Small Solaris Server

• Download and install Virtual Box

$ wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.1.12/VirtualBox-4.1.12-77245-SunOS.tar.gz
$ tar xvpf VirtualBox-4.1.12-77245-SunOS.tar.gz
$ sudo pkgadd -d ./VirtualBox-4.1.12-SunOS-r77245.pkg

• Download and install Extension Pack

$ wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/4.1.12/Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.1.12-77245.vbox-extpack
$ sudo VBoxManage extpack install --replace ./Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.1.12-77245.vbox-extpack

$ VBoxManage createvm --name "Mageia" --ostype "Mandriva_64" --register
Virtual machine 'Mageia' is created and registered.
UUID: b79e5f5d-6477-44b9-88ca-62006ae78413
Settings file: '/home/dambi/VirtualBox VMs/Mageia/Mageia.vbox'

• 4 CPUs
• 4gb RWM
• VRDP enabled, running on port 3390
• one net adapter in bridged mode running over net0 NIC

$ VBoxManage modifyvm "Mageia" --memory 4096 --cpus 4 --nic1 bridged --bridgeadapter1 net0 --vrde on --vrdeport 3390

$ VBoxManage createhd --filename /data/smb/vb/Mageia-100g.vdi --size 100000
0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100%
Disk image created. UUID: 959b2961-3684-4a1e-a149-e3de9c964271
$ VBoxManage storagectl "Mageia" --name "SATA controller" --add sata
$ VBoxManage storageattach "Mageia" --storagectl "SATA controller" --port 0 --type hdd --medium /data/smb/vb/Mageia-100g.vdi

$ VBoxManage storagectl "Mageia" --name "IDE controller" --add ide
$ VBoxManage storageattach "Mageia" --storagectl "IDE controller" --port 0 --device 0 --type dvddrive --medium /data/iso/mageia-dvd-1-x86_64.iso

$ nohup VBoxHeadless -s Mageia &

• from Solaris host (guest must be stopped)

$ VBoxManage sharedfolder add Mageia --name projects --hostpath /data/smb/users/dambi/projects/

• mounting shared folder in Linux guest

$ sudo mount -t vboxsf projects /home/dambi/projects