virtualisation of Operating System (Hypervisor Mode) Programming Software Development by prtipal.singh88 i want to create a [B]virtualisation softwar[/B]e (like vmware ) which can run single operating … Server Virtualisation Hardware and Software Networking by Octet …someone could give me a break down on server virtualisation, in correspondance to what I am currently running/planning…I understand that one of the main reasons for server virtualisation is to save money on physical hardware, reduces space…don't begin to question my security....). OS level virtualisation is something which I have looked at, but what… Re: Server Virtualisation Hardware and Software Networking by Octet … I'm not mistaken, this would be a 'poor mans virtualisation' so to speak, since you are no longer sharing resources… hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by fkcares i just installed a oracle virtual box to enable virtual machines. i discovered through a software that computer does not allow hardware virtualisation and i need to install a windows server 2008 in d virtual partition. Please is there any way out? Re: hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by fkcares its VBox 4.o and the system is running windows 7 64bits , i guess the system does not support hardware virtualisation, am wondering if there is any other way around it Re: hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by fkcares in the bios there is no hardware virtualisation setting, and VBox says you have to enable it on the computer first. the computer came with windows vista 32bit but i re-installed windows 7 64bits on it Thanks for helping Re: hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by fkcares i have installed it thanks, but still no acceleration page to enable hardware virtualisation Re: hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by caperjack … it thanks, but still no acceleration page to enable hardware virtualisation[/QUOTE] it not actually a page just a tab you… virtualisation Programming Software Development by prtipal.singh88 i want to create a virtualization software (like vmware ) which can run single operating system virtually i was searching for this from past few days but not able to know much about coding part So plzzz help me out in this i have to submit it as my project i want to do it in c++ (but i may do it in .net and Java) GIVE UR SOUND ADVICE Re: virtualisation Programming Software Development by L7Sqr The best I can tell you is that you should look at the source of something similar to what you want to mimic ([URL="http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads"]virtualbox[/URL]). If this is a short-term school project you have a long road ahead of you as this is - in every situation - a non-trivial endeavor. Re: Server Virtualisation Hardware and Software Networking by JorgeM With regard to installing services on the same OS instance, yes this makes sense if the services are complimentary. Let me give you an example in the Windows world... Its generally not a good idea to set up a server, install Domain Services, SQL, Exchange, and make it also a Print server. The management of the box would be challanging. Keeping … Re: Server Virtualisation Hardware and Software Networking by Octet Thanks JorgeM for an, as always, helpful reply. When I mentioned 'although from what I understand this is more relating to desktops' I was talking about different operating systems on a single machine as opposed to virtual servers as a whole. Could you recommend a good, but free, hypervisor (is that what it is called?) that runs on Ubuntu, or is … Re: Server Virtualisation Hardware and Software Networking by JorgeM I've used VirtualBox in the past and according to their site it runs on Linux. However, its an app that would be installed on top of the server. If you want an actual hypervisor, you would look at VMWare, and Citrix. I beleive that Citrix provides their for free, although I'm not sure. You'll need to check because if you want a hypervisor that … Re: Server Virtualisation Hardware and Software Networking by Octet Thank you for clearing this up JorgeM, I think I now understand the concept of it. This is what I am planning on doing, would you mind just running through it and advising me on whether or not you think it is a *'sane'* idea? - Creating a user account, such as 'WebServer' and assigning it disk, CPU and memory quotas etc. - Chrooting it to … Re: Server Virtualisation Hardware and Software Networking by JorgeM Sorry with your last post, you lost me. It could be related to my limited Linux experience. Re: Server Virtualisation Hardware and Software Networking by Octet NVM, Chrooting is looking like a bad idea. I shall look into your suggestion of VirtualBox, VMWare or Citrix. Thanks for the help. Re: hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by rubberman What version of VBox did you install? The current versions (3.2.12 and 4.0) support hardware virtualization extensions of current AMD and Intel processors, and can run Windows 2008 server just fine. If you have a 64-bit version of Linux, then you can run the 64-bit version of 2008 as well. If you are running an older processor without the VT-x or … Re: hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by rubberman Well, most 64-bit capable systems do support hardware virtualization. Have you checked in the BIOS settings? What about in the VBox configuration settings? Re: hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by rubberman Well, if there isn't anything in the BIOS, then you may be out of luck here. What is the make+model of CPU that your system runs, and what is the make+model of the computer? How old is it? Re: hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by rubberman It may be possible that if the CPU does support hardware virtualization that there may be a BIOS update/upgrade available for your computer that will allow you to enable those features. Have you checked on the system manufacturer's web site for BIOS updates? Re: hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by fkcares thank you alot, i visited the manufacturer's site and updated the bios. i was finally able to enable hardware virtualization in the bios. but i can find where to change the settings in VBox. my VBox settings says VT-x/AMD- V is disabled, and there is no acceleration tab on system in the VBox settings . would be grateful for any help offerred Re: hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by caperjack don't use the don't program don't know it ,but maybe the manual will have some answers for you . [url]http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/UserManual.html[/url] Re: hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by rubberman How are you trying to enable hardware virtualization in VBox? You need to do that on a VM by VM basis. Click on the VM entry, go to the System->Acceleration configuration page, and click on the VT-x/AMD-V check box. Then, click on the OK button. Re: hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by fkcares there is no accleration page in my own settings, i was able to enable it through command prompt , but gui settings is different from the command line settings. so its enabled in command line and not gui, so still cant install the 64bits OS Re: hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by rubberman What version of VBox do you have installed? Re: hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by fkcares 4.0 Re: hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by rubberman Did you install the add-ons? I think that's what provides you with the hardware virtualization support. Re: hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by fkcares no i didnt, how to i get the link to install it Re: hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by rubberman The link is in the download section of the VBox web site. Here is a link to it for your convenience: [url]http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.0.8/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.0.8-71778.vbox-extpack[/url] Re: hardware Virtualisation Hardware and Software Hardware by rubberman Sorry. I'm out of ideas. Perhaps your system BIOS doesn't support it? The CPU should, so have you tried to update the BIOS? Also, you might try the 3.2.12 (latest 3.2 version), which may work for you. I personally use that.