Install ESXi 5 on Parallels Desktop 7

[jo.strasser]

Install ESXi 5 on Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac

Hi Community!

Is it possible to install VMware ESXi 5.0 into a Parallels VM?

Which settings of Guest OS must I set to install ESXi?

Exp: Other Linux Kernel 2.6, or RedHat Enterprise Linux??

It MUST be a 64bit Kernel.

In VMware Fusion I can select the preset "ESX/ESXi".


Thanks, Jo!

 

[HoeSeongH]

I tried to install ESXi5 on Parallels Desktop 7.

I tried to install ESXi5 on Parallels Desktop 7. Also, I migrated the ESXi5 VM of Fusion to Parallels Desktop 7.

But, there are two problems.
1) No Storage Found -> how could I define the lsilogic sas controller?
2) Not compatible network device. -> how could I define the e1000 as network device?

If the upper two problems could be solved, the ESXi5 would be running on Parallels Desktop7.

Now, for ESXi5, I am running both Fusion and Parallels.

Thanks,

 

[HoeSeongH]

Storage -> IDE

When I configure HDD as SATA and SCSI, ESXi5 didn't found any local storage. But, IDE is found by ESXi5 installer.

 

[Elric]

I tried to install ESXi5 on Parallels Desktop 7. Also, I migrated the ESXi5 VM of Fusion to Parallels Desktop 7.

But, there are two problems.
1) No Storage Found -> how could I define the lsilogic sas controller?
2) Not compatible network device. -> how could I define the e1000 as network device?

If the upper two problems could be solved, the ESXi5 would be running on Parallels Desktop7.

> 2) Not compatible network device. -> how could I define the e1000 as network device?

what about network: seems that it is an issue in Parallels transporter, it should set network-type to e1000...

To configure it to be e1000 now: follow the steps in the http://kb.parallels.com/en/9041 but instead of
devices.net.force_adapter_type=rtl it should be devices.net.force_adapter_type=e1000

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I can't answer about LSI-logic.. but afaik Parallels emulates only BusLogic scsi-adapter. Isn't it possible to fix Linux to use another disk type (SATA)?