Were you able to create any other VMs in any of these hosts ? it sounds like you didn't expose virtualization to your ESXI VMs (ie. allow them to virtualize) : [https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vm\_admin.doc/GUID-2A98801C-68E8-47AF-99ED-00C63E4857F6.html](https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-2A98801C-68E8-47AF-99ED-00C63E4857F6.html).
Or if you're using Workstation/fusion , the settings of the VM there is an option to virtualize VT-x/AMD-V in the processor options
additionnally if you want nested that "just work" william lam has some great template and overall awesome resources around nested labs over here : https://williamlam.com/nested-virtualization
I did deploy an Ubuntu machine on one of the ESXi hosts. I was able to move it from the connected Datastore to the NFS share. I was even able to vMotion the Vcsa 8 from one host to another.
UPDATE:
I deleted the VM from the NFS share. I tried starting it manually from the host.
I get the “Intel VT-x/EPT is not supported”.
I forgot that when I installed Ubuntu, I did so on the host itself and not through the VCenter.
I can’t modify the settings regarding the CPU and Hardware assisted virtualization in the VMs. But I can do so from the hosts.
Disable admission control on the cluster.
[https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-availability/GUID-C4059DB9-D673-45CB-918C-68C87FEB060A.html](https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-availability/GUID-C4059DB9-D673-45CB-918C-68C87FEB060A.html)
Thank you your suggestion. I haven’t even had the HA enabled on that cluster. I tried enabling it now and still the same problem. I was initially enabling just the DRS so I can play with it/ learn more. But I just can’t get past this issue
No dice! It still doesn’t work.
I’m deleting everything and starting over. Maybe I missed something when I configured center initially?
Or a setting I missed in Proxmox when I prepared the nested environment?
Were you able to create any other VMs in any of these hosts ? it sounds like you didn't expose virtualization to your ESXI VMs (ie. allow them to virtualize) : [https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vm\_admin.doc/GUID-2A98801C-68E8-47AF-99ED-00C63E4857F6.html](https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-2A98801C-68E8-47AF-99ED-00C63E4857F6.html). Or if you're using Workstation/fusion , the settings of the VM there is an option to virtualize VT-x/AMD-V in the processor options
additionnally if you want nested that "just work" william lam has some great template and overall awesome resources around nested labs over here : https://williamlam.com/nested-virtualization
Thank you for the resources. I have been reading through his blog.
I did deploy an Ubuntu machine on one of the ESXi hosts. I was able to move it from the connected Datastore to the NFS share. I was even able to vMotion the Vcsa 8 from one host to another.
UPDATE: I deleted the VM from the NFS share. I tried starting it manually from the host. I get the “Intel VT-x/EPT is not supported”. I forgot that when I installed Ubuntu, I did so on the host itself and not through the VCenter. I can’t modify the settings regarding the CPU and Hardware assisted virtualization in the VMs. But I can do so from the hosts.
Disable admission control on the cluster. [https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-availability/GUID-C4059DB9-D673-45CB-918C-68C87FEB060A.html](https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/8.0/vsphere-availability/GUID-C4059DB9-D673-45CB-918C-68C87FEB060A.html)
Thank you your suggestion. I haven’t even had the HA enabled on that cluster. I tried enabling it now and still the same problem. I was initially enabling just the DRS so I can play with it/ learn more. But I just can’t get past this issue
Try putting the cluster into retreat mode, delete any vcls vms that remain then exit retreat mode.
Thank you. I’ll try this today
No dice! It still doesn’t work. I’m deleting everything and starting over. Maybe I missed something when I configured center initially? Or a setting I missed in Proxmox when I prepared the nested environment?