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VBoxManage convertfromraw d:\xp_pack2_Test.vhd c:\xp2.vdiVBoxManage clonehd d:\xp_pack2_Test.vhd c:\xp2.vdi --format VDIVBoxManage modifyvm c:\xp2.vdi --hardwareuuid 'new guid'VBoxManage modifyhd c:\xp2.vdi --compact

Oracle VM VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.2.10(C) 2005-2010 Oracle CorporationAll rights reserved.

Usage:

VBoxManage [-v|--version] print version number and exitVBoxManage [-q|--nologo] ... suppress the logo

VBoxManage list [--long|-l] vms|runningvms|ostypes|hostdvds|hostfloppies|bridgedifs|hostonlyifs|dhcpservers|hostinfo|hostcpuids|hddbackends|hdds|dvds|floppies|usbhost|usbfilters|systemproperties

VBoxManage showvminfo | [--details] [--statistics]

[--machinereadable]VBoxManage showvminfo | --log

VBoxManage registervm

VBoxManage unregistervm | [--delete]

VBoxManage createvm --name [--ostype ][--register][--basefolder | --settingsfile ][--uuid ]

VBoxManage modifyvm [--name ][--ostype ][--memory ][--pagefusion on|off][--vram ][--acpi on|off][--ioapic on|off][--pae on|off][--hpet on|off][--hwvirtex on|off][--hwvirtexexcl on|off][--nestedpaging on|off]

[--largepages on|off][--vtxvpid on|off][--synthcpu on|off][--cpuidset ][--cpuidremove ][--cpuidremoveall][--hardwareuuid ][--cpus ][--cpuhotplug on|off][--plugcpu ]

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[--unplugcpu ][--rtcuseutc on|off][--monitorcount ][--accelerate3d on|off][--accelerate2dvideo on|off][--firmware bios|efi|efi32|efi64][--bioslogofadein on|off][--bioslogofadeout on|off][--bioslogodisplaytime ][--bioslogoimagepath ][--biosbootmenu disabled|menuonly|messageandmenu][--biossystemtimeoffset ][--biospxedebug on|off][--boot none|floppy|dvd|disk|net>][--nic none|null|nat|bridged|intnet|hostonly][--nictype Am79C970A|Am79C973|

82540EM|82543GC|82545EM|virtio]

[--cableconnected on|off][--nictrace on|off][--nictracefile ][--nicspeed ][--nicbootprio ][--bridgeadapter none|]

[--hostonlyadapter none|][--intnet ][--natnet |default][--natsettings [],[],

[],[],[]]

[--natpf [],tcp|udp,[],,[],]

[--natpf delete ][--nattftpprefix ][--nattftpfile ][--nattftpserver ][--natdnspassdomain on|off]

[--natdnsproxy on|off][--natdnshostresolver on|off][--nataliasmode default|[log],[proxyonly],

[sameports]][--macaddress auto|][--mouse ps2|usb|usbtablet[--keyboard ps2|usb[--uart off| ][--uartmode disconnected|

server |client |file |]

[--guestmemoryballoon ][--gueststatisticsinterval ][--audio none|null|dsound][--audiocontroller ac97|sb16][--clipboard disabled|hosttoguest|guesttohost|

bidirectional][--vrdp on|off][--vrdpport default|][--vrdpaddress ][--vrdpauthtype null|external|guest]

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[--vrdpmulticon on|off][--vrdpreusecon on|off][--vrdpvideochannel on|off][--vrdpvideochannelquality ][--usb on|off][--usbehci on|off][--snapshotfolder default|][--teleporter on|off][--teleporterport ][--teleporteraddress [--teleporterpassword ]

VBoxManage import [--dry-run|-n] [more options](run with -n to have options displayedfor a particular OVF)

VBoxManage export --output|-o [--legacy09][--vsys ]

[--product ][--producturl ][--vendor ][--vendorurl ][--version ]

[--eula ][--eulafile ]

VBoxManage startvm |[--type gui|sdl|vrdp|headless]

VBoxManage controlvm |pause|resume|reset|poweroff|savestate|acpipowerbutton|acpisleepbutton|keyboardputscancode [ ...]|injectnmi|setlinkstate on|off |nic null|nat|bridged|intnet|hostonly

[] |nictrace on|offnictracefile guestmemoryballoon ]gueststatisticsinterval ]usbattach | |usbdetach | |vrdp on|off |vrdpport default| |vrdpvideochannelquality setvideomodehint [display] |setcredentials

[--allowlocallogon ] |

teleport --host --port [--maxdowntime ] [--password password]

plugcpu unplugcpu

VBoxManage discardstate |

VBoxManage adoptstate |

VBoxManage snapshot |

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take [--description ] [--pause] |delete | |restore | |restorecurrent |edit ||--current

[--name ][--description ] |

showvminfo |

VBoxManage openmedium disk|dvd|floppy [--type normal|immutable|writethrough|

shareable] (disk only)[--uuid ][--parentuuid ] (disk only)

VBoxManage closemedium disk|dvd|floppy |[--delete]

VBoxManage storageattach --storagectl --port --device [--type dvddrive|hdd|fdd][--medium none|emptydrive|

||host:][--passthrough on|off][--forceunmount]

VBoxManage storagectl --name [--add ide|sata|scsi|floppy|sas][--controller LSILogic|LSILogicSAS|BusLogic|

IntelAHCI|PIIX3|PIIX4|ICH6|I82078][--sataideemulation ][--sataportcount ][--hostiocache on|off][--remove]

VBoxManage showhdinfo |

VBoxManage createhd --filename --size [--format VDI|VMDK|VHD] (default: VDI)[--variant Standard,Fixed,Split2G,Stream,ESX][--type normal|writethrough|

shareable] (default: normal)[--comment ][--remember]

VBoxManage modifyhd |

[--type normal|writethrough|immutable|shareable][--autoreset on|off][--compact]

VBoxManage clonehd | [--format VDI|VMDK|VHD|RAW|][--variant Standard,Fixed,Split2G,Stream,ESX][--type normal|writethrough|immutable|shareable][--remember] [--existing]

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VBoxManage convertfromraw [--format VDI|VMDK|VHD][--variant Standard,Fixed,Split2G,Stream,ESX]

VBoxManage addiscsidisk --server |--target [--port ][--lun ][--encodedlun ][--username ][--password ][--type normal|writethrough|immutable|shareable][--intnet]

VBoxManage getextradata global|||enumerate

VBoxManage setextradata global||[] (no value deletes key)

VBoxManage setproperty hdfolder default| |machinefolder default| |vrdpauthlibrary default| |

websrvauthlibrary default|null| |loghistorycount

VBoxManage usbfilter add --target ||global--name --action ignore|hold (global filters only)[--active yes|no] (yes)[--vendorid ] (null)[--productid ] (null)[--revision ] (null)[--manufacturer ] (null)[--product ] (null)

[--remote yes|no] (null, VM filters only)[--serialnumber ] (null)[--maskedinterfaces ]

VBoxManage usbfilter modify --target ||global[--name ][--action ignore|hold] (global filters only)[--active yes|no][--vendorid |""][--productid |""][--revision |""][--manufacturer |""]

[--product |""][--remote yes|no] (null, VM filters only)[--serialnumber |""][--maskedinterfaces ]

VBoxManage usbfilter remove --target ||global

VBoxManage sharedfolder add |--name --hostpath

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[--transient] [--readonly]

VBoxManage sharedfolder remove |--name [--transient]

VBoxManage vmstatistics | [--reset][--pattern ] [--descriptions]

VBoxManage guestproperty get | [--verbose]

VBoxManage guestproperty set | [ [--flags ]]

VBoxManage guestproperty enumerate |[--patterns ]

VBoxManage guestproperty wait | [--timeout ] [--fail-on-timeout]

VBoxManage guestcontrol execute |--username --password [--arguments ""]

[--environment "= [=]"][--flags ] [--timeout ][--verbose] [--wait-for exit,stdout,stderr||]

VBoxManage metrics list [*|host| []](comma-separated)

VBoxManage metrics setup[--period ] (default: 1)[--samples ] (default: 1)[--list][*|host| []]

VBoxManage metrics query [*|host| []]

VBoxManage metrics enable[--list][*|host| []]

VBoxManage metrics disable[--list][*|host| []]

VBoxManage metrics collect[--period ] (default: 1)[--samples ] (default: 1)

[--list][--detach][*|host| []]

VBoxManage hostonlyif ipconfig [--dhcp |--ip [--netmask (def: 255.255.255.0)] |--ipv6 [--netmasklengthv6 (def: 64)]]create |remove

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VBoxManage dhcpserver add|modify --netname |--ifname

[--ip --netmask --lowerip --upperip ]

[--enable | --disable]

VBoxManage dhcpserver remove --netname |--ifname