Most of the recent Windows operating systems with preinstalled packages/applications are officially available for download in VHDX/VHD file format. Even though these VHD files are mainly made for Microsoft’s server virtualization hypervisor, Hyper-V, we can still use them on Oracle … more
Going virtual is a significant step for any programmer or IT professional to create a test/demo environment. Emulating different Operating Systems within the current platform without additional costs is the best way to differentiate various critical processes and resource demonstrations. … more
Even in technical fields like system administration, written assignments and essays are critical to the curriculum. Why? Well, system administrators are responsible for the following: These writing tasks help students learn the material and prepare them for the sort of … more
This article will teach you how to install TrueNAS Core (previously FreeNAS) in VirtualBox on Windows 11 host. It doesn’t matter which host OS you use, whether Windows 10, Linux, or macOS; the same steps apply. Earlier, we picked TrueNAS … more
Installing the Guest OS on iSCSI disks in VirtualBox is a good idea to keep the virtual machines in a centralized location. Also, it is one of the requirements to do live migration between VirtualBox hosts using teleportation. This post … more
There are few Android emulators on the Internet to test and use Andoird apps on PCs. Those are emulators, not the real Android OS like on the phone or tablet. There is a modified Android OS available that can be … more
Though there are several ways to use Windows XP on Windows 10 and 11, using it with the pre-installed image for VirtualBox adds many advantages. We prepared a Windows XP image with VirtualBox guest additions to make things easy. It … more
Creating the image of an existing virtual machine from Oracle VirtualBox as an appliance can help you move the VM from one host to another or Oracle Cloud or even upload it to the Internet, which can be downloaded and imported … more