VMware Communities: Message List - Windows 64Bit support, DL580 G3

Re: Windows 64Bit support, DL580 G3

GALROY — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:13:39 GMT

Thanks, the intel reference led me to the problem which is the CPU itself I have on thi server.

Re: Windows 64Bit support, DL580 G3

DSTAVERT — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:12:52 GMT

Have a look at http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=1901&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_KB_1_1&dialogID=25600182&stateId=1%200%2025598474 for more information.

Re: Windows 64Bit support, DL580 G3

Anton V Zhbankov — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:08:55 GMT

If you consider any comment as helpful, please award points

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Re: Windows 64Bit support, DL580 G3

Anton V Zhbankov — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:52:35 GMT

You can run Windows 64bit on server itself, but not in Virtual Machine.
Hyper-V won't even run on this server.

You need server with hardware virtualization Intel-VT to run 64bit guests.

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Re: Windows 64Bit support, DL580 G3

GALROY — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:56:00 GMT

Thanks for your quick reply, and sorry for the ignorance, but this means that I can't run 2008 64 bit or I am missing something? (not the hyperV which I dont really need)

Re: Windows 64Bit support, DL580 G3

Anton V Zhbankov — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:07:43 GMT

You need CPU with hardware assisted virtualization, VT to run 64bit guests. Your CPUs are 64bit, but do not support hardware virtualization.

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Windows 64Bit support, DL580 G3

GALROY — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:54:40 GMT

Hi There,

I have ESXi 3.5 running on a DL580 with 4 * 3.66Xeon CPUs.

I am trying to install a 64Bit windows 2008 VM, and after it tries to reboot I get the message (Microsoft one) that the CPU is not compatible.

Is there any way to handle that?

Thanks in advance.