This is a test for installing openindiana and set up a working dCache test-vm dCache is a storage element of the Grid (scientific computing). OI == OpenIndiana. Kind of like opensolaris with an Illumos kernel, not the sun/oracle kernel. With https://www.guldmyr.com/esxi-vmware-workstation/ as a base for how …

Before Register and download ESXi here https://www.vmware.com/tryvmware/ Free license can be found there as well. Get ESXi and the vSphere Client. Get an OS to install in a VM (I chose openindiana). Install ESXi in VMWare Workstation 8 40G disk, 4GB RAM, 2 cores, enable Virtualization …

Trying out osol-dev-134-x86.iso in vmware workstation. You can download it from here: (genunix.org doesn't work anymore - here is another place: http://okcosug.org/. Update 201308 this also broke. You can now use http://virtualboxes.org/images/opensolaris/) Host OS: Core i7 with Windows x64. 1 core and 1300MB …