DaDesktop Nested Virtualization Compatibility

Getting nested virtualisation to perform at its best can often be a bit of a challenge. Below, we lay out our guidance on which virtualisation tool works, or works most effectively, in each environment within DaDesktop.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us. Please note that some tools, such as Virt Manager, aren't available across every operating system.

You can find more details on using Virt Manager to supply multiple sandboxed servers and/or desktops.
 

		Intel CPU		AMD CPU
		KVM	LXC	KVM	LXC
Virt-Manager	Windows	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Linux	√	√	√	√
VirtualBox	Windows	√	N/A	X④	N/A
	Linux	√	√②③	X④	√②③
VMware Workstation	Windows	√①	N/A	√	N/A
	Linux	√①	X	√	X

 

Test environment:

Intel CPU Model: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2673 v3 @ 2.40GHz

AMD CPU Model: AMD EPYC 7502P 32-Core Processor

Window: Windows 10

Linux: Ubuntu 20.04

Virtualbox: 6.1.18

VMware Workstation: 16 Pro, v16.1.1

Comments:

①: Intel VT-X & AMD virtualization acceleration in guest is not supported. You must disable the "Virtualize Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/RVI" checkbox in hardware-processors

②: The version of VirtualBox on the guest must match the version of VirtualBox DKMS on the host

③: Running VirtualBox inside an LXC container conflicts with running KVM VMs, so all KVM instances on the host must be stopped

④: Experienced a soft lockup systemd-udevd error, resulting in slowness and getting stuck