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May 6, 2026

Troubleshooting Tip: Error: 'The hardware configuration doesn't support Nested mode'

  • May 6, 2026
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Description

This article describes how to resolve the error 'The hardware configuration doesn't support Nested mode'.

Scope

FortiSandbox.

Solution

Error is showing: 'The hardware configuration doesn't support Nested mode.' when the user navigates under System -> Azure config -> Nested Mode.


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Check to make sure that the hosted Virtual Machine size is at least Standard_D8s_v3 (8vcpus, 32 GiB memory) or larger in Azure.