VMware Communities: Windows 64Bit support, DL580 G3

Up to Discussions in VI: ESXi 3.5

This Question is Answered

1 "helpful" answer available (6 pts)

6 Replies Last post: Jul 4, 2009 9:13 PM by GALROY

Windows 64Bit support, DL580 G3

Jul 1, 2009 8:54 PM

GALROY 8 posts since
Jul 1, 2009

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.

Reply Re: Windows 64Bit support, DL580 G3 Jul 1, 2009 11:07 PM

Anton V Zhbankov 2,714 posts since
May 26, 2008

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

---
VMware vExpert '2009
http://blog.vadmin.ru

Reply Re: Windows 64Bit support, DL580 G3 Jul 1, 2009 11:56 PM

in response to: Anton V Zhbankov

GALROY 8 posts since
Jul 1, 2009

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)

Reply Re: Windows 64Bit support, DL580 G3 Jul 2, 2009 12:52 AM

in response to: GALROY

Anton V Zhbankov 2,714 posts since
May 26, 2008

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.

---
VMware vExpert '2009
http://blog.vadmin.ru