It looks like the signed off spec tight way to go is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS 64-bit in order to run 64-bit virtual Solaris 10 revs. I have tried Solaris 10 in the past ( on VMware ) and been told that my processor rev was too low to run in 64-bit mode. The 64-bit nature of Solaris is important to me.
One thing to keep in mind though is that even if you have a 64bit CPU that does not mean you can run a 64bit VMware guest. With Opteron you need RevE0 or better and with Intel you need any that have explicit VM support. Also, you don't need a 64bit host OS to run 64bit guests.
Also, so far 64bit Solaris has been a mixed bag for me in VM's. I have SNV52 running on one right now that works great so far in 32bit mode but in 64bit it will panic when running setup_install_server from a CD. It dumps as soon as it starts copying files from disk. Does it every time. In 32bit it works great.
Since I am not an engineer capable of properly diagnosing it I would be more than willing to give someone VMWare Console access to look at it if they want.
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