VirtualBox for Remote Site Appliances
What is everyone using for Remote Site Appliance hosting? We've recently purchased the K2100, and I'm planning on rolling out VirtualBox OSE to run on top of our remote Windows Server 2003 boxes. We have 80+ remote sites, and I've been having a bit of trouble compiling VirtualBox OSE from source.
Have any of you successfully compiled VirtualBox OSE? Or are you running VMware Player or VMware Server? ESXi?
I'd love to just load VirtualBox on all of these, but Oracle is not the most fun company to deal with as far as licensing goes... And from what I've read of the license for the standard version of VirtualBox, it's NOT free for this type of use (it's for evaluation and personal use only). Thus, the requirement to build VirtualBox OSE from source.
Have any of you successfully compiled VirtualBox OSE? Or are you running VMware Player or VMware Server? ESXi?
I'd love to just load VirtualBox on all of these, but Oracle is not the most fun company to deal with as far as licensing goes... And from what I've read of the license for the standard version of VirtualBox, it's NOT free for this type of use (it's for evaluation and personal use only). Thus, the requirement to build VirtualBox OSE from source.
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Everyone, I am using Oracle VirtualBox and I am having an issue syncing. The problem that i am running into is that when i sync my virtualbox freezes up. I works fine until i sync. I think it has something to do with the fact that my sync is almost 200 gigs. I have installed all of dells drivers and that's what the 200 gigs is. Does anyone know if virtualbox has a limit? - kseanng 10 years ago
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Posted by:
cblake
13 years ago
In my experience most companies are using VMware branded products (of any flavor). I occasionally see a Hyper-V implementation, but that's about it. I know from personal experience that the RSA's run fine in the free VMware player if that helps at all.
Posted by:
bgatech
13 years ago
I agree with Chris. We're running it on VM player without any problems.
Posted by:
cserrins
13 years ago
Personally I prefer VMWare Server free edition, as it runs the VMs as a service, no need to login to the box.
Posted by:
michaelb
13 years ago
Hi All,
I am very new to using Kace, i am looking at setting up linked appliances. our main site has the Kace 2000 box, but i would like to add a linked appliance in our other office which i am based in. We do use VMware, so this is an option. Firstly how do i go about setting up a linked appliance? would i need to set up a server on vmware to host this? is there any prefered operating system?
Thanks for your help in advance.
Mike
I am very new to using Kace, i am looking at setting up linked appliances. our main site has the Kace 2000 box, but i would like to add a linked appliance in our other office which i am based in. We do use VMware, so this is an option. Firstly how do i go about setting up a linked appliance? would i need to set up a server on vmware to host this? is there any prefered operating system?
Thanks for your help in advance.
Mike
Posted by:
cblake
13 years ago
If you haven't started your JumpStart training yet, be sure to let your trainer know you need to set one up if the docs don't get you there.
We also have regularly scheduled free KKE sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Tuesdays are usually topic-driven, and Thursdays are generally open forums for How-to questions. You can find more info on the schedule at http://www.kace.com/support/kb/index.php?action=artikel&cat=1&id=608&artlang=en
Posted by:
michaelb
13 years ago
Hi,
I have managed to set up a RSA, of which i believe to be working ok.... However when i attempt to sync the original to the RSA i recieve an error: Error occurred syncing file list: exit code = 255. Any ideas what this is about? fFrom what i understand i need this to be sysnced in order to get 'blank workstations to PXE boot in the remote site. Is this correct?
Thanks
I have managed to set up a RSA, of which i believe to be working ok.... However when i attempt to sync the original to the RSA i recieve an error: Error occurred syncing file list: exit code = 255. Any ideas what this is about? fFrom what i understand i need this to be sysnced in order to get 'blank workstations to PXE boot in the remote site. Is this correct?
Thanks
Posted by:
cblake
13 years ago
It sounds like the friendly name on your K2000 and your RSA do not link to what you entered in the linked appliances.
See this artikle: http://www.kace.com/support/customer/faq/index.php?action=artikel&cat=58&id=757&artlang=en
See this artikle: http://www.kace.com/support/customer/faq/index.php?action=artikel&cat=58&id=757&artlang=en
Posted by:
michaelb
13 years ago
Thanks for the link, got it working now....
Another question, the main purpose for the remote Appliance is to be able to PXE boot remote workstations and apply images to them, firsdtly i am thinking this is possible, am i right? secondly how do i set it up so that workstations automatically look to Kace? On our main k2000 box on the main site, as soon as it was taken out of the box all workstations automatically booted to Kace with no prior config...
Thanks
Another question, the main purpose for the remote Appliance is to be able to PXE boot remote workstations and apply images to them, firsdtly i am thinking this is possible, am i right? secondly how do i set it up so that workstations automatically look to Kace? On our main k2000 box on the main site, as soon as it was taken out of the box all workstations automatically booted to Kace with no prior config...
Thanks
Posted by:
cblake
13 years ago
Started a new thread since this isn't really related to the original thread. http://itninja.com/question/silent-uninstall-oracle-8-cilent0332
Posted by:
stagebooms
12 years ago
Using one of the free VMware players and installing the Remote site Appliance. Does anyone have trouble with network speed? Currently connected to gigabit copper using NIC on motherboard of Dell OP745 (win 7). When imaging 10 computer network card maxes out at about 16%
Anyone have thought on how to increase the Network Speed?
Anyone have thought on how to increase the Network Speed?
Posted by:
cserrins
12 years ago
I think vmware player is slower, but take a look at the hardware version of the vmware, hardware version 4 only supports 100Mb I believe. You must update to hardware version 7 to get the e1000 nic.
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