VirtualBox是一款简单易用还免费的开源虚拟机，VirtualBox软件体积小巧，不仅具有丰富的特色，而且性能也很优异，在使用时不会占用太多内存，操作起来也非常简单，用户可以轻松创建虚拟机。不仅如此VirtualBox功能也很实用，支持虚拟机克隆，支持Direct3D等，可以在Linux/Windows平台运行,可以在主机上安装Win,MacOS,Linux,BSD等客户机操作系统。
VirtualBox虚拟机功能特色
-支持64位客户端操作系统，即使主机使用32位CPU
-支持SATA硬盘NCQ技术
-虚拟硬盘快照
-无缝视窗模式(须安装客户端驱动)
-能够在主机端与客户端共享剪贴簿(须安装客户端驱动)
-在主机端与客户端间建立分享文件夹(须安装客户端驱动)
-内建远端桌面服务器，实现单机多用户 – 支持VMware VMDK磁盘档及Virtual PC VHD磁盘档格式
-3D虚拟化技术支持OpenGL(2.1版后支持)、Direct3D(3.0版后支持)、WDDM(4.1版后支持)
-最多虚拟32颗CPU(3.0版后支持)
-支持VT-x与AMD-V硬件虚拟化技术
-iSCSI支持
-USB与USB2.0支持
官方网站：Oracle VM VirtualBox
VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3. See “About VirtualBox” for an introduction.
Presently, VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux, macOS, and Solaris hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4, 2.6, 3.x and 4.x), Solaris and OpenSolaris, OS/2, and OpenBSD.
VirtualBox is being actively developed with frequent releases and has an ever growing list of features, supported guest operating systems and platforms it runs on. VirtualBox is a community effort backed by a dedicated company: everyone is encouraged to contribute while Oracle ensures the product always meets professional quality criteria.
Oracle’s VirtualBox virtual machine software is the best free virtualization software; it started in German innotek in 2007 and was acquired by Sun Microsystems after it was acquired by Sun VirtualBox. Finally, since there is so much upstream, Sun was acquired by Oracle, and since then the software has been released under the company name Oracle VM VirtualBox. With this software you can easily install another operating system within your operating system. In fact, this software plays the interface between the host operating system on which the program is installed and the guest operating system installed inside the application.
Features and Features of VirtualBox Software:
Compact and lightweight compared to similar software
– Ability to install and load several different operating systems
– Ability to host 64-bit operating systems (support for Intel VT-x and AMD-V)
– Establish a network connection between the host and guest operating systems and allow file transfer between them
– Folder sharing between guest and host operating systems
– Easy mouse and keyboard movement between installed operating systems and hosts
– Ability to take a snapshot of the operating system and retrieve it at any time
– Using images or compact discs for the operating system
– Support for USB ports and drivers installed on the host operating system
– Command line support
And…
The plugin package adds the following features to the application:
– Support for USB second version
– Support for RDB (Remote Desktop Protocol) remote control
– Support for PXE (stands for Preboot Execution Environment) for Intel cards
