Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Running VMware Server on Devil-Linux

[Bruce S. <bw...@re...>]

As a side note, I recently read an article that gave instructions on
how to install ESXi on VMware Workstation or Server.

I'm not sure why anyone would want to do that, other than for testing
or just to see it run.  But I guess it's possible.  :-)

 - BS


> yes... the install guide(s) recommends unplugging all SAN cables to avoid any post-install issues before installing ESX...
>
> Nice touch with the IDE btw.
>
>
> JJ
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Dominic Raferd [dl...@ed...]
> Sent: 22 October 2009 16:25
> To: dev...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Running VMware Server on Devil-Linux
>
> Bruce Smith wrote:
>> I've got a bunch of old IDE drives.  Is there any way to make them work, or do I have to go SATA?
>>
> I did a dry-run setting up VMware ESXi 4.0 on my Foxconn Winfast
> 6150M2MA m/board (AMD X2 4600+ CPU, 2GB, Nvidia GeForce 6150 chipset).
> It installed fine, I could connect to it remotely with vSphere Client,
> and it presented all local disks (SATA *and IDE*, there was no SCSI on
> this machine) in the list of LUNs as candidates for data storage.
> VMDirectPath (which can make PCI cards available to hosted VMs) was not
> supported [I think because this motherboard does not support IOMMU (aka
> AMD-Vi)].
>
> But without so much as a 'by your leave' it modified the partition
> tables for all local disks (even though the only disk allocated for ESXi
> data storage was the one on which ESXi was installed) - which caused me
> some problems afterwards. Something to watch out for!
>
> I didn't install any VMs, and the hardware is now back to its prior
> configuration.
>
> Dominic