Holy "Holy Grail of Virtualization" Batman. The long-awaited release of VMware Workstation 6.0 also comes with the new realization that this upgrade can actually support a fully-functioning ESX instance as a hosted virtual machine. This means that if you have a powerful enough machine, you can set up an entire Virtual Infrastructure environment with VMotion and everything -- right from the comfort of your $189 VMware Workstation app.

Check out the podcast for some thoughts of mine as I attempt to make it work on some new equipment I've recenty acquired. You will need the following paper because the setup is not straightforward. This paper illustrates how to install and configure VMware ESX3 Server to run within VMware Workstation 6. From this, VirtualCenter, VMotion, HA and DRS features can be configured. Although performance is significantly reduced from that of a physical server, this type of environment opens considerable possibilities for portable client demonstrations and is excellent for self training and small lab environments.

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http://www.xtravirt.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=75&func=fileinfo&id=11