Can I install ESXi5.0 in a windows server 2008 system?

[jystucol]

I am a new learner about vSphere, and I want to user vSphere for application availability and scalability. Now I have a question, that I install the ESXi5.0 in a windows server 2008 system, the system has three disks, c is the windows system, and I install ESXi in D disk, but after installed, I can not go to the ESXi system, I don't know whether what I did is right or not. I have make a test that I install the ESXi in VMware workstation, it is ok and I can use vClient to operate the ESXi machine.

Any one can tell me how to install ESXi in a windows system, or I can just install it in a machine that has no system.

Thanks for your reply.

[aravinds3107]

Welcome to the Community..

Looks like you have tried to perform dual book which will not work, Suggest to install VMware Workstation and on top of it yo can install ESXi and run VM's on it.

Take a look at this blog for setting up enviroment in VMware Workstation

[rickardnobel]

jystucol wrote:

I have make a test that I install the ESXi in VMware workstation, it is ok and I can use vClient to operate the ESXi machine.

Any one can tell me how to install ESXi in a windows system

Could you clarify the question some more? Do you want the run ESXi under VMware Workstation on top of Windows 2008?

Or do you want to have two "physical" installations of both ESXi and Windows 2008 on the same hardware server?

[jystucol]

Yes, that I just want to make the ESXi like windows system that can exist with others. It is like your words "two physical installation of both ESXi and windows server 2008 on the same hardware server."

[rickardnobel]

It might be possible with some advanced boot loader system, but the ESXi hypervisor is really not built to exists together with other operating systems on the local hardware. It is very unclear if this is supported even if it was possible to get it to work.

If you want to lab with ESXi the Workstation method is often much more easy and works very well.

[aravinds3107]

You wont be abl to run both ESXi and Windows and same system.

Better install VMware Workstation on Windows System and on top of it run ESXi

[jystucol]

thanks

[jystucol]

thanks for your reply.

[jystucol]

Sorry I have another question, that if I use workstation to install ESXi and then I use vClient to operate ESXi machine to create virtual machine, Is it ok if I use VM to create VM and is it can work well?

[rickardnobel]

jystucol wrote:

Sorry I have another question, that if I use workstation to install ESXi and then I use vClient to operate ESXi machine to create virtual machine, Is it ok if I use VM to create VM and is it can work well?

Yes, you can and it works well (for lab and proof of concepts).