Re: Virtualization - what do You recommend?
On 02/02/2010 13:43, Odd wrote:
> Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>> On Tue, 2 Feb 2010, Odd wrote:
>>
>>> olafrv@gmail.com wrote:
>>>> Also you can use Xen but you still need special hardware like the
>>>> latest CPUs from AMD or Intel for Windows run...
>>> Be careful though. Not all of Intel's latest stuff has hardware
>>> support for virtualization. Check this list before buying:
>>> http://ark.intel.com/VTList.aspx
>>
>> as i recall, some CPUs actually have HW virt support, but it's been
>> disabled in the BIOS. can anyone find something online that describes
>> anyone who tripped over such a situation, and attempted to (re)enable
>> that on their own?
>
> I had to enable it in the BIOS on my Gigabyte motherboard. It was
> very easy though, juse enable or disable.
>
I can back this up, it will be in the BIOS. Also, ESXi 4.0 needs it
turned on. If you get the Intel website for CPU specs you will find a
table telling you if it has it or not. For example;
http://ark.intel.com/ProductCollection.aspx?familyId=594
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