But ESX as a VM with running VM’s is new.
It’s now possible to run ESX as a VM on an ESX server or in a Workstation.
See howto
http://www.vcritical.com/2009/05/vmware-esx-4-can-even-virtualize-itself/
A. Mikkelsen
VMware ESX scripts, commands, tools and other nice to know things that will make your virtualization days easier!!!!Browsing Posts in Workstation
This isn’t new!
But what is new, is that it’s now possible to run VM’s inside the hosts.
The performance isn’t the best, but it’s OK for testing.
Read the full article here.
Today i came accoss this handy little guide to boost performance of a VM.
- Disable the pre-logon screensaver:
Open Regedit
HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Desktop
Change the value of “ScreenSaveActive” to 0. - Disable updates of the last access time attribute for your NTFS filesystem, especially for i/o intensive vm’s this is a real boost:
Open CMD
fsutil behavior set disablelastaccess 1 - Disable all visual effects:
Properties on your desktop
Appearance -> Effects
Disable all options. - Disable mouse pointer shadow:
Control Panel -> Mouse
Click on the tab “pointers” and switch “enable pointer shadow” off.
A big thanks goes to Yellow Bricks – Read the full guide here
Eric Siebert has writen a very good and explaining guide on how to troubleshoot snapshots on ESX 3.x.
Virtualization administrators can use snapshots on VMware ESX to travel back in time and figure out what went wrong with their virtual machines (VMs). But what do you do when your snapshots start acting funny? In this tip, we’ll troubleshoot potential problems that may come up when using snapshots on ESX.Read it here or read my local copy.
Today i came accross a cool article about how to easy get your VM to boot from CD.
This only applies to ESX 3.0.x and not ESX 3.5.x, because in ESX 3.5.x you are able to use the VI Client to set this option and many more.
Read the full story here:
In summery:
add the following line anyware to your VM’s .vmx file.
bios.bootDelay = “boot delay in milliseconds”
Ex. Setting the boot delay to 15000 gives you 15 sec. to hit the F2.
Xtravirt.com has released a guide on how to configure shared storage on a Workstation 6 to use with ESX.
http://www.xtravirt.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=75&func=startdown&id=16
Also read “How to run ESX 3.x on a Workstation 6”
Again Nice job.
A. Mikkelsen
Edit and add the following to the VMX file :
scsi1.present = “TRUE”
scsi1.virtualDev = “lsilogic”
scsi1.sharedBus = “virtual”
disk.locking = “false”
scsi1:0.present = “TRUE”
scsi1:0.fileName = “Shared.vmdk”
Notice that the SCSI target is 1:0 and not 0:1
After this you should be able share the disk between 2 VM’s.
