VM software that can boot to Windows partition created by Boot Camp

Question

Does anybody know if any VM software can boot Windows from the other partitions on the internal HDD?

Here is what mine looks like:

• HDD
  • OS X partition
  • Windows Boot Camp partition

Objective: Running OS X, but booting into windows through a VM environment from the HD installation.

Answer 1

Both VMWare Fusion and Parallels Desktop support running VMs directly from Bootcamp partitions. They also offer migration from a partition to a VM image if you ever want to go that route.

It appears that it's also possible with Virtualbox, but not a supported feature. I found this blog post detailing how to configure it (the post also lists several other sources that may be helpful).

Relevant support articles:

• Launching your Boot Camp partition in VMware Fusion
• Parallels: Using Boot Camp Partition in Virtual Machine