This computer doesn't have VT-x/AMD-v enabled. Enabling it in the BIOS is mandatory

Question

I have a Windows 8.1 Dell laptop with virtualization enabled. Below is the picture of intel processor identification utility.

I have Fedora 24 installed in my virtual box. It also has virtualization enabled.

When I run the cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep 'vmx\|svm' and minikube start command, it display below error message and I am not able to proceed.

Any suggestion on this how to resolve this error?

Answer 1

VirtualBox does not support nested virtualization, so the guest VM will not support VMX or SVM even though the host machine does. You can't run a VM inside a VM.

From your screenshot, it looks like you're trying to run Kubernetes in your VirtualBox VM. I'm not a Kubernetes expert, but my understanding is that it's meant to manage a cluster of virtual machines. The lack of nested virtualization means you can't run the cluster within a VM; you have to install it on real hardware. Basically, Kubernetes is something you'd use instead of VirtualBox, as a different way of creating and managing your VMs.

If you really need to run Kubernetes in a VM, VMware Workstation and Player seem to support nested virtualization.

Answer 2

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Try this one in Bios settings and re-run minikube start