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Examples

VMX-file parameters

 

ESX 3 in a WS 6 VM on Intel hosts with VT
ESX 3 in a WS 6 VM on AMDl hosts with Pacifica

 

 

 

 

ESX 3.0.* inside a WS 6 VM
INTEL hosts with VT enabled in BIOS


# sets hardware version and guestOS


config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "6"
guestOS = "other"

# note - setting the target-platform to "esx" forces you to use scsi for the esx-system -
# I would not recommend that - system on IDE seems to work nicer ?


deploymentPlatform = "windows"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
displayName = "esx301"


# essentials - this allows to run a VM in a VM and adds VT support
# by the way - this also allows to run VMserver in a VM


monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = "true"
monitor_control.vt32 = "true"

# one e1000 nic - bridged
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
ethernet0.virtualdev = "e1000"

# a second e1000 - bridged
ethernet1.present = "TRUE"
ethernet1.virtualdev = "e1000"

# floppy - configured but not used
floppy0.autodetect = "TRUE"
floppy0.clientDevice = "FALSE"
floppy0.fileName = "boot.flp"
floppy0.fileType = "file"
floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE"

# ide-disk for the esx-system
ide0:0.fileName = "system.vmdk"
ide0:0.present = "TRUE"
ide0:0.redo = ""

# ide-cdrom - used for installation
ide1:0.autodetect = "TRUE"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
ide1:0.fileName = "esx301-setup.iso"
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.startConnected = "true"

# ram and cpu - you really do NOT need 2 CPUs
memsize = "768"
numvcpus = "1"


# a scsi-disk for local vmfs-storage - must be "lsilogic"
scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
scsi0:0.fileName = "vmfs.vmdk"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.redo = ""

# misc
pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"
sound.autodetect = "TRUE"
sound.fileName = "-1"
sound.present = "FALSE"
svga.autodetect = "TRUE"
isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "TRUE"


ESX 3.0.* inside a WS 6 VM
AMD hosts


# sets hardware version and guestOS


config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "6"
guestOS = "other"

# note - setting the target-platform to "esx" forces you to use scsi for the esx-system -
# I would not recommend that - system on IDE seems to work nicer ?


deploymentPlatform = "windows"
virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"
displayName = "esx301"


# essentials - this allows to run a VM in a VM and adds VT support
# by the way - this also allows to run VMserver in a VM


monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = "true"
monitor_control.enable_svm= TRUE


# one e1000 nic - bridged
ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
ethernet0.virtualdev = "e1000"

# a second e1000 - bridged
ethernet1.present = "TRUE"
ethernet1.virtualdev = "e1000"

# floppy - configured but not used
floppy0.autodetect = "TRUE"
floppy0.clientDevice = "FALSE"
floppy0.fileName = "boot.flp"
floppy0.fileType = "file"
floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE"

# ide-disk for the esx-system
ide0:0.fileName = "system.vmdk"
ide0:0.present = "TRUE"
ide0:0.redo = ""

# ide-cdrom - used for installation
ide1:0.autodetect = "TRUE"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
ide1:0.fileName = "esx301-setup.iso"
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.startConnected = "true"

# ram and cpu - you really do NOT need 2 CPUs
memsize = "768"
numvcpus = "1"


# a scsi-disk for local vmfs-storage - must be "lsilogic"
scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
scsi0:0.fileName = "vmfs.vmdk"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.redo = ""

# misc
pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"
sound.autodetect = "TRUE"
sound.fileName = "-1"
sound.present = "FALSE"
svga.autodetect = "TRUE"
isolation.tools.hgfs.disable = "TRUE"




 

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