Mac reboots when you attempt to launch Parallels Desktop 8 and Virtual Box simultaneously
Article ID: 115966
Created On: Apr 15, 2013
Last Review: May 2, 2013
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APPLIES TO:
- Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac
- Parallels Server Bare Metal
Symptoms
Your Mac may experience occassional crashes while running Parallels Desktop 8 or Parallels Service Bare Metal at the same time as KVM or Virtual Box.Cause
This issue is caused by incorrectly working third-party virtualization engines that do not ensure that the virtualization state remains consistent with the state of the actual CPU.Resolution
For KVM:Set the KVM module variable "vmm_exclusive" to 0.
for Virtual Box:
No workaround is available. Please try not to use Parallels Desktop and Virtual Box at the same time.