use Hyper V?
>
> Has anyone tried this?

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