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nisargshah95
nisargshah95 Original post #1
Apr 20, 2012 at 6:39 PM
Question while setting up a Virtual Machine

Hello,
I intend to set up an XP Virtual Machine via VirtualBox on my Windows Server 2k8 host OS with 1GB RAM and 80GB space (out of which 202MB RAM (256MB max) and 7 GB space will be allocated to VM). But before that I had a question to ask -

Will I be able to create partitions on my actual hard disk from the disk partitioning software in the VM?
devx
devx #2
Apr 21, 2012 at 2:24 AM
I guess yes., you can create but i'm not sure so wait for others to post.
Sujeet
Sujeet #3
Apr 21, 2012 at 3:08 AM
Yes You can.

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nisargshah95
nisargshah95 #4
Apr 21, 2012 at 8:54 AM
I set it up and installed the disk partitioning software but I could only partition the hard drive within the space allocated to the VM, ie, 7GB, because that's what the VM would detect after all!
Sujeet
Sujeet #5
Apr 21, 2012 at 10:52 AM
what did you think then?that you would be able to format your Host System drive. from within VM.!
VM uses Virtual HDD configured at the time of setting up VM and that VHDD is the only primary system storage available inside the VM.

Which Means You are basically Partitioning Your VHDD located on your Real HDD.

Virtual Environment doesnt allow direct Modifications on Host System Environments so you wont be able to partition your actual HDD.

I assumed you wanted to Partition a particular portion of your HDD(Read Virtual HDD) for VM so i replied in positive.
nisargshah95
nisargshah95 #6
Apr 28, 2012 at 4:12 PM
Sujeet said:
what did you think then?that you would be able to format your Host System drive. from within VM.!
VM uses Virtual HDD configured at the time of setting up VM and that VHDD is the only primary system storage available inside the VM.

Which Means You are basically Partitioning Your VHDD located on your Real HDD.

Virtual Environment doesnt allow direct Modifications on Host System Environments so you wont be able to partition your actual HDD.

I assumed you wanted to Partition a particular portion of your HDD(Read Virtual HDD) for VM so i replied in positive.
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I thought so that I wouldn't work but still I gave it a try. Now I know it wouldn't work :)
M
Minion #7
Apr 29, 2012 at 7:58 PM
nisargshah95,

You have installed win server 2008 for practicing purpose I guess You should have Installed Xp and create VMs for WIN 2008.
nisargshah95
nisargshah95 #8
May 3, 2012 at 12:03 AM
Minion said:
nisargshah95,

You have installed win server 2008 for practicing purpose I guess You should have Installed Xp and create VMs for WIN 2008.
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No I'm be using Windows Server 2008 for home use.