As long as it's VT-x capable and can run Linux, you're good to go.
It only gets tricky once you start using VFIO (direct passthrough of host PCI devices to a VM, such as GPUs, NICs or NVMes for instance). You need VT-d support for that and both the CPU and mainboard have to support it. And not only do they have to support it, they have to support in a usable way with decent iommu group isolation and without weird bugs. There are no (official) compatibility lists for this, it's still mostly trial and error...
Regards Friedrich On 4/10/19 2:26 PM, Lars Bonnesen wrote:
So I am coming from the VMware world (with comprehensive compatibillity lists) but about to start a project with KVM/Qemu and I would like to setup an inexpensive test setup for this purpose. I am thinking of buying one of SuperMicros IoT-servers like https://www.supermicro.com/products/system/Mini-ITX/SYS-E300-9D-4CN8TP.cfm Will this be a nice pick for Qemu? Or any VT-supportet system will work fine? Regards, Lars.