Nested VirtualBox

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norc
Posts: 1
Joined: 5. Sep 2011, 06:02
Primary OS: Debian Lenny
VBox Version: OSE Debian
Guest OSses: Ubuntu

Nested VirtualBox

Post by norc »

Hello.

I need to test a Debian Lenny/VirtualBox 3.2.10 setup on a Windows 7 machine. Installing Debian locally on an actual machine is not an option, so I need to virtualize/emulate the first Guest OS. I read that vbox inside vbox does not work, can anyone offer me an alternative solution? Performance is not an issue - so I can live with extreme drawbacks there.

A graphical representation of what I want basically:

Host OS (Windows 7, my actual computer)
-> Guest OS (Debian Lenny), runs VirtualBox 3.2.10:
->-> Guest OS (Ubuntu)

Thanks for any insights you can provide

--norc
stefan.becker
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Joined: 7. Jun 2007, 21:53

Re: Nested VirtualBox

Post by stefan.becker »

VM in VM is not supported.
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