It is possible. Just make disk images of the drives present in the server (use sparse files after zero-filling the unused space on the drives if you want to save some space on your laptop) and add them to Virtualbox. I think Virtualbox supports 1:1 images, anyway.
Of course, it all depends on the hardware and software setup on the server. Could you elaborate? On 29 May 2012 08:59, Isiko Peter <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi guys, > Just a quick question, is it possible to clone a linux server into a VM, > say like onto my laptop running debian 6.0 and have a VM installed on it? > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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