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Date:      Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:51:34 -0400
From:      jhell <jhell@DataIX.net>
To:        Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-fs@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org, "Peter Molnar, BSD" <peter@3mail4.co.uk>
Subject:   Re: ZFS v28 is ready for wider testing.
Message-ID:  <4C8232C6.9020108@DataIX.net>
In-Reply-To: <20100903170241.GF1780@garage.freebsd.pl>
References:  <20100831215915.GE1932@garage.freebsd.pl> <20100902214823.GB2542@garage.freebsd.pl> <4C811954.5040602@3mail4.co.uk> <20100903170241.GF1780@garage.freebsd.pl>

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On 09/03/2010 13:02, Pawel Jakub Dawidek wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 04:50:44PM +0100, Peter Molnar, BSD wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I would like to try ZFS + VirtualBox but I have got problems:
>>
>>
>> 1) Linux 2.6.32-24-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Aug 20 14:21:58 UTC 2010 
>> x86_64 GNU/Linux
>>
>> I tried import that file in my  VirtualBox but I have got error:
>> Failed to import appliance.
>> /home/peter/FreeBSD/zfsv28.ovf
>> Too many IDE controllers in OVF; import facility only supports one.
> 
> Which VirtualBox version do you use? 3.2.8?
> 
> Exporting appliances is a bit broken (if you have more than one disk, it
> will point all disks at the last one from configuration), so I had to
> edit .ovf file manually to fix this. Maybe I messed something up, but I
> was able to successfully import it before publishing it.
> 
> PS. I waited for so long for decent virtualization software for FreeBSD,
> and I must say VirtualBox is really great, and free, and open-source
> Are you reading this, VMWare?
> 

They will only read it if it comes with a disclaimer and they're license
attached to the top along with a contract signed by you so when they
disagree with it they can hand you a pink-slip with they're license
attached to the top.

As for VirtualBox, which is a Sun thing, gone Oratorically wrong... How
long does anyone expect this technology to stick around?.

-- 

 jhell,v



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