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kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-238.19.1.el5 ro root=/dev/main/root divider=10</pre>
 
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-238.19.1.el5 ro root=/dev/main/root divider=10</pre>
<b>Reminder: if you subsequently update SME Server to use a newer kernel, you will need to change
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<b>Reminder: if you subsequently update SME Server to use a newer kernel, you may need to change
 
your kernel boot line to reflect the update.</b>
 
your kernel boot line to reflect the update.</b>
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ln <b>–s</b> /usr/src/kernels/<b>`uname –r`</b>-<b>`uname -m`</b> /lib/modules/<b>`uname -r`</b>/build<br />
 
ln <b>–s</b> /usr/src/kernels/<b>`uname –r`</b>-<b>`uname -m`</b> /lib/modules/<b>`uname -r`</b>/build<br />
<b>Reminder: if you subsequently update SME Server to use a newer kernel, you will need to recreate the symbolic link.</b>
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<b>Reminder: if you subsequently update SME Server to use a newer kernel, you may need to recreate the symbolic link.</b>
    
   <li value="10">Check that the symbolic link was properly created by doing a directory listing.</li>
 
   <li value="10">Check that the symbolic link was properly created by doing a directory listing.</li>
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var $noAuth = true;</pre>
 
var $noAuth = true;</pre>
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Adjust the consoleHost ip address to an unused static ip address on your internal network
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Set the consoleHost parameter to the hostname of the server running VirtualBox
 
       <pre>// Host / ip to use for console connections
 
       <pre>// Host / ip to use for console connections
//var $consoleHost = '192.168.100.1';</pre>
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//var $consoleHost = 'host-name-of-the-server-running-virtualbox';</pre>
    
       <pre>/* Enable advanced configuration items (normally hidden in the VirtualBox GUI)
 
       <pre>/* Enable advanced configuration items (normally hidden in the VirtualBox GUI)
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   <li value="26">Disable authentication of ''vboxwebsrv'' (this is not recommended, but at this stage, this is the only setup that works). Login to the server’s SSH and type this command.</li>
 
   <li value="26">Disable authentication of ''vboxwebsrv'' (this is not recommended, but at this stage, this is the only setup that works). Login to the server’s SSH and type this command.</li>
 
       <pre>vboxmanage setproperty websrvauthlibrary null</pre>
 
       <pre>vboxmanage setproperty websrvauthlibrary null</pre>
<!--
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WARNING: The vboxdrv kernel module is not loaded. Either there is no module
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        available for the current kernel (2.6.18-238.19.1.el5) or it failed to
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        load. Please recompile the kernel module and install it by
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          sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup
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        You will not be able to start VMs until this problem is fixed.
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-->
   
   <li value="27">Install VirtualBox extension pack to enable support for USB 2.0 devices, VirtualBox RDP and PXE boot for Intel cards. Please install the extension pack with the same version as your installed version of VirtualBox!</li>
 
   <li value="27">Install VirtualBox extension pack to enable support for USB 2.0 devices, VirtualBox RDP and PXE boot for Intel cards. Please install the extension pack with the same version as your installed version of VirtualBox!</li>
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         <li>Create a new virtual machine (e.g. vmXP)</li>
 
         <li>Create a new virtual machine (e.g. vmXP)</li>
 
         <li>Enable network card (either NAT or Bridged) so you can connect to your new VM console.</li>
 
         <li>Enable network card (either NAT or Bridged) so you can connect to your new VM console.</li>
        <li>Open an RDP client (run->mstsc) then type your server’s domain name (e.g. mydomain.com) or ip address e.g. (192.168.100.1)</li>
   
       </ul>
 
       </ul>
 
[[File:virtual_box.jpg]]
 
[[File:virtual_box.jpg]]
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<li>Install the VirtualBox Guest Additions iso into your newly setup VM.</li>
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  <li value="34">Ensure you are connected to the server's internal network, then open a Remote Desktop client program.
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      <li> On Windows, open an RDP client (run->mstsc) then type your server’s domain name, (e.g. mydomain.com), hostname (e.g. myserver), or ip address (e.g. 192.168.100.254)</li>
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      </ul>
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  </li>
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  </li>
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  <li value="35">Install the VirtualBox Guest Additions iso into your newly setup VM.</li>
 
</ol>
 
</ol>
  
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