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# VZGenericPlatformConfiguration

The platform configuration for a generic Intel or ARM virtual machine.

```
class VZGenericPlatformConfiguration
```

## Topics

### Creating a platform configuration

[`init()`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZGenericPlatformConfiguration/init())

Returns a new generic platform configuration.

### Identifying the platform configuration

[`machineIdentifier`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZGenericPlatformConfiguration/machineIdentifier)

A value that represents a unique identifier for the virtual machine.

[`isNestedVirtualizationEnabled`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZGenericPlatformConfiguration/isNestedVirtualizationEnabled)

A Boolean value that indicates whether nested virtualization is in an enabled state.

[`isNestedVirtualizationSupported`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZGenericPlatformConfiguration/isNestedVirtualizationSupported)

A Boolean value that describes whether the platform configuration supports nested virtualization.

[`VZGenericMachineIdentifier`](/documentation/Virtualization/VZGenericMachineIdentifier)

An object that represents a unique identifier for a virtual machine.


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