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Problem running VMWare ESX 3 inside of Workstation 6

Asked by dladowitz in VMware

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I have installed VMWare Workstation 6.02 on a Windows 2003 r2 64-bit server. It has an AMD 4200 x2 Althon and AMD-V extensions turned on inside the bios. 6GB RAM. Inside of Workstation 6 I have installed VMWare ESX 3.02 and OpenFiler as virtual machines. This all works fine if I install a 32-bit OS as a virtual machine inside of ESX. When I try to install a 64-bit OS like Win 2003 64-bit or Ubuntu 7.1 64-bit the ESX Virtual Machine crashes. I get the following errors on Workstation 6:

 You are running a 64-bit guest operating system, but the virtual machine is configured to run a 32-bit operating system. To ensure that a 64-bit guest operating system will function correctly you must:
1. Power off this virtual machine. Power off this virtual machine.
2. Change the guest operating system type to a 64-bit operating system in virtual machine settings." Change the guest operating system type to a 64-bit operating system in virtual machine settings.

I installed ESX as Red Hat Linux. I've Tried changing it to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 64bit and Red Hat Linux Enterprise 5 64bit. 3 won't load and 5 show's the same crashing.

I can install Ubuntu 7.1 64-bit as a Virtual Machine inside Workstation 6 and it seems to be fine. Again, I can install any 32bit OS as a Virtual Machine inside of ESX

One other thing I notice is that on the Win2003 64bit that hosts Workstation 6, the install of Workstation 6 seems to be a 32bit app. The download of Workstation 6 from VMware's site list the app as both 32 and 64bit in the same file "Workstation for Windows 32-bit and 64-bit" Though when I open taskmanager and look at the processes all the ones associated with VMware have an *32 next to them. Also there normal 'Program Files' folder and another 'Program Files (x86)' where Workstation 6 is installed to. I beleive these are all 32bit apps.

It seems like if Workstation6 is installed on a 64bit OS and I can install 64bit Virtual Machines into Workstation 6 I should be able to install 64bit Virtual Machines into the ESX Virtual Machine.

I am a Windows Sys Admin and just getting into VMWare.
thanks for the help.

 david

thanks for the help

david

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