Hello,
I am interested in salvaging a notebook with a failed host HDD. My idea is to install ESXi on an external HDD and then virtualize it's licensed Windows Vista back on the notebook.
Off of my first try, I booted ESXi with a flash drive and am unable to activate boot process. The screen that I am seeing is a message that indicates that the host HDD is inoperable. My question is, is there a way for me to install ESXi onto an external drive in order to salvage the notebook?
Thank you for any/all help or suggestions.
One last item. I have prepared the systems BIOS to boot from a flash drive first, external HDD second, CD ROM third, etc. Wanted to make sure this information was included.
System:
HP Pavillion dv6700
Iomega external HDD: 250 GB
I moved this discussion from VMware vSphere™ PowerCLI to VMware ESXi 5.
Just curious,, do you really need ESXi in salvaging a notebook with a failed host HDD.
How about having a usb disk and booting the notebook with a live cd