Hyper-V incompatibility when running a nested Workstation VM on ZSphere

Issue

Use this article to troubleshoot Hyper-V incompatibility when running a nested Workstation VM on ZSphere.

Symptoms

• A nested Workstation VM cannot start inside a Windows Server 2016 VM.
• An error reports Hyper-V incompatibility or an inability to obtain the vmci driver.

Environment

• Product: ZVF
• Version: 4.x
• Component: ZSphere
• Affected object: nested virtualization
• Scenario: VM runtime issues. Confirm the current version, deployment topology, storage type, and operation timeline.

Possible causes