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    1. This document introduces virtualization software VirtualBox that allows multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on the same physical machine. 2. It provides step-by-step instructions for downloading, installing, and configuring a new virtual machine in VirtualBox, including naming the VM, allocating RAM and storage, selecting an OS image, and installing the new guest operating system. 3. Users can then easily run different virtual machines and switch between hosted operating systems while maintaining control from the host machine.

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    1. This document introduces virtualization software VirtualBox that allows multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on the same physical machine. 2. It provides step-by-step instructions for downloading, installing, and configuring a new virtual machine in VirtualBox, including naming the VM, allocating RAM and storage, selecting an OS image, and installing the new guest operating system. 3. Users can then easily run different virtual machines and switch between hosted operating systems while maintaining control from the host machine.

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    MINISTRYOFHIGHEREDUCATION

    COLLEGESOFAPPLIEDSCIENCES
    ITDEPARTMENT

    IntroductiontoVirtualBox
    PreparedBy:IshtiaqueMahmood

    1. Inthislab,wewilltalkaboutvirtualizationthathowwecanrunmultipleOS(Operating
    Systems)onsamephysicalmachine(DesktoporLaptop).
    2. Therearemanysoftwares,whichareusedforvirtualization/cloudcomputinge.g.
    a. QEMU
    b. VMWare
    c. VirtualBox
    d. MSVirtualPC
    3. WewilluseVirtualBoxforthislabsinceitisopensourceandfreelyavailabledevelopedby
    Oracle.VirtualBoxcanrunonmanyoperatingsystemslikeWindows,Linux,Macintosh,and
    Solarishostsandsupportsalargenumberofguestoperatingsystems,forexamplewindows(NT
    4.0,2000,XP,Server2003,Vista,Windows7),DOS/Windows3.x,Linux(2.4and2.6),Solarisand
    OpenSolaris,OS/2,andOpenBSD
    4. VirtualBoxcanbedownloadedfromthelinkbelow
    https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

    Installingandconfiguringvirtualmachine
    1. WhenwerunVirtualBoxforthefirsttime,weseethewindowasshownbelow.



    2. Wewillconfigurenewvirtualmachineperformingthesequenceofstepsasmentionedbelow
    a. VMName&OSType
    b. SpecifyMemory
    c. VirtualHardDiskCreation
    d. CustomizeGuestVM(ThisactioncanalsobeperformedafterVMcreation)
    e. BootandInstallOS
    f. BootGuestVM

    3. ClickNewfornewvirtualmachine

    4. Thenwewillprovidename,versionandtypeofmachine,whichistobecreated.

    5. NowwewilldefineamountofRAMtobeallocatedtonewvirtualmachine.(Itcanalsobe
    adjustedaftercreationofvirtualmachine).

    6. Innextstep,wewillcreatevirtualharddriveforthenewvirtualmachine

    7. Nowwewilldecideharddrivefiletype(leavethedefaultsetting).

    8. Itisthetimetodecidewhetherwewantfixedordynamicallyallocatedspace,itwillbefixed

    9. AdjusttheSizeofharddrivefornewvirtualmachinei.e.8GB.

    10. Wewillcreatenewvirtualharddrivenow.

    11. Wecanseeintheleftpanethatnewvirtualmachinehasbeencreated.

    12. NowclickStarttostartnewvirtualmachine

    13. Innextstep,locationofOSimageistobeprovided

    14. WewilluseOSimageforinstallation.

    15. ProvidethepathofOSimagewhichistobeinstalled.

    16. RequiredimagewillbeselectedandafterclickingStart,installationofnewOSwillbestarted.

    17. AfterinstallationofnewOS,Wewillhavetwo(orasmanyaswelike)OSrunningparallelon
    samephysicalmachine.WecanadjustsettingforeachOS(VM)duringVMcreationoreven
    aftercreationofVM.
    18. WhileHostmachineisrunning,itisinourcontroltostartorstopanyvirtualmachineanytime.

    References:
    1. https://www.virtualbox.org/
    2. https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

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