Run a virtual machine презентация

Run a Virtual Machine

Virtualization Have you ever imitated someone else? That's because your mind is thinking/imagining as that person Same to a Computer: We can run another system inside a system i.e. Run Windows in Ubuntu/ Run a Ubuntu in Windows Computer can virtualize hardware and have a new system installed on it.  We call this new system Virtual Machine  portable  no hassle

Need a virtualization software Only a virtualization software can "imitate" the hardware.  It manages the Virtual Machines, so we normally call it virtual machine manager.   Open-Source virtualization software                                               VirtualBox  Commercial virtualization software                     VMware workstation     $189+tax

Why not use a free one? Download at http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads Windows(.exe)      Click "VirtualBox 4.0.2 for Windows hosts x86/amd64" Ubuntu(.deb)      Click "VirtualBox 4.0.2 for Linux hosts"                               Click "Ubuntu 10.04 LTS("Lucid Lynx") i386" Remember where you have saved the software package Double click the package and Click "Install package"   or       Go to      System->Administration->Synaptic Package Manager->virtualbox-ose

Prepare for a VM An OS Installation CD or DISC image(.iso)       Download Linux ISO from http://mirror.clarkson.edu/distributions.html Enough free disk space on your computer       At least 8Gigabytes free Enough memory on your computer         Recommend at least 2G for the system, 1G for a VM         VirtualBox Installed in your system

Step 1: Create a VM Go to Applications->System Tools-> Oracle VM VirtualBox     "New"

Step 2: Specify a VM Configure a VM's hardware specification     1. Machine name     2. Memory size         At most, half of the physical machine's RAM size       3. Disk size         Less than the free space on the physical machine disk

Step 2.3.1: Disk Configuration  

Step 2.3.2: Disk Configuration  

Step 2.3.3: Disk Configuration  

Step 3: Insert an Installation CD Install a installation disc image (.iso)             choose a virtual cd/dvd disc file...   OR   Insert an installation CD in DVD-ROM

Step 3: Run a VM "Start" Friendly Reminder:  Next time, when you run this VM Remember to remove the installation CD/ CD image from the VM

Q&A: Manipulate a VM How to get into a VM? Click your mouse on the VM screen How to get out of a VM? press the key "Ctrl" on the right of the keyboard How to stop a VM? Close the window of the VM   

Hooray! Put this "machine" in your packet! All the machine files are in Places->Home Folder->VirtualBox VMs