• SonicOS NSv 7
• Introducing the NSv Series
  • Feature Support Information
  • Node Counts Per Platform
  • Installation File / Supported Platforms
  • Hardware Compatibility
  • Support for SR-IOV
  • Support for vMotion
  • Support for One-Arm Mode
  • Support for Tap Mode
  • Product Matrix and Requirements
  • Backup and Recovery Information
  • Best Practices and Recommendations
  • High Availability Configurations
  • Exporting and Importing Firewall Configurations
  • Upgrading from SonicOS 6.5
  • Upgrading to a Higher Capacity NSv Model
  • Creating a MySonicWall Account
• Installing SonicOS on the NSv Series
  • Obtaining the OVA from MySonicWall
  • Installing the NSv Virtual Machine
  • Viewing and Editing Virtual Machine Settings
  • Troubleshooting Installation Configuration
    • Insufficient Memory Assignment
    • Incompatible CPU
    • Incorrect CPU Configuration
    • Insufficient Resources at Time of Configuration
    • Incorrect Network Adapter Configuration
    • Incorrect Number of Network Adapters
    • Insufficient Memory When Jumbo Frames Enabled
• Licensing and Registering Your NSv
  • Registering the NSv Virtual Machine with SonicOS
• SonicOS Management
  • Managing SonicOS on the NSv Series
  • Using System Diagnostics
• Using the Virtual Console and SafeMode
  • Using the ESXi Remote Console to Configure the WAN or LAN Interfaces
  • Navigating the NSv Management Console
    • System Info
    • Management Network or Network Interfaces
    • Test Management Network
    • Diagnostics
    • NTP Server
    • Lockdown Mode
      • Temporary Lockdown Mode
    • System Update
    • Reboot | Shutdown
    • About
    • Logs
  • Configuring SR-IOV
  • Using SafeMode on the NSv
    • Enabling SafeMode
    • Disabling SafeMode
    • Configuring the Management Network in SafeMode
      • Configuring Interface Settings
      • Disabling an Interface
    • Installing a New SonicOS Version in SafeMode
    • Downloading Logs in SafeMode
• SonicWall Support
  • About This Document

Incompatible CPU

If the CPU does not support AES instructions the following message appears:

CPU Model Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2420 0 @ 1.90GHz is not supported by SonicWall Network Security Virtual

CPU Model Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2420 0 @ 1.90GHz does not support the Advanced Encryption Standard(AES) instructions

Refer to Getting Started Guide and install the SonicWall Network Virtual on a supported platform

The message can also be seen in the logs provided by the management console:

If the CPU does not support SSE 4.1 or 4.2 instructions, the following message appears:

CPU Model Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2420 0 @ 1.90GHz is not supported by SonicWall Network Security Virtual

CPU Model Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2420 0 @ 1.90GHz does support SSE 4.1 or 4.2 instructions

Refer to Getting Started Guide and install the SonicWall Network Virtual on a supported platform