topic Re: Can 7.3.6 simulator be used under ESXi? in Simulator Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/Can-7-3-6-simulator-be-used-under-ESXi/m-p/1323#M11 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The 7.x simulator was a completely different architecture.&nbsp; The 7.x sim runs both instances of ontap as separate processes on a single linux system.&nbsp; It was able to simulate HA because both processes can share the same disks and both have access to the same ram so spoofing RDMA with DMA wouldn't have been a big challenge.&nbsp; In 8.x the simulator is based on DataONTAP-v, so each instance runs it its own VM without the layer of linux underneath.&nbsp; Its a much more realistic simulation but makes HA more challenging to pull off.</P><P></P><P>What that means for you, is you need to read the 7.x simulator install guide so you can build a linux VM to run it on.&nbsp; Its didn't ship as a standalone VM, so you have to build your own.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:55:27 GMT shatfield 2014-04-30T14:55:27Z Can 7.3.6 simulator be used under ESXi? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/Can-7-3-6-simulator-be-used-under-ESXi/m-p/1319#M10 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>With the lack of HA testing with the 8.2.1 simulator, I thought I would try installing a 7.3.6 simulator pair in ESXi.</P><P></P><P>However after downloading it, there does not appear to be any .vmx files.</P><P></P><P>Does this mean that if testing of HA functionality is required using ESXi that there is no simulator support for this?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 05:37:08 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/Can-7-3-6-simulator-be-used-under-ESXi/m-p/1319#M10 DARREN_REED 2025-06-05T05:37:08Z Re: Can 7.3.6 simulator be used under ESXi? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/Can-7-3-6-simulator-be-used-under-ESXi/m-p/1323#M11 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The 7.x simulator was a completely different architecture.&nbsp; The 7.x sim runs both instances of ontap as separate processes on a single linux system.&nbsp; It was able to simulate HA because both processes can share the same disks and both have access to the same ram so spoofing RDMA with DMA wouldn't have been a big challenge.&nbsp; In 8.x the simulator is based on DataONTAP-v, so each instance runs it its own VM without the layer of linux underneath.&nbsp; Its a much more realistic simulation but makes HA more challenging to pull off.</P><P></P><P>What that means for you, is you need to read the 7.x simulator install guide so you can build a linux VM to run it on.&nbsp; Its didn't ship as a standalone VM, so you have to build your own.</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Apr 2014 14:55:27 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/Can-7-3-6-simulator-be-used-under-ESXi/m-p/1323#M11 shatfield 2014-04-30T14:55:27Z