From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id AD856138206 for ; Sun, 31 Dec 2017 23:52:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 76B57E08DA; Sun, 31 Dec 2017 23:52:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail142c7.megamailservers.com (mail773.megamailservers.com [69.49.98.83]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2BDD7E08BE for ; Sun, 31 Dec 2017 23:52:21 +0000 (UTC) X-Authenticated-User: info.sys-concept.com X-VIP: 69.49.109.100 Received: from [10.0.0.100] ([184.69.242.18]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail142c7.megamailservers.com (8.14.9/8.13.1) with ESMTP id vBVNqJRV027123 for ; Sun, 31 Dec 2017 18:52:21 -0500 Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Running Gentoo in VirtualBox To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <7f65e9ee-d1b5-fc0e-b6cb-1d02827486b7@sys-concept.com> From: thelma@sys-concept.com Message-ID: <3568a793-c553-2fd1-c589-1a111f308d7d@sys-concept.com> Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2017 16:52:40 -0700 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:52.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/52.2.0 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-GB Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-CTCH-RefID: str=0001.0A020202.5A497835.006A,ss=1,re=0.000,recu=0.000,reip=0.000,cl=1,cld=1,fgs=0 X-CTCH-VOD: Unknown X-CTCH-Spam: Unknown X-CTCH-Score: 0.000 X-CTCH-Rules: X-CTCH-Flags: 0 X-CTCH-ScoreCust: 0.000 X-CSC: 0 X-CHA: v=2.2 cv=O4lJhF1W c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=u3gW5Uk2xAGXuEgp5FffjQ==:117 a=u3gW5Uk2xAGXuEgp5FffjQ==:17 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=046jbqsEAAAA:8 a=kKuHkdGhfuSPAzhUxSoA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=bGzDz6Hpkc7_N_b525It:22 X-Archives-Salt: 96cfb145-c104-4383-8bdf-220b44bf327b X-Archives-Hash: e23d29db197832f7b96f44ec53eead6c I configure all machine the same way. The older units saver as a backup. If something goes wrong all I need to do is to boot one of the backup machine and restore the files, or do minor adjustments. Thelma On 12/31/2017 01:13 PM, Alan McKinnon wrote: > On 31/12/2017 21:40, thelma@sys-concept.com wrote: >> I'm using Gentoo as a server (so it runs 24/7) Apache, Asterisk, Hylafax >> etc. >> >> What are my chances to run Gentoo as a VirtualBox? >> >> Installing Gentoo takes me 2-3 days (basic setup min., I don't do it >> every month so I have to go through Gentoo handbook); to configure it >> the way I want it takes another week or two. >> >> So I was thinking, if I run Windows 10 and configure Gentoo as a >> virtual box it might be easier to transfer it from one system to >> another, in case there is a HD failure (like it just happened to me >> yesterday). >> >> Any input will be appreciated. >> I know I might have problem with Serial port and receiving faxes via >> HylaFax as they are time sensitive. >> > > > That is not the question. The real question is: > > Why are you running a production fax server with n backup or redundancy > plans? > > Virtualization here will not solve your risk or effort exposure. It will > increase it. >