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Check if VT-X is enabled and improve related documentation #166
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Description
Docker Toolbox (VirtualBox) fails to run if VT-X isn't supported or not enabled on the hardware it runs on. This is a placeholder issue for improving the checks, feedback and instructions to handle hardware that doesn't have VT-X (enabled).
Docker Toolbox should;
- Check if VT-X is enabled (for OS X, this article http://kb.parallels.com/en/5653 explains checking via
sysctl -a | grep machdep.cpu.features
) - (better) Document that VT-X should be supported and enabled
- Add instructions / documentation how to check if VT-X is enabled and/or enable it (for OS X; https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203296)
Given that there's an overlap between "Docker Machine", "Docker Toolbox", and "Boot2Docker", documenting it in the right places could be a challenge (users are reporting these issues in all repos 😄)
VT-X related issues are already mentioned in #65, #119, and reported in the docker repository; moby/moby#11877, moby/moby#15712, moby/moby#15982