Headless Mode
Posted: 5. Nov 2009, 16:52
VMware Fusion 2 had a (officially unsupported) mode which allowed me to change the View of a running VM from "Fullscreen", "Window", or "Modality" (seamless mode) to "Headless", which basically disconnected the VM from the VMware Fusion viewer program and let it run in the background undisturbed. Then I could log out and back in and reconnect to my VMs by restarting VMware Fusion and doubleclicking on the running VMs in the list.
I hear VirtualBox has a Headless Mode, but can I switch to and from it without restarting the VM?
Also, which account does a VirtualBox VM run under? VMware VMs run as root and only the viewer runs under my user name. How does VirtualBox handle this?
Lastly, is there a war to configure VirtualBox to start up certain VMs, in the background/headlessly, when the host OS is booting up?
VMware Fusion 3 doesn't support Headless Mode anymore and hence requires me to rethink how I work with VMs. I have heard good things about VirtualBox and now that I am still waiting for my Windows 7 disc to arrive would be a good moment to switch to VirtualBox.
Any ideas/answers/comments/tips?
I hear VirtualBox has a Headless Mode, but can I switch to and from it without restarting the VM?
Also, which account does a VirtualBox VM run under? VMware VMs run as root and only the viewer runs under my user name. How does VirtualBox handle this?
Lastly, is there a war to configure VirtualBox to start up certain VMs, in the background/headlessly, when the host OS is booting up?
VMware Fusion 3 doesn't support Headless Mode anymore and hence requires me to rethink how I work with VMs. I have heard good things about VirtualBox and now that I am still waiting for my Windows 7 disc to arrive would be a good moment to switch to VirtualBox.
Any ideas/answers/comments/tips?