VMware ESXi is installed on the laptop

June 27, 2020 11985 point heat 19 people like it 14 comments

 

The blog's performance on raspberry pie is a little poor,
Simply take advantage of the Dragon Boat Festival at home, directly moved to the old notebook.

In fact, there was a VMware virtual machine on the notebook,
But I feel that it is almost fun to run a virtual machine,
Installing Linux directly on a laptop is a bit overproductive, and it is not easy to manage remotely,
The dual system can't be used at the same time, and it seems more troublesome...

After careful consideration, we finally decided to use ESXi to build a virtualization platform and provide a virtualization solution for the whole laptop,
As for why to use ESXi, the reason is very simple. I am used to using VMware Workstation virtual machines. VMware products are relatively easy to use,
In addition, there are many articles related to VMware ESXi online, and problems are easy to solve (focus).

 

After VMware ESXi is installed normally,
The lower network needs to be configured (if DHCP is used, it is recommended to bind a fixed IP address to the device on the gateway or router)
After the configuration is completed, you can view the management interface from the IP address displayed on the chrome access interface.

 

 

 

 

The installation process is not as smooth as expected, because the ISO image downloaded directly from the official website cannot be successfully installed, because the network card of the device is not in the support list,

So you need to add a third-party network card driver to install it normally
It is recommended to use ESXi Customizer PS in conjunction with VMware PowerCLI tool to specify the network card driver online and VMware ESXI version image for packaging and downloading,
You can also directly search Google for keywords such as "VMware ESXi network card driver". You should be able to find many tutorials, so there is not so much nonsense here.

Let's talk about the configuration of my laptop. The model is Shenzhou K650D i7D3. The configuration is to make the display more intuitive,
Copy a copy directly from Zhongguancun Online. The configuration is as follows

Shenzhou Zhanshen K650D-i7D3

Parameter specification

Basic parameters
Time to market April 2015
product type household
product positioning Game book
Mainboard chipset Intel HM86
processor
CPU series Intel Core i7 Generation 4 Series
CPU model Intel Core i7 4710MQ
CPU main frequency 2.5GHz
Highest Rui frequency 3.5GHz
Number of cores/threads Four cores/eight threads
L3 cache 6MB
Bus specification DMI 5 GT/s
Core architecture Haswell
Process technology 22nm
power waste 47W
storage device
Memory capacity 4GB(4GB×1)
Memory type DDR3L (low-voltage version) 1600MHz
Number of slots 2xSO-DIMM
Maximum memory capacity 16GB
Hard disk capacity 500GB
Hard disk description 7200 rpm
Optical drive type Built in DVD recorder
display
Touch screen Touch is not supported
Screen size 15.6 in
display scale 16:9
Screen resolution 1920x1080
Screen technology FHD, LED backlight, IPS full HD screen
Graphics card
Graphics card type Dual graphics card (performance level independent graphics card+integrated graphics card)
Graphics card chip NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950M+Intel GMA HD 4600
Memory capacity 2GB
Video memory type GDDR3
Memory interface 128bit
Multimedia device
camera Integrated 1 megapixel camera
Audio system Built in audio chip
speaker Stereo speakers
Microphone Built-in microphone
Network Communications
wireless network adapter Support 802.11b/g/n wireless protocol
Wired network card 1000Mbps Ethernet card
I/O interface
data interface 1 × USB2.0+2 × USB3.0 (one e-SATA shared interface)
Video interface VGA,HDMI
audio interface Headphone output connector, microphone input connector
Other interfaces RJ45 (network interface), power interface
card reader 4-in-1 card reader (MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC)
input device
Referral equipment Touch Pad
Keyboard description chiclet keyboard
Power supply description
Battery type 6-cell lithium battery, 4400mA
Endurance Depending on the specific use environment
The power adapter 100V-240V adaptive AC power adapter
appearance
Notebook weight 2.3Kg
length 374mm
width 250mm
thickness 29mm
Shell material Composite material
Enclosure description gray
other
Included software Included software
Notebook Accessories
Packing list Notebook host x1
Battery x1
Power adapter x1
Power cable x1
Instruction x1
Warranty card x1
Warranty Information
warranty policy National joint insurance, enjoying three guarantees service
Warranty period 2 years
Warranty remarks Two years for main parts, six months for batteries, and one year free warranty for other parts
customer service telephone numbers 400-106-9999
Phone notes 9: 00-18:00 (holiday break)
Details Shenzhou laptop implements the service mode of sending customers for repair. From the date of purchase (subject to the official purchase invoice), the user can enjoy a 2-year free warranty for main parts, 6-month batteries, and 1-year free warranty for other parts of your Shenzhou household laptop in case of any non-human hardware failure. The main components include CPU, memory, hard disk, motherboard, power supply, adapter, graphics card, notebook screen and keyboard. After receiving your faulty product, Shenzhou Computer and its authorized service station will detect and repair it as quickly as possible, but the repair time will depend on the actual local material preparation. Enter the official website>>
Data source: Zhongguancun Online Quotation Center  (detail.zol.com.cn)

I bought this laptop in 16 years. It's a 4000 yuan game book, with SSD and memory added in the back,
The current configuration is 12G memory, 120G solid state+1T western digital black disk. At present
It must be enough to run several virtual machines. The overall performance is OK,
Of course, it will take a while to see how the experience is,
however
No matter how bad it is, it must be much better than the shrinking cloud servers of various domestic clouds...

Gcod

If life is just like the first sight, what is the sad autumn wind painting fan

Article comments

  • Cowboy

    Is the driver installed normally after the building master passes through 950M? My installed driver still displays error code 43

    October 11, 2023
  • WuGee

    Brother, hello, please ask me, I am also a Shenzhou k650d3-i5. After successfully installing ESXI, the restart screen is always on and does not display any content. After restarting, I cannot access bios through F2. Later, after the system disk is removed, I can access bios normally. What is the reason... :redface:

    November 5, 2022
    • Gcod

      @WuGee Haven't encountered it. Why don't you reinstall it? I'll send you an installation image of the esxi you used before~
      I just replaced my notebook with pve last week~

      November 5, 2022
  • Small c

    Brother, I have a K610D I5 D3 and I plan to do the same. Would you like to ask whether laptops can access virtual machines everyday? It's a laptop. Besides our remote access, can it play on its own?

    January 10, 2022
    • Gcod

      @Small c I haven't been able to achieve what you said for the time being. It needs to directly connect the video card and various peripherals to a virtual machine. If the notebook is intended to be used normally, I'm not recommended to do it like this.

      February 24, 2022
  • one

    The laptop screen is always on when running esxi. What can I do to turn it off?

    January 6, 2022
    • Gcod

      @1 Close the cover~

      January 8, 2022
      • four

        @Gcod It's no use closing the lid

        June 16, 2022
  • one thousand one hundred and eleven

    Isn't the Internet the first step?

    February 14, 2021
  • Asanatsa

    How does this achieve intranet penetration?

    September 21, 2020
    • Gcod

      @Asanatsa Public IP, understand

      September 23, 2020
      • Asanatsa

        @Gcod The public network IP is too difficult to fix, but it is convenient to use peanut shells (funny manual)

        October 5, 2020
  • Evan

    Don't put any seeds on the map. Ten thousand people poke chrysanthemums

    September 19, 2020
    • Gcod

      @Evan Oh Huh?

      September 19, 2020