Re: [NF] Virtualisation

Author: Man-wai Chang

Posted: 2014-02-28 at 05:08:23

On Fri, Feb 28, 2014 at 5:19 PM, Al <al@gatwicksoftware.com> wrote:

> One computer, which I need to upgrade the motherboard/proc to 64 bit

A host doesn't have to use a 64-bit operating system.

> I would like to run a windows server and a linux server at the same time on

> one box.

I am running Fedora 19 as a Virtualbox guest. The host OS is 64-bit Win 7.

> Is this what virtualisation does? Do you load, say windows and run Linux on

> top. Or is it separate altogether?

A virtual machine is very much like a game running in the background.

Each VM got its own virtual hardware devices, very much like a PC.

Don't forget to use Google to find more information! :)

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=virtualization

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