# VMWARE ESXi Fling

**URL:** <https://community.solid-run.com/t/vmware-esxi-fling/775>\
**Category:** NXP LX2160\
**Created:** [November 27, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.solid-run.com/t/vmware-esxi-fling/775 "2023-11-27T22:01:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![boyceke1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7993a0/32.png) [@boyceke1](https://community.solid-run.com/u/boyceke1)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2023, 10:01pm UTC](https://community.solid-run.com/t/vmware-esxi-fling/775/1 "2023-11-27T22:01:32Z")

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Has anyone had any success running VMWARE ESXi on this thing? It seems that it should be possible based on their documentation, however, I can’t proceed with installation since installer can’t find a valid NIC.

> **[Fling-on-SolidRun-HoneyComb-LX2K.pdf](https://download3.vmware.com/software/vmw-tools/esxi-on-arm/Fling-on-SolidRun-HoneyComb-LX2K.pdf)**
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[https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/get-download?downloadGroup=ESXI-ARM](https://customerconnect.vmware.com/downloads/get-download?downloadGroup=ESXI-ARM)

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**Author:** ![jnettlet](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/community.solid-run.com/jnettlet/32/62_2.png) [@jnettlet](https://community.solid-run.com/u/jnettlet)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://community.solid-run.com/t/vmware-esxi-fling/775/2 "2023-11-28T06:01:53Z")

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ESXi Fling only works with VMWare supported NICs. Running it on our hardware requires using a ESXi certified USB or PCIe NIC.