Install snf-image-creator on host machine.

Create and upload an OS image (e.g., clone from existing VM).

Create VM from uploaded image.

Network Infrastructure: Test physical and virtual network devices.
Controller: Test centralized controller software (e.g., OpenFlow).
Applications: Test various applications, including voice, video, enterprise apps, and security appliances.
Test CPUs: Enable Intel VT-d or AMD IOMMU in BIOS. Check for CPU flags like 'svm' or 'vmx'.
Memory (RAM): Ensure sufficient RAM for VMs and hypervisor.
Test Storage: Factor in space for OS, SWAP, and VM disk usage.

Installation Records: Document component parts in computers to identify unreliable components.
Updated Manuals: Technical and user manuals should be updated with changes in hardware/software.
Technical Manuals: Used by ICT professionals to understand and support systems.
User Manuals: Easy to understand guides for end-users, regularly updated with tips.

Speed: Faster CPU improves VM performance.
Memory Use: Sufficient physical memory is crucial for running high-capacity VMs.
Accessibility: vSAN storage accessibility can change due to failures in the cluster.
Impact on Host Environment: VM performance and resource usage impact host.

Cyclical Usage Patterns: Workloads can vary, impacting hosting requirements.
High Availability and Disaster Recovery: Virtualization improves resiliency, but requires careful planning.
Resource Reservations: Can limit environment density if not managed well.
Affinities and Anti-Affinities: Separating or grouping workloads impacts capacity.
Growth: Planning for future growth and maintaining "whitespace" is essential.

IT auditor must understand VM technology, risks, infrastructure, access points, controls.
Evaluate business need for physical-to-virtual migration.
Apply principles and best practices from physical IT system audits to virtual systems.
Evaluate precautionary measures based on situational awareness.

Purpose of Moving from Physical to Virtual: Assess business need and compliance requirements.
Risk Assessment: Evaluate expertise, training, procedures, single points of failure, security zones.
Understanding Infrastructure and Controls: Partitions on different OSs/servers, controls over partitions, user access limits, naming conventions, deployment controls.
Network Map of VM Environment: Location of systems (development, testing, production, business units), separation by sensitivity.

Install, remove, and update features, configure CD/DVD drives, sound cards, USB devices, graphic displays.
Install VirtualBox following provided steps.
Remove virtual machines and update features as needed.