FreeNAS is the best choice to create iSCSI disks and ZFS files systems in local PC with normal hard disk by using virtual machine or physical computer. Sysprobs already published several articles about FreeNAS on VMware and VirtualBox to configure and connect iSCSI disks, test VirtualBox teleportation and even Windows 2008 R2 Failover cluster. The [...]
What is the Best Desktop Virtualization Software, How to Decide?
January 14, 2011 By 18 Comments
I decided to publish this article after received several emails from readers regarding what is the best desktop virtualization software. This is completely from my experience and personal opinion. If you ask an automobile expert about which is the best car in the world, he or she can’t answer, because it depends on your requirement [...]
Oracle VirtualBox 3.2.10 Supports Ubuntu 10.10 and Fedora 14 with Guest Additions ISO
October 13, 2010 By 4 Comments
Yes,you heard it correct, Oracle released their desktop virtualization software latest version VirtualBox 3.2.10 recently. As expected, it supports Ubuntu 10.10 guest OS and forthcoming Fedora 14. This is a small maintenance release with several bugs fixed and support of major latest Linux versions. The built in gust additions 3.2.10 ISO file got the required [...]
VDI to VHD – Convert VirtualBox Virtual Machines to Virtual PC
September 23, 2010 By 16 Comments
Do you want to open or run VirtualBox virtual machines in MS virtual PC? if yes, then it can be done after converting disk file VDI to VHD. MS Virtual PC doesn’t support VDI ( VirtualBox hard disk file), therefore it should be converted to VHD (MS Virtual Disk format). Here, I’m showing how to [...]
Install Ubuntu 10.10 on Virtual PC 2007 with Windows 7 Host
September 21, 2010 By 12 Comments
This small guide shows how to install Maverick Meerkat Ubuntu 10.10 on Virtual PC 2007 with Windows 7 host. As you are aware, Virtual PC doesn’t support non Microsoft Operating Systems directly. Still it’s possible to install latest Ubuntu on VPC with a small trick. If you are using MS Virtual PC as your main desktop virtualization [...]
Virtual PC 2007 vs VirtualBox 3.2, Which is the Best one?
August 25, 2010 By 22 Comments
This post is a small comparison of two free desktop virtualization software products Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 and Oracle VirtualBox 3.2. As I’m running a desktop virtualization blog and having enough of experience with these both products, I’m sharing this from my experience and thoughts. You can leave your comments and suggestions also. Let’s not [...]
Clone Virtual Machine in Virtual PC 2007 Within a Minute
August 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This simple method shows how to clone virtual machine in virtual pc 2007 within a Minute. Do you know what’s the deal in it? Cloning option is not available in Virtual PC console. So the following trick will help to create multiple VMs in short time and less disk space. We will use ‘differencing disk’ [...]
How to Install OpenSUSE 11.3 on Virtual PC with Windows 7 Host
August 13, 2010 By 2 Comments
Installing Linux Operating Systems on Microsoft Virtual PC is not very straight forward, because it doesn’t support officially. But this guide shows how to install latest openSUSE 11.3 on Virtual PC with Windows 7 host with a small trick. This installation is very easy with other desktop virtualization software such as VMware and VirtualBox. OpenSUSE 11.3 installation [...]
