share files between Windows7 and Solaris 10U9 under VM

[happytoday]

I can not use USB under Solaris10U9 oracle VM so I can not backup
files from solaris . I installed solaris 10 under windows7 under
oracle VM. Is there is way to share files between windows7 and
sol10u9 under VM.

[Zfs..]

Post by happytoday
I can not use USB under Solaris10U9 oracle VM so I can not backup
files from solaris . I installed solaris 10 under windows7 under
oracle VM.  Is there is way to share files between windows7 and
sol10u9 under VM.

Without using the network ?

Make an iso image of your files / directory on Windows 7 and then add
it as a cdrom to the Solaris guest.

[Andrew Gabriel]

Post by happytoday
I can not use USB under Solaris10U9 oracle VM so I can not backup
files from solaris . I installed solaris 10 under windows7 under
oracle VM. Is there is way to share files between windows7 and
sol10u9 under VM.

Sounds like you are using Virtualbox (Oracle VM is another product,
based on Xen).

Have you tried the Virtualbox shared folders support? It requires
you do install the Guest Additions into the guest OS (and you
should do this anyway as it makes the X desktop much more usable).

[Jim Leonard]

Post by happytoday
I can not use USB under Solaris10U9 oracle VM so I can not backup
files from solaris . I installed solaris 10 under windows7 under
oracle VM.  Is there is way to share files between windows7 and
sol10u9 under VM.

VirtualBox allows you to do this with Shared Folders. You have to
install the guest additions into your VM'd operating system, and then
windows folders can be exposed to the VM OS.

I find that Solaris 10x86 doesn't seem to detect or otherwise auto-
mount the shared folders, so my /etc/vfstab has a line like:


#device device mount FS fsck
mount mount
#to mount to fsck point type pass at
boot options
#
WINDOWSFOLDER - /winmount vboxfs - yes -

...where WINDOWSFOLDER is the name of your shared folder, of course.

[happytoday]

Post by happytoday
I can not use USB under Solaris10U9 oracle VM so I can not backup
files from solaris . I installed solaris 10 under windows7 under
oracle VM.  Is there is way to share files between windows7 and
sol10u9 under VM.

VirtualBox allows you to do this with Shared Folders.  You have to
install the guest additions into your VM'd operating system, and then
windows folders can be exposed to the VM OS.
I find that Solaris 10x86 doesn't seem to detect or otherwise auto-
#device         device          mount           FS      fsck
mount   mount
#to mount       to fsck         point           type    pass    at
boot options
#
WINDOWSFOLDER    -       /winmount   vboxfs  -       yes     -
...where WINDOWSFOLDER is the name of your shared folder, of course.

Could you please paste the line as it is written from your /etc/vfstab
file . Because There is not FS called winmount!!

[Ian Collins]

Post by happytoday

Post by Jim Leonard

Post by happytoday
I can not use USB under Solaris10U9 oracle VM so I can not backup
files from solaris . I installed solaris 10 under windows7 under
oracle VM. Is there is way to share files between windows7 and
sol10u9 under VM.

VirtualBox allows you to do this with Shared Folders. You have to
install the guest additions into your VM'd operating system, and then
windows folders can be exposed to the VM OS.
I find that Solaris 10x86 doesn't seem to detect or otherwise auto-
#device device mount FS fsck
mount mount
#to mount to fsck point type pass at
boot options
#
WINDOWSFOLDER - /winmount vboxfs - yes -
...where WINDOWSFOLDER is the name of your shared folder, of course.

Could you please paste the line as it is written from your /etc/vfstab
file .

He just did.

Post by happytoday
Because There is not FS called winmount!!

So create it!