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Small Solaris Server
Deploying Mageia 1 as remote VBox guest
Create new VM "Mageia"
$ VBoxManage createvm --name "Mageia" --ostype "Mandriva_64" --register Virtual machine 'Mageia' is created and registered. UUID: b79e5f5d-6477-44b9-88ca-62006ae78413 Settings file: '/home/dambi/VirtualBox VMs/Mageia/Mageia.vbox'
Configure "Mageia" VM
- 4gb RWM
- one net adapter in bridged mode running over net0 NIC
$ VBoxManage modifyvm "Mageia" --memory 4096 --nic1 bridged --bridgeadapter1 net0 --vrde on --vrdeport 3390
Create and attach SATA disk to VM
$ VBoxManage createhd --filename /data/smb/vb/Mageia-100g.vdi --size 100000 0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100% Disk image created. UUID: 959b2961-3684-4a1e-a149-e3de9c964271 $ VBoxManage storagectl "Mageia" --name "SATA controller" --add sata $ VBoxManage storageattach "Mageia" --storagectl "SATA controller" --port 0 --type hdd --medium /data/smb/vb/Mageia-100g.vdi
Create and attach DVD drive to VM
$ VBoxManage storagectl "Mageia" --name "IDE controller" --add ide $ VBoxManage storageattach "Mageia" --storagectl "IDE controller" --port 0 --device 0 --type dvddrive --medium /data/iso/mageia-dvd-1-x86_64.iso
Start and install VM
$ VBoxHeadless -s Mageia Oracle VM VirtualBox Headless Interface 4.1.10 (C) 2008-2012 Oracle Corporation All rights reserved. VRDE server is listening on port 3390. ...
