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- | ===== VirtualBox ===== | + | ====== VirtualBox |
VirtualBox is a free/ | VirtualBox is a free/ | ||
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
- | ===== Create a VM ===== | + | * [[http:// |
+ | ====== Create a VM ====== | ||
Copy an ISO to your home directory: | Copy an ISO to your home directory: | ||
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- Hard disk size: less than 30Gb | - Hard disk size: less than 30Gb | ||
- | ===== Networking ===== | + | ====== Networking |
- | ==== Bridged Networking ==== | + | ===== Bridged Networking |
If your guest is using bridged networking you MUST use this command to allow other users to use the host's physical network card. Make sure your virtual machine is shut down and then run this command: | If your guest is using bridged networking you MUST use this command to allow other users to use the host's physical network card. Make sure your virtual machine is shut down and then run this command: | ||
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As of VirtualBox 3.1.2 this is still a [[http:// | As of VirtualBox 3.1.2 this is still a [[http:// | ||
- | ==== Port Forwarding ==== | + | ===== Port Forwarding |
If your guest OS is using NAT for networking and you want to access services like Apache or SSH, you will need to enable port forwarding. | If your guest OS is using NAT for networking and you want to access services like Apache or SSH, you will need to enable port forwarding. | ||
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- | ==== Updating VirtualBox ==== | + | ====== Commonly-used commands ====== |
- | To update VirtualBox to a new version you must shutdown all the running VMs. | + | ===== List your VMs ===== |
- | <file>[jmagochi@biovbox ~]$ VBoxManage controlvm | + | < |
- | VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.0.8 | + | ===== List your running VMs ===== |
- | (C) 2005-2009 Sun Microsystems, | + | < |
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+ | ====== Updating VirtualBox | ||
+ | ===== Stop any running VMs ===== | ||
+ | Either shut down or "save state" for any running VMs. | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | jmagochi | ||
+ | jmagochi | ||
+ | aorth 18431 9.7 1.7 998940 36160 ? Sl Oct11 129:54 / | ||
+ | As the user who owns the VM, save the VM's state: | ||
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+ | # su - jmagochi | ||
+ | $ VBoxManage controlvm | ||
+ | Oracle VM VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.2.8 | ||
+ | (C) 2005-2010 Oracle Corporation | ||
All rights reserved. | All rights reserved. | ||
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- | [jmagochi@biovbox ~]$ sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv stop | + | $ VBoxManage controlvm lims savestate |
+ | Oracle VM VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.2.8 | ||
+ | (C) 2005-2010 Oracle Corporation | ||
+ | All rights reserved. | ||
- | $ yum install virtualbox-3.1 | + | 0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100% |
- | </ | + | |
- | ==== Commonly-used commands ==== | + | $ exit |
- | List your VMs: | + | # su - aorth |
- | < | + | $ VBoxManage |
- | List all running VMs: | + | Oracle VM VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.2.8 |
- | < | + | (C) 2005-2010 Oracle Corporation |
+ | All rights reserved. | ||
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+ | 0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100% | ||
+ | $ exit</ |