Linux Dummies 9th

Chapter 20: The Virtual World
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Creating a Virtual Server
When you have VirtualBox installed, you’re ready to create any number of
virtual servers.
The next step in the process is to build a sandbox for your virtual server to
run. You need to define two things for the size of the sandbox: the amount of
disk space to allocate for the virtual server and the amount of memory to use.
These items are shared with the host system, so be careful how much you
dedicate for the virtual servers! You need to leave enough for the host operating
system to run on. You may have to experiment a bit to find out how much
is too much or too little for your environment.
Follow along with these steps to create your first virtual server sandbox:
1. Click the New icon on the VirtualBox toolbar, then click Next in the
wizard’s Welcome page.
A wizard opens, as shown in Figure 20-2, to walk you through creating
the virtual server sandbox.
Figure 20-2:
The first
screen
in the
VirtualBox
new server
wizard.
2. Type a name for your sandbox in the Name text box, select the operating
system you plan to install in the virtual-server area from the
Operating System drop-down list, select a Version from the Version
drop-down list, and then click the Next button.