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Running VirtualBox VM host on ReadyNAS Pro
What is VirtualBox? So, I got bored while laundry was going... and decided to see how well a virtual OS would run on the Pro. My first choice of VM was VirtualBox, just cause I'm familiar with it a...
chirpa wrote: The ReadyNAS Pro comes with Dual Core E2160 CPU. This does not support Hardware Virtualization. So if you want to run 64-bit Guest OSes, you would need to upgrade the CPU. For example, I replaced mine with an E6300, which does support VT-x. Some details here: viewtopic.php?f=50&t=29284. Side-note, the 3200 has a Core2Duo, which should support this out of the box.
Does this mean VT-x support is enabled by default in the ReadyNAS BIOS (which we don't have access to)? I know with some motherboards you actually have to enable it when swapping in a compatible CPU.
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