Should have mentioned that I already looked at their compatibility list. Sorry. Unless I missed something, the list doesn't say a word about whether or not a certain machine will support a 64 bit guest.
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 1:28 PM, John Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > VMWare compatibility list > > ------------------------------ > *From*: Philip Brothwell > *To*: NT System Admin Issues > *Sent*: Wed Dec 30 13:26:14 2009 > *Subject*: Hardware for 64 bit guest OS in Vmware > > Hi, > > Anyone know of a easy way to tell if a computer will be able to run a 64 > bit guest in Vmware? I have two 64 bit machines in my home lab, one running > ESXi and one running Vmware Server. Neither will run a 64 guest so I'm > looking to upgrade to do some testing with 2008 R2. Any ideas? > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: The information transmitted, or contained or > attached to or with this Notice is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain Protected Health Information (PHI), > confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, transmission, > dissemination, or other use of, and taking any action in reliance upon this > information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient without > the express written consent of the sender are prohibited. This information > may be protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act > of 1996 (HIPAA), and other Federal and Florida laws. Improper or > unauthorized use or disclosure of this information could result in civil > and/or criminal penalties. > Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really > need to. > > This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for > the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not > read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed > in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the > company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no > viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility > for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
