Finally select Network, choose Host-only Adapter and then click OK.ġ0. Select Choose disk and then select the 'vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi ISO)' file you downloaded.ĩ. Then select Storage and click the Add Optical Drive symbol. Select System on the left and at Motherboard tab, select:ħ. Now highlight the new virtual machine and click Settings.Ħa. 30GB), leave the default options at 'Hard disk file type': VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) and at 'Storage on physical hard disk': Dynamically allocated and click Create.ĥ. At the next screen specify a disk size according your choice (e.g. Give a name for the virtual machine (e.g. Launch Oracle VM Virtual Box Manager and click New.Ģ. Create & Configure a Virtual Machine for ESXI. How to Install VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi Server) on VirtualBox host. If you want to to install ESXi VSphere Hypervisor on a VirtualBox, then you have to download and install the latest release of Virtualbox for Windows hosts from here. Note and record the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6 License key, because you 'll need it at the end of the trial period, to convert the Evaluation License (60-days) to Free (Never expires). Download the VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi ISO) image (Includes VMware Tools) image.ģ. Navigate to this link and Create a VMware account (If you haven't already have one).Ģ. Software Requirements to install ESXi VSphere Hypervisor 6.7 on VirtualBox.ġ. To install ESXi on VirtualBox you need to allocate at least 4GB (4096MB) of RAM. RAM:ESXi requires a minimum of 2GB of physical RAM. if you running Windows 10, and you receive that 'VT-x is not available' error in VirtualBox, and the VT setting is enabled in BIOS, then navigate in Control Panel > Programs and features > Turn Windows Features on or off > and disable the Hyper-V feature. To enable the virtualization support, navigate to your BIOS settings and Enable the Intel-VD (Intel VT-x) or the AMD VT technology/feature.Ģ. To check if your system supports virtualization use the CPUID CPU-Z utility.

Hardware Requirements to install ESXi VSphere Hypervisor on VirtualBox:ĬPU:The host machine must have at least two CPU cores and the CPU must support hardware virtualization features (Intel VT-x or AMD RVI). So, if you own an Intel CPU, it's better to install ESXi on the VMware player. (you will receive the error 'This host does not support Intel VT-x.' if you try to start the VM machine.). This is happens, because the VirtualBox doesn't support nested virtualization for Intel CPUs. Important:Keep in mind, that if you own an Intel CPU, you will not be able to start a new VM machine from the VM ESXi host, running on VirtualBox. The purpose of installing ESXi on VirtualBox, is only for testing and experiment with the vSphere features and not production reasons. This tutorial contains step-by-step instructions to install VMware ESXi vSphere Hypervisor 6.7 on a VirtualBox host.

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