Installing ESXi / VSphere Hypervisor in VMware Workstation
A guide on how to install the latest version of VMware's ESXI / Vsphere Hypervisor 4.1 into a virtual machine inside VMWare Workstation so that you can run and test virtual machines using the industry standard hypervisor on your computer.
This will let you test out all the features and learn all the functionality without the need for dedicated hardware.
If you do want to install ESXi on bare metal (I.e. without installing Windows) see: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vi35_system... and http://www.vm-help.com/esx/esx3.5/Whi...