VirtualBox Virtual Machine and Linux O/S Clone
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Overview
This is the procedure to create a clone of a VirtualBox Virtual Machine, including an O/S image.
Procedure
Shut Down the Template
Clone the Template Including the O/S Image
Right click on the newly created VM -> Clone
Turn to "Expert Mode"
Give it the appropriate name: "Centos 7.3 Docker Server"
Clone Type: "Full Clone"
Snapshots: "Current machine state"
Reinitialize the MAC address of all network cards
Clone.
Reconfigure the O/S Image
Start the Clone
Normal Start, to get access to a console that would allow reconfiguration
Reconfiguration Sequence
- Change machine name.
- Pick an available IP address from IP address spreadsheet and update IP address spreadsheet.
- Change the IP address.
- If multicast was enabled and a static multicast added, update the IP address of the interface in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/route-*.
- Change machine ID.
- yum -y update
- Install various public keys in ~/.ssh/authorized_keys.