vSphere VMware Workstation - is it possible?

I remember reading blog Mike Lavericks vSphere running with respect in an another ESX - there ran very well. My hypothesis is that the NDA to vSphere is over and someone can answer all the questions running vSphere as a virtual machine and so all guests can be run from there VMware Workstation in vSphere?

It would be very happy to be able to run a cluster of vSphere ESX from VMware Workstation you can currently with 3.5 for the etc test

For those who are interested in Mike's blog - http://www.rtfm-ed.co.uk/?p=1049

Thank you!

Yes, it is possible.

I've got 2 copies of ESX 4.0, 1 ESX 3.5 U2, 1 XP VM, DC 1, & 1 vCenter server running on my desktop...

Just make sure that you have a processor with Intel VT or AMD - V and have it turned on in the bios.

See you soon,.

Jase McCarty

http://www.jasemccarty.com

Co-author of VMware ESX Essentials in the virtual data center

(ISBN:1420070274) Auerbach

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