This is a step by step tutorial, to setup a new OS(WinXP) in Sun VirtualBox.
One of the purpose of this virtual machine is create a 2 session on the same time on the same box.
For example Development VPN network will be handled by Virtual Machine.
Picture above is showing VPN injected SAPGUI on the left and local SAPGUI on the right.
Installation of Virtual Box is easy and straight forward, most of the step is just clicking of Next Button.
There are 6 main topics:
- Download and Install Virtual Box
- Creating New Virtual Machine
- Creating New Virtual Disk
- Operating System Installation
- User Interface Enhancement
- Interaction with Host PC and Folder Sharing
Let’s start to install VirtualBox
[Download and Install Virtual Box]
1. Download Sun VirtualBox from http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
2. Install VirtualBox, This tutorial is using Virtual box 1.6
3. Run VirtualBox
[Creating New Virtual Machine]
4. Click New Button:
5. Create New Virtual Machine will pop up. Give a name and select the OS Type. Click Next button.
6. Choose a default base memory. Click Next button.
7. Create a new virtual image, Click on New Button.
8. Create New Virtual Disk window will be appeared.
9. Choose an image type, click on dynamically expanding image. Click Next button.
10. Choose any name of image and the path location, and define maximum image size. For Windows XP, minimum required is 2 GB, Choose 3 GB, the disk will expand to this maximum size. So you need to install size consuming application, spare for bigger size. Click Next button.
11. Click Finish, and will return you to previous wizard.
12. Back to New Virtual Machine, ensure the image file is selected. Click Next button.
13. Summary of Virtual Machine will be shown. Steps of creating new image file is finish.
[Operating System Installation]
14. To Install the OS, choose the virtual machine which just created and click on Start button
15. First Run Wizard will be appeared. Click Next button.
16. Choose media of OS installation source. For example Source is DVD on drive E. Click Next button.
17. Click Finish button.
18. And The VirtualBox will start and act as PC in PC and will read DVD source to start install a OS
This is the end of first part of tutorial. Click here to continue with Virtual Box Guest Addition installation.
Eddy ‘Tlessh’ Lim
