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Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008: R2 testing in VMware Workstation 7.1.4

Carrying on the nested hypervisor theme from the other day, when I tried VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), free download from VMware, on VMware Workstation 7.1.4, as it’s becoming common place for vendors to allow the use of Hypervisors for free, I downloaded the Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008: R2 hypervisor for free to also try in VMware Workstation 7.1.4.

Here are the results

Hyper-V Manager Starting a VM on Hyper-V installed in VMware Workstation 7.1.4
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008: R2 installed in VMware Workstation 7.1.4
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008: R2 running in VMware Workstation 7.1.4
Using Hyper-V Manager to create and manage Virtual Machines on Hyper-V

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Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008: R2 installs correctly, and looks like it’s going to function, but then Whoops, cannot power on any Virtual Machines!

Well these are the results I would expect from installing Hyper-V in a VMware Workstation 7.1.4 virtual machine, as often nested hypervisors do not function correctly. I just thought I would prove this.

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