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HELP! Can a VMware ESX3i Version 3.5.0 (Build 123629) run a VM o/s that is 64 bit?

Sometime we all have newbie moments and they are both frustrating and humbling. So I apologize if I am wasting anyone's time, but I have searched the forums and cannot seem to find an answer that helps me. It has been a really long day already and I would be very grateful for any assistance.

I have been desperately looking around to figure out why my Platespin Protect is giving me "64 bit not supported" error when I try to setup a protect (P2V) job on my VMware ESX3i Version 3.5.0 (Build 123629) machine. The job would involve the virtualization of an Exchange 2007 server (running on Windows 2003 Standard 64-BIT o/s).

It seems to only have this issue with 64-bit operating systems as the 32-bit one's worked fine, i.e. the software did not complain when I virtualized a server that was W2003 Standard 32-bit. The Platespin guys think it may be the version of VMware that I am using and I am hoping that someone here can confirm or refute that theory. Below screencaps of the VMWare version and the Platespin error. Thanks in advance.

Cheers,

Laz

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ESXi 3.5 can, but you need 64-bit capable hardware with VT enabled.


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See KB 1003945.

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Thanks a lot to both of you... exactly the information I was looking for...

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