VME on VirtualBox or VMware Wkst ?

[_Emmanuel_]

Hello, does someone have experience and feedback on how to run HPE VME inside VirtualBox or VMware Wkst ?

I'd need to give it a go as a first PoC.

Tks

[Ranveer]

Hello Emmanuel,
Yes, we may use VME on the VMware VMs for VME. You may create 3 VMware VMs & try VMe cluster functionality.
Please do enable Hardware Virtualization (screen shot attached)

& also follow below:

Please enable the promiscuous, mac address changes and forged transmits mode in VMWARE network  security configuration.

🖧 VMware ESXi

1. Enable Promiscuous Mode, MAC Address Changes, and Forged Transmits on vSwitch or Port Group

In VMware ESXi, these features are managed at the vSwitch (virtual switch) or port group level.

Steps:

1. Log in to the vSphere Client or vSphere Web Client.
2. Select your ESXi host in the left pane.
3. Go to Networking under the Configuration tab.
4. Click on Virtual Switches (or Port Groups depending on where you want to apply the changes).
5. Select the vSwitch or port group you want to modify.
6. Click Edit on the Security tab.

In the Security Tab:

• Promiscuous Mode: Set this to Accept.
• MAC Address Changes: Set this to Accept.
• Forged Transmits: Set this to Accept.

This will enable the settings at the virtual switch or port group level, allowing:

• The VM to receive all network traffic (promiscuous mode).
• The VM to change its MAC address.
• The VM to send packets with a forged MAC address.

1. Click OK to save and apply the changes

[mnavada]

Hello,

yes, for testing purpose, you can install VME inside VirtualBox.  Here is steps.
1. Create VM inside VMware
2. Enable "Hardware virtualization"  for VM that created in VMware. Refer: https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/7-0/vsphere-virtual-machine-administration-guide-7-0/configuring-virtual-machine-hardwarevm-admin/virtual-cpu-configuration-and-limitationsvm-admin/expose-hardware-assisted-virtualizationvm-admin.html to enable Hardware virtualization.

3. Install Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04 LTS (  server is recommended)
4. Install HPE-VM product and explore.

[AbhishekA]

Hi Team, 

I am trying to install VME in our VMware infra 

but i am not able to install VME manager VM it gets stuck in 99%

when i see the logs i found the below 

2025-06-19 13:51:39 INFO: Management network does not exist, configuration using: bond0
2025-06-19 13:51:41 INFO: morph local storage pool defined: true
2025-06-19 13:51:41 INFO: morph local storage pool set to autostart: true
2025-06-19 13:51:41 INFO: morph local storage pool startup: true
2025-06-19 13:52:59 WARN: context [anonymous] 8:24 attribute nopasswd isn't defined
2025-06-19 13:52:59 WARN: context [anonymous] 21:4 attribute proxyHost isn't defined
2025-06-19 13:52:59 WARN: context [anonymous] 30:11 attribute noProxy isn't defined
2025-06-19 13:52:59 WARN: context [anonymous] 35:4 attribute proxyHost isn't defined
2025-06-19 13:52:59 WARN: context [anonymous] 36:11 attribute noProxy isn't defined
2025-06-19 13:52:59 WARN: context [anonymous] 43:11 attribute installWorker isn't defined
2025-06-19 13:53:18 WARN: Unable to connect to https://vmem.compass.in/ping. Trying again in 15 seconds...
java.net.NoRouteToHostException: No route to host
at java.base@21.0.4/sun.nio.ch.Net.connect0(Native Method)
at java.base@21.0.4/sun.nio.ch.Net.connect(Net.java:589)
at java.base@21.0.4/sun.nio.ch.Net.connect(Net.java:578)
at java.base@21.0.4/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.connect(NioSocketImpl.java:583)
at java.base@21.0.4/java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(SocksSocketImpl.java:327)
at java.base@21.0.4/java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:751)
at java.base@21.0.4/java.net.Socket.connect(Socket.java:686)
at java.base@21.0.4/java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:555)
at java.base@21.0.4/java.net.Socket.<init>(Socket.java:324)
at com.morpheusdata.mvm.console.util.MvmUtility.waitForWebappSocket(MvmUtility.java:566)
at com.morpheusdata.mvm.console.InstallMorpheus.lambda$show$8(InstallMorpheus.java:454)
at java.base@21.0.4/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:572)
at java.base@21.0.4/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:317)
at java.base@21.0.4/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1144)
at java.base@21.0.4/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:642)
at java.base@21.0.4/java.lang.Thread.runWith(Thread.java:1596)
at java.base@21.0.4/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1583)
at org.graalvm.nativeimage.builder/com.oracle.svm.core.thread.PlatformThreads.threadStartRoutine(PlatformThreads.java:896)
at org.graalvm.nativeimage.builder/com.oracle.svm.core.thread.PlatformThreads.threadStartRoutine(PlatformThreads.java:872)