Yes. However, Sniffer10G 2.0.7 or later is required to install the software in a virtualized environment.
The following instructions detail the installation of Sniffer10G with VMware's ESXi 5.0.0 hypervisor.
Consult your motherboard manual and enable the VT-d (Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O) option in your BIOS.
Login to your ESXi 5 host using vSphere Client and click on the Configuration Tab.
- Under the Hardware Section, select Advanced Settings and the DirectPath I/O Configuration Menu appears.
- Click on Edit and a pop-up window appears to allow marking of devices for passthrough.
- Check the box for the Myricom Inc. 10G-PCIE-8B device that will be passed through to the Guest Virtual Machine.
- Click on the OK button to close the pop-up window.
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For adapter models 10G-PCIE2-8B2 ONLY (not single-port 8B and not -8C2- *):
ACS(Access Control Services) check must be disabled:
- Select ESXi 5 host in your inventory and click on the Configuration Tab.
- Under the Software Section, click on Advanced Settings and an Advanced Settings pop-up window appears.
- Click the VMkernel entry and scroll down to the entry that says VMkernel.Boot.disableACSCheck and click the checkbox to disable the ACS check.
- Click on the OK button to close the pop-up window.
- Reboot the ESXi 5 host to enable the use of the DirectPath I/O devices.
The DirectPath I/O devices are now available for use by the Guest VMs.
- Power off the Guest VM.
- Select Getting Started Tab
- Click on Edit virtual machine settings.
- Under the Hardware Tab, click on the Add button.
- Select PCI Device and then click on the Next button.
- From the drop-down menu, select the physical PCI/PCIe device (06:00.0 | Myricom Inc. 10G-PCIE-8B) and click on the Next button.
- Click on the Finish button.
- Click on the OK button to update the Guest VM settings.
- Power up the Guest VM.
Install the Sniffer10G software according to the instructions for the Operating System installed inside the Guest VM.
Licensing note: The myri_license tool cannot successfully write licenses to the adapter when it is used within a guest. If a new license needs to be written to an adapter, the tool must be used within a 64-bit non-virtualized environment (such as a Linux boot CD).
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