-----Original message----- From: Jan Owoc <[email protected]> Sent: Mon 24-06-2013 04:25 Subject: [OpenIndiana-discuss] running VirtualBox headless To: Discussion list for OpenIndiana <[email protected]>; > Hi, > > I'm running a home NAS using OI 151a7 "server" (vs. "desktop"). I was > thinking of running Ubuntu Server in a virtual machine on OI, ideally > configured to startup/shutdown when OI starts/shuts down. I can > connect a monitor to the machine, but it generally should run > headless. > > I found there is a very helpful entry on the wiki [1] describing most > of the steps. Has anyone successfully installed VirtualBox on a > headless OI and have any other tips before I dive in? > > [1] http://wiki.openindiana.org/oi/7.2+VirtualBox > > Cheers, > Jan > > _______________________________________________ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss >
Jan, this should work without problem. I'm running a w2008 server inside OI 151a7 without any issues in production. You should check http://sourceforge.net/projects/vboxsvc/ for automatic start/stop via SMF. cu Carsten _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
