Virtualization is the process of using software to emulate an entire computer, in which "guest" operating systems can run.
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VT-X is inactive in HP ProBook 4540s
How to enable virtualization (VT-X) in BIOS?
I went to the correct spot after pressing Esc and it's there, unticked. I cannot even select it. It's inactive. Greay in colour. I logged to bios using my ...
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Dummy interface in an LXC guest
I am trying to create a split-horizon PPTP setup as described on my website within an LXC container. However, I need a dummy interface within the container to put the DHCP server on.
Here comes the ...
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Can I convert a parallels virtual machine (pvm file) to a windows virtual pc or other free virtualization software?
I have a pvm file with an image of windows 7 in it. I want to be able to open this on a windows computer. I don't mind what virtualization to use so long as it's free, so probably either virtualbox or ...
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Windows 7 virtual machine blue screen of death under Windows 8 Hyper V
I currently have Windows 7 64 bit as my primary OS.
I also have Win 8 64 bit pro on a different partition.
My intention is to create a virtual machine of my Windows 7, so that I can access it from ...
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Enable hardware virtualization in samsung netbook(Pheonix secureboot Setup BIOS)? [closed]
I have searched all the setting in my bios but coud not find a way to enable VT.
I have Pheonix Tech motherboard with an Intel Core i5. It supports VT according to the Intel Tool. When i run Apple ...
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VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration is not available on your system
While installing an OS, I have gotten an error like this: VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration is not available on your system. Certain guests (e.g. OS/2 and QNX) require this feature and will fail to ...
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paravirtualization using xen in debian wheezy
i have been trying to run av virtual machine using xen but in the end i always get the error
chroot: failed to run command `/sbin/shadowconfig': Exec format error
hook 05-shadowconfig-on: done.
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How do I bridge a connection from Wi-Fi to TAP on Mac OS X? (for the emulator QEMU)
I'm trying to setup a bridge between my Wi-Fi connection and an emulator (QEMU). I need a virtual machine to be on the same LAN as the host, with its own IP address.
QEMU requires using a TAP ...
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2 computers, One monitor, side by side windows over Webex?
I want to show a live simultaneous, response time demo side by side and share it over Webex.
I am trying to do this for a remote training session. I want to know if it is possible to show 2 windows ...
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Physical to Virtual Conversion On Systems With RAID
Is it possible to create a virtual image of a system that is running on top of a RAID setup? Will the virtual image port over to a virtual machine that does not have RAID configured? It is my ...
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Advantages/disadvantages of virtualizing a CPU? [closed]
I saw that my virtualization tool does not virtualize my CPU. But, it virtualizes everything else. I want to know what could be the reason, advantage/disadvantage of virtualizing a CPU.
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Converting offline Windows 8 to VHD for Hyper-V (p2v)
here's my current config:
I have an offline SSD with a single ~240Gb partition that was running in my old laptop.
I no longer have access to the laptop.
I have a new eSata enclosure and would like ...
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This virtual machine is configured for 64-bit guest operating systems. However, 64-bit operation is not possible
I have windows 7 64x professional Laptop , then i download a new VM on it , but when i try to mount an ISO imag for windows server 2008 i got the following error :_
**This virtual machine is ...
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macbook pro windows boot and virtualize off usb drive
I want to raid two usb3 flash drives install windows onto it this new volume and be able to virtualize it or boot off of it. Any thoughts? I've heard parallels can run a bootcamp install virtually.
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Virtualization: pass audio and video from one VM to hardware
I have a Linux server at home for storage, development and testing purposes. I would like to use this server as a home theater solution as well. Now it doesn't seem like a good idea to run that ...
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Which version is most recommended to install for Parallels on a new MacBook Pro? [closed]
Which version is most recommended to install for Parallels on a new MacBook Pro?
I will use it for Office support.
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How to enable Intel VT? [duplicate]
I have a CLEVO w150erm, with a i7-3610QM processor, which supports Intel VT-x. However in order to use it I have to activate that option in the BIOS (or so that's what I believe) but I simply can't ...
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Migrating a Computer to a VHD
A client of mine has a computer running applications for roughly 10 machines. They need a real server to handle all of this and I'm going to make some recommendations and install/migrate everything.
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How To Tell If a CPU Supports Virtualization
I know if you are in front of the computer there are easy ways to determine if virtualization is supported. I want to know if the CPU supports virtualization before I buy it.
What do CPU's need to ...
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Can I configure and use 2 DHCP servers in my Home Lab Setup
I am setting up a Home Lab environment for development and testing. The purpose of this lab is multifunctional and the hardware involved is :
Cisco ESW 540 24 Port GB Switch with VLAN etc...
HP ...
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Virtual Box keeps crashing with message virtual box has stopped working
I have Virtual Box 4.2.12 and while doing guest installation (Oracle Linux), virtual box keeps crashing with these message
oracle vm virtual box has stopped working
Application event log has the ...
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Allocation of memory to guest os [closed]
I have 6gb memory on my host OS (Windows 7 64bit), I am planning to install Oracle Linux as guest using Virtual Box.
How much memory should I allocate to guest OS? In guest OS I am planning to ...
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Ctrl+alt+f1 in xen not working
My host is a Fedora 18 and the guest a CentOS 6.2, I'm using virt-manager as a gui tool to manage the virtual machines, when I send the ctrl+alt+f1 signal, screen shows unreadable liness, the same ...
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What is VMM Overhead?
I am studying Virtualization. And the very first thing i got stuck on, is Virtual Machine Monitor Overhead. I read somewhere: Why not to virtualise - Virtualization Overhead. And that it is most of ...
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Running a .VHD on a virtual machine with different hardware
If I create a virtual hard disk snapshot of my machine, can I run that image on a different computer via virtual box or virtual PC?
Will there be hardware compatibility issues or does the ...
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VMware The virtual machine couldnot start
I virtualized VMware for MAC OS X but when I start my VM it says the following
The virtual machine could not start. Make sure VMware Workstation is installed correctly and you have rights to run ...
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Mount VM's hard disk on Windows 7 machine?
I have a VM setup on VMWare's Esx server, which I access via normal Putty or ssh (over normal LAN network, using VPN)
Is there a way to mount my VM's hard-disk directly on my Win 7 machine, so that I ...
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Debian DomU on Debian Dom0
I've set up xen on a Debian squeeze DomU and it seems to be working. I followed the this guide
The problem I have is when I try to start the VM and attach the console using
xm create -c ...
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Fedora 18 in Oracle VirtualBox on Windows Vista
I want to install Fedora 18 [Desktop] in Oracle VirtualBox 4.2.10 r84104. [My system is Windows Vista 32 bit]
I have followed the following steps while configuring the Virtual Machine.
Memory Size ...
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How do I use this IE10 Virtual Machine?
I downloaded this IE10 virtual machine for windows 7 and I have managed to mount the VHD, but how do I actually get it to start? Do I need to also install virtual PC or some other software or ...
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Why is my virtual machine's screen resolution so small?
I just started using Hyper-V, which comes with windows 8. I created a VM with windows 7. It works fine, even if a bit slow, but I can't get the screen resolution higher than 1152 by 768 even though ...
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oVirt requirements and other web based mgmt tools for kvm
I'm evaluating different virtualization management tools for KVM virtualization. I've a kvm ready server with 32GB ram. I'm looking for web based management tools where different people can ...
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How can I get qemu's Ctrl+Alt keys working in -curses mode?
So here's the situation; I currently have qemu installed on an OpenBSD 5.3 snapshot. This is a console setup so I have to either run with -curses or -nographic. The problem here is that I'm having ...
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Windows or Linux as the VM? [closed]
What things should I be considering when I want to run Windows on Linux as a VM, or visa versa?
Are there any performance considerations, or is it just a question of which one you want to use more of ...
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Enabling “execute disable” (XD) bit disables hardware assisted virtualization
My System Config
MB: Asus P8Z77 V-Pro
CPU: Intel Core i7 - 3770 @ 3.4Ghz
OS: Windows 8 Pro (64 bit)
I am trying to use Virtual Box to install Ubuntu 12.10. But the installer failed to launch and ...
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Virtualbox 4.2.10 Auto resize not working. Will auto-resize down but not up unless in full screen
Using Virtualbox 4.2.10 with Windows 7 as host and guest.
If I press Ctrl+F, the OS goes full screen. If I check the resolution, it says 1680×1050 -- same size as my host OS that has many ...
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Can I buy Apple's OS X without the hardware?
I would like to run a virtualized OS X (VMWare or Virtualbox) and am willing to pay for the software, but don't see a way on the Apple Store to actually do that.
I understand that the sofware without ...
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Virtual Machine can't connect to internet
The VM is running server 2008 and is set up with Active Directory, DNS, Certificate Services and IIS.
I am using Bridged networking for the VM so it should be connecting to my network and gaining ...
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converting a Virtualbox image to Xenserver [closed]
How can I use my virtualbox image in a Xenserver 6 or above? I mean is there a way to import the image to Xenserver? Secondly is there anyway we can import vmware image to Xenserver without using ...
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Temporary use a physical HDD with preinstalled Windows as a Virtual Machine
The situation is this:
A friends computer broke and the repair takes 2-8 weeks. I removed the HDD before he sent it to the vendor so he can at least access the data on it while his main computer is ...
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PROFIBUS card from a Virtual Machine
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I have CP5613/CP5614 PROFIBUS card. I created a virtual machine with virtualbox. I used PCI passthrough to give exclusive access to that guest operation system(WinXp+STEP7). However, card can be ...
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Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS virtualization
I am building a web application for a family member and I need to learn Linux Administration, since I will be setting up the server myself.
I've heard a lot about virtualization on server, but I have ...
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Virtualise my Reliance 3G dongle under Hyper-V
I mostly connect to the Internet with a Reliance 3G dongle with these specifications:
This is how it looks in network adapters when connected.
The problem:
I want to virtualise this in Hyper-V ...
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Can't start a XEN VM - VM name already exists
I've setup xen on ubuntu, created a couple of vms, started and stopped them. But now when I try to start one of them I get:
VmError: VM name 'vps.lisignoli.net' already exists
It doesn't show up on ...
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CentOS guest not picking up Network Adapter on my ESXI host
I've installed ESXi 5.1.0, 799733 on a Hetzner Dedicated Server and have 3 IP addresses. One for management and the other 2 for VMs. I got the MAC address from robot for the virtual machine and put it ...
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Xen 4.2 Error DomU creation
While installing Xen 4.2 yesterday I got this weird error:
ERROR POST operation failed: xend_post: error from xen daemon: (xend.err 'Error creating domain: pool Pool-0 not activated ')
Host ...
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VT is on, Virtual PC still says I cannot virtualize 64-bit
I am having a tough time with my ASUS motherboard's BIOS at the moment, saying that Intel's Virtualisation Technology is on, even though Virtual PC is saying I cannot use a 64-bit ISO containing ...
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Xen hypervisor performance penalty
I want to install both a server and a desktop OS on the same machine. I want to install xen hyper-visor and on top of that a windows OS and a Linux server. The idea is to run the server all the time ...
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Run more VMs than cores on computer
Is it possible to run more VMs than cores available on the computer?
Why is it not possible to allocate more cores to a single virtual machine then number is available on the host computer?
I am ...
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Assign processors to Hyper V host machine optimally [closed]
We have a Intel Core i7-3632QM CPU (4 Cores, 8 Threads, 8 Symbols in device manager) on a host machine with Windows 8.
We have a single Hyper V virtual machine with Windows Server 2012.
How do we ...
