Determining if you are running on a virtualized platform
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Determining if you are running on a virtualized platform

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Article ID: 339535

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VMware VMware Desktop Hypervisor

Issue/Introduction

This article provides steps to help you determine if your desired installation platform is virtualized.
Note: VMware does not support the installation of a virtualization product within another virtualization product.


Symptoms:
  • The VMware Server installation does not complete
  • The VMware Server installation fails
  • The VMware ACE installation does not complete
  • The VMWare ACE installation fails
  • The VMware Workstation installation does not complete
  • The VMware Workstation installation fails
  • You receive the following error:

    Cannot install <product> within a virtual machine.


Resolution

To determine if you are running within a VMware virtual machine:

For Windows:

  1. Click Start > Run.
  2. Type msinfo32 and press Enter.
  3. In the right pane, look for System Manufacturer for 'VMware, Inc.'

    If this is present, you are running within a virtualized platform, and cannot install another virtualization product on top of it.
For Linux:
Run the following command:

lspci | grep -i vmware

 If this returns results, you are running within a virtualized platform, and cannot install another virtualization product on top of it.

If you are still unsure if you are running within a virtualized environment, contact the system administrator responsible for the system in question.


Additional Information

For more information on troubleshooting the installation of a hosted product, see Troubleshooting a VMware hosted product that does not install (1005027). Troubleshooting a VMware hosted product that does not install

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