docs: Define, link UTM for macOS hosts. (#72)

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diff --git a/docs/download-smartos.md b/docs/download-smartos.md
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 ## Latest Release
 
-* [ISO Image][download-iso] - For running in Virtual Box, VMware,
+* [ISO Image][download-iso] - For running in Virtual Box, VMware, UTM for Apple Silicon
   or booting hardware from read-only media.
 * [USB Image][download-usb] - For booting on real hardware
   using read/write media.

diff --git a/docs/getting-started-with-smartos.md b/docs/getting-started-with-smartos.md
@@ -57,5 +57,12 @@ SmartOS requires an Intel CPU with [VT-x extensions][vtx] or AMD CPU with
 [vtx]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VT-x#Intel_virtualization_.28VT-x.29
 [amdv]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86_virtualization#AMD_virtualization_(AMD-V)
 
+### Virtualized SmartOS
+
 SmartOS can run in a virtual machine. However, if nested virtualization is
 unavailable, some HVM features will not function.
+
+See:
+- [SmartOS as a VMWare Guest](smartos-as-a-vmware-guest.md)
+- [SmartOS as a VirtualBox Guest](smartos-as-a-virtualbox-guest.md)
+- [SmartOS as a UTM Guest on Apple Silicon](smartos-as-a-utm-guest.md)
diff --git a/docs/smartos-as-a-utm-guest.md b/docs/smartos-as-a-utm-guest.md
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 ## Detailed Guide
 
+[UTM](https://mac.getutm.app/) is a virtual machine host for macOS based on QEMU.
+
 Currently installing SmartOS on UTM with Apple Silicon is experimental.
 If you are new to SmartOS and want to try in a VM, it would be best to try this
 on a host with x86_64 architecture (Intel/AMD). The instructions here are