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Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization/chapter.xml Wed Sep 2 22:01:42 2015 (r47346) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization/chapter.xml Wed Sep 2 22:25:41 2015 (r47347) @@ -96,678 +96,674 @@ </itemizedlist> </sect1> - <sect1 xml:id="virtualization-guest-parallels"> - <title>&os; as a Guest on <application>Parallels</application> for &macos; X</title> + <sect1 xml:id="virtualization-guest-parallels"> + <title>&os; as a Guest on <application>Parallels</application> for + &macos; X</title> + + <para><application>Parallels Desktop</application> for &mac; is + a commercial software product available for &intel; based + &apple; &mac; computers running &macos; 10.4.6 or higher. &os; + is a fully supported guest operating system. Once + <application>Parallels</application> has been installed on + &macos; X, the user must configure a virtual machine and then + install the desired guest operating system.</para> + + <sect2 xml:id="virtualization-guest-parallels-install"> + <title>Installing &os; on Parallels/&macos; X</title> + + <para>The first step in installing &os; on + <application>Parallels</application> is to create a new + virtual machine for installing &os;. Select + <guimenuitem>&os;</guimenuitem> as the + <guimenu>Guest OS Type</guimenu> when prompted:</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd1"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>Choose a reasonable amount of disk and memory + depending on the plans for this virtual &os; instance. + 4GB of disk space and 512MB of RAM work well for most uses + of &os; under <application>Parallels</application>:</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd2"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd3"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd4"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd5"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>Select the type of networking and a network + interface:</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd6"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd7"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>Save and finish the configuration:</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd8"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd9"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>After the &os; virtual machine has been created, &os; + can be installed on it. This is best done with an official + &os; CD/DVD or with an ISO image downloaded from an official + FTP site. Copy the appropriate ISO image to the local &mac; + filesystem or insert a CD/DVD in the &mac;'s CD drive. Click + on the disc icon in the bottom right corner of the &os; + <application>Parallels</application> window. This will bring + up a window that can be used to associate the CDROM drive in + the virtual machine with the ISO file on disk or with the real + CDROM drive.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd11"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>Once this association with the CDROM source has been + made, reboot the &os; virtual machine by clicking the reboot + icon. <application>Parallels</application> will reboot with a + special BIOS that first checks if there is a CDROM.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd10"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>In this case it will find the &os; installation media and + begin a normal &os; installation. Perform the installation, + but do not attempt to configure + <application>&xorg;</application> at this time.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd12"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>When the installation is finished, reboot into the newly + installed &os; virtual machine.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd13"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="virtualization-guest-parallels-configure"> + <title>Configuring &os; on + <application>Parallels</application> </title> + + <para>After &os; has been successfully installed on &macos; X + with <application>Parallels</application>, there are a number + of configuration steps that can be taken to optimize the + system for virtualized operation.</para> + + <procedure> + <step> + <title>Set Boot Loader Variables</title> + + <para>The most important step is to reduce the + <option>kern.hz</option> tunable to reduce the CPU + utilization of &os; under the <application>Parallels + </application> environment. This is accomplished by + adding the following line to <filename> + /boot/loader.conf</filename>:</para> + + <programlisting>kern.hz=100</programlisting> + + <para>Without this setting, an idle &os; + <application>Parallels</application> guest will use + roughly 15% of the CPU of a single processor &imac;. + After this change the usage will be closer to 5%.</para> + </step> + + <step> + <title>Create a New Kernel Configuration File</title> + + <para>All of the SCSI, FireWire, and USB device drivers + can be removed from a custom kernel configuration file. + <application>Parallels</application> provides a virtual + network adapter used by the &man.ed.4; driver, so all + network devices except for &man.ed.4; and &man.miibus.4; + can be removed from the kernel.</para> + </step> + + <step> + <title>Configure Networking</title> + + <para>The most basic networking setup uses DHCP to connect + the virtual machine to the same local area network as the + host &mac;. This can be accomplished by adding + <literal>ifconfig_ed0="DHCP"</literal> to + <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>. More advanced + networking setups are described in + <xref linkend="advanced-networking"/>.</para> + </step> + </procedure> + </sect2> + </sect1> + + <sect1 xml:id="virtualization-guest-virtualpc"> + <title>&os; as a Guest on <application>Virtual PC</application> + for &windows;</title> + + <para><application>Virtual PC</application> for &windows; is a + µsoft; software product available for free download. See + this website for the <link + xlink:href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/virtualpc/sysreq.mspx">system + requirements</link>. Once + <application>Virtual PC</application> has been installed on + µsoft.windows;, the user can configure a virtual machine + and then install the desired guest operating system.</para> + + <sect2 xml:id="virtualization-guest-virtualpc-install"> + <title>Installing &os; on <application>Virtual + PC</application></title> + + <para>The first step in installing &os; on + <application>Virtual PC </application> is to create a new + virtual machine for installing &os;. Select + <guimenuitem>Create a virtual machine</guimenuitem> when + prompted:</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd1"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd2"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>Select <guimenuitem>Other</guimenuitem> as the + <guimenuitem>Operating system</guimenuitem> when + prompted:</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd3"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>Then, choose a reasonable amount of disk and memory + depending on the plans for this virtual &os; instance. + 4GB of disk space and 512MB of RAM work well for most uses + of &os; under <application>Virtual PC</application>:</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd4"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd5"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>Save and finish the configuration:</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd6"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>Select the &os; virtual machine and click + <guimenu>Settings</guimenu>, then set the type of networking + and a network interface:</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd7"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd8"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>After the &os; virtual machine has been created, &os; can + be installed on it. This is best done with an official &os; + CD/DVD or with an ISO image downloaded from an official FTP + site. Copy the appropriate ISO image to the local &windows; + filesystem or insert a CD/DVD in the CD drive, then double + click on the &os; virtual machine to boot. Then, click + <guimenu>CD</guimenu> and choose + <guimenu>Capture ISO Image...</guimenu> on the + <application>Virtual PC</application> window. This will bring + up a window where the CDROM drive in the virtual machine can + be associated with an ISO file on disk or with the real CDROM + drive.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd9"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd10"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>Once this association with the CDROM source has been made, + reboot the &os; virtual machine by clicking + <guimenu>Action</guimenu> and <guimenu>Reset</guimenu>. + <application>Virtual PC</application> will reboot with a + special BIOS that first checks for a CDROM.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd11"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>In this case it will find the &os; installation media + and begin a normal &os; installation. Continue with the + installation, but do not attempt to configure + <application>&xorg;</application> at this time.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd12"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + + <para>When the installation is finished, remember to eject the + CD/DVD or release the ISO image. Finally, reboot into + the newly installed &os; virtual machine.</para> + + <mediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd13"/> + </imageobject> + </mediaobject> + </sect2> + + <sect2 xml:id="virtualization-guest-virtualpc-configure"> + <title>Configuring &os; on <application>Virtual + PC</application></title> + + <para>After &os; has been successfully installed on + µsoft.windows; with <application>Virtual PC + </application>, there are a number of configuration + steps that can be taken to optimize the system for + virtualized operation.</para> + + <procedure> + <step> + <title>Set Boot Loader Variables</title> + + <para>The most important step is to reduce the + <option>kern.hz</option> tunable to reduce the CPU + utilization of &os; under the + <application>Virtual PC</application> environment. This + is accomplished by adding the following line to + <filename> /boot/loader.conf</filename>:</para> + + <programlisting>kern.hz=100</programlisting> + + <para>Without this setting, an idle &os; + <application>Virtual PC</application> guest OS will + use roughly 40% of the CPU of a single processor + computer. After this change, the usage will be + closer to 3%.</para> + </step> + + <step> + <title>Create a New Kernel Configuration File</title> + + <para>All of the SCSI, FireWire, and USB device drivers can + be removed from a custom kernel configuration file. + <application>Virtual PC</application> provides a virtual + network adapter used by the &man.de.4; driver, so all + network devices except for &man.de.4; and &man.miibus.4; + can be removed from the kernel.</para> + </step> + + <step> + <title>Configure Networking</title> - <para><application>Parallels Desktop</application> for &mac; is - a commercial software product available for &intel; based - &apple; &mac; computers running &macos; 10.4.6 or higher. - &os; is a fully supported guest operating system. Once - <application>Parallels</application> has been installed on - &macos; X, the user must configure a virtual machine and then - install the desired guest operating system.</para> - - <sect2 xml:id="virtualization-guest-parallels-install"> - <title>Installing &os; on Parallels/&macos; X</title> - - <para>The first step in installing &os; on - <application>Parallels</application> is to create a new - virtual machine for installing &os;. Select - <guimenuitem>&os;</guimenuitem> as the <guimenu>Guest OS - Type</guimenu> when prompted:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd1"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>Choose a reasonable amount of disk and memory - depending on the plans for this virtual &os; instance. - 4GB of disk space and 512MB of RAM work well for most uses - of &os; under <application>Parallels</application>:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd2"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd3"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd4"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd5"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>Select the type of networking and a network - interface:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd6"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd7"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>Save and finish the configuration:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd8"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd9"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>After the &os; virtual machine has been created, &os; - can be installed on it. This is best done with an - official &os; CD/DVD or with an ISO image downloaded from an - official FTP site. Copy the appropriate ISO image to the - local &mac; filesystem or insert a CD/DVD in the &mac;'s CD - drive. Click on the disc icon in the bottom right corner of - the &os; <application>Parallels</application> window. This - will bring up a window that can be used to associate the - CDROM drive in the virtual machine with the ISO file on disk - or with the real CDROM drive.</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd11"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>Once this association with the CDROM source has been - made, reboot the &os; virtual machine by clicking the reboot - icon. <application>Parallels</application> will reboot with - a special BIOS that first checks if there is a CDROM.</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd10"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>In this case it will find the &os; installation media - and begin a normal &os; installation. Perform the - installation, but do not attempt to configure - <application>&xorg;</application> at this time.</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd12"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>When the installation is finished, reboot into the - newly installed &os; virtual machine.</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/parallels-freebsd13"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - </sect2> - - <sect2 xml:id="virtualization-guest-parallels-configure"> - <title>Configuring &os; on - <application>Parallels</application> </title> - - <para>After &os; has been successfully installed on &macos; - X with <application>Parallels</application>, there are a - number of configuration steps that can be taken to - optimize the system for virtualized operation.</para> - - <procedure> - <step> - <title>Set Boot Loader Variables</title> - - <para>The most important step is to reduce the - <option>kern.hz</option> tunable to reduce the CPU - utilization of &os; under the <application>Parallels - </application> environment. This is accomplished by - adding the following line to <filename> - /boot/loader.conf</filename>:</para> - - <programlisting>kern.hz=100</programlisting> - - <para>Without this setting, an idle &os; - <application>Parallels</application> guest will use - roughly 15% of the CPU of a single processor &imac;. - After this change the usage will be closer to 5%.</para> - </step> - - <step> - <title>Create a New Kernel Configuration File</title> - - <para>All of the SCSI, FireWire, and USB device drivers - can be removed from a custom kernel configuration file. - <application>Parallels</application> provides a virtual - network adapter used by the &man.ed.4; driver, so all - network devices except for &man.ed.4; and &man.miibus.4; - can be removed from the kernel.</para> - </step> - - <step> - <title>Configure Networking</title> - - <para>The most basic networking setup uses DHCP to connect - the virtual machine to the same local area network as - the host &mac;. This can be accomplished by adding - <literal>ifconfig_ed0="DHCP"</literal> to - <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>. More advanced - networking setups are described in - <xref linkend="advanced-networking"/>.</para> - </step> - </procedure> - </sect2> - </sect1> - - <sect1 xml:id="virtualization-guest-virtualpc"> - <title>&os; as a Guest on <application>Virtual PC</application> for - &windows;</title> - - <para><application>Virtual PC</application> for &windows; is a - µsoft; software product available for free download. See - this website for the <link - xlink:href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/virtualpc/sysreq.mspx">system - requirements</link>. Once <application>Virtual - PC</application> has been installed on µsoft.windows;, - the user can configure a virtual machine and then install the - desired guest operating system.</para> - - <sect2 xml:id="virtualization-guest-virtualpc-install"> - <title>Installing &os; on <application>Virtual - PC</application></title> - - <para>The first step in installing &os; on - <application>Virtual PC </application> is to create a new - virtual machine for installing &os;. Select - <guimenuitem>Create a virtual machine</guimenuitem> when - prompted:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd1"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd2"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>Select <guimenuitem>Other</guimenuitem> as the - <guimenuitem>Operating system</guimenuitem> when - prompted:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd3"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>Then, choose a reasonable amount of disk and memory - depending on the plans for this virtual &os; instance. - 4GB of disk space and 512MB of RAM work well for most uses - of &os; under <application>Virtual PC</application>:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd4"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd5"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>Save and finish the configuration:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd6"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>Select the &os; virtual machine and click - <guimenu>Settings</guimenu>, then set the type of networking - and a network interface:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd7"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd8"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>After the &os; virtual machine has been created, &os; - can be installed on it. This is best done with an - official &os; CD/DVD or with an ISO image downloaded from an - official FTP site. Copy the appropriate ISO image to the - local &windows; filesystem or insert a CD/DVD in the CD - drive, then double click on the &os; virtual machine to - boot. Then, click <guimenu>CD</guimenu> and choose - <guimenu>Capture ISO Image...</guimenu> on the - <application>Virtual PC</application> window. This will - bring up a window where the CDROM drive in the virtual - machine can be associated with an ISO file on disk or - with the real CDROM drive.</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd9"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd10"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>Once this association with the CDROM source has been - made, reboot the &os; virtual machine by clicking - <guimenu>Action</guimenu> and <guimenu>Reset</guimenu>. - <application>Virtual PC</application> will reboot with a - special BIOS that first checks for a CDROM.</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd11"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>In this case it will find the &os; installation media - and begin a normal &os; installation. Continue with the - installation, but do not attempt to configure - <application>&xorg;</application> at this time.</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd12"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>When the installation is finished, remember to eject - the CD/DVD or release the ISO image. Finally, reboot into - the newly installed &os; virtual machine.</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/virtualpc-freebsd13"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - </sect2> - - <sect2 xml:id="virtualization-guest-virtualpc-configure"> - <title>Configuring &os; on <application>Virtual - PC</application></title> - - <para>After &os; has been successfully installed on - µsoft.windows; with <application>Virtual PC - </application>, there are a number of configuration - steps that can be taken to optimize the system for - virtualized operation.</para> - - <procedure> - <step> - <title>Set Boot Loader Variables</title> - - <para>The most important step is to reduce the - <option>kern.hz</option> tunable to reduce the CPU - utilization of &os; under the <application>Virtual - PC</application> environment. This is accomplished - by adding the following line to - <filename> /boot/loader.conf</filename>:</para> - - <programlisting>kern.hz=100</programlisting> - - <para>Without this setting, an idle &os; - <application>Virtual PC</application> guest OS will - use roughly 40% of the CPU of a single processor - computer. After this change, the usage will be - closer to 3%.</para> - </step> - - <step> - <title>Create a New Kernel Configuration File</title> - - <para>All of the SCSI, FireWire, and USB device drivers - can be removed from a custom kernel configuration file. - <application>Virtual PC</application> provides a virtual - network adapter used by the &man.de.4; driver, so all - network devices except for &man.de.4; and &man.miibus.4; - can be removed from the kernel.</para> - </step> - - <step> - <title>Configure Networking</title> - - <para>The most basic networking setup uses DHCP to connect - the virtual machine to the same local area network as - the µsoft.windows; host. This can be accomplished - by adding <literal>ifconfig_de0="DHCP"</literal> to - <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>. More advanced - networking setups are described in - <xref linkend="advanced-networking"/>.</para> - </step> - </procedure> - </sect2> - </sect1> - - <sect1 xml:id="virtualization-guest-vmware"> - <title>&os; as a Guest on <application>VMware Fusion</application> for - &macos;</title> - - <para><application>VMware Fusion</application> for &mac; is a - commercial software product available for &intel; based - &apple; &mac; computers running &macos; 10.4.9 or higher. - &os; is a fully supported guest operating system. Once - <application>VMware Fusion</application> has been - installed on &macos; X, the user can configure a virtual - machine and then install the desired guest operating - system.</para> - - <sect2 xml:id="virtualization-guest-vmware-install"> - <title>Installing &os; on <application>VMware - Fusion</application></title> - - <para>The first step is to start <application>VMware - Fusion</application> which will load the Virtual - Machine Library. Click <guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem> to - create the virtual machine:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/vmware-freebsd01"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>This will load the New Virtual Machine Assistant. Click - <guimenuitem>Continue</guimenuitem> to proceed:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/vmware-freebsd02"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>Select <guimenuitem>Other</guimenuitem> as the - <guimenuitem>Operating System</guimenuitem> and either - <guimenuitem>&os;</guimenuitem> or - <guimenuitem>&os; 64-bit</guimenuitem>, as the - <guimenu>Version</guimenu> when prompted:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/vmware-freebsd03"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>Choose the name of the virtual machine and the directory - where it should be saved:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/vmware-freebsd04"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>Choose the size of the Virtual Hard Disk for the virtual - machine:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/vmware-freebsd05"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>Choose the method to install the virtual machine, - either from an ISO image or from a CD/DVD:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/vmware-freebsd06"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>Click <guimenuitem>Finish</guimenuitem> and the virtual - machine will boot:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/vmware-freebsd07"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>Install &os; as usual:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/vmware-freebsd08"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>Once the install is complete, the settings - of the virtual machine can be modified, such as memory - usage:</para> - - <note> - <para>The System Hardware settings of the virtual machine - cannot be modified while the virtual machine is - running.</para> - </note> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/vmware-freebsd09"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>The number of CPUs the virtual machine will have access - to:</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/vmware-freebsd10"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>The status of the CDROM device. Normally the - CD/DVD/ISO is disconnected from the virtual machine when it - is no longer needed.</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/vmware-freebsd11"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>The last thing to change is how the virtual machine will - connect to the network. To allow connections to the virtual - machine from other machines besides the host, choose - <guimenuitem>Connect directly to the physical network - (Bridged)</guimenuitem>. Otherwise, <guimenuitem>Share the - host's internet connection (NAT)</guimenuitem> is - preferred so that the virtual machine can have access to the - Internet, but the network cannot access the virtual - machine.</para> - - <mediaobject> - <imageobject> - <imagedata fileref="virtualization/vmware-freebsd12"/> - </imageobject> - </mediaobject> - - <para>After modifying the settings, boot the newly installed - &os; virtual machine.</para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 xml:id="virtualization-guest-vmware-configure"> - <title>Configuring &os; on <application>VMware - Fusion</application></title> - - <para>After &os; has been successfully installed on &macos; X - with <application>VMware Fusion</application>, there are a - number of configuration steps that can be taken to optimize - the system for virtualized operation.</para> - - <procedure> - <step> - <title>Set Boot Loader Variables</title> - - <para>The most important step is to reduce the - <option>kern.hz</option> tunable to reduce the CPU - utilization of &os; under the - <application>VMware Fusion</application> environment. - This is accomplished by adding the following line to - <filename>/boot/loader.conf</filename>:</para> - - <programlisting>kern.hz=100</programlisting> - - <para>Without this setting, an idle &os; - <application>VMware Fusion</application> guest will use - roughly 15% of the CPU of a single processor &imac;. - After this change, the usage will be closer to - 5%.</para> - </step> - - <step> - <title>Create a New Kernel Configuration File</title> - - <para>All of the FireWire, and USB device drivers can be - removed from a custom kernel configuration file. - <application>VMware Fusion</application> provides a - virtual network adapter used by the &man.em.4; driver, - so all network devices except for &man.em.4; can be - removed from the kernel.</para> - </step> - - <step> - <title>Configure Networking</title> - - <para>The most basic networking setup uses DHCP to connect - the virtual machine to the same local area network as - the host &mac;. This can be accomplished by adding - <literal>ifconfig_em0="DHCP"</literal> to - <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>. More advanced - networking setups are described in - <xref linkend="advanced-networking"/>.</para> - </step> - </procedure> - </sect2> - </sect1> - - <sect1 xml:id="virtualization-guest-virtualbox-guest-additions"> - <title>&virtualbox; Guest Additions on a &os; Guest</title> - - <para>&os; works well as a guest in - <application>&virtualbox;</application>. The virtualization - software is available for most common operating systems, - including &os; itself.</para> - - <para>The <application>&virtualbox;</application> guest - additions provide support for:</para> - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Clipboard sharing.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Mouse pointer integration.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Host time synchronization.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Window scaling.</para> - </listitem> *** DIFF OUTPUT TRUNCATED AT 1000 LINES ***
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