[Cialug] Virtual Box and NAS

[Tom Sellers]

Thanks!  I think the only machine I currently own that runs a core duo is the one I am using for Windows and Ubuntu right now.  May have to look for something better if I want to play with this.


From: Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org>
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group <cialug at cialug.org>
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Virtual Box and NAS


On Fri, Aug 12, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Tom Sellers <tomsellers2001 at yahoo.com> wrote:

Is VirtualBox a Linux based virtual machine that can run multiple operating systems?  If so is it free and what kind of hardware would I have to run it on?

Yes, it is free to downoad and there is a free open source version that has a few less features. There is no charge to use either version.

It runs on any hardware, even older machines that don't support virtualization, however for best results I'd suggest a computer that supports Virtualization (such as a core duo) and has at least 1GB of ram. With 1G of RAM you can run a 256MB virtual machine which is good for experimentation. If you don't have hardware virtualization you will need a little extra patience.

On my 4G Core 2 Duo machine I often run 2-3 servers and a desktop VM at once (servers usually have ~300M of RAM each, desktop 500 - 700M).



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>I'm trying to become familiar with Linux applications and software.
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>Sorry this is a bit off the subject of what you asked!
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>From: Dave Hala Jr <dave at 58ghz.net>
>To: Cialug <cialug at cialug.org>
>Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 10:16 AM
>Subject: [Cialug] Virtual Box and NAS
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>Anyone launching their VirtualBox VM's from a Netgear ReadyNAS 1500,
>with a 1Gb ethernet connection?  How is the performance?
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>:) Dave
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