gitea-pages/admin-guide/deployment/virtualbox_vm.md

How to Install a Virtualbox VM

This guides shows how to bootstrap a Virtualbox VM on your workstation with the normal RHEL network boot.

For permanently running VMs please check out [how to order a VM][../order-vm).

Preparations

• Install VirtualBox including the Extension Pack (admin privileges on the physical machine are required)

• Create a new VM with

  • 4096 MB memory (the installer needs 4 GB, after you might lower to 2 GB)
  • 64 GB harddisk
  • enable EFI
  • Network Configuration:
    • Attached to: Bridged Adapter
    • Adapter Type: Paravirtualized Network (virtio-net)

• Request a virtual machine number in ServiceNow with

  • Virtual Host Mac Address: copy from VM network adapter settings
  • PSI Domain join: No (this is done automatically).

• Prepare the node configuation in sysdb with bob

• Boot the VM over the network