> -----Original Message----- > From: Ian Chapman [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 2:41 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VBox-users] VMs inside of a VM > > On 18/09/12 15:18, John A. Wallace wrote: > > Am I correct in saying that one cannot runa VM inside of another VM? > > Additionally, if thatmuchis true, if I have a particular Linux OS > > running as aVM, and if it by defaultitinstalled with > > thesoftwareapplications that would allow one to run aVM within it, > > there is no reason I should not go ahead and remove/uninstallthese > > applications from the OS.I mean, if for no other reason than to save > > space andbackup time, I might as well remove the programs that I > > cannot run in any case. Does that not all sound correct and > reasonable? > > Yes you can run a VM inside another VM (with caveats) but it's > generally not considered good practice and should be avoided if > possible. > Performance will be comparatively poor for the nested VM and you > usually can't use hardware virtualization within for a nested VM which > means software virtualization only and all the associated limitations > with it. > > Hi, Ian.
I should have known better than to post "anything" impatiently at that very late and tiresome hour, much less something I am clearly no expert in. What was I thinking! You were kind not to abuse me for my faux pas. :) Interesting distinction you noted between hardware versus software virtualization, yet it is a bit difficult to get clear in my mind. Even so, it is plain enough that I should avoid putting one VM into another until at least I have a much better understanding of the technology. All the more reason for me to go ahead and remove the VB applications from the Linux VM OS installation since I won't be using it real soon. Thanks for heads up on that John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe
