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OEM software it's designed for use with the hardware it's supplied with.<br />
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We have clients that have tried ROK licenses, and these do not function on VMware ESXi.
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OEM software it's designed for use with the hardware it's supplied with.

We have clients that have tried ROK licenses, and these do not function on VMware ESXi.

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But I have seen reports that it does work?<br />
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Is it a case of &quot;it might work, it might not&quot;?<br />
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I'm pretty sure I have used HP ROK on HP Servers running ESXi before, but I cannot be 100% sure.<br />
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It's just with this client everything has to be 110% fully supported and legit.
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But I have seen reports that it does work?

Is it a case of "it might work, it might not"?

I'm pretty sure I have used HP ROK on HP Servers running ESXi before, but I cannot be 100% sure.

It's just with this client everything has to be 110% fully supported and legit.

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It works if you Hack ESXi, and I'm not allowed to discuss that on EE!<br />
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The issue is ROK is locked to a HP BIOS, which does not exist in the VM.
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It works if you Hack ESXi, and I'm not allowed to discuss that on EE!

The issue is ROK is locked to a HP BIOS, which does not exist in the VM.

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So the &quot;SMBIOS.reflecthost=TRUE” is configuration is considered a hack, and not supported by VMware?
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So the "SMBIOS.reflecthost=TRUE” is configuration is considered a hack, and not supported by VMware?

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Hi<br />
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I am trying to find some documentation on the official stance for installing ROK software onto VMware.<br />
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Searches show that it can be done by adding in the reflecthost=true parameter, and I even found a HP Document stating this.<br />
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However I want something that is 100% supported and legit from both sides of the fence (HP and VMware). Not just a widely accepted workaround.<br />
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Appreciate any links etc.
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Hi

I am trying to find some documentation on the official stance for installing ROK software onto VMware.

Searches show that it can be done by adding in the reflecthost=true parameter, and I even found a HP Document stating this.

However I want something that is 100% supported and legit from both sides of the fence (HP and VMware). Not just a widely accepted workaround.

Appreciate any links etc.

ROK Licensing on VMware

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.

VMware

Virtualization is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including (but not limited to) a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources. Virtualization is usually the creation of a system that executes separate from the underlying hardware resources, or the creation of an entire desktop for systems located elsewhere, similar to thin clients.

Virtualization

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.