I'm working on a CentOS 6.4 x86_x64 VM that's running inside of a vCenter; vSphere 5.0.0 and ESXi-5.0.0
I installed VMware Workstation 10.0.2 onto this host, "my CentOS VM"
Trying to create a NEW virtual machine inside Workstation by booting an ISO. (I'm working with the packer.io image creation tool, that invokes VMware Workstation.)
I receive this message when the ISO attempts to boot within Workstation:
"This kernel requires x86_64 CPU, but only detected i686 CPU'"
I found a possibly related VMware knowledgebase article "64-bit guest operating systems are unable to boot with Paravirtualization support (VMI) enabled (1008170)" which recommends the following:
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There is no 64-bit support for VMI when using ESX 3.5.x or earlier.
To power on 64-bit guest operating systems, you must disable VMI. To disable VMI:
- Select the virtual machine in VMware Infrastructure Client.
- Click Edit Settings> Options> Advanced.
- Deselect Paravirtualization.
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There is NO such option "Paravirtualization" for my CentOS VM, listed under "Advanced".
Is VMware Workstation supported on VM hosts? Can I boot a 64-bit VM inside Workstation, that itself is running on a VM ("my CentOS host") ? How can I get this to work?
thank you.