Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6: The hits keep on coming
Let me back up, though. Sun xVM VirtualBox is a free, open source x86 virtualization tool. You install it on top of your current operating system, and it lets you set up virtual machines using other operating systems. For instance, you can install it on OSX, create virtual versions of Solaris, Gentoo Linux, and Windows XP, and have them all running at the same time.
With the new version, Sun xVM VirtualBox can be installed on OSX, Solaris 10, and OpenSolaris, in addition to the many flavors of Linux and Windows that had been available. Solaris guests have been given a set of new features, making them much easier to use. It also includes SATA support for up to 32 disks per VM as well as a webservice API and some speed enhancements.
As I said, Sun xVM VirtualBox is entirely free. Download it and give it a spin.
Do you plan to add support for OS X (as guest) on Windows (as host)? Most people, including me, looking for this.
Posted by n-blue on May 08, 2008 at 11:34 PM MDT #
Windows is already supported as a host. As for OS X as a guest, my understanding is that licensing is making it a bit complicated, but it's something we'd like to do. I'll keep you posted.
As far as I've seen, Sun xVM VirtualBox still has more host and guest options than anyone else out there.
Posted by Owen Allen on May 21, 2008 at 12:33 PM MDT #
Where could I find more information about this webservices API?
Posted by Jan Hendrik Mangold on May 21, 2008 at 06:23 PM MDT #
Jan,
Go to http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads and take a look at their user manual. It covers the webservices API as well as the other aspects of Sun xVM VirtualBox quite effectively.
Posted by Owen Allen on May 22, 2008 at 09:13 AM MDT #