I need to set up a dual boot between Server 2008 R2 & VMware ESXi on same server.
I already have Server 2008 R2 loaded on a server.
I have a couple free hard drives on this server that are not being used.
I would like to install VMware ESXi on one of these available hard drives and then be able to choose while my server is first booting up if I want to boot into the VMware ESXi or Server 2008 R2.
Is there any way of setting this up?
If this can't be done through a true dual boot scenario then can I set up a VMware boot CD that will allow me to boot off of the VMware hard drive installed within my server?
I need to set this up on several test servers in my test lab that already have Server 2008 R2 installed on them. I don't want to damage or erase these Server 2008 R2 server operating systems or any of their data.
Please let me know if this is possible.