How to Install VMWare ESXi on Raspberry Pi, and host virtual machines

VMWare ESXi is a virtualization system, allowing us to run several virtual machines on the same host. VMWare recently released an ARM version, so that we can install it on Raspberry Pi.

But ... how to say ... we have already seen easier systems to install :)
The official installation guide is almost 20 pages long, but I will summarize it here for you.

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On Raspberry Pi OS:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt full-upgrade
sudo rpi-update
sudo rpi-eeprom-update -d -a

On ESXi (SSH):
/etc/init.d/usbarbitrator stop
chkconfig usbarbitrator off

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[tmirandaa]

@RaspberryTips Thanks for you video! I want to create a local server and 4 estations with Raspberry running virutal machines from the serve. Which path do you recommend? Thanks

[cipher_ali]

Great video and instructions! Please do non-Arm OS's if possible, thanks!

[DietrichSchomberg]

nice video
thanks a lot for sharing the whole installation process

i have problems with adding devices in a Fantec usb 4bay hdd case
went with stopping usbarbitrator and that helped making 2 hdds visible in first attempt. but later on i only got 1 visible :(
do you have any idea about how to get over this issue? how to get the other hdds visible and working
tried another usb port, ... but that did not help
at least one is working, but 1of4 isn't the best result :)

[leachimusable]

It is posible to Install it on a another micro sdcard?

[dashamjot]

Can same be done on ubuntu raspberry pi??

[zt]

Can you show how to install windows 10 as vm on pi esxi?

[tonypigott]

Thank you for sharing your expertise. I have a problem: when the installation has completed, and it shutdown - it doesn't reboot! Yours does, but mine doesn't. I have to completely power-off my Raspberry Pi 4B. Is there a solution to this problem?

[trytogetit]

11:27
Possible to do without lan cable connected ?
I followed few tutorial, none seems bother to mentioned it only work with LAN connection but not wifi

[Lp-zetg]

Is it a practical approach or just for testing ESXI on the Raspberry pi platform?

[jaredlutchman]

What do I click once I get to 11:35 to access the web interface

[ebiscaia]

Is there anyone having troubles to upload the isos a create VMs?

[sidskywalker]

Is this possible on the Raspberry Pi 3? Just curious.

[raghavareddy]

Which ssd drive is recommended for raspberry pi for this installation

[syedah]

Can we run Windows 10 on this ESXi version?

[michaelcooper]

Hey there, I love the tutorial but I have a few questions, one why do we need to do the following: On ESXi (SSH):
# The next 2 lines I understand #
/etc/init.d/usbarbitrator stop
chkconfig usbarbitrator off
# But what is this line for? #
partedUtil mklabel msdos

Also why can't we just install from the usb key to the SD Cards, I have SD Cards that are 1 tb? Wouldn't that be able to hold the system and store VMs? By the way I am a huge Raspberry PI Fan so if you have anything you want me to try for you I can.

[willsee]

Does the OS need to be ARM? If yes, why? I thought that virtualization is exactly about this...