

Toward the bottom of network Adapter 1, select the link button called Port Forwarding. In the Network settings, click the drop-down arrow next to Advanced to show the advanced settings that includes the Port Forwarding button. (This is not how VMware does their NAT virtual machines.) To use SSH to connect from your host O/S to the VirtualBox VM behind NAT, you must setup and use Port Forwarding on each virtual machine.

When using NAT with VirtualBox, by default the IP address will always be 10.0.2.15 for every new virtual machine. Make sure that Attached to: is set to just NAT (not NAT Network, just simple NAT). Make sure that Enable Network Adapter is checked. In the left hand navigation pane, go to Network.Įnable Network Adapter 1 and attach to NAT If either of these things re-enables itself, don’t fight it. In the left hand navigation pane, go to USB. In the left hand navigation pane, go to Audio. Where it says “Extended Features: Enable PAE/NX”, make sure this feature is enabled. In the left hand navigation pane, go to System
#Centos free server software install
The PAE/NX feature must be enabled or VirtualBox will not install CentOS.Ĭlick on the Settings icon in the toolbar or go to the menu, Machine, Settings Leave the default file name in the name box.įor the size of the virtual hard drive enter 2GB (actually type the number 2 and the letters GB into the box) and then Create. Select Dynamically allocated and then Next.Select VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) and then Next.Select create a virtual hard drive now and then Create.Īnother window will open.If you are installing or re-installing your system, set your VM Memory to at least 1024MB (1 GB) before you continue. The installation software requires more memory than the running CentOS server. Version: Choose either Red Hat (32-bit) or Other Linux (32-bit) Do not choose 64 bit!ĭouble check your settings and click Next. You can invent your own virtual machine name, if you prefer.

Name: Choose a name for your new Virtual Machine: If your course and term is CST1234 and 14F, then use the name CST1234-14F-CentOS-6 (no spaces). Set the Name, Type, and Version of your new VM
#Centos free server software how to
This document outlines how to install CentOS into the free VirtualBox virtualization software. This document was originally written by CST student Joshua Caseley.
