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VBoxManage createvdi -filename new_image.vdi -size 4000 | VBoxManage createvdi -filename new_image.vdi -size 4000 | ||
'''Start VM in headless mode''' | '''Start VM in headless mode''' | ||
Revision as of 14:02, 30 August 2017
Virtual Box commands
List commands
vboxmanage list vms vboxmanage list ostypes vboxmanage list runningvms vboxmanage list hostdvds vboxmanage list hostinfo vboxmanage list hddbackends vboxmanage list systemproperties vboxmanage list dhcpservers vboxmanage list hdds vboxmanage list dvds
Create new VM
VBoxManage createvm -name name_new_vm -register
Creade a new image .vdi of 4000 MB
VBoxManage createvdi -filename new_image.vdi -size 4000 '''Start VM in headless mode''' <pre> VBoxManage startvm vm_name --type headless
Power off VM
VBoxManage controlvm vm_name poweroff
Create raw partition
qemu-img create -f raw -o size=1.2T image_name.raw
Convert from .raw to .vdi
VBoxManage convertfromraw image_name.raw image_name.vdi
Attach a disk to virtualbox
- To check the right configuration use
VBoxManage showvminfo vm_name
- use depending on the situation SATA, SATAController, SATA Controller
- change the port if you have multiple disk on the VM
VBoxManage storageattach Moodle --storagectl "SATA" --port 3 --device 0 --type hdd --medium vm_image.vdi
Remove disk from VM
sudo VBoxManage storageattach Moodle --storagectl "SATA" --port 3 --device 0 --type hdd --medium emptydrive
Delete a disk
vboxmanage closemedium disk disk_name --delete
