Launching VM on Ubuntu Azure VM

Question

Hello,

I have an Ubuntu 20.04 VM hosted in Azure. On this VM, I would like to launch another VM using VirtualBox, as that seems the most Linux-friendly.

The VM has a size of Standard E4-2s v3, which should support virtualization capabilities if I'm correct.
However, whenever I try to open a VM using VirtualBox, I get the error "VT-x is disabled in the BIOS for both all CPU modes (VERR_VMX_MSR_ALL_VMX_DISABLED)".

Is this fixable? Are there any things I can try to make it work?

If I have to provide more information, please let me know!

Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

Hi Luke,

Please confirm that you created the VM with Standard security. You can do this by navigating to the VM in the Azure portal -- Overview blade. See screen snippet below:

If the VM wasn't created with Standard security you will need to create it again and make sure to select Standard, similar to below screenshot:

Please click Accept Answer and upvote if the above was helpful. Add a comment below if something is unclear or you still need assistance.

Thanks.

-TP