Ive converted a Live running server to a VM before with vmware. It pretty much just ssh'ed in, and did a smart tar.gz of the whole thing, and moved the "image" to the new VM harddrive. Worked great for a webserver and a email server. -- Trevor
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 5:35 AM, Adam Flaig <adamfl...@gmail.com> wrote: > An even easier solution would be to use VMware > Comverter<https://www.vmware.com/products/converter/> It > will convert your physical machine to a virtual machine. It has the ability > to compress the image down and reduce the hard drive size down to something > manageable so you can put it on an external drive. > > Then you can blow away the laptop and install your favorite distro and run > the VM under your favorite virtual machine client like virtual > box<http://www.virtualbox.org> > > > This would save you the hassle of contacting the manufacture for a disk, > Reinstalling windows in a VM, spending a week and a half reinstalling > drivers, updates and software. > > > Adam Flaig > "Its never too late to become what you might have been" > > > On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 1:00 AM, Dante Lanznaster <dant...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Jeff Lasman <jpli...@nobaloney.net>wrote: >> >>> Looks interesting. I currently have a laptop running (only) Windows XP. >>> Microsoft says I can upgrade to Windows 7, but I don't have any idea how; >>> The >>> laptop is not compliant. >>> >>> So I suppose I can buy a new computer. If I do, I have no idea how to >>> get >>> Windows 7 off the box in condition to install on a new computer. >>> >>> Anyone know if it's safe to run XP in a virtualbox intance even though >>> it's >>> old and no longer updated? >>> >>> I don't have media for XP but I do have the sticker on my computer; I >>> believe >>> that's the license. >>> >>> Anyone know how to get media I can use to create a virtual box instance? >>> >>> or where I should look? >>> >>> I'd really rather do this under linux. The alternative, buy a computer >>> with >>> Windows installed and use it as-is, is both more expensive and counter- >>> productive. >>> >>> >> Pretty easy solution. >> >> Since your laptop has an XP sticker, then make use of that. Install your >> favorite linux distro on it, then install VirtualBox and make a XP virtual >> machine, use that license on the sticker. XP is still updated via >> Microsoft Updates, and you just have to keep it patched. Besides, >> if you're gonna use it just for some simple management function, >> there isn't much to worry about. When the machine is done and >> configured, make a backup of the hard drive file and that'll be a >> perfect backup. >> >> As for XP media, if your laptop didn't come with it, I'm sure the >> manufacturer will be happy to provide you a copy for $15 or $20. >> That is, in case you don't wanna bother with torrents and the like. >> >> HTH, >> >> -- >> Dante >> >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > >
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