Managing A Headless VirtualBox Installation With phpvirtualbox (OpenSUSE 12.1)

Managing A Headless VirtualBox Installation With phpvirtualbox (OpenSUSE 12.1)

phpvirtualbox
is a web-based VirtualBox front-end written in PHP that allows you to access and control remote VirtualBox instances. It tries
to resemble the VirtualBox G…

VirtualBox: Creating Backups & Clones Of Running Virtual Machines (No Downtime) With LVM Snapshots

VirtualBox: Creating Backups & Clones Of Running Virtual Machines (No Downtime) With LVM Snapshots

If you use LVM volumes for your VirtualBox VMs,
you can create backups and clones of a running VM without shutting it
down. This tutorial shows j…

Using RAW Devices In VirtualBox VMs

Using RAW Devices In VirtualBox VMs

Usually, VirtualBox creates its virtual machines in disk images
(.vdi, .vmdk, etc.). This tutorial explains how you can use RAW devices
from the host (partitions, LVM volumes, etc.) and create a VirtualBox VM
in …

OpenVZ: Mounting Host Devices/Partitions/Directories In A Container With Bind Mounts (Debian/Ubuntu)

OpenVZ: Mounting Host Devices/Partitions/Directories In A Container With Bind Mounts (Debian/Ubuntu)

Sometimes you are in a situation where you need to mount a hard
drive, partiiton or directory from the OpenVZ host inside an OpenVZ
container – for…

VBoxHeadless – Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 4.1 On A Headless OpenSUSE 12.1 Server

VBoxHeadless – Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 4.1 On A Headless OpenSUSE 12.1 Server

This guide explains how you can run virtual machines with VirtualBox 4.1
on a headless OpenSUSE 12.1 server. Normally you use the VirtualBox
GUI to manag…

How To Take Screenshots Of VirtualBox VMs

How To Take Screenshots Of VirtualBox VMs

VirtualBox is a great
virtualization solution, however if lacks one big feature: the ability to take
screenshots of a virtual machine. Of course, you can use the host operating
system’s print screen f…

Managing A Headless VirtualBox Installation With phpvirtualbox (CentOS 6.2)

Managing A Headless VirtualBox Installation With phpvirtualbox (CentOS 6.2)

phpvirtualbox
is a web-based VirtualBox front-end written in PHP that

allows you to access and control remote VirtualBox instances. It tries
to resemble the VirtualBox GU…

VBoxHeadless – Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 4.1 On A Headless CentOS 6.2 Server

VBoxHeadless – Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 4.1 On A Headless CentOS 6.2 Server

This guide explains how you can run virtual machines with VirtualBox 4.1
on a headless CentOS 6.2 server. Normally you use the VirtualBox GUI to
manage your …

Managing A Headless VirtualBox Installation With phpvirtualbox (Ubuntu 12.04)

Managing A Headless VirtualBox Installation With phpvirtualbox (Ubuntu 12.04)

phpvirtualbox is a web-based VirtualBox front-end written in PHP that allows you to access and control remote VirtualBox instances. It tries
to resemble the VirtualBox GUI…

VBoxHeadless – Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 4.1 On A Headless Ubuntu 12.04 Server

VBoxHeadless – Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 4.1 On A Headless Ubuntu 12.04 Server

This guide explains how you can run virtual machines with VirtualBox 4.1
on a headless Ubuntu 12.04 server. Normally you use the VirtualBox GUI
to manage y…

Installing KVM Guests With virt-install On Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server

Installing KVM Guests With virt-install On Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server

Unlike virt-manager,
virt-install is a command line tool that allows you to create KVM
guests on a headless server. You may ask yourself: “But I can use vmbuilder
to do this, why d…

Virtualization With KVM On Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Virtualization With KVM On Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

This guide explains how you can install and use KVM for creating and
running virtual machines on an Ubuntu 12.04 LTS server. I will show how
to create image-based virtual machines and also virtual machines…

Proxmox VE 2.x With Software Raid

Proxmox VE 2.x With Software Raid

Proxmox Virtual Environment
is an easy to use Open Source virtualization platform for running
Virtual Appliances and Virtual Machines. Proxmox does not officially
support software raid but I have found softwar…

Ubuntu 11.04: What to Expect in Every Open Source Flavor

With Ubuntu 11.04 nearly upon us, it’s time to take a look at the features which headline this latest and greatest version of the world’s most popular open source operating system. Here’s a look, broken down by Ubuntu flavor … First, though, some quick notes for those in the dark: Set to be officially released [...]

VBoxHeadless – Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 4.0 On A Headless OpenSUSE 11.3 Server

New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database. VBoxHeadless – Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 4.0 On A Headless OpenSUSE 11.3 Server…

VBoxHeadless – Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 4.0 On A Headless Fedora 14 Server

New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database. VBoxHeadless – Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 4.0 On A Headless Fedora 14 Server…

Virtualization With KVM On An OpenSUSE 11.3 Server

New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database. Virtualization With KVM On An OpenSUSE 11.3 Server Virtualization With KVM On An OpenSUSE…

VBoxHeadless – Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 4.0 On A Headless Ubuntu 10.10 Server

New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database. VBoxHeadless – Running Virtual Machines With VirtualBox 4.0 On A Headless Ubuntu 10.10 Server…