Two different virtual machines in my pc

[orcldba]

Hello Everyone ;

Good Morning all;

I need some useful information about Oracle Virtual box.

My host OS is : windows professional
Already i am using Vmware version 7 for linux OS (rhel 5.1 , Oel 5)
can i use Oracle virtual box for Guest OS with existing vmware ?

-kindly provide some precautions steps , to install two different virtual machines in my pc
(vmware , oracle virtual box)

System configuration :

8GB RAM
AMD i3 processor with 1 T.B hard disc.

Thanks all ;

[mpack]

If you mean, is VirtualBox a direct replacement for VMWare and I can run all my existing VMWare VMs? Then the answer is no. A Windows or Linux image can be moved between different physical PCs if you know what you are doing, the same applies to moving images between different virtual PC platforms. VBox does make some issues easier because it provides equivalent hardware simulations in some cases. You must remember to remove the VMWare tools from inside the guest.

There are no special tips for creating multiple VMs. If you've created one, then you know how to create the next. You can have as many as you like, but running them at the same time is only possible if your host can afford the resources (RAM, CPU, disk and network I/O bandwidth), which greatly depends on what the VMs and your host are doing.

[orcldba]

Hmm First my thanks mpack

Is Virtual box a direct replacement for VMWare ?

- Yes , i think so , because entirely plan to choose oracle products - it may support well for OEL with Oracle databases (9i , 10g , 11g ,12c ) ...
- This is my specific reason to install oracle virtual box instead of VMware.

As a expert , what's your final suggestion ?

- Vmware or Oracle virtual box.
- However i am going to use only one product ( as per experts suggestion)

I need your strong suggestion. which is BEST ?

My Thanks for your reply mpack.

[mpack]

If you want to be loyal to Oracle then I'm sure they'll be glad to have you, however it must be said that there is no support in VirtualBox for Oracle software, nor does that software need any such support. The whole point of a virtual machine (and indeed any physical PC) is that you install the operating system of your choice, and that OS provides support for the applications you want to run.

I am not going to comment on whether VMWare or VirtualBox is best, because I've never used VMWare (I came to VBox from VirtualPC). I find VirtualBox suitable and hence I continue using it.

[martyscholes]

Hmm First my thanks mpack

Is Virtual box a direct replacement for VMWare ?

- Yes , i think so , because entirely plan to choose oracle products - it may support well for OEL with Oracle databases (9i , 10g , 11g ,12c ) ...
- This is my specific reason to install oracle virtual box instead of VMware.

Not really. VMWare shines at the enterprise level, with tools that allow a hypervisor on a server which can then let the admins install many other servers on top of it. VMWare provides many other products, including some desktop products, but their virtualization ecosystem at the server level is amazing, from the ability to control a bunch of hypervisors from a single console to the ability to audit PCI compliance by verifying that two separate VM instances are actually running on separate hardware (a rule found in a growing number of compliance requirements). If you plan to manage many server instances across many frames, VMWare is the software of choice.

VirtualBox, on the other hand, is a great choice for people who want to run a virtual machine like they would run a web browser or a word processor. Users can create, install, start, stop, run, destroy, etc. as many virtual machines as they want, just like they can open as many browser windows as they want, without any planning or change management from the IT group.

As a expert , what's your final suggestion ?

- Vmware or Oracle virtual box.
- However i am going to use only one product ( as per experts suggestion)

I need your strong suggestion. which is BEST ?

I am not an expert, but it comes down to what you want to do.

[Perryg]

While VirtualBox is great for desktop usage and since you mentioned vmware, I felt it necessary to mention that Oracle VM is also available and does exactly what you are saying that the vmware product does. It is just not supported here.