On Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:47:10 -0400 Sam Varshavchik <mrsam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm planning on taking a plunge into virtualization. I need to retire > an ancient server, and I'm about to order a new kit to replace it. > Given that it's new hardware, I expect to get something that supports > hardware virtualization (it's going to be a real server, and not some > consumer-oriented kit from OEMs that bastardize the BIOS into > disabling hardware virualization), so rather than setting aside a > separate partition for Windows, I think I want to try to run it in a > virtual instance. Sounds reasonable. ;) > Hopefully, nobody will tell me that for some reason or another there > would be some compatibility problem loading the original CD of Win XP > Home, then updating it to the current SP3+all patches. Also, can > someone clarify for me how the virtual display works -- would the > virtual machine run in an ordinary window, or does it take the entire > display, with a hotkey to flip between the virtual machine and the > host OS. It can do either, depending on which virtuilization product you use and how you have it setup. With libvirt you can use a virt-viewer/virt-manager program that lets you view it in a window, or go full screen. > Also, how does networking work. I'm guessing that the virtual machine > would have an IP address on a separate netblock that the host OS sees > as a virtual network interface, so the Fedora host will need to have > IP forwarding enabled, and other machines on the real LAN segment > will need an appropriate routing table entry. Yes, you can do a routed setup, or you could do a bridged setup (so the guest has an IP on the local network and appears just as another machine). http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Virtualization_Quick_Start and http://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Networking are a good place to start. ;) kevin
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