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eComStation boots and install correctly on ESXi.  
eComStation boots and install correctly on ESXi.  


Once you create the virtual machine the OS installation is very straight forward like installing other OSes on ESXi.  
Once you create the virtual machine the OS installation is very straight forward like installing other OSes on ESXi. Remember that to install and create a Virtual Machine you need to use VMWare vSphere client under Windows.
 
There was nothing special on the custom eCS boot, I just added ACPI support to test multiple cores.  


There was nothing special on the custom eCS instal boot, I just added ACPI support to test multiple cores.


==Screenshots==
==Screenshots==

Revision as of 17:26, 27 November 2013

Description

ESXi is a virtualization platform that installs and runs on the server to be virtualized. It is also known as "VMware vSphere® Hypervisor"

  • More info at: [1]
  • Free Download: [2]

Drivers

Component Name Driver
Audio N/A N/A
Video N/A SNAP: Select SNAP during eComStation install.
USB USB Controller 2.0/1.0 Not Tested
Parallel Port N/A Not Tested
Serial Port N/A Not Tested
Networks PCNET FASTIII.
PCNET PCI II
Intel PRO1000MT.
PCnet-FAST III on eComStation Installer
Tools and additions pack for eCS client N/A There is no mouse integration available
Shared Folders N/A Not Supported.

Installation Procedure

eComStation 2.1

eComStation boots and install correctly on ESXi.

Once you create the virtual machine the OS installation is very straight forward like installing other OSes on ESXi. Remember that to install and create a Virtual Machine you need to use VMWare vSphere client under Windows.

There was nothing special on the custom eCS instal boot, I just added ACPI support to test multiple cores.

Screenshots

eComStation 2.1 running on ESXi 5.5 Server.