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--- vmware:esxi:nested_esxi_setup_on_kvm [2023/08/03 14:37] – admin
+++ vmware:esxi:nested_esxi_setup_on_kvm [2023/08/03 21:05] (current) – admin
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 ## VM settings
-All Disks and CDROM: IDE bus (yes the ancient one, you can specify disks as non rational though)
+All Disks and CDROM: SATA
 Network: Intel e1000 Pro
+## Example domain definition
+```XML
+<domain type="kvm">
+  <name>esxi2a</name>
+  <uuid>8e94bab6-6a97-470b-8313-b3ce6c2cbc7b</uuid>
+  <memory unit="KiB">29360128</memory>
+  <currentMemory unit="KiB">29360128</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu placement="static">16</vcpu>
+  <os>
+    <type arch="x86_64" machine="pc-q35-7.2">hvm</type>
+    <loader readonly="yes" type="pflash">/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE_4M.ms.fd</loader>
+    <nvram>/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/nvram/esxi2a_VARS.fd</nvram>
+  </os>
+  <features>
+    <acpi/>
+    <apic/>
+    <vmport state="off"/>
+  </features>
+  <cpu mode="host-passthrough" check="none" migratable="off"/>
+  <clock offset="utc">
+    <timer name="rtc" tickpolicy="catchup"/>
+    <timer name="pit" tickpolicy="delay"/>
+    <timer name="hpet" present="no"/>
+  </clock>
+  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+  <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+  <pm>
+    <suspend-to-mem enabled="no"/>
+    <suspend-to-disk enabled="no"/>
+  </pm>
+  <devices>
+    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
+    <disk type="block" device="disk">
+      <driver name="qemu" type="raw" cache="none" io="native" discard="unmap"/>
+      <source dev="/dev/VM-SSD-Disks/esxi-sys"/>
+      <target dev="sda" bus="sata" rotation_rate="1"/>
+      <boot order="1"/>
+      <address type="drive" controller="0" bus="0" target="0" unit="0"/>
+    </disk>
+    <disk type="block" device="disk">
+      <driver name="qemu" type="raw" cache="none" io="native" discard="unmap"/>
+      <source dev="/dev/VM-SSD-Disks/esxi-vmfs"/>
+      <target dev="sdb" bus="sata" rotation_rate="1"/>
+      <address type="drive" controller="0" bus="0" target="0" unit="1"/>
+    </disk>
+    <disk type="block" device="disk">
+      <driver name="qemu" type="raw" cache="none" io="native" discard="unmap"/>
+      <source dev="/dev/VM-HDD-Disks/esxi-hdd"/>
+      <target dev="sdc" bus="sata"/>
+      <address type="drive" controller="0" bus="0" target="0" unit="2"/>
+    </disk>
+    <disk type="block" device="disk">
+      <driver name="qemu" type="raw" cache="none" io="native" discard="unmap"/>
+      <source dev="/dev/VM-SSD-Disks/esxi-ssd"/>
+      <target dev="sdd" bus="sata" rotation_rate="1"/>
+      <address type="drive" controller="0" bus="0" target="0" unit="3"/>
+    </disk>
+    <disk type="file" device="cdrom">
+      <driver name="qemu" type="raw"/>
+      <source file="/home/ISOs/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-7.0U3n-21930508.x86_64.iso"/>
+      <target dev="sde" bus="sata"/>
+      <readonly/>
+      <boot order="2"/>
+      <address type="drive" controller="0" bus="0" target="0" unit="4"/>
+    </disk>
+    <controller type="usb" index="0" model="ich9-ehci1">
+      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x1d" function="0x7"/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type="usb" index="0" model="ich9-uhci1">
+      <master startport="0"/>
+      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x1d" function="0x0" multifunction="on"/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type="usb" index="0" model="ich9-uhci2">
+      <master startport="2"/>
+      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x1d" function="0x1"/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type="usb" index="0" model="ich9-uhci3">
+      <master startport="4"/>
+      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x1d" function="0x2"/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type="sata" index="0">
+      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x1f" function="0x2"/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type="pci" index="0" model="pcie-root"/>
+    <controller type="pci" index="1" model="pcie-root-port">
+      <model name="pcie-root-port"/>
+      <target chassis="1" port="0x10"/>
+      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x02" function="0x0" multifunction="on"/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type="pci" index="2" model="pcie-to-pci-bridge">
+      <model name="pcie-pci-bridge"/>
+      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x01" slot="0x00" function="0x0"/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type="pci" index="3" model="pcie-root-port">
+      <model name="pcie-root-port"/>
+      <target chassis="3" port="0x11"/>
+      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x02" function="0x1"/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type="pci" index="4" model="pcie-root-port">
+      <model name="pcie-root-port"/>
+      <target chassis="4" port="0x12"/>
+      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x02" function="0x2"/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type="pci" index="5" model="pcie-root-port">
+      <model name="pcie-root-port"/>
+      <target chassis="5" port="0x13"/>
+      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x02" function="0x3"/>
+    </controller>
+    <controller type="virtio-serial" index="0">
+      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x03" slot="0x00" function="0x0"/>
+    </controller>
+    <interface type="network">
+      <mac address="52:54:00:e5:1b:ab"/>
+      <source network="inetbridge"/>
+      <model type="vmxnet3"/>
+      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x02" slot="0x01" function="0x0"/>
+    </interface>
+    <interface type="network">
+      <mac address="52:54:00:2a:b1:d6"/>
+      <source network="inetbridge"/>
+      <model type="vmxnet3"/>
+      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x02" slot="0x02" function="0x0"/>
+    </interface>
+    <interface type="network">
+      <mac address="52:54:00:00:2c:28"/>
+      <source network="sanbridge"/>
+      <model type="vmxnet3"/>
+      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x02" slot="0x03" function="0x0"/>
+    </interface>
+    <serial type="pty">
+      <target type="isa-serial" port="0">
+        <model name="isa-serial"/>
+      </target>
+    </serial>
+    <console type="pty">
+      <target type="serial" port="0"/>
+    </console>
+    <channel type="spicevmc">
+      <target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0"/>
+      <address type="virtio-serial" controller="0" bus="0" port="1"/>
+    </channel>
+    <input type="tablet" bus="usb">
+      <address type="usb" bus="0" port="1"/>
+    </input>
+    <input type="mouse" bus="ps2"/>
+    <input type="keyboard" bus="ps2"/>
+    <graphics type="spice" autoport="yes" listen="192.168.1.241">
+      <listen type="address" address="192.168.1.241"/>
+    </graphics>
+    <audio id="1" type="spice"/>
+    <video>
+      <model type="qxl" ram="65536" vram="65536" vgamem="16384" heads="1" primary="yes"/>
+      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x01" function="0x0"/>
+    </video>
+    <redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc">
+      <address type="usb" bus="0" port="2"/>
+    </redirdev>
+    <redirdev bus="usb" type="spicevmc">
+      <address type="usb" bus="0" port="3"/>
+    </redirdev>
+    <memballoon model="virtio">
+      <address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x04" slot="0x00" function="0x0"/>
+    </memballoon>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
+```