On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:59:41 +0100, Martin Hooper wrote:
> On 08/08/07, martin
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> I am using VirtualBox 1.4.0 on PCLinuxOS 2007. I have successfully
>> created a running Windows 2000 SP4 virtual machine which is full
>> patched and up to date. I want to completely copy this VM before I
>> install any applications in case I have problems.
>>
>>
> VDI files are just normal files so a copy from the terminal should just
> work for backing Windows 2000 up.
>
> I copied a WinXP VDI file from Windows Vista to Linux and attached it to
> a new VM in Linux and everything worked fine... ;)
I wish to clone a VM for use on the same PC and have them all listed in
the GUI at the same time. I expect to run only one VM at a time.
I am not trying to move a VM to another host machine or make a backup.
I have tried a simple file copy and then importing the vdi file into
VirtualBox using the Virtual Disk Manager. This gives the following
error:
A hard disk with UUID {4d749826-6a3f-43ff-90af-42618783bd3a} or with the
same properties ('/home/martin/.VirtualBox/VDI/test.vdi') is already
registered.
I assume that the clonevdi command in VBoxManage copies the file and
gives it a new UUID. This is what I need to do. I already have a backup
copy as part of my general backup routines.
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