Installing XenServer in VMware Workstation

Was actually pretty easy. Rather than give a full run down, with youtube video, etc. I’ll give you the cliffs notes version of getting it up and running:

  1. Create Virtual Machine, Custom
  2. WS 6.5 Compatibility
  3. Linux Kernel, other
  4. Number of processors: 2
  5. Memory: 1024
  6. Bridged Networking (change to team later on)
  7. LSI Logic
  8. New disc, SCSI
  9. 15GB, pre-allocated, single file
  10. Customize hardware, remove: soundcard, usb, floppy
  11. Set execution mode to:     Intel VT-x
  12. Edit .vmx and add the following:
    ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"
    monitor_control.restrict_backdoor = "true"
  13. Install XenServer

Most of this is actually a modified version from VM/Etc

bunchc on May 21, 2009 | Filed Under Xen

  • Christian
    Hello,

    have you already try to do that with exs4 ?

    i have made an Debian xen hypervisor under vmware esx, it's work ! but i have a problem with the bridge and the consequece is no network for my xen vm's !!! :-( have you any idea ?
  • Abdul-Fattah
    Thanks for the steps, but I have a problem with step number 11
    Set execution mode to: Intel VT-x ??
    I can't set the execution mode in Vmware workstation
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