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chirpa
Mar 07, 2009Luminary
Running VirtualBox VM host on ReadyNAS Pro
What is VirtualBox? So, I got bored while laundry was going... and decided to see how well a virtual OS would run on the Pro. My first choice of VM was VirtualBox, just cause I'm familiar with it a...
Gurutek
May 14, 2011Aspirant
Hi Gents
Firstly - Thanks for the guide - I'm busy running through the Virtualbox installation now!
Secondly, Apologise if I'm asking some stupid questions here (I'm new to Linux and VirtualBox).
Can I confirm that the only way to manage Virtualbox on the NAS is via the CLi? The reason that I ask it that VMWare Esxi (That with which I am familiar), uses a Windows application to connect to and manage the VMWare enviroment, only the basic setup is done in the console.
If CLi is the only option, are these instructions adequate to get me going:
http://cheznick.net/main/content/creating-a-virtual-machine-using-the-virtualbox-cli
Thanks in advance!
Firstly - Thanks for the guide - I'm busy running through the Virtualbox installation now!
Secondly, Apologise if I'm asking some stupid questions here (I'm new to Linux and VirtualBox).
Can I confirm that the only way to manage Virtualbox on the NAS is via the CLi? The reason that I ask it that VMWare Esxi (That with which I am familiar), uses a Windows application to connect to and manage the VMWare enviroment, only the basic setup is done in the console.
If CLi is the only option, are these instructions adequate to get me going:
http://cheznick.net/main/content/creating-a-virtual-machine-using-the-virtualbox-cli
Thanks in advance!
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