Running ESX 3.5 in Workstation 6

I have installed ESX 3.5 using the Xtravirt white paper. So far so good, ESX 3.5 starts, but when I want to start-up a Virtual machine there’s trouble in paradise. I receive an error and my ESX 3.5 server crashes with a core dump. There’s running one Dutch thread at the vmug.nl site and I posted a comment to the VMware community. But nobody is responding. Any ideas ?

Dec 10 20:31:30.361: vcpu-1| MONITOR PANIC: vcpu-1:ASSERT vmcore/private/physMem_shared.h:38 bugNr=131897
Dec 10 20:31:30.361: vcpu-1| Core dump with build build-59824
Dec 10 20:31:30.361: vcpu-1| Writing monitor corefile "C:\Virtual Machines\ESX35\vmware-core0.gz"
Dec 10 20:31:30.406: vcpu-1| Beginning monitor coredump
Dec 10 20:31:30.597: vcpu-1| End monitor coredump
Dec 10 20:31:30.597: vcpu-1| Beginning extended monitor coredump
Dec 10 20:31:30.597: vcpu-1| Writing anonymous pages at pos: 401000
Dec 10 20:31:31.535: vcpu-1| Writing monitor corefile "C:\Virtual Machines\ESX35\vmware-core1.gz"
Dec 10 20:31:31.548: vcpu-1| Beginning monitor coredump
Dec 10 20:31:31.682: vcpu-1| End monitor coredump
Dec 10 20:31:31.682: vcpu-1| Beginning extended monitor coredump
Dec 10 20:31:31.682: vcpu-1| Writing anonymous pages at pos: 401000
Dec 10 20:31:32.636: vcpu-1| Msg_Post: Error

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There's also a thread over on vmtn forums as well. Same problem.

#1 Nobody Real on 2007-12-16 01:32 (Reply)

I am experiencing the same thing. I found that I can start the VM, but the second I open a console, it crashes.

#2 Adam on 2007-12-23 21:19 (Reply)

I think the only thing to do is waiting for the next WS or a patch that fix this.

#3 Teovmy on 2007-12-31 15:40 (Reply)

Since VMware ESX 3.5 was released many of those in the community have found that the previous methodology to install and run ESX in a VM on Workstation 6 stopped working when a VM nested in ESX 3.5 was powered on. This short paper explores some of the background to this and makes some observations as to why this happens and the possible future of 'VI3 in a Box'. Download it here. http://www.xtravirt.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120&Itemid=64

#4 Eric Sloof (Homepage) on 2008-02-05 11:38 (Reply)

I am trying ESX 3.5 run in WS 6.0.1,when I want to start-up a Virtual machine,I receive an error and my ESX 3.5 server crashes with a issue:"vcpu-1:ASSERT vmcore/private/physMem_shared.h:38 bugNr=131897".

#5 i am so on 2008-02-26 10:40 (Reply)

Try the latest Workstation 6.5 Beta 1 Refresh and you are in for a surprise...

#6 yepper on 2008-05-17 02:33 (Reply)

hi every body i found a vidoe tutorial at this about esx server on workstation beta at this url http://www.persiadeveloper.net/index.php/component/content/article/40-vmware/70-esx35-on-workstation-65-beta.html?directory=1

#7 Anonymous on 2008-09-10 12:36 (Reply)

I made a video for doing this installation on 4.0 and it works! http://www.jhangra.com/blog/2009/07/how-to-install-esxvsphere-4-0-in-vmware-workstation-6-5-2/ :)

#8 Tally (Homepage) on 2009-07-20 14:26 (Reply)

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