I use vmware workstation 7 and created a ESXi cluster with two nodes and virtual center. I used openfiler for iSCSI. (I have my VCP3.x and I like to upgrade my VCP to 4 and a test environment is the best practice).
Inside this cluster I run a debian linux guest. I can do a migration and other great tests!
My machine is a Dell laptop Studio with a Intel I7 and 4GB ram (I look for 8GB but it is to exspensive now)
After testing vSphere I was curious about Xenserver 5.5
I installed a Xen cluster on my vmware workstation. This time I did not use iSCSI but use NFS shared storage from my openfiler (iSCSI gives some problems with Xenserver running on Openfiler). And YES! it worked, I even manage to run a guest inside Xenserver (I used LAMP virtual appliance to run inside Xen). All free options work (like live migration)
Now I want to test Hyperv, to get knowledge of all popular VM products (and advice vsphere with a good reason )…..but I cannot start any guest ……
If someone can find a workaround to run Hyperv with working guest on VM workstation…please let me know…If anyone wants to have information about configure ESXi or Xenserver on VMworkstation with openfiler…mail me.
there is no workaround for XENserver with Windows guests and HyperV - it just does not work because a VM has no VT support
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VMX-parameters- Workstation FAQ -[ MOA-liveCD|http://sanbarrow.com/moa241.html] - VM-Sickbay
there is no workaround for XENserver with Windows guests and HyperV - it just does not work because a VM has no VT support
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VMX-parameters- Workstation FAQ -[ MOA-liveCD|http://sanbarrow.com/moa241.html] - VM-Sickbay
I know that you can only start a view OS types into ESXi or Xenserver when running into VMware workstation 7. But you can start them and use features like Life or VM Motion. I hope someone finds a workaround (with or without help from Microsoft) so that it is posible to run a guest (windows or Linux)
and test Hyperv on a single laptop.