ESX In VMware Workstation (6.5)
Thursday, 16 October 2008 by Michel Roth
The subject of running ESX in VMware Workstation has been a lively one to say the least. Some versions of Vmware Workstation did allow you to run ESX in Vmware Workstation while succesors to that version might not allow it (anymore). And if it did allow it, performance often was so horrible it would make you want to stop trying all together. But rejoice, it is possible (again) to run ESX in Vmware Workstation.


Sometimes it seemed like VMware was reluctant to allow ESX to be run in VMware Workstation because they were afraid that if this would become to popular it would damage the performant and stable image of ESX. Now it sees like VMware has seen the light in the sense that this is not a realistic concern. People that run ESX inside Vmware Workstatation do so to try ESX (with other products). I, for example, sometimes use it in my work to test new version of the Virtual Access Suite and it's integration with ESX.


The biggest contributor to this re-enablement of running ESX in Vmware Workstation is the new version that just got released. Vmware Workstation 6.5. This version makes it even rather easy to do so. Now I could go on and with a lengthy and boring article about this but David Davis has created a step-by-step webcast that shows you exactly how to do it, so I suggest you read that.


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