ESXi on a Laptop?

bigredshark · 19 Aug 2008 at 14:29

A quick one I've been trying to answer today, I need to put a 3 server demo environment onto a laptop, I need the VMs to run a 64bit OS so the easiest way seems to be ESXi.

So can anybody recommend a laptop ESXi will install on? I'd prefer HP, Dell or a Thinkpad but really I'll take anything it's proven to work on at the moment

Teledude · 19 Aug 2008 at 14:59

A Dell Lat 420 will run it off USB and is confirmed working - maybe others - have you check the vm communities?

bigredshark · 19 Aug 2008 at 15:06

I'm having a poke around the communities, just hoping someone might have done it and could save me the legwork!

Teledude · 19 Aug 2008 at 15:09

could always use vm workstation?

bigredshark · 19 Aug 2008 at 15:22

Teledude said:
could always use vm workstation?

Does is support a 64bit Linux VM?

Teledude · 19 Aug 2008 at 15:26

Faffer · 21 Aug 2008 at 12:59

I have ESXi running on a Thinkpad T61. Ironically, it's only on the laptop because our Lenovo desktops don't have a compatible network adaptor.