[How to run PhotonOS 3+ on VirtualBox] #virtualbox #photonos

how-to-run-photonos-on-virtualbox.md

How to run PhotonOS 3+ on VirtualBox

Steps

Create the VM

1. Download the latest OVA (I downloaded the one with UEFI support).

2. Extract the OVA and grab the VMDK file.

   tar xf photon-*.ova
   

3. Create a new VM and configure it to use the extracted VMDK file from the previous step.

4. Boot up the VM.

Install Guest Additions

1. Log into the VM (username: root, password: changeme).

2. Set the proxy settings if needed (ie. edit /etc/sysconfig/proxy and reboot the VM).

3. Update the installed packages and install Guest Additions prerequisites.

   tdnf update
   tdnf install tar build-essential linux-devel -y
   

4. Mount the Guest Additions ISO image and run the installer.

   mkdir /mnt/cdrom
   mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
   cd /mnt/cdrom
   ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
   

5. Disable vmtoolsd service.

   systemctl disable vmtoolsd
   

6. Enable Guest Additions services:

   systemctl enable vboxadd
   systemctl enable vboxadd-service
   

7. Reboot the VM.