From ec87a0ae603a284b6f7df998d4873ffe161ae49d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hawley Waldman Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 16:58:51 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] update info for older mac users in install.md (#4850) --- docker-for-mac/install.md | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/docker-for-mac/install.md b/docker-for-mac/install.md index 3aec63c2ff..ac953a9435 100644 --- a/docker-for-mac/install.md +++ b/docker-for-mac/install.md @@ -81,12 +81,13 @@ explanation and list of prerequisites. ## What to know before you install -* **README FIRST for Docker Toolbox and Docker Machine users**: If you are - already running Docker on your machine, first read - [Docker for Mac vs. Docker Toolbox](docker-toolbox.md) to understand the - impact of this installation on your existing setup, how to set your environment - for Docker for Mac, and how the two products can coexist. -

+> README FIRST for Docker Toolbox and Docker Machine users +> +>If you are already running Docker on your machine, first read +[Docker for Mac vs. Docker Toolbox](docker-toolbox.md) to understand the +impact of this installation on your existing setup, how to set your environment +for Docker for Mac, and how the two products can coexist. + * **Relationship to Docker Machine**: Installing Docker for Mac does not affect machines you created with Docker Machine. You'll get the option to copy containers and images from your local `default` machine (if one exists) to the @@ -96,26 +97,27 @@ explanation and list of prerequisites. virtualization system running (HyperKit) which takes the place of the VirtualBox system. To learn more, see [Docker for Mac vs. Docker Toolbox](docker-toolbox.md). -

+ * **System Requirements**: Docker for Mac will launch only if all of these requirements are met. -

- - Mac must be a 2010 or newer model, with Intel's hardware support for memory + + - Mac hardware must be a 2010 or newer model, with Intel's hardware support for memory management unit (MMU) virtualization; i.e., Extended Page Tables (EPT) and - Unrestricted Mode. -

- - OS X El Capitan 10.11 and newer macOS releases are supported. At a minimum, + Unrestricted Mode. You can check to see if your machine has this support by + running the following command in a terminal: `sysctl kern.hv_support` + + - macOS El Capitan 10.11 and newer macOS releases are supported. At a minimum, Docker for Mac requires macOS Yosemite 10.10.3 or newer, with the caveat that going forward 10.10.x is a use-at-your-own risk proposition. -

- - Starting with Docker for Mac Stable release 1.13 (upcoming), and concurrent - Edge releases, we will no longer address issues specific to OS X Yosemite - 10.10. In future releases, Docker for Mac could stop working on OS X Yosemite - 10.10 due to the deprecated status of this OS X version. We recommend + + - Starting with Docker for Mac Stable release 1.13, and concurrent + Edge releases, we will no longer address issues specific to macOS Yosemite + 10.10. In future releases, Docker for Mac could stop working on macOS Yosemite + 10.10 due to the deprecated status of this macOS version. We recommend upgrading to the latest version of macOS. -

+ - At least 4GB of RAM -

+ - VirtualBox prior to version 4.3.30 must NOT be installed (it is incompatible with Docker for Mac). If you have a newer version of VirtualBox installed, it's fine.