| Description | This article describes the cause of a 'WSL failed' error while installing FortiNBI on a virtual machine. |
| Scope | FortiNBI, FortiProxy. |
| Solution |
FortiNBI utilizes a WSL 'windows subsystem' that allows using a Linux environment directly on Windows. For this to work on virtual machines, CPU virtualization must be enabled on the hypervisor.
If the error in the screenshot below is encountered during installation on a VM, enable CPU virtualization on the hypervisor: 
To understand how to enable CPU virtualization, refer to the hypervisor in the relevant documentation. |
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