Creating Nested ESXi in vSphere
Many of us always need to or want to do some testing for some solution using vSphere or preparing or some exams e.g. VCAP. However sometimes you just didn't have enough resources or physical hosts. Just like me I am running a home lab and would need 1 or 2 extra ESX servers if possible. I find documents around the internet and some are not really updated. So here I have consolidated to help you better. Do note the places are slightly different for vSphere Client and the vSphere Web Client. I have provided the screenshots for easy reference. First create a Virtual Machine (doesn't matter which OS you choose as you will not find any ESX server in the drop down list even if you choose Windows, Linux or Other). After creation, in vSphere Client, go to Edit Settings of the virtual machine. Under Options tab, General Options change your OS. Here you will find ESXi listed. For Web Client, please see screenshot below: vSphere Client ...