Does ESX 4.0 pass virtualization enabled CPU?

[ArchoX]

Current;y I have VMware Workstation that I am using to create a virtual lab. I have ESX and ESXi 3.5 installed as virtual machines in the environment. With ESX or ESXi 4.0 will it pass the virtualization enabled option to allow me to create a ESX guest?

Sorry if I have some of the terms mixed up. I'm still learning...

[AndreTheGiant]

ESX in ESX is not possible.

Is possible ESX guest into Workstation/Server.

Andre

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[kjb007 · Accepted solution]

ESX 4 will allow an ESX 4 guest. See here: http://www.vcritical.com/2009/05/vmware-esx-4-can-even-virtualize-itself/

-KjB

VMware vExpert

Message was edited by: kjb007 : corrected link.

[ArchoX]

Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for!

[admin]

Though ESX can virtualize itself, it does not virtualize the hardware virtualization features of the CPU. Hence, you can only run nested 32-bit guests (using binary translation).