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Sun VirtualBox®
Sun VirtualBox
®
User Manual
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Copyright © 2004-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Table of Contents
1. IntroductionVirtualization basicsSoftware vs. hardware virtualization (VT-x and AMD-V)Features overviewSupported host operating systemsSupported guest operating systems64-bit guests2. InstallationInstalling on Windows hostsPrerequisitesPerforming the installationUninstallationUnattended installationInstalling on Mac OS X hostsPerforming the installationUninstallationUnattended installationInstalling on Linux hostsPrerequisitesThe VirtualBox kernel moduleUSB and advanced networking supportPerforming the installationStarting VirtualBox on LinuxInstalling on Solaris hostsPerforming the installationStarting VirtualBox on SolarisUninstallationUnattended installationConfiguring a zone for running VirtualBox3. Starting out with VirtualBoxStarting the graphical user interfaceCreating a virtual machineBasics of virtual machine configurationRunning a virtual machineKeyboard and mouse support in virtual machinesChanging removable mediaSaving the state of the machineSnapshotsThe Virtual Disk ManagerDeleting virtual machinesVirtual machine settingsGeneral settingsSystem settingsDisplay settingsHard disk settingsCD/DVD-ROM and floppy settingsAudio settingsNetwork settingsSerial portsUSB supportShared foldersImporting and exporting virtual machines4. Guest AdditionsIntroductionWindows Guest AdditionsInstalling the Windows Guest AdditionsUpdating the Windows Guest AdditionsUnattended InstallationManual file extractionWindows Vista networkingLinux Guest AdditionsInstalling the Linux Guest AdditionsVideo acceleration and high resolution graphics modesUpdating the Linux Guest AdditionsSolaris Guest AdditionsInstalling the Solaris Guest AdditionsUninstalling the Solaris Guest AdditionsUpdating the Solaris Guest AdditionsOS/2 Guest AdditionsFolder sharingSeamless windowsHardware 3D acceleration (OpenGL and DirectX 8/9)Guest properties5. Virtual storageHard disk controllers: IDE, SATA (AHCI), SCSIDisk image files (VDI, VMDK, VHD)Configuring image write operationsCloning disk imagesiSCSI serversAccess iSCSI targets via Internal Networking6. Virtual networkingVirtual networking hardwareIntroduction to networking modes"Not attached" modeNetwork Address Translation (NAT)Configuring port forwarding with NATPXE booting with NAT
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NAT limitationsBridged networkingInternal networkingHost-only networking7. Alternative front-ends; remote virtual machinesIntroductionUsing VBoxManage to control virtual machinesVBoxSDL, the simplified VM displayerRemote virtual machines (VRDP support)Common third-party RDP viewersVBoxHeadless, the VRDP-only serverStep by step: creating a virtual machine on a headless serverRemote USBRDP authenticationRDP encryptionVRDP multiple connections8. VBoxManage referenceVBoxManage listVBoxManage showvminfoVBoxManage registervm / unregistervmVBoxManage createvmVBoxManage modifyvmGeneral settingsStorage settingsNetworking settingsSerial port, audio, clipboard, VRDP and USB settingsVBoxManage importVBoxManage exportVBoxManage startvmVBoxManage controlvmVBoxManage discardstateVBoxManage snapshotVBoxManage openmedium / closemediumVBoxManage showhdinfoVBoxManage createhdVBoxManage modifyhdVBoxManage clonehdVBoxManage convertfromrawVBoxManage addiscsidiskVBoxManage getextradata/setextradataVBoxManage setpropertyVBoxManage usbfilter add/modify/removeVBoxManage sharedfolder add/removeVBoxManage metricsVBoxManage guestpropertyVBoxManage dhcpserver9. Advanced topicsVirtualBox configuration dataAutomated Windows guest logons (VBoxGINA)Custom external VRDP authenticationSecure labeling with VBoxSDLCustom VESA resolutionsMultiple monitors for the guestReleasing modifiers with VBoxSDL on LinuxLaunching more than 120 VMs on Solaris hostsUsing serial portsUsing a raw host hard disk from a guestAccess to entire physical hard diskAccess to individual physical hard disk partitionsAllowing a virtual machine to start even with unavailable CD/DVD/floppy devicesFine-tuning the VirtualBox NAT engineConfiguring the address of a NAT network interfaceConfiguring the boot server (next server) of a NAT network interfaceTuning TCP/IP buffers for NATBinding NAT sockets to a specific interfaceEnabling DNS proxy in NAT modeConfiguring the maximum resolution of guests when using the graphical frontendConfiguring the BIOS DMI informationConfiguring the guest time stamp counter (TSC) to reflect guest executionConfiguring the hard disk vendor product data (VPD)10. VirtualBox programming interfaces11. TroubleshootingGeneralCollecting debugging informationGuest shows IDE errors for VDI on slow host file systemResponding to guest IDE flush requestsWindows guestsWindows bluescreens after changing VM configurationWindows 0x101 bluescreens with SMP enabled (IPI timeout)Windows 2000 installation failuresHow to record bluescreen information from Windows guestsNo networking in Windows Vista guestsWindows guests may cause a high CPU loadLinux and X11 guestsLinux guests may cause a high CPU loadAMD Barcelona CPUsBuggy Linux 2.6 kernel versionsShared clipboard, auto-resizing and seamless desktop in X11 guestsWindows hostsVBoxSVC out-of-process COM server issuesCD/DVD changes not recognizedSluggish response when using Microsoft RDP clientRunning an iSCSI initiator and target on a single systemLinux hostsLinux kernel module refuses to loadLinux host CD/DVD drive not foundLinux host CD/DVD drive not found (older distributions)Linux host floppy not foundStrange guest IDE error messages when writing to CD/DVDVBoxSVC IPC issuesUSB not working
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PAX/grsec kernelsLinux kernel vmalloc pool exhaustedSolaris hostsCannot start VM, not enough contiguous memoryVM aborts with out of memory errors on Solaris 10 hosts12. Change logVersion 3.0.10 (2009-10-29)Version 3.0.8 (2009-10-02)Version 3.0.6 (2009-09-09)Version 3.0.4 (2009-08-04)Version 3.0.2 (2009-07-10)Version 3.0.0 (2009-06-30)Version 2.2.4 (2009-05-29)Version 2.2.2 (2009-04-27)Version 2.2.0 (2009-04-08)Version 2.1.4 (2009-02-16)Version 2.1.2 (2009-01-21)Version 2.1.0 (2008-12-17)Version 2.0.8 (2009-03-10)Version 2.0.6 (2008-11-21)Version 2.0.4 (2008-10-24)Version 2.0.2 (2008-09-12)Version 2.0.0 (2008-09-04)Version 1.6.6 (2008-08-26)Version 1.6.4 (2008-07-30)Version 1.6.2 (2008-05-28)Version 1.6.0 (2008-04-30)Version 1.5.6 (2008-02-19)Version 1.5.4 (2007-12-29)Version 1.5.2 (2007-10-18)Version 1.5.0 (2007-08-31)Version 1.4.0 (2007-06-06)Version 1.3.8 (2007-03-14)Version 1.3.6 (2007-02-20)Version 1.3.4 (2007-02-12)Version 1.3.2 (2007-01-15)Version 1.2.4 (2006-11-16)Version 1.2.2 (2006-11-14)Version 1.1.12 (2006-11-14)Version 1.1.10 (2006-07-28)Version 1.1.8 (2006-07-17)Version 1.1.6 (2006-04-18)Version 1.1.4 (2006-03-09)Version 1.1.2 (2006-02-03)Version 1.0.50 (2005-12-16)Version 1.0.48 (2005-11-23)Version 1.0.46 (2005-11-04)Version 1.0.44 (2005-10-25)Version 1.0.42 (2005-08-30)Version 1.0.40 (2005-06-17)Version 1.0.39 (2005-05-05)Version 1.0.38 (2005-04-27)Version 1.0.37 (2005-04-12)13. Known limitationsA. Third-party licensesMaterialsLicensesGNU General Public License (GPL)GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL)Mozilla Public License (MPL)MIT LicenseX Consortium License (X11)zlib licenseOpenSSL licenseSlirp licenseliblzf licenselibpng licenselwIP licenselibxml licenselibxslt licensesgSOAP Public License Version 1.3aChromium licensescurl licenseB. VirtualBox privacy policyGlossary
Chapter 1. Introduction
Table of Contents
Virtualization basicsSoftware vs. hardware virtualization (VT-x and AMD-V)Features overviewSupported host operating systemsSupported guest operating systems64-bit guestsSun VirtualBox is a collection of powerful virtual machine tools, targeting desktop computers,enterprise servers and embedded systems. With VirtualBox, you can virtualize 32-bit and 64-bitoperating systems on machines with Intel and AMD processors, either by using hardwarevirtualization features provided by these processors or even entirely in software, at your option.You can find a brief feature overview inthe section called
 “
Features overview
” 
; seeChapter 12,
Change log
 for a detailed list of version changes.
Virtualization basics
With VirtualBox, you can run unmodified operating systems -- including all of the software that is installedon them -- directly on top of your existing operating system, in a special environment called a"virtual machine". Your physical computer is then usually called the "host", while the virtual machine is
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