Virtualization and Poweredge 2850

Question

Hello, you know if the PowerEdge 2850 Intel Xenon 3.3 is compatible with virtualization? In fact when I want to load the module kvm-intel.ko this is what I as a message: insmod /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/arch/x86/kvm/kvm-intel.koinsmod: error inserting '/lib/modules/2.6.30-bpo.1-686/kernel/arch/x86/kvm/kvm-intel.ko': -1 Operation not supported# lsmod | grep kvmkvm                   138416  0# dmesg | grep kvm[  850.808636] kvm: no hardware support[150042.886929] kvm: no hardware supportI went into the BIOS to see if there was an option but I found nothing. The version of my BIOS: Revision A01 Thank you

bobcat7677 · Answer

The CPUs that went into the 2850s were made before virtualization extensions came out.  And no compatible upgrades are available.  You will need a newer server that supports hardware virtualization.

PowerEdge Hardware General

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