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| #KVM | |
| grep -i vmx /proc/cpuinfo #check if the CPU supports virtualization | |
| lsmod | grep kvm #check if the kvm kernel module is loaded | |
| To run KVM, you need a processor that supports hardware virtualization. | |
| Intel and AMD both have developed extensions for their processors, deemed respectively Intel VT-x (code name Vanderpool) and AMD-V (code name Pacifica) | |
| #If 0 it means that your CPU doesn't support hardware virtualization. | |
| #If 1 or more it does - but you still need to make sure that virtualization is enabled in the BIOS. |