ESX 4.1 and SOUND

[GoodMorningDave]

I made an XP vm on an ESX 4.1 host.

The vm Works well.

However I can not add sound?

VM's on ESX  don't support or have sound? That really can't true.

Someone tell me otherwise.

:smileysilly:

[BharatR · Accepted solution]

Hi,

VM's on ESX  don't support or have sound? That really can't true.

Audio devices are not supported for virtual machines on ESX/ESXi servers.

[GoodMorningDave]

How does one get sound on a VM them?

Are there any other gotchas that a vm can't do compared to a physical?

Thanks:smileyplain:

[mcowger]

You use RDP or simiarl technologies to redirect the sound card to the client machine.

Theres lots a VM cant do easily (access video cards directly (although it appears possible), easily use hardware directly, etc.

[GoodMorningDave]

except the configured vm has no sound hardware, and the recordering is coming from the VM so RDP doesn't work.

[mcowger]

Then server-style virtualization is not the right choice for your application.

Maybe workstation or Fusion?

[GoodMorningDave]

Can I move the vm to workstation or fusion?

[mcowger]

Yup - use the free VMware Converter tool.

[GoodMorningDave]

Thanks I knew about converter.

So now I need:

1. a pc to load workstation on.

2. buy workstation

3. run converter against the vm to move it to workstation.

( I am not seeing the benefit here.) BUT you will probably tell me.

[mcowger]

Workstation VMs fully support virtualized sound cards that hookup to the host's physical sound card.

[GoodMorningDave]

Right.

I'll be spending money on a pc and workstation, so I guess i'll just get a pc.

[RDPetruska]

1. a pc to load workstation on.
2. buy workstation

1. Don't you have a PC where you are running the VIClient or web management console in order to connect to your ESX Server already?

2. Or use the free VMware Player...

[GoodMorningDave]

1. Don't you have a PC where you are running the VIClient or web  management console in order to connect to your ESX Server already?

Yes, I have vCenter. (and I wouldn't want a customer using htat pc)

I put the XP vm on ESX so a customer could access our network and listen to recordings.( specific routing, restrictions, etc)

So I am still in a fix.

I need a place to host w/s 8.

[GoodMorningDave]

When is a VM not a VM?

When it's not an accurate representation of the physical it is replacing.

I am just going to make this a physical box.

Thanks all for the input.