The Mac shouldn't have the issue but just to be sure you can go to the terminal application and enter   sysctl -a | grep machdep.cpu.features If VMX is listed in the results virtualization is indeed enabled.    Can you share the specs on the Mac in terms of processors, RAM and Disk space as well as what was allocated to the VM? ... View more

Have you enabled virtualization as outlined in the common issues listed on the article I linked to?   VMWare and VirtualBox versions of the VM on Windows: In Windows machines, sometimes virtualization needs to be enabled in the BIOS.  Enabling virtualization in a PC is usually a step you take during boot up. As your system boots up, it will flash a message telling you to press a key (e.g. F1, F2, escape) to configure BIOS settings. If you have never run a VM on your laptop before, you will likely have to take this step.The BIOS settings that must be enabled for VT-x support vary depending on the system vendor. Here is a VMware knowledge base article that may help: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003944 .     We suggest in the article to use the following method to install the VM for VirtualBox if you haven't done so already.    "For example, if you elected to use VirtualBox, you would have downloaded and extracted a *.ovf file from Cloudera. Use the “File -> Import Appliance” menu inside VirtualBox to open your downloaded *.ovf file, or simply double-click on the file itself and VirtualBox should handle it from there."   It is also important to know the resources (processors, RAM, disk) of the system you are creating the VM on as well as how much of those resources are allocated to the VM. It is a common error to assign to many or too little of the resources to the VM which can cause issues. ... View more

Did you follow our community article on setting up a QuickStart VM? Also, can you explain more about the VM, host system and the resources of each? ... View more

Ah, I was hoping for a simple fix. I get lucky some times and it is a resource allocation issue. At this point we will have to wait for someone more experienced to chime in.  ... View more

Hi @PaniG,   Can you provide what kind of resources the VM has assigned to it as well as the overall system resources? For instance a common issue is allocating too many of the system resources to the VM to meet requirements. For instance a system with 8GB of RAM cannot allocate 8 GB to the VM as it needs to reserve some of it to run the operating system.   ... View more

The Hadoop 101 board would be your best bet since it covers things like certifications. You may want to check out our community article on certification FAQs. ... View more

I started to dig deeper into documentation and quickly determined I would be better off simply some of my contacts for assistance here. Let me see if I can find anything out get find someone to chime in. 🙂 ... View more

While you are waiting for a more experienced person to chime in I thought I would provide a link to documentation on Upgrading Host Operating Systems in a CDH Cluster in hopes it may be of some assistance.  ... View more