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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
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<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
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<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="BasicConcepts">
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<title>Configuring Virtual Machines</title>
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<body>
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<p>This chapter provides detailed steps for configuring an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>
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virtual machine (VM). For an introduction to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and steps to
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get your first virtual machine running, see <xref href="Introduction.dita#Introduction"/>. </p>
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<p>You have considerable latitude when deciding what virtual hardware to provide to the guest. Use virtual hardware
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to communicate with the host system or with other guests. For example, you can use virtual hardware in the
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following ways: </p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<p>Have <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> present an ISO CD-ROM image to a guest system as
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if it were a physical CD-ROM. </p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>Provide a guest system access to the physical network through its virtual network card. </p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p>Provide the host system, other guests, and computers on the Internet access to the guest system. </p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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</body>
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</topic>
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