sysctl will not show kern.hv_support

Working on a mac mini (i7-2635QM) with os x 10.8.5 -- sysctl kern.hv_support returns "second level name hv_support in kern.hv_support is invalid".


How do I enable this, or can I enable this?


We're trying to determine system prerequisites for several apps that require virtualizaiton support, e.g. hypervisor. We know from Intel that the CPU does in fact support VMX, e.g. "Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)".


Any assistance would be very much appreciated.

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The presence, as opposed to the value, of that sysctl is not tied to the CPU but rather to the Hypervisor framework. That framework was added in 10.10. Machines running old OS releases, including your Mac mini running 10.8.5, simply do not have that infrastructure.

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