virtualising an existing server using VirtualBox

[Joep L. Blom]

On 12/12/10 20:55, NoOp wrote:
> On 12/12/2010 04:40 AM, Karl Auer wrote:
>> Hi all.
>>
>> I have a Linux server I'd like to virtualise. VirtualBox has an option
>> "convertfromraw" which apparently converts a raw disk image into a VM
>> image (vdi or vmdk)
>>
>> Has anyone successfully done this? If so, have any tips?
>>
>> Obviously the alternative is to rebuild the server, but that would be a
>> wearisome task. I'm virtualising for hardware independence more than
>> anything else. The hardware in use is getting pretty elderly and I'd
>> rather get something else in place before it fails.
>
> I've tried... and failed for the most part. I was successful on one, but
> could never get it tuned properly. Instead I converted to VMWare&
> haven't looked back. Use the VMWare standalone converter, bring the
> machine over&  use VMWare player or server (both free).
>
> http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/
> http://www.vmware.com/products/player/
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VMware
>
> I was able to successfully&  without much trouble at all, take 3 WinXP's
> that were on old drives that were destined for the trash, to VMWare.
> Only effort was time to do the convert over a slow network.
>
> Note: I do still have multiple VirtualBox installs, but the more that I
> use VMWare Player, the more I like it. I'm in the process now of
> converting 3 VB machines over to VMWare.
>
>
Noop(Gary)
+1.
I use VMware player now 3/4 of a year without a hitch and with Lucid ans 
a better pulseaudio even the audio problems are gone (most of the time).
Joep