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1. Re: vmware and hyper-v
dariusd May 22, 2013 1:02 PM (in response to jmtella)Workstation can't run under Hyper-V (or alongside Hyper-V), but we can run Hyper-V inside a Workstation VM as long as the host OS doesn't have Hyper-V enabled. This is unchanged from Workstation 9.0.x.
Cheers,
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Darius
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2. Re: vmware and hyper-v
jmtella May 22, 2013 1:25 PM (in response to dariusd)Yes I know and use.
But that's not my question. What is missing in Windows 8 is precisely that which can coexist with Hyper-V on the same machine (without having to restart the operating system with Hyper-V disabled).
And this need not as a developer or IT, but an actual end-user needs.
Nor are valid responses like: hypervisor hypervisor type 1 and type 2. Technically it would be possible to convert vmware. Similar to W8/W2008/2012 operation when loaded below the operating system, driver HyperV.
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3. Re: vmware and hyper-v
dariusd May 22, 2013 1:41 PM (in response to jmtella)Unfortunately, whenever Hyper-V is enabled on the host, the host OS will itself be running inside a Hyper-V partition, so everything running on the host OS is subject to Hyper-V's limitations. We have no way to interpose ourselves at a lower level than the host OS's integrated hypervisor. A host with Hyper-V enabled will therefore only be able to run applications for which Hyper-V can provide a suitable virtual environment.
So, as far as I know, until Microsoft enhances Hyper-V to provide the virtual CPU features/fixes required for it to safely run nested virtual machines, it will not be possible to run Workstation on a host with Hyper-V enabled.
I hope this helps explain the situation...
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Darius
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4. Re: vmware and hyper-v
mfelker May 28, 2013 1:44 PM (in response to dariusd)I found this out the hard way and not with VMwar which doesn't install under a Hyper-V enabled host. VB did but upon rebooting Windowsl8 the OS hung before the login screen appear. Fortunately I had an image backup. So uninstall Hyper-V before playing with VMware or VB.
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5. Re: vmware and hyper-v
epora75 Jun 15, 2013 9:39 AM (in response to jmtella)I am running Hyper-V Windows 8 and VMware Workstation 9.x side-by-side. This is what I did.
1) Made sure Hyper-V role was disabled
2) Installed VMware
3) Re-enabled Hyper-V role
4) Made the following entry in the my vmx that I wanted to fire up to allow nested VMs
vmx.allowNested = "TRUE"
I needed VMware, since the Linux Integration Services capabilities is poor for Hyper-V on Win8. Specifically talking about graphics display. For all Windows based VMs, I use Hyper-V.