====== Running Guest Hypervisors with Virtualized HV ======


https://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8970

You can expose full CPU virtualization to the guest operating system so that applications that require hardware virtualization can run on virtual machines without binary translation or paravirtualization.

===== Prerequisites =====

  * Verify that the virtual machine compatibility is ESXi 5.1 and later.
  * Intel Nehalem Generation (Xeon Core i7) or later processors or AMD Opteron Generation 3 (Greyhound) or later processors.
  * Verify that Intel VT-x or AMD-V is enabled in the BIOS so that hardware assisted virtualization is possible.
  * Required Privileges: Virtual machine.Configuration.Settings set on the vCenter Server system.

===== Procedure =====

  * Right-click the virtual machine and select Edit Settings
  * To locate a virtual machine, select a datacenter, folder, cluster, resource pool, host, or vApp.
  * Click the Related Objects tab and click Virtual Machines.
  * On the Virtual Hardware tab, expand CPU, and select Expose hardware-assisted virtualization to guest OS.
  * Click OK.
  * The Manage tab refreshes, and the Nested Hypervisor CPU option shows Enabled.

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