Re: [Qemu-discuss] ESXi prebuilt image

[Jan Schermer]

I simply navigated there with my VMware account (no entitlements or something 
like that), not sure if you need to sign up for some kind of trial (I did 
because I was also downloading vCenter), but ESXi is free so it should let you 
download…

https://my.vmware.com/en/web/vmware/evalcenter?p=free-esxi6 



Jan

> On 7 Aug 2017, at 13:09, Kevin Wilson  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Thanks for your reply, Jan.
> 
> Where do I get this
> "VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update01-5969303.x86_64.iso" file ?
> I googled for it, and it gave me links to sites under:
> https://my.vmware.com
> 
> I had logged in to that site, and when I try to download that iso it gives me:
> 
> "You either are not entitled or do not have permissions to download
> this product.
> Check with your My VMware Super User, Procurement Contact or Administrator.
> 
> If you recently purchased this product through VMware Store or through
> a third-party, try downloading later."
> 
> Any ideas where it is hosted so me (and others) can download it ?
> 
> Regards,
> Kevin
> 
> 
> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 4:51 PM, Jan Schermer  wrote:
>> You can’t redistribute that image legally, which is probably why you didn’t 
>> find any.
>> 
>> Solution:
>> 
>> virt-install --connect=qemu:///system -n esxi --cpu=host --vcpus=2 \
>> --ram 4096 --os-type=linux \
>> --cdrom=/tank/images/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update01-5969303.x86_64.iso
>>  \
>> --disk \
>> path=/dev/zvol/tank/volumes/esxi,bus=ide \
>> --hvm --network bridge=br-vm,model=e1000 --virt-type=kvm --arch=x86_64 \
>> --graphics spice --accelerate --video qxl --channel spicevmc
>> 
>> Jan
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On 6 Aug 2017, at 15:33, Kevin Wilson  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi, qemu community,
>>> Is there anywhere a prebuilt ESXi image for quemu ?
>>> 
>>> I am newbie to qemu, and in the google search I did, I got many
>>> recommendations about
>>> how to create such an image. I would prefer to use a prebuilt image
>>> which is known to work under
>>> Ubnutu.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Kevin
>>> 
>> 

Re: [Qemu-discuss] ESXi prebuilt image

[Kevin Wilson]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply, Jan.

Where do I get this
"VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update01-5969303.x86_64.iso" file ?
I googled for it, and it gave me links to sites under:
https://my.vmware.com

I had logged in to that site, and when I try to download that iso it gives me:

"You either are not entitled or do not have permissions to download
this product.
Check with your My VMware Super User, Procurement Contact or Administrator.

If you recently purchased this product through VMware Store or through
a third-party, try downloading later."

Any ideas where it is hosted so me (and others) can download it ?

Regards,
Kevin


On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 4:51 PM, Jan Schermer  wrote:
> You can’t redistribute that image legally, which is probably why you didn’t 
> find any.
>
> Solution:
>
> virt-install --connect=qemu:///system -n esxi --cpu=host --vcpus=2 \
> --ram 4096 --os-type=linux \
> --cdrom=/tank/images/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update01-5969303.x86_64.iso
>  \
> --disk \
> path=/dev/zvol/tank/volumes/esxi,bus=ide \
> --hvm --network bridge=br-vm,model=e1000 --virt-type=kvm --arch=x86_64 \
> --graphics spice --accelerate --video qxl --channel spicevmc
>
> Jan
>
>
>
>> On 6 Aug 2017, at 15:33, Kevin Wilson  wrote:
>>
>> Hi, qemu community,
>> Is there anywhere a prebuilt ESXi image for quemu ?
>>
>> I am newbie to qemu, and in the google search I did, I got many
>> recommendations about
>> how to create such an image. I would prefer to use a prebuilt image
>> which is known to work under
>> Ubnutu.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Kevin
>>
>

Re: [Qemu-discuss] ESXi prebuilt image

[Jan Schermer]

You can’t redistribute that image legally, which is probably why you didn’t 
find any.

Solution:

virt-install --connect=qemu:///system -n esxi --cpu=host --vcpus=2 \
--ram 4096 --os-type=linux \
--cdrom=/tank/images/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.5.0.update01-5969303.x86_64.iso 
\
--disk \
path=/dev/zvol/tank/volumes/esxi,bus=ide \
--hvm --network bridge=br-vm,model=e1000 --virt-type=kvm --arch=x86_64 \
--graphics spice --accelerate --video qxl --channel spicevmc

Jan



> On 6 Aug 2017, at 15:33, Kevin Wilson  wrote:
> 
> Hi, qemu community,
> Is there anywhere a prebuilt ESXi image for quemu ?
> 
> I am newbie to qemu, and in the google search I did, I got many
> recommendations about
> how to create such an image. I would prefer to use a prebuilt image
> which is known to work under
> Ubnutu.
> 
> Regards,
> Kevin
> 

[Qemu-discuss] ESXi prebuilt image

[Kevin Wilson]

Hi, qemu community,
Is there anywhere a prebuilt ESXi image for quemu ?

I am newbie to qemu, and in the google search I did, I got many
recommendations about
how to create such an image. I would prefer to use a prebuilt image
which is known to work under
Ubnutu.

Regards,
Kevin