Creating a system snapshot with virtual box

How do I create a system snapshot of my host OS in virtualbox? I've tried to do it but it comes up "not bootable media". So I guess I'm asking how do I clone my host OS so I can use it in virtualbox and take snapshots.

 

I never tried to do it but I found this tutorial that might help you: http://www.addictivetips.com/window...ical-machine-in-vmware-virtualbox-virtual-pc/

 

Thanks I'll take a look.

 

Nice article but it doesn't tell me how to create a virtual image of my host using virtualbox. can any one help?

 

As described in article, you should use VMware vCenter Converter to convert physical machine into VMware virtual machine ( http://www.vmware.com/products/converter/)

Then you can use Virtualbox to add that virtual machine.

I don't know if Virtualbox has a tool to convert physical machines into virtual.

 

Yup got it working thanks, downloaded the tool from softpedia Needed to up the RAM in virtualbox to get it working. Thanks for the article again!

 

One more problem the internet wont work on the virtual machine? Any ideas? I used Vmware's tool, converted the image but the net wont work in the virtualbox.

 

NM fixed it

 

Great find! I was under the impression that VirtualBox could mount .ISO OS disk images and manage the running of the OS within as a guest OS on a virtual machine, so was wondering if any of the disk imaging software out there that can save the disk images as .ISO files would be useful in producing the disk images as the source of the guest OS to be run under VirtualBox! Can anybody confirm this? Are VMDK image files .ISO file types?

I believe I have just found the answer to the first question I asked above. If you are interested visit http://geekyprojects.com/tutorials/how-to-run-an-iso-image-file-in-virtualbox/

 

What I found was that using VMware's disk image software that the VMDK image automatically saves system progress. For example you download some files in the guest VM, they are permanent unless you choose to rebuild from a snapshot. It's better than using a .ISO file because your progress is saved if using a Windows OS.