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May 2nd, 2013 07:00
Enable Vt-d from bios
Hi,
I would know if I can enable Vt-d feature in a R720 poweredge server from bios.
It seems that all hw supports Vt-d, but I don't see specific option in bios.
server: poweredge r720
chipset: Intel c600 family
CPU: Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5-2670
BIOS Information
Vendor: Dell Inc.
Version: 1.6.0
Release Date: 03/07/2013
Thanks,
Pietro
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DELL-Geoff P
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May 2nd, 2013 08:00
Enabling virtualization in the bios will enable VT-d. There is not a specific breakout under virtualization for just VT-d.
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PIE3Id
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May 2nd, 2013 09:00
Thanks Geoff for your answer.
I'm trying to "passthrough" a PCIe GPU NVidia board with KVM.
This require VT-d support from both CPU and motherboard and to enable it from bios.
But even with Intel Virtualization Technology enabled when I try to attach device to VM I'm getting "No IOMMU found" from log. It seems that hardware doesn't have an IOMMU, or it is not configured correctly.
AFAYK there is something else to enable in order to succeed with PCI passthrough?
Thanks for your help.
Kindest regards,
Pietro