64 bit VM on ESx 3.01

[tatung70]

I am trying to power on my 1st Windows 2003 Server x64 VM on ESX 3.01 with latest patches. When I do, I get an error stating the cpu of the host is incompatible with the cpu feature requirements of virtual machine, problem detected at cpuid level 0x80000001 register 'edx'.

I am running ESX on an HP ML 370 G4 with latest firmware. Processors are the Intel Xeon 3.4 GHz processor.

Any ideas?

I know the 370 can run Windows 64 bit as a physical OS.

[VirtualNoitall]

Hello,

For a 64 bit virtual machine you need EM64T and VT enabled. Does your processor support both? Are they both enabled?

[TomHowarth]

On top of what VirtualNoitAll says you also need to have enable the VT extensions in the BIOS of the server.

Message was edited to corret lousy spellening by:

tom howarth

[fejf]

ESX Docs say that for running a 64bit guest-OS you need either:

\- an amd 64bit cpu

or:

\- an intel 64bit cpu with VT (vanderpool technology, intel virtualization) enabled because the vmkernel utilizes VT. Without VT you can only run 32bit guest-OSs

So even if the physical host can run a 64bit OS doesn't mean that you are automatically able to run a 64bit guest-OS in ESX.

fejf

[nayudu]

Great Info !

?:|

Kishore

[WillemB]

I know HP DL360 G4 and DL380 G4 don't support hardware virtualization. The BIOS doesn't allow enabling VT. The G5 series does support 64bit guests for atleast the DL360 and DL380.

[mats82]

I have 32 bit P4 intel Xeon cpu's which i need to check for 64 bit compatability. Is there any documentation anywhere stating which cpu models do have the Virtulization Technology support? (may be a intel question)

[Dave_Mishchenko]

You can download an ISO image from here which will tell you what you CPU will support - http://www.vmware.com/download/shared_utilities.html.

[mats82]

Great! Thanks for that. Now any idea on how to use it? What are the gz extension?

[Dave_Mishchenko]

It's a file archive. Open it and you'll have a ISO which you can burn to a CD.