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A virtual appliance is a copy of an operating system and a set of applications (e.g. OEMR), installed, configured, and packaged together into a single download.  The virtual appliance runs inside a virtual machine.  The virtual machine makes each virtual appliance think it is running on it's own computer.  Some of the advantages are:
A virtual appliance is a copy of an operating system and a set of applications (e.g. OpenEMR), installed, configured, and packaged together into a single download.  The virtual appliance runs inside a virtual machine.  The virtual machine makes each virtual appliance think it is running on it's own computer.  Some of the advantages are:


* snapshots - you can easily save the entire state of the OS and applications as many times as you want
* snapshots - you can easily save the entire state of the OS and applications as many times as you want
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* isolation - keep problems in one OS or applications from affecting others
* isolation - keep problems in one OS or applications from affecting others
* easy remote control - you can start, stop, or reset virtual machines remotely
* easy remote control - you can start, stop, or reset virtual machines remotely
* OpenEMR Virtual Appliances can be run on any Operating System that supports [http://www.vmware.com/products/player VMware Player] or [http://www.virtualbox.org VirtualBox].
* Did I mention yet that [http://www.vmware.com/products/player VMware Player] and [http://www.virtualbox.org VirtualBox] are FREE.
* VMware's explanation of a Virtual Appliance at : http://www.vmware.com/appliances/getting-started/learn/overview.html


Hopefully this page will illustrate the '''<span style="color:green">coolness</span>''' and future importance of Virtual Machines and Virtual Appliances.


* OEMR Virtual Appliances can be run on any Operating System that supports [http://www.vmware.com/products/player VMware Player] or [http://www.virtualbox.org VirtualBox].
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* Did I mention yet that [http://www.vmware.com/products/player VMware Player] and [http://www.virtualbox.org VirtualBox] are FREE.
* VMware's explanation of a Virtual Appliance at : http://www.vmware.com/appliances/getting-started/learn/overview.html

Latest revision as of 21:51, 24 April 2012

A virtual appliance is a copy of an operating system and a set of applications (e.g. OpenEMR), installed, configured, and packaged together into a single download. The virtual appliance runs inside a virtual machine. The virtual machine makes each virtual appliance think it is running on it's own computer. Some of the advantages are:

  • snapshots - you can easily save the entire state of the OS and applications as many times as you want
  • hardware portability - your virtual appliance can be easily moved to another computer, no worrying about drivers or having the same hardware
  • running multiple OSs at once - run linux and windows at the same time without having to reboot
  • isolation - keep problems in one OS or applications from affecting others
  • easy remote control - you can start, stop, or reset virtual machines remotely
  • OpenEMR Virtual Appliances can be run on any Operating System that supports VMware Player or VirtualBox.
  • Did I mention yet that VMware Player and VirtualBox are FREE.
  • VMware's explanation of a Virtual Appliance at : http://www.vmware.com/appliances/getting-started/learn/overview.html