Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:09:06 -0500 From: Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> To: scuba@centroin.com.br, Todor Genov <todor.genov@za.verizonbusiness.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7 and ESXi Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20081014000559.02591d80@mail.computinginnovations.com> In-Reply-To: <20081014003842.K46975@trex.centroin.com.br> References: <20080909154356.D66065@trex.centroin.com.br> <48C6FBCC.20603@za.verizonbusiness.com> <20081014003842.K46975@trex.centroin.com.br>
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At 10:54 PM 10/13/2008, scuba@centroin.com.br wrote: >Hi all, > > I'm facing some problems trying to install a FreeBSD >7.0-RELEASE-amd64, on a Dell PE 2950III, dual Xeon Quad core, 8GB RAM. > After (FBSD) boot menu count down, it shows a dump of the CPU >registers and a message: BTX Halted. No matter what is changed in VM >setup. > It does not happen with i386 version. > Which is the best release to install in this box? Should I go >ahead with i386? > >Thank you, > >- Marcelo I have multiple VM's running the i386 version under ESXi. I think you need to examine what purpose you are running the FreeBSD VM, and then choose what version to run. The amd64 64-bit version can address more resources, but if you are not going to dedicate those resources in excess of 32-bit to the VM, you don't need to run the 64-bit version. Also there are a lot less ports in the 64-bit version. -Derek >On Wed, 10 Sep 2008, Todor Genov wrote: > >|I have ran FreeBSD 6.3 and 7.0 in ESXi and haven't bumped into any >|problems so far. >| >| When they say "supported" they are referring to service level >|agreements and technical support should something go wrong, so if you >|plan to use this in a production environment you need to do some prior >|testing on your own. >| >|Regards, >| >|Todor Genov >|Systems Operations >| >|Verizon Business South Africa (Pty) Ltd >| >|todor.genov@za.verizonbusiness.com >|Tel: +27 11 235 6500 >|Fax: 086 692 0543 >| >| >| >|scuba@centroin.com.br wrote: >|> HI all, >|> >|> I'm planning to virtualize a FreeBSD server on a Dell PowerEdge with >|> embedded hipervisor VMware ESXi 3.5. >|> Fbsd isn't listed as supported as guest OS for ESX(i), since version >|> 4.x. >|> Is there any report about problems or impossibility doing that? >|> >|> >|> - Marcelo >|> >|> _______________________________________________ >|> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >|> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >|> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >|> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >|_______________________________________________ >|freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >|http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >|To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >| > > >- Marcelo > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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