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→VirtualBox: Export your appliances to an external USB Hard Disk; his functions like the Mac Application "Time Machine"
:wikipedia '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_platform_virtual_machines Comparison_of_platform_virtual_machines]''' Very nice comparison of features of various Virtual Machines Platforms
:wikipedia '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_platform_virtual_machines Comparison_of_platform_virtual_machines]''' Very nice comparison of features of various Virtual Machines Platforms
==='''[[VirtualBox]]'''===
==='''[[VirtualBox]]'''===
{{Admon/note|Note:|Use the latest version of Oracle VM [http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads VirtualBox] (3.2_3.2.8-64453 or later). <small>Some appliances have multiple hard disc controllers and the earlier Sun VirtualBox 3.1 version does not support them.</small>}}
{{Admon/note|Note:|Use the latest version of Oracle VM [http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads VirtualBox] (3.2_3.2.8-64453 or later). <small>Some appliances have multiple hard disc controllers and the earlier Sun Virtual Box 3.1 version does not support them.</small>}}
'''NEW VERSION :Virtualbox 4.0 Download: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html''' 12/24/2010 satellit
'''NEW VERSION :Virtual box 4.0 Download: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads/index.html''' 12/24/2010 satellit
:::''Preliminary testing shows VirtualBox Appliances from ver 3.1.10-12 import and function well in ver 4.0.x and visa-versa '' 12/26/2010 satellit
:::''Preliminary testing shows Virtual Box Appliances from ver 3.1.10-12 import and function well in ver 4.0.x and visa-versa '' 12/26/2010 satellit
====Some Suggestions on Using Virtual Box====
=====Export your appliances to an external USB Hard Disk=====
: This functions like the Mac Application "Time Machine"
: Save each exported Appliance in a folder marked with the name and date of export.
::You can then import this Appliance to restore the state that the Appliance on that date.
=====Run an Existing Virtual box Appliance from a 2nd USB or USB Hard Drive=====
::Portable, Individual Copy for Student, Move between separate Computers.
::Portable, Individual Copy for Student, Move between separate Computers.
# copy-paste the xxxx.vmdk file from /(User)/Virtualbox/HardDisks/xxxx.vmdk (Max OSX) to a 8 USB formatted fat16 in Mac Disk Utility (Erase)
# copy-paste the xxxx.vmdk file from /(User)/Virtualbox/HardDisks/xxxx.vmdk (Max OSX) to a 8 USB formatted fat16 in Mac Disk Utility (Erase)
:How Built:
:How Built:
: '''root=sugarroot'''
: '''root=sugarroot'''
: 8-GB VirtualBox hard disc
: 8-GB Virtual Box hard disc
:English and English keyboard
:English and English keyboard
:USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)
:USA-Los Angeles (Pacific timezone)