[Cialug] Virtual Box and NAS

[Matthew Nuzum]

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).



>
> I'm trying to become familiar with Linux applications and software.
>
> Sorry this is a bit off the subject of what you asked!
>
>   *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
>
> Anyone launching their VirtualBox VM's from a Netgear ReadyNAS 1500,
> with a 1Gb ethernet connection?  How is the performance?
>
> :) Dave
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