Downloaded the iso file into my XP Host Docs directory – nearly 2G.
Downloaded VirtualBox 3.1.4.
Install Vbox.
Started VBox and created my first FreeBSD, but soem bits are not obvious:-
Make sure to choose BSD system and not XP.
The iso file needs to be attached to the devices, you have to think of it as a PC Bios menu, then I could work it out.
Gave the Guset 12G of default settings and set the entwork card to Bridge-only, defaults to NAT.
Started the new FreeBSD
I installed everything I could see.
The Network setting are not obvious, and need a little attention and gave it an IP of 10.1.1.7
Added myself as a user.
Password for root.

Finished the install then chabge the boot sequence in the VBox system tab to the HD as the first one, It defualts to the OLD PC floppy|CD|hd order.

Restarted the new system and BINGO, I have FreeBSD_8

I wanted Apache and SSL working, so edited using root, /etc/rc.conf to
apache22_enable=”yes”
mysql_enable=”yes”
sshd_enable=”yes”

executed `shutdown -r now` and a bigger BINGO.

For file access to the new server I download & installed http://www.winscp.net using 10.1.1.7.
I used http://www.putty.org as my main access to the server.

I never plan to have Internet access to this server – So I was happy finish here.
One more step was to use cpan::Mini to create a Cpan mirror to `install Bundle::RT`
Needs 1.5G, which I put onto a Stick fro future updates.
RT does need quite a bit of effort and the instructions are many and varied from google, but the main sequence is in the README file and is donkey years old !!

Now I have what I wanted, and environment to run RT (www.bestpractical.com)

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