[OmniOS-discuss] two error messages during installation

[Eric Sproul]

On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Muhammad Yousuf Khan <sirtcp at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > the system is workstation 490 Dell precision and i have been using it
>> > with
>> > debian visualization for KVM for years with no issue. it is VT enable.
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>> Your CPU must have the second-generation VT support (VMX, which
>> includes EPT) introduced in Nehalem to work with illumos KVM.
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> do you think it will support KVM even after the error because of the VT
> enabled mboard and processor?

No, the error is very clear.  It is not enough just to have VT
extensions.  KVM on illumos requires second-generation VT extensions
that your CPU appears not to have.

> is there admin manual in PDF format so i can print and use it for further
> reference?

No, but you can check out the wiki code and print the plain-text
sources.  Near the top of
http://omnios.omniti.com/browse.php/default/wiki there are
instructions for cloning the wiki repo, which is Mercurial.

Eric