Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 05:37:11 -0700 (PDT) From: Bill Tillman <btillman99@yahoo.com> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Virtual Box on FreeBSD Server Message-ID: <1366375031.22246.YahooMailNeo@web165004.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <1366293077054-5804802.post@n5.nabble.com> References: <1365927098231-5803691.post@n5.nabble.com> <20130414103154.3a49e6de.freebsd@edvax.de> <1365996890840-5803879.post@n5.nabble.com> <1366004997052-5803900.post@n5.nabble.com> <516F9DD2.6030200@coosemans.org> <1366270329916-5804740.post@n5.nabble.com> <20130418095129.7c6dc564.freebsd@edvax.de> <1366281671523-5804757.post@n5.nabble.com> <20130418133528.GA13082@eris.bzerk.org> <1366293077054-5804802.post@n5.nabble.com>
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I've been looking into setting up some Linux servers but instead I'm thinki= ng that I could use Virtual Box on my FreeBSD servers to do this. I would l= ike some seasoned advice from others on the following before proceeding:=0A= =0A1. As I understand it you can install Virtual Box from the ports collect= ion. But then I see the instructions in the Handbook:=0A=0A=A0 =A0 =A0=A0To= launch=A0VirtualBox, type from a=A0Xorg=A0session:=0A% VirtualBox=0ASo am = I to assume the only way to run Virtual Box is to have Xorg installed and r= unning on the FreeBSD server? =A0Which is a drag because my current FreeBSD= servers are exactly that, servers, and do not have the fancy video cards, = monitors, etc.. to run Xorg. Is there an alternative to running the interfa= ce from Xorg. I'm a command line fanatic when it comes to servers. Or would= I be able to install Xvnc or something like that and run it from one of my= Windows 7 machines which has all the fancy video=A0capabilities?=0A=0A=0A2= . Once installed, I will be able to install something like Fedora or openSU= SE? These will only be installed as server so I can run databases like MySQ= L in the Linux environment. The client I'm working for insists on using SUS= E...no FreeBSD allowed. They think it's poison and are very biased on this = so there's no talking them out of it. I need to gain experience using these= databases on Linux, not FreeBSD.=0A=0A3. I'm going to buy a 1 TB SATA driv= e for this setup. It will be running on an AMD64 server with FreeBSD 9.x or= whatever is the latest release as of this weekend.=0A=0A4. There is also a= Plan 'B' to go the other way. Since I already have two i7 machines running= Windows 7, perhaps it might be better to install the Windows version of Vi= rtual Box or even VMWare and create my instances of Linux on one or even bo= th of these machines.=0A=0AAny advice would be appreciated. From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 19 18:37:39 2013 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D25B8B4A for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:37:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from zaphod@berentweb.com) Received: from sam.nabble.com (sam.nabble.com [216.139.236.26]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3229138E for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:37:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.236.26] (helo=sam.nabble.com) by sam.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from <zaphod@berentweb.com>) id 1UTGBn-0001gv-1d for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:37:39 -0700 Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:37:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Beeblebrox <zaphod@berentweb.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <1366396659043-5805091.post@n5.nabble.com> In-Reply-To: <1366375031.22246.YahooMailNeo@web165004.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> References: <20130414103154.3a49e6de.freebsd@edvax.de> <1365996890840-5803879.post@n5.nabble.com> <1366004997052-5803900.post@n5.nabble.com> <516F9DD2.6030200@coosemans.org> <1366270329916-5804740.post@n5.nabble.com> <20130418095129.7c6dc564.freebsd@edvax.de> <1366281671523-5804757.post@n5.nabble.com> <20130418133528.GA13082@eris.bzerk.org> <1366293077054-5804802.post@n5.nabble.com> <1366375031.22246.YahooMailNeo@web165004.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Virtual Box on FreeBSD Server MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>; List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:37:39 -0000 Bill: >> 1. As I understand it you can install Virtual Box from the ports >> collection. That port or a good numbr of other VMWare apps exist in the ports tree - you are not restricted to V-Box. Starting the virtual machines is not xorg/login dependent. You can do this for any service through rc.conf So edit your /etc/rc.conf and insert whatevername_enable="YES" to auto-start the service. The whatevername can be found by looking in /etc/rc.d for base-system included services or /usr/local/etc/rc.d for services installed through ports. >> 2. Once installed, I will be able to install something like Fedora or >> openSUSE? Yes, that's the whole idea behind VM's. Since SQL is needed, you will then have to install & configure the mysql package for fedore/suse inside the VM. Installing mySQL from FreeBSD ports won't be of any good for the client's requirements. 3. 9-stable should do the job 4. Do whatever you are comfortable with. Finally: posted in an unrelated thread - you would have gotten better answers by starting your own. Good Luck. ----- 10-Current-amd64-using ccache-portstree merged with marcuscom.gnome3 & xorg.devel -- View this message in context: http://freebsd.1045724.n5.nabble.com/sata-ata-device-permission-for-user-tp5803691p5805091.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
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