During the installation of ESXi 5.5, the following error message is reported: Hardware Virtualization
is not a feature of the CPU, or is not enabled in the BIOS. Which condition would generate this
message?
A.
LAHF/SAHF is not enabled in the BIOS.
B.
NX/XD is not enabled in the BIOS.
C.
SSE3 is not enabled in the BIOS.
D.
Hyperthreading is not enabled in the BIOS.
Why not B? LAHF/SAHV is not directly manageable in BIOS.
Because LAHF / SAHV is the new & shiny version of NX/XD
http://vsphere-land.com/news/what-is-sahf-and-lahf-and-why-do-i-need-it-to-install-vsphere-51.html
I think it’s B also.
You can enable/disable NX/XD, but you can’t do the same for LAHF/SAHF
Yeah I think it’s B with this specific KB article.
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2052329
http://vsphere-land.com/news/what-is-sahf-and-lahf-and-why-do-i-need-it-to-install-vsphere-51.html <- I believe LAHF/SAHF pertains to the Intel VT option in the BIOS (Hardware Virtualization)
the answer is (A) – like “Viril” said,
LAHS/SAHF is also known as Intel-VT or Amd-V and it’s configured in the BIOS.
A is the right one.
From :
https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/index.jsp#com.vmware.vsphere.upgrade.doc/GUID-DEB8086A-306B-4239-BF76-E354679202FC.html?resultof=%2522%256c%2561%2568%2566%2522%2520
ESXi 5.5 supports only LAHF and SAHF CPU instructions.
The correct answer is B. LAHF/SAHF are CPU instructions, your CPU either supports them or it does not, this can never be configured in the BIOS. In other words, while LAHF and SAHF compatibility are a requirement, they are not configurable.
NX/XD on the other hand are configurable in most BIOSes, albeit frequently under different names.
A and B are requirement of ESX 5.5.
C is need to avoid problems with VMmotion.
D is recommend to active for best performance.
BUT, the correct answer is A, becasue is the only that can generate the message error “Hardware Virtualization is not a feature of the CPU, or is not enabled in the BIOS”