Virtual Machines

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For a comparison of virtual machine software go here

Virtual Server 2005

• Running Sysprep tool to deploy virtual disk templates
  1. This tool creates all new security ids (SID) for each new deployment of, in this case, a 2003 windows server installation a 2003 windows server installation

VirtualBox

• Best explanation of how to clone virtual disk image (vdi) files go to last post
• another little blurb on cloning:

This is the proper way to backup your VirtualBox Machine: VBoxManage clonevdi source destination Example: VBoxManage clonevdi ~/.VirtualBox/VDI/WindowsXP.vdi ~/WindowsXP_Backup.vdi Then, wait for it to complete. It may take a while depending on the size of your .vdi file (or how much space you allocated towards your virtual machine).

• and another interesting one:

I simply want to duplicate a VBox machine. Searching the net I’ve found out about the standard solution VBoxManage clonevdi Master.vdi Clone.vdi and the (undocumented) function cp Master.vdi Clone.vdi VBoxManage internalcommands setvdiuuid Clone.vdi which actually staffs the clone with a new SID in one step.

• Useful information on bridging networks, specifically for VM<->Guest machines