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1. Re: Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is not supported on this platform.
dariusd May 2, 2017 3:03 AM (in response to acaesar)Are you planning on running more virtual machines inside your Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual machine? In order to "nest" virtual machines like that, you'd need to use Hyper-V or VMware Workstation or Oracle Virtualbox on Windows Server 2012 R2. You've posted in the "Nested Virtualization" part of the forums, so it sounds like you might intend to do so, but you don't explicitly mention as such, so I figured it was worth checking in case there is a misunderstanding.
If you plan to "nest" virtual machines like that, you'll need to upgrade your host to a newer CPU. Your Penryn/Harpertown Core 2 Duo processor lacks the Extended Page Table (EPT) capability required by VMware's virtualization engine in order to support nested virtualization (virtualized VT-x). There is no configuration option you can use to work around the lacking CPU feature... your only options are to move to a newer CPU or to drop your requirement for nested virtualization.
If you do not intend to nest virtual machines inside your Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual machine, you can disable nested virtualization in Virtual Machine > Settings..., choose the Processors and Memory category, expand Advanced Options at the bottom of the window, and untick Enable hypervisor applications in this virtual machine. That should allow the virtual machine to power on without the warning that you're receiving.
Cheers,
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Darius
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2. Re: Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is not supported on this platform.
acaesar May 3, 2017 11:41 PM (in response to dariusd)Sorry I was trying to run the Hyper V role inside of windows server 2012. Thanks for the help.
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3. Re: Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is not supported on this platform.
dariusd May 3, 2017 11:47 PM (in response to acaesar)Yeah, it's time to upgrade to a newer host CPU if you want to run Hyper-V inside the VM. Bad news... sorry.
Cheers,
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Darius
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4. Re: Virtualized Intel VT-x/EPT is not supported on this platform.
djsalman143 Sep 24, 2018 1:32 AM (in response to dariusd)@dariusd i m usinng Intel Xeon X5460 / 3.16 GHz dual processor i have problem i try to run gns3vm on esxi error show vtx not available how to fix it please help