Nested virtualization: ESXi 8.0 running on PVE 8

[cyruspy]

In case anybody is looking for an easy way to run ESXi on PVE: https://iriarte.it/homelab/2023/09/05/esxi-on-proxmox-as-nested-hypervisor.html

 

[JerryLees]

Thanks, this worked great! However, since the images are already configured-- what is the configured (default) root password?

 

[dam012345]

The root password is in the OVF file. It should be ' VMware1! '

 

[cava83]

Hi there. How are you going about deploying esxi now that the files are kept in Broadcom? The script on the link and the one from will doesn't work sadly as it points to VMware.com and the library has changed. Any help kindly appreciated

 

[LnxBil]

How are you going about deploying esxi now that the files are kept in Broadcom?

The only answer I can think of is that you're lucky if you've downloaded them before and can still use them. Installing ESXi if you have the installer is also easy, yet the same "downloaded before" argument.

 

[septer48]

The links are all broken for vmware.com, but they did move them to the support.broadcom.com free download section.

See:
https://williamlam.com/2025/05/vmwa...downloads-of-broadcom-support-portal-bsp.html