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3 | manpage, user manual, usage: VBoxManage modifyvm
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6 | Copyright (C) 2006-2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
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11 | This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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12 | modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
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27 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd"[
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28 | <!ENTITY % all.entities SYSTEM "all-entities.ent">
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29 | %all.entities;
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30 | ]>
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31 | <refentry id="vboxmanage-modifyvm" lang="en">
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32 | <refentryinfo>
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33 | <pubdate>$Date: 2024-09-16 14:03:52 +0000 (Mon, 16 Sep 2024) $</pubdate>
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34 | <title>VBoxManage modifyvm</title>
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35 | </refentryinfo>
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36 |
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37 | <refmeta>
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38 | <refentrytitle>VBoxManage-modifyvm</refentrytitle>
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39 | <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
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40 | </refmeta>
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41 |
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42 | <refnamediv>
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43 | <refname>VBoxManage-modifyvm</refname>
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44 | <refpurpose>Change settings for a virtual machine that is stopped</refpurpose>
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45 | <refclass>&product-name;</refclass>
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46 | </refnamediv>
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47 |
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48 | <refsynopsisdiv>
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49 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-general">
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50 | <!-- The 'id' is mandatory and must start with 'synopsis-'. -->
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51 | <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
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52 | <group choice="req">
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53 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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54 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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55 | </group>
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56 | <arg>--name=<replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
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57 | <arg>--groups=<replaceable>group</replaceable><arg rep="repeat">,<replaceable>group</replaceable></arg></arg>
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58 | <arg>--description=<replaceable>description</replaceable></arg>
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59 | <arg>--os-type=<replaceable>OS-type</replaceable></arg>
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60 | <arg>--icon-file=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
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61 | <arg>--memory=<replaceable>size-in-MB</replaceable></arg>
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62 | <arg>--page-fusion=<group choice="plain">
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63 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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64 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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65 | </group></arg>
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66 | <arg>--vram=<replaceable>size-in-MB</replaceable></arg>
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67 | <arg>--acpi=<group choice="plain">
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68 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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69 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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70 | </group></arg>
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71 | <arg>--ioapic=<group choice="plain">
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72 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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73 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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74 | </group></arg>
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75 | <arg>--hardware-uuid=<replaceable>UUID</replaceable></arg>
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76 | <arg>--cpus=<replaceable>CPU-count</replaceable></arg>
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77 | <arg>--cpu-hotplug=<group choice="plain">
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78 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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79 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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80 | </group></arg>
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81 | <arg>--plug-cpu=<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable></arg>
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82 | <arg>--unplug-cpu=<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable></arg>
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83 | <arg>--cpu-execution-cap=<replaceable>number</replaceable></arg>
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84 | <arg>--x86-pae=<group choice="plain">
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85 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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86 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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87 | </group></arg>
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88 | <arg>--x86-long-mode=<group choice="plain">
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89 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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90 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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91 | </group></arg>
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92 | <arg>--ibpb-on-vm-exit=<group choice="plain">
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93 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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94 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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95 | </group></arg>
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96 | <arg>--ibpb-on-vm-entry=<group choice="plain">
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97 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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98 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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99 | </group></arg>
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100 | <arg>--spec-ctrl=<group choice="plain">
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101 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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102 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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103 | </group></arg>
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104 | <arg>--l1d-flush-on-sched=<group choice="plain">
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105 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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106 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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107 | </group></arg>
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108 | <arg>--l1d-flush-on-vm-entry=<group choice="plain">
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109 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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110 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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111 | </group></arg>
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112 | <arg>--mds-clear-on-sched=<group choice="plain">
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113 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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114 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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115 | </group></arg>
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116 | <arg>--mds-clear-on-vm-entry=<group choice="plain">
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117 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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118 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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119 | </group></arg>
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120 | <arg>--cpu-profile=<group choice="plain">
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121 | <arg choice="plain">host</arg>
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122 | <arg choice="plain">Intel 8086</arg>
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123 | <arg choice="plain">Intel 80286</arg>
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124 | <arg choice="plain">Intel 80386</arg>
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125 | </group></arg>
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126 | <arg>--x86-hpet=<group choice="plain">
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127 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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128 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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129 | </group></arg>
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130 | <arg>--hwvirtex=<group choice="plain">
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131 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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132 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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133 | </group></arg>
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134 | <arg>--triple-fault-reset=<group choice="plain">
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135 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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136 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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137 | </group></arg>
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138 | <arg>--apic=<group choice="plain">
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139 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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140 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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141 | </group></arg>
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142 | <arg>--x86-x2apic=<group choice="plain">
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143 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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144 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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145 | </group></arg>
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146 | <arg>--paravirt-provider=<group choice="plain">
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147 | <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
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148 | <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
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149 | <arg choice="plain">legacy</arg>
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150 | <arg choice="plain">minimal</arg>
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151 | <arg choice="plain">hyperv</arg>
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152 | <arg choice="plain">kvm</arg>
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153 | </group></arg>
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154 | <arg>--paravirt-debug=<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable> [,<replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable>...]</arg></arg>
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155 | <arg>--nested-paging=<group choice="plain">
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156 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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157 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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158 | </group></arg>
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159 | <arg>--large-pages=<group choice="plain">
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160 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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161 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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162 | </group></arg>
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163 | <arg>--x86-vtx-vpid=<group choice="plain">
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164 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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165 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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166 | </group></arg>
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167 | <arg>--x86-vtx-ux=<group choice="plain">
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168 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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169 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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170 | </group></arg>
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171 | <arg>--nested-hw-virt=<group choice="plain">
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172 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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173 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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174 | </group></arg>
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175 | <arg>--virt-vmsave-vmload=<group choice="plain">
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176 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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177 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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178 | </group></arg>
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179 | <arg>--accelerate-3d=<group choice="plain">
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180 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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181 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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182 | </group></arg>
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183 | <arg>--accelerate-2d-video=<group choice="plain">
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184 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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185 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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186 | </group></arg>
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187 | <arg>--chipset=<group choice="plain">
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188 | <arg choice="plain">ich9</arg>
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189 | <arg choice="plain">piix3</arg>
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190 | <arg choice="plain">armv8virtual</arg>
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191 | </group></arg>
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192 | <arg>--iommu=<group choice="plain">
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193 | <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
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194 | <arg choice="plain">automatic</arg>
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195 | <arg choice="plain">amd</arg>
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196 | <arg choice="plain">intel</arg>
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197 | </group></arg>
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198 | <arg>--tpm-type=<group choice="plain">
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199 | <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
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200 | <arg choice="plain">1.2</arg>
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201 | <arg choice="plain">2.0</arg>
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202 | <arg choice="plain">host</arg>
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203 | <arg choice="plain">swtpm</arg>
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204 | </group></arg>
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205 | <arg>--tpm-location=<replaceable>location</replaceable></arg>
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206 | <arg>--firmware-logo-fade-in=<group choice="plain">
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207 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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208 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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209 | </group></arg>
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210 | <arg>--firmware-logo-fade-out=<group choice="plain">
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211 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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212 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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213 | </group></arg>
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214 | <arg>--firmware-logo-display-time=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></arg>
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215 | <arg>--firmware-logo-image-path=<replaceable>pathname</replaceable></arg>
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216 | <arg>--firmware-boot-menu=<group choice="plain">
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217 | <arg choice="plain">disabled</arg>
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218 | <arg choice="plain">menuonly</arg>
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219 | <arg choice="plain">messageandmenu</arg>
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220 | </group></arg>
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221 | <arg>--firmware-apic=<group choice="plain">
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222 | <arg choice="plain">disabled</arg>
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223 | <arg choice="plain">apic</arg>
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224 | <arg choice="plain">x2apic</arg>
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225 | </group></arg>
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226 | <arg>--firmware-system-time-offset=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></arg>
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227 | <arg>--firmware-pxe-debug=<group choice="plain">
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228 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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229 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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230 | </group></arg>
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231 | <arg>--system-uuid-le=<group choice="plain">
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232 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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233 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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234 | </group></arg>
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235 | <arg>--boot<replaceable>X</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
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236 | <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
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237 | <arg choice="plain">floppy</arg>
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238 | <arg choice="plain">dvd</arg>
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239 | <arg choice="plain">disk</arg>
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240 | <arg choice="plain">net</arg>
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241 | </group></arg>
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242 | <arg>--rtc-use-utc=<group choice="plain">
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243 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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244 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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245 | </group></arg>
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246 | <arg>--graphicscontroller=<group choice="plain">
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247 | <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
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248 | <arg choice="plain">vboxvga</arg>
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249 | <arg choice="plain">vmsvga</arg>
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250 | <arg choice="plain">vboxsvga</arg>
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251 | </group></arg>
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252 | <arg>--snapshot-folder=<group choice="plain">
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253 | <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
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254 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>pathname</replaceable></arg>
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255 | </group></arg>
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256 | <arg>--firmware=<group choice="plain">
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257 | <arg choice="plain">bios</arg>
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258 | <arg choice="plain">efi</arg>
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259 | <arg choice="plain">efi32</arg>
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260 | <arg choice="plain">efi64</arg>
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261 | </group></arg>
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262 | <arg>--guest-memory-balloon=<replaceable>size-in-MB</replaceable></arg>
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263 | <arg>--default-frontend=<group choice="plain">
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264 | <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
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265 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
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266 | </group></arg>
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267 | <!-- There are currently undocumented options --iocache and
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268 | --iocachesize which are scheduled for removal. Not worth spending
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269 | time on documenting it. -->
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270 | <arg>--vm-process-priority=<group choice="plain">
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271 | <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
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272 | <arg choice="plain">flat</arg>
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273 | <arg choice="plain">low</arg>
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274 | <arg choice="plain">normal</arg>
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275 | <arg choice="plain">high</arg>
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276 | </group></arg>
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277 | <arg>--vm-execution-engine=<group choice="plain">
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278 | <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
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279 | <arg choice="plain">hm</arg>
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280 | <arg choice="plain">hwvirt</arg>
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281 | <arg choice="plain">nem</arg>
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282 | <arg choice="plain">native-api</arg>
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283 | <arg choice="plain">interpreter</arg>
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284 | <arg choice="plain">recompiler</arg>
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285 | </group></arg>
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286 | </cmdsynopsis>
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287 |
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288 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-networking">
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289 | <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
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290 | <group choice="req">
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291 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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292 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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293 | </group>
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294 | <arg>--nic<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
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295 | <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
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296 | <arg choice="plain">null</arg>
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297 | <arg choice="plain">nat</arg>
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298 | <arg choice="plain">bridged</arg>
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299 | <arg choice="plain">intnet</arg>
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300 | <arg choice="plain">hostonly</arg>
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301 | <arg choice="plain">hostonlynet</arg>
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302 | <arg choice="plain">generic</arg>
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303 | <arg choice="plain">natnetwork</arg>
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304 | <arg choice="plain">cloud</arg>
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305 | </group></arg>
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306 | <arg>--nic-type<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
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307 | <arg choice="plain">Am79C970A</arg>
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308 | <arg choice="plain">Am79C973</arg>
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309 | <arg choice="plain">82540EM</arg>
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310 | <arg choice="plain">82543GC</arg>
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311 | <arg choice="plain">82545EM</arg>
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312 | <arg choice="plain">virtio</arg>
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313 | </group></arg>
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314 | <arg>--cable-connected<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
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315 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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316 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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317 | </group></arg>
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318 | <arg>--nic-trace<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
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319 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
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320 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
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321 | </group></arg>
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322 | <arg>--nic-trace-file<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
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323 | <arg>--nic-property<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>name</replaceable>= <arg><replaceable>value</replaceable></arg></arg>
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324 | <arg>--nic-speed<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>kbps</replaceable></arg>
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325 | <arg>--nic-boot-prio<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>priority</replaceable></arg>
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326 | <arg>--nic-promisc<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
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327 | <arg choice="plain">deny</arg>
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328 | <arg choice="plain">allow-vms</arg>
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329 | <arg choice="plain">allow-all</arg>
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330 | </group></arg>
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331 | <arg>--nic-bandwidth-group<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
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332 | <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
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333 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
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334 | </group></arg>
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335 | <arg>--bridge-adapter<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
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336 | <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
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337 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>device-name</replaceable></arg>
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338 | </group></arg>
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339 | <arg>--cloud-network<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></arg>
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340 | <arg>--host-only-adapter<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
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341 | <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
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342 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>device-name</replaceable></arg>
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343 | </group></arg>
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344 | <arg>--host-only-net<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></arg>
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345 | <arg>--intnet<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></arg>
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346 | <arg>--nat-network<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></arg>
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347 | <arg>--nic-generic-drv<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>driver-name</replaceable></arg>
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348 | <arg>--mac-address<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
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349 | <arg choice="plain">auto</arg>
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350 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>MAC-address</replaceable></arg>
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351 | </group></arg>
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352 | </cmdsynopsis>
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353 |
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354 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-networking-nat">
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355 | <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
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356 | <group choice="req">
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357 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
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358 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
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359 | </group>
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360 | <arg>--nat-net<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
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361 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>network</replaceable></arg>
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362 | <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
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363 | </group></arg>
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364 | <arg>--nat-pf<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
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365 | <arg choice="plain">[<replaceable>rule-name</replaceable>],tcp</arg>
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366 | <arg choice="plain">udp,[<replaceable>host-IP</replaceable>],<replaceable>hostport</replaceable>,[<replaceable>guest-IP</replaceable>],<replaceable>guestport</replaceable></arg>
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367 | </group></arg>
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368 | <arg>--nat-pf<replaceable>N</replaceable>=delete=<replaceable>rule-name</replaceable></arg>
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369 | <arg>--nat-tftp-prefix<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>prefix</replaceable></arg>
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370 | <arg>--nat-tftp-file<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
371 | <arg>--nat-tftp-server<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
372 | <arg>--nat-bind-ip<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
373 | <arg>--nat-dns-pass-domain<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
374 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
375 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
376 | </group></arg>
|
---|
377 | <arg>--nat-dns-proxy<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
378 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
379 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
380 | </group></arg>
|
---|
381 | <arg>--nat-dns-host-resolver<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
382 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
383 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
384 | </group></arg>
|
---|
385 | <arg>--nat-localhostreachable<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
386 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
387 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
388 | </group></arg>
|
---|
389 | <arg>--nat-settings<replaceable>N</replaceable>=[<replaceable>mtu</replaceable>],[<replaceable>socksnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>sockrcv</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcpsnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcprcv</replaceable>]</arg>
|
---|
390 | <arg>--nat-alias-mode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
391 | <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
|
---|
392 | <arg choice="plain">[log],[proxyonly],[sameports]</arg>
|
---|
393 | </group></arg>
|
---|
394 | </cmdsynopsis>
|
---|
395 |
|
---|
396 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-other-hardware">
|
---|
397 | <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
|
---|
398 | <group choice="req">
|
---|
399 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
400 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
401 | </group>
|
---|
402 | <arg>--mouse=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
403 | <arg choice="plain">ps2</arg>
|
---|
404 | <arg choice="plain">usb</arg>
|
---|
405 | <arg choice="plain">usbtablet</arg>
|
---|
406 | <arg choice="plain">usbmultitouch</arg>
|
---|
407 | <arg choice="plain">usbmtscreenpluspad</arg>
|
---|
408 | </group></arg>
|
---|
409 | <arg>--keyboard=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
410 | <arg choice="plain">ps2</arg>
|
---|
411 | <arg choice="plain">usb</arg>
|
---|
412 | </group></arg>
|
---|
413 | <arg>--uart<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
414 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
415 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>IO-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
416 | </group></arg>
|
---|
417 | <arg>--uart-mode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
418 | <arg choice="plain">disconnected</arg>
|
---|
419 | <arg choice="plain">server <replaceable>pipe</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
420 | <arg choice="plain">client <replaceable>pipe</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
421 | <arg choice="plain">tcpserver <replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
422 | <arg choice="plain">tcpclient <replaceable>hostname</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
423 | <arg choice="plain">file <replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
424 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>device-name</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
425 | </group></arg>
|
---|
426 | <arg>--uart-type<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
427 | <arg choice="plain">16450</arg>
|
---|
428 | <arg choice="plain">16550A</arg>
|
---|
429 | <arg choice="plain">16750</arg>
|
---|
430 | </group></arg>
|
---|
431 | <arg>--lpt-mode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>device-name</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
432 | <arg>--lpt<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
433 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
434 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>IO-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
435 | </group></arg>
|
---|
436 | <arg>--audio-controller=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
437 | <arg choice="plain">ac97</arg>
|
---|
438 | <arg choice="plain">hda</arg>
|
---|
439 | <arg choice="plain">sb16</arg>
|
---|
440 | </group></arg>
|
---|
441 | <arg>--audio-codec=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
442 | <arg choice="plain">stac9700</arg>
|
---|
443 | <arg choice="plain">ad1980</arg>
|
---|
444 | <arg choice="plain">stac9221</arg>
|
---|
445 | <arg choice="plain">sb16</arg>
|
---|
446 | </group></arg>
|
---|
447 | <arg>--audio-driver=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
448 | <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
|
---|
449 | <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
|
---|
450 | <arg choice="plain">null</arg>
|
---|
451 | <arg choice="plain">dsound</arg>
|
---|
452 | <arg choice="plain">was</arg>
|
---|
453 | <arg choice="plain">oss</arg>
|
---|
454 | <arg choice="plain">alsa</arg>
|
---|
455 | <arg choice="plain">pulse</arg>
|
---|
456 | <arg choice="plain">coreaudio</arg>
|
---|
457 | </group></arg>
|
---|
458 | <arg>--audio-enabled=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
459 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
460 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
461 | </group></arg>
|
---|
462 | <arg>--audio-in=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
463 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
464 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
465 | </group></arg>
|
---|
466 | <arg>--audio-out=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
467 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
468 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
469 | </group></arg>
|
---|
470 | <arg>--clipboard-mode=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
471 | <arg choice="plain">disabled</arg>
|
---|
472 | <arg choice="plain">hosttoguest</arg>
|
---|
473 | <arg choice="plain">guesttohost</arg>
|
---|
474 | <arg choice="plain">bidirectional</arg>
|
---|
475 | </group></arg>
|
---|
476 | <arg>--clipboard-file-transfers=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
477 | <arg choice="plain">enabled</arg>
|
---|
478 | <arg choice="plain">disabled</arg>
|
---|
479 | </group></arg>
|
---|
480 | <arg>--drag-and-drop=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
481 | <arg choice="plain">disabled</arg>
|
---|
482 | <arg choice="plain">hosttoguest</arg>
|
---|
483 | <arg choice="plain">guesttohost</arg>
|
---|
484 | <arg choice="plain">bidirectional</arg>
|
---|
485 | </group></arg>
|
---|
486 | <arg>--monitor-count=<replaceable>number</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
487 | <arg>--usb-ehci=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
488 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
489 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
490 | </group></arg>
|
---|
491 | <arg>--usb-ohci=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
492 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
493 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
494 | </group></arg>
|
---|
495 | <arg>--usb-xhci=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
496 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
497 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
498 | </group></arg>
|
---|
499 | <arg>--usb-rename=<replaceable>old-name</replaceable> <replaceable>new-name</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
500 | </cmdsynopsis>
|
---|
501 |
|
---|
502 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-recording">
|
---|
503 | <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
|
---|
504 | <group choice="req">
|
---|
505 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
506 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
507 | </group>
|
---|
508 | <arg>--recording=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
509 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
510 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
511 | </group></arg>
|
---|
512 | <arg>--recording-screens=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
513 | <arg choice="plain">all</arg>
|
---|
514 | <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
|
---|
515 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>screen-ID</replaceable>[,<replaceable>screen-ID</replaceable>...]</arg>
|
---|
516 | </group></arg>
|
---|
517 | <arg>--recording-file=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
518 | <arg>--recording-max-size=<replaceable>MB</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
519 | <arg>--recording-max-time=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
520 | <arg>--recording-opts= <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable>[,<replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable>...]</arg></arg>
|
---|
521 | <arg>--recording-video-fps=<replaceable>fps</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
522 | <arg>--recording-video-rate=<replaceable>rate</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
523 | <arg>--recording-video-res=<replaceable>width</replaceable> x <replaceable>height</replaceable></arg><!-- 'x' shouldn't need spaces around it... -->
|
---|
524 | </cmdsynopsis>
|
---|
525 |
|
---|
526 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-vrde">
|
---|
527 | <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
|
---|
528 | <group choice="req">
|
---|
529 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
530 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
531 | </group>
|
---|
532 | <arg>--vrde=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
533 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
534 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
535 | </group></arg>
|
---|
536 | <arg>--vrde-property=<replaceable>property-name</replaceable>=<arg><replaceable>property-value</replaceable></arg></arg>
|
---|
537 | <arg>--vrde-extpack=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
538 | <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
|
---|
539 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
540 | </group></arg>
|
---|
541 | <arg>--vrde-port=<replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
542 | <arg>--vrde-address=<replaceable>hostip</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
543 | <arg>--vrde-auth-type=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
544 | <arg choice="plain">null</arg>
|
---|
545 | <arg choice="plain">external</arg>
|
---|
546 | <arg choice="plain">guest</arg>
|
---|
547 | </group></arg>
|
---|
548 | <arg>--vrde-auth-library=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
549 | <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
|
---|
550 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
551 | </group></arg>
|
---|
552 | <arg>--vrde-multi-con=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
553 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
554 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
555 | </group></arg>
|
---|
556 | <arg>--vrde-reuse-con=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
557 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
558 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
559 | </group></arg>
|
---|
560 | <arg>--vrde-video-channel=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
561 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
562 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
563 | </group></arg>
|
---|
564 | <arg>--vrde-video-channel-quality=<replaceable>percent</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
565 | </cmdsynopsis>
|
---|
566 |
|
---|
567 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-teleport">
|
---|
568 | <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
|
---|
569 | <group choice="req">
|
---|
570 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
571 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
572 | </group>
|
---|
573 | <arg>--teleporter=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
574 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
575 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
576 | </group></arg>
|
---|
577 | <arg>--teleporter-port=<replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
578 | <arg>--teleporter-address=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
579 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>address</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
580 | <arg choice="plain">empty</arg>
|
---|
581 | </group></arg>
|
---|
582 | <arg>--teleporter-password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
583 | <arg>--teleporter-password-file=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
584 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
585 | <arg choice="plain">stdin</arg>
|
---|
586 | </group></arg>
|
---|
587 | <arg>--cpuid-portability-level=<replaceable>level</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
588 | <arg>--cpuid-set=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable><arg>:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable></arg> <replaceable>eax</replaceable> <replaceable>ebx</replaceable> <replaceable>ecx</replaceable> <replaceable>edx</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
589 | <arg>--cpuid-remove=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable><arg>:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable></arg></arg>
|
---|
590 | <arg>--cpuid-remove-all</arg>
|
---|
591 | </cmdsynopsis>
|
---|
592 |
|
---|
593 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-debugging">
|
---|
594 | <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
|
---|
595 | <group choice="req">
|
---|
596 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
597 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
598 | </group>
|
---|
599 | <arg>--tracing-enabled=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
600 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
601 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
602 | </group></arg>
|
---|
603 | <arg>--tracing-config=<replaceable>string</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
604 | <arg>--tracing-allow-vm-access=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
605 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
606 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
607 | </group></arg>
|
---|
608 | </cmdsynopsis>
|
---|
609 |
|
---|
610 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-usbcardreader">
|
---|
611 | <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
|
---|
612 | <group choice="req">
|
---|
613 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
614 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
615 | </group>
|
---|
616 | <arg>--usb-card-reader=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
617 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
618 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
619 | </group></arg>
|
---|
620 | </cmdsynopsis>
|
---|
621 |
|
---|
622 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-autostart">
|
---|
623 | <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
|
---|
624 | <group choice="req">
|
---|
625 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
626 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
627 | </group>
|
---|
628 | <arg>--autostart-enabled=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
629 | <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
|
---|
630 | <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
|
---|
631 | </group></arg>
|
---|
632 | <arg>--autostart-delay=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
633 | <!-- There is a currently undocumented option --autostop-type.
|
---|
634 | Most autostart service implementations either ignore it or rely it is
|
---|
635 | left unchanged due to otherwise running into timeouts established by the
|
---|
636 | host OS, defeating the purpose. Not worth spending time on documenting
|
---|
637 | it unless this changes. -->
|
---|
638 | </cmdsynopsis>
|
---|
639 |
|
---|
640 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-guest-debug">
|
---|
641 | <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
|
---|
642 | <group choice="req">
|
---|
643 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
644 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
645 | </group>
|
---|
646 | <arg>--guest-debug-provider=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
647 | <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
|
---|
648 | <arg choice="plain">native</arg>
|
---|
649 | <arg choice="plain">gdb</arg>
|
---|
650 | <arg choice="plain">kd</arg>
|
---|
651 | </group></arg>
|
---|
652 | <arg>--guest-debug-io-provider=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
653 | <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
|
---|
654 | <arg choice="plain">tcp</arg>
|
---|
655 | <arg choice="plain">udp</arg>
|
---|
656 | <arg choice="plain">ipc</arg>
|
---|
657 | </group></arg>
|
---|
658 | <arg>--guest-debug-address=<group choice="plain">
|
---|
659 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>IP-Address</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
660 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>path</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
661 | </group></arg>
|
---|
662 | <arg>--guest-debug-port=<replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
663 | </cmdsynopsis>
|
---|
664 |
|
---|
665 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-pcipassthrough">
|
---|
666 | <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
|
---|
667 | <group choice="req">
|
---|
668 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
669 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
670 | </group>
|
---|
671 | <arg>--pci-attach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable><arg>@<replaceable>guest-PCI-bus-address</replaceable></arg></arg>
|
---|
672 | <arg>--pci-detach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
673 | </cmdsynopsis>
|
---|
674 |
|
---|
675 | <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-testing">
|
---|
676 | <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
|
---|
677 | <group choice="req">
|
---|
678 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
679 | <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
680 | </group>
|
---|
681 | <arg>--testing-enabled=<group choice="plain"><arg choice="plain">on</arg><arg choice="plain">off</arg></group></arg>
|
---|
682 | <arg>--testing-mmio=<group choice="plain"><arg choice="plain">on</arg><arg choice="plain">off</arg></group></arg>
|
---|
683 | <arg>--testing-cfg-dword<replaceable>idx</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></arg>
|
---|
684 | </cmdsynopsis>
|
---|
685 | </refsynopsisdiv>
|
---|
686 |
|
---|
687 | <refsect1 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-description">
|
---|
688 | <title>Description</title>
|
---|
689 | <para>
|
---|
690 | The <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command> command enables you to
|
---|
691 | change the properties of a registered virtual machine (VM) that is
|
---|
692 | not running.
|
---|
693 | </para>
|
---|
694 | <para>
|
---|
695 | Most of these properties correspond to the VM settings that are
|
---|
696 | shown in each VM's <emphasis role="bold">Settings</emphasis>
|
---|
697 | dialog in the VirtualBox Manager. See
|
---|
698 | <xref linkend="BasicConcepts" />. However, some settings can only
|
---|
699 | be viewed and managed with the <command>VBoxManage</command>
|
---|
700 | command.
|
---|
701 | </para>
|
---|
702 | <para>
|
---|
703 | You can use the <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command> command to
|
---|
704 | change VM settings only when the VM is powered off. The VM cannot
|
---|
705 | be running or in saved state when you use this command.
|
---|
706 | </para>
|
---|
707 | <para>
|
---|
708 | You can use the <command>VBoxManage controlvm</command> command to
|
---|
709 | dynamically change some VM machine settings while the VM is
|
---|
710 | running. See <xref linkend="vboxmanage-controlvm" />.
|
---|
711 | </para>
|
---|
712 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-general">
|
---|
713 | <title>General Settings</title>
|
---|
714 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
---|
715 | <para>
|
---|
716 | The following options enable you to modify general information
|
---|
717 | about your VM.
|
---|
718 | </para>
|
---|
719 | <para>
|
---|
720 | The <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command> command supports the
|
---|
721 | following options:
|
---|
722 | </para>
|
---|
723 | <variablelist>
|
---|
724 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
725 | <term><option>--name=<replaceable>vmname</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
726 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
727 | Changes the name of the VM and its related internal VM
|
---|
728 | files. See <xref linkend="vboxmanage-createvm"/>.
|
---|
729 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
730 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
731 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
732 | <term><option>--groups=<replaceable>group</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
733 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
734 | Changes the group membership of a VM. Group names always
|
---|
735 | begin with a slash character (<literal>/</literal>) and
|
---|
736 | can be nested. By default, VMs are members of the
|
---|
737 | <literal>/</literal> group. A VM can be member of multiple
|
---|
738 | groups, but its primary group determines the directory
|
---|
739 | structure where the internal VM files are placed by default.
|
---|
740 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
741 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
742 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
743 | <term><option>--description=<replaceable>desc</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
744 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
745 | Changes the optional VM description. Use a description to
|
---|
746 | record details about the VM in a meaningful way. The GUI
|
---|
747 | interprets HTML markup while the <command>VBoxManage
|
---|
748 | modifyvm</command> command enables you include arbitrary
|
---|
749 | strings that can contain multiple lines.
|
---|
750 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
751 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
752 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
753 | <term><option>--os-type=<replaceable>OS-type</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
754 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
755 | Specifies the guest operating system (OS) information for
|
---|
756 | the VM. Use the <command>VBoxManage list ostypes</command>
|
---|
757 | command to view the OS type identifiers.
|
---|
758 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
759 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
760 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
761 | <term><option>--icon-file=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
762 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
763 | Specifies the path to the VM icon file in PNG format
|
---|
764 | on the host system. The icon is shown in the VM manager
|
---|
765 | UI and when running the VM with UI.
|
---|
766 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
767 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
768 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
769 | <term><option>--memory=<replaceable>size</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
770 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
771 | Specifies the amount of host system RAM to allocate to the
|
---|
772 | VM. The size is in MB. See
|
---|
773 | <xref linkend="create-vm-wizard" />.
|
---|
774 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
775 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
776 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
777 | <term><option>--page-fusion=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
778 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
779 | Enables or disables the Page Fusion feature, which is
|
---|
780 | disabled by default. Use the Page Fusion feature to
|
---|
781 | minimize the memory duplication between VMs that have
|
---|
782 | similar configurations and that run on the same host
|
---|
783 | system. See <xref linkend="guestadd-pagefusion" />.
|
---|
784 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
785 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
786 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
787 | <term><option>--vram=<replaceable>size</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
788 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
789 | Specifies the amount of RAM to allocate to the virtual
|
---|
790 | graphics card. See <xref linkend="settings-display" />.
|
---|
791 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
792 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
793 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
794 | <term><option>--acpi=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
795 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
796 | Determines whether the VM has ACPI support. See
|
---|
797 | <xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
|
---|
798 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
799 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
800 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
801 | <term><option>--ioapic=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
802 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
803 | Determines whether the VM has I/O APIC support. See
|
---|
804 | <xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
|
---|
805 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
806 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
807 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
808 | <term><option>--hardware-uuid=<replaceable>uuid</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
809 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
810 | Specifies the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) to
|
---|
811 | present to the guest VM in memory tables (DMI/SMBIOS),
|
---|
812 | hardware, and VM properties. By default this hardware UUID
|
---|
813 | is the same as the VM UUID. Cloning a VM and the teleporting
|
---|
814 | feature automatically preserve the hardware UUID value.
|
---|
815 | Likewise for Virtual Appliance export and import, but only
|
---|
816 | if both operations are done by &product-name;.
|
---|
817 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
818 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
819 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
820 | <term><option>--cpus=<replaceable>CPU-count</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
821 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
822 | Specifies the number of virtual CPUs to assign to the VM.
|
---|
823 | See <xref linkend="settings-processor" />.
|
---|
824 | </para><para>
|
---|
825 | If CPU hot-plugging is enabled, this option specifies the
|
---|
826 | maximum number of virtual CPUs that can be plugged into
|
---|
827 | the VMs.
|
---|
828 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
829 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
830 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
831 | <term><option>--cpu-hotplug=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
832 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
833 | Enables or disables CPU hot-plugging. When enabled, you
|
---|
834 | can dynamically add virtual CPUs to a VM or remove virtual
|
---|
835 | CPUs from a VM. See <xref linkend="cpuhotplug" />.
|
---|
836 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
837 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
838 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
839 | <term><option>--plug-cpu=<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
840 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
841 | Adds a virtual CPU to the VM.
|
---|
842 | <replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable> is the index of the
|
---|
843 | virtual CPU to add. A valid index value is a number from
|
---|
844 | <literal>0</literal> to the maximum number of CPUs that
|
---|
845 | you configured by using the <option>--cpus</option>
|
---|
846 | option.
|
---|
847 | </para><para>
|
---|
848 | Only use this option if CPU hot-plugging is enabled.
|
---|
849 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
850 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
851 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
852 | <term><option>--unplug-cpu=<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
853 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
854 | Removes a virtual CPU from the VM.
|
---|
855 | <replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable> is the index of the
|
---|
856 | virtual CPU to remove. A valid index value is a number
|
---|
857 | from <literal>1</literal> to the maximum number of CPUs
|
---|
858 | that you configured by using the <option>--cpus</option>
|
---|
859 | option.
|
---|
860 | </para><para>
|
---|
861 | Only use this option if CPU hot-plugging is enabled.
|
---|
862 | </para><para>
|
---|
863 | Note that you cannot remove CPU 0.
|
---|
864 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
865 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
866 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
867 | <term><option>--cpuexectioncap=<replaceable>percentage</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
868 | <listitem>
|
---|
869 | <para>
|
---|
870 | Specifies how much CPU time a virtual CPU can use. A valid
|
---|
871 | value is from <literal>1</literal> to
|
---|
872 | <literal>100</literal>. A value of 50 indicates that a
|
---|
873 | single virtual CPU can use up to 50% of a single host CPU.
|
---|
874 | </para>
|
---|
875 | <para>
|
---|
876 | Use this feature with caution, it can have unexpected results
|
---|
877 | including timekeeping problems and lower performance than
|
---|
878 | specified. If you want to limit the resource usage of a VM
|
---|
879 | it is more reliable to pick an appropriate number of VCPUs.
|
---|
880 | </para>
|
---|
881 | </listitem>
|
---|
882 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
883 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
884 | <term><option>--x86-pae=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
885 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
886 | Enables or disables physical address extension (PAE). See
|
---|
887 | <xref linkend="settings-processor" />.
|
---|
888 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
889 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
890 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
891 | <term><option>--x86-long-mode=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
892 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
893 | Enables or disables long mode. See
|
---|
894 | <xref linkend="settings-processor" />.
|
---|
895 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
896 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
897 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
898 | <term><option>--ibpb-on-vm-exit=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
899 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
900 | Enables use of Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier (IBPB)
|
---|
901 | on every VM exit.
|
---|
902 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
903 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
904 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
905 | <term><option>--ibpb-on-vm-entry=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
906 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
907 | Enables use of Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier (IBPB)
|
---|
908 | on every VM entry.
|
---|
909 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
910 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
911 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
912 | <term><option>--spec-ctrl=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
913 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
914 | Enables or disables the exposure of speculation control
|
---|
915 | interfaces to the guest VM. These interfaces must be
|
---|
916 | available on the host system.
|
---|
917 | </para><para>
|
---|
918 | Depending on the host CPU and the workload, enabling
|
---|
919 | speculation control might significantly reduce
|
---|
920 | performance.
|
---|
921 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
922 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
923 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
924 | <term><option>--l1d-flush-on-sched=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
925 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
926 | Enables or disables level 1 data cache flushing when a
|
---|
927 | thread is scheduled to execute guest code. See
|
---|
928 | <xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-3646" />.
|
---|
929 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
930 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
931 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
932 | <term><option>--l1d-flush-on-vm-entry=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
933 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
934 | Enables or disables level 1 data cache flushing on every
|
---|
935 | VM entry. See <xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-3646" />.
|
---|
936 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
937 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
938 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
939 | <term><option>--mds-clear-on-sched=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
940 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
941 | Enables CPU buffer clearing when a thread is scheduled to
|
---|
942 | execute guest code. See
|
---|
943 | <xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-12126-et-al" />.
|
---|
944 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
945 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
946 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
947 | <term><option>--mds-clear-on-vm-entry=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
948 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
949 | Enables CPU buffer clearing on every VM entry. See
|
---|
950 | <xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-12126-et-al" />.
|
---|
951 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
952 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
953 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
954 | <term><option>--cpu-profile=host | Intel 8086 | Intel 80286 | Intel 80386</option></term>
|
---|
955 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
956 | Specifies the profile to use for guest CPU emulation.
|
---|
957 | Specify a value that is based on the host system CPU
|
---|
958 | (<literal>host</literal>) or one of the following older
|
---|
959 | Intel micro-architectures: <literal>8086</literal>,
|
---|
960 | <literal>80286</literal>, or <literal>80386</literal>.
|
---|
961 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
962 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
963 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
964 | <term><option>--x86-hpet=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
965 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
966 | Enables or disables a High Precision Event Timer (HPET)
|
---|
967 | that can replace a legacy system timer. This feature is
|
---|
968 | disabled by default. Note HPET is supported on Windows
|
---|
969 | versions starting with Vista.
|
---|
970 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
971 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
972 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
973 | <term><option>--hwvirtex=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
974 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
975 | Enables or disables the use of hardware virtualization
|
---|
976 | extensions in the processor of the host system. Such
|
---|
977 | extensions are Intel VT-x or AMD-V. See
|
---|
978 | <xref linkend="hwvirt" />.
|
---|
979 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
980 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
981 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
982 | <term><option>--triple-fault-reset=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
983 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
984 | Enables or disables the resetting of the guest VM instead
|
---|
985 | of triggering a Guru Meditation. Some guest VMs raise a
|
---|
986 | triple fault to reset the CPU, so sometimes resetting the
|
---|
987 | guest VM is the best outcome. This option only applies to
|
---|
988 | guests that do not use symmetric multiprocessing (SMP).
|
---|
989 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
990 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
991 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
992 | <term><option>--apic=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
993 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
994 | Enables or disables APIC. With APIC, OSes can use
|
---|
995 | more than 16 interrupt requests (IRQs) to avoid IRQ
|
---|
996 | sharing and to improve reliability. APIC is enabled by
|
---|
997 | default. See <xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
|
---|
998 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
999 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1000 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1001 | <term><option>--x86-x2apic=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1002 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1003 | Enables or disables the CPU x2APIC feature. CPU x2APIC
|
---|
1004 | enables an OS to run more efficiently on high core count
|
---|
1005 | configurations and to optimize interrupt distribution in
|
---|
1006 | virtualized environments. This feature is enabled by
|
---|
1007 | default.
|
---|
1008 | </para><para>
|
---|
1009 | Disable this feature when the OS that runs on a host
|
---|
1010 | system or a guest VM is incompatible with CPU x2APIC.
|
---|
1011 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1012 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1013 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1014 | <term><option>--paravirt-provider=none | default | legacy | minimal | hyperv | kvm</option></term>
|
---|
1015 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1016 | Specifies one of the following paravirtualization
|
---|
1017 | interfaces to provide to the guest OS:
|
---|
1018 | </para><itemizedlist>
|
---|
1019 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1020 | <literal>none</literal> does not expose any
|
---|
1021 | paravirtualization interface.
|
---|
1022 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1023 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1024 | <literal>default</literal> selects the appropriate
|
---|
1025 | interface based on the guest OS type when starting the
|
---|
1026 | VM. This is the default value used when creating new
|
---|
1027 | VMs.
|
---|
1028 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1029 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1030 | <literal>legacy</literal> selects a paravirtual
|
---|
1031 | interface for VMs that were created by older
|
---|
1032 | &product-name; versions.
|
---|
1033 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1034 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1035 | <literal>minimal</literal> is required for Mac OS X
|
---|
1036 | guest VMs.
|
---|
1037 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1038 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1039 | <literal>kvm</literal> is recommended for Linux guest
|
---|
1040 | VMs. See <xref linkend="gimproviders" />.
|
---|
1041 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1042 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1043 | <literal>hyperv</literal> is recommended for Windows
|
---|
1044 | guest VMs. See <xref linkend="gimproviders" />.
|
---|
1045 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1046 | </itemizedlist></listitem>
|
---|
1047 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1048 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1049 | <term><option>--paravirt-debug=<replaceable>property</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1050 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1051 | Specifies debugging properties that are specific to the
|
---|
1052 | paravirtualization provider configured for the specified
|
---|
1053 | VM. See <xref linkend="gimdebug" />.
|
---|
1054 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1055 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1056 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1057 | <term><option>--nested-paging=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1058 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1059 | Enables or disables the nested paging feature in the
|
---|
1060 | processor of the host system. This option is available
|
---|
1061 | only when hardware virtualization is enabled. See
|
---|
1062 | <xref linkend="hwvirt" /> and
|
---|
1063 | <xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-3646" />.
|
---|
1064 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1065 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1066 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1067 | <term><option>--large-pages=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1068 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1069 | Enables or disables the hypervisor's use of large pages,
|
---|
1070 | which can improve performance by up to 5%. The use of
|
---|
1071 | large pages reduces TLB use and overhead. This option is
|
---|
1072 | available only when both hardware virtualization and
|
---|
1073 | nested paging are enabled.
|
---|
1074 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1075 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1076 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1077 | <term><option>--x86-vtx-vpid=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1078 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1079 | Enables or disables the use of the tagged TLB (VPID)
|
---|
1080 | feature in the processor of your host system. See
|
---|
1081 | <xref linkend="hwvirt" />. This option is available only
|
---|
1082 | when hardware virtualization is enabled on Intel VT-x.
|
---|
1083 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1084 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1085 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1086 | <term><option>--x86-vtx-ux=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1087 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1088 | Enables or disables the use of unrestricted guest mode for
|
---|
1089 | executing the guest VM. This option is available only when
|
---|
1090 | hardware virtualization is enabled on Intel VT-x.
|
---|
1091 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1092 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1093 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1094 | <term><option>--nested-hw-virt=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1095 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1096 | Enables or disables nested virtualization. Enabling makes
|
---|
1097 | hardware virtualization features available to the VM. See
|
---|
1098 | <xref linkend="nested-virt" />.
|
---|
1099 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1100 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1101 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1102 | <term><option>--virt-vmsave-vmload=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1103 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1104 | If hardware virtualization is enabled and the host has an
|
---|
1105 | AMD CPU, this setting enables or disables the use of the
|
---|
1106 | virtualized vmsave/vmload host feature while executing the
|
---|
1107 | VM. It is enabled by default. It is recommended to leave it
|
---|
1108 | enabled as it has a drastic impact on performance while
|
---|
1109 | executing nested VMs when using the nested hardware
|
---|
1110 | virtualization feature.
|
---|
1111 | <xref linkend="nested-virt" />.
|
---|
1112 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1113 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1114 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1115 | <term><option>--accelerate-3d=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1116 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1117 | Enables or disables hardware 3D acceleration for the
|
---|
1118 | graphics adapter variants which support it. This option
|
---|
1119 | has an effect only when the Guest Additions are installed.
|
---|
1120 | See <xref linkend="guestadd-3d" />.
|
---|
1121 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1122 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1123 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1124 | <term><option>--accelerate-2d-video=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1125 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1126 | Enables or disables 2D video acceleration for the graphics
|
---|
1127 | adapter variants which support it.
|
---|
1128 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1129 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1130 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1131 | <term><option>--chipset=piix3 | ich9 | armv8virtual</option></term>
|
---|
1132 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1133 | Specify the Intel chipset for &product-name; to emulate.
|
---|
1134 | For the x86 platform, the default value is the Intel PIIX3 chipset.
|
---|
1135 | (<literal>piix3</literal>).
|
---|
1136 | For the ARM platform, the default value is the ARMv8Virtual chipset.
|
---|
1137 | (<literal>armv8virtual</literal>).
|
---|
1138 | </para><para>
|
---|
1139 | Change this value only if you need to relax some of the
|
---|
1140 | chipset constraints. See
|
---|
1141 | <xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
|
---|
1142 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1143 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1144 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1145 | <term><option>--iommu=none | automatic | amd | intel</option></term>
|
---|
1146 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1147 | Specifies the IOMMU type for &product-name; to emulate.
|
---|
1148 | Both Intel and AMD IOMMU emulation currently require the
|
---|
1149 | use of the Intel ICH9 chipset (see
|
---|
1150 | <option>--chipset</option> option).
|
---|
1151 | </para><para>
|
---|
1152 | Valid values are as follows:
|
---|
1153 | </para><itemizedlist>
|
---|
1154 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1155 | <literal>none</literal> – No IOMMU is present
|
---|
1156 | and is the default value.
|
---|
1157 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1158 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1159 | <literal>automatic</literal> – An IOMMU is
|
---|
1160 | present but its type is automatically chosen to match
|
---|
1161 | the host CPU vendor when the VM is powered on.
|
---|
1162 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1163 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1164 | <literal>amd</literal> – An AMD IOMMU is
|
---|
1165 | present.
|
---|
1166 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1167 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1168 | <literal>intel</literal> – An Intel IOMMU is
|
---|
1169 | present.
|
---|
1170 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1171 | </itemizedlist></listitem>
|
---|
1172 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1173 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1174 | <term><option>--tpm-type=none | 1.2 | 2.0 | host | swtpm</option></term>
|
---|
1175 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1176 | Specifies the TPM type for &product-name; to emulate.
|
---|
1177 | </para><para>
|
---|
1178 | Valid values are as follows:
|
---|
1179 | </para><itemizedlist>
|
---|
1180 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1181 | <literal>none</literal> – No TPM is present
|
---|
1182 | and is the default value.
|
---|
1183 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1184 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1185 | <literal>1.2</literal> – A TPM conforming to the TCG specification
|
---|
1186 | version 1.2 is present.
|
---|
1187 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1188 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1189 | <literal>2.0</literal> – A TPM conforming to the TCG specification
|
---|
1190 | version 2.0 is present.
|
---|
1191 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1192 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1193 | <literal>host</literal> – The host TPM is passed through to the guest.
|
---|
1194 | May not be available on all supported host platforms.
|
---|
1195 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1196 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1197 | <literal>swtpm</literal> – The VM connects to an external TPM emulation
|
---|
1198 | compliant to swtpm. Requires to set the TPM location to connect to (see
|
---|
1199 | <option>--tpm-location</option> option).
|
---|
1200 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1201 | </itemizedlist></listitem>
|
---|
1202 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1203 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1204 | <term><option>--firmware-logo-fade-in=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1205 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1206 | Specifies whether the BIOS logo fades in on VM startup. By
|
---|
1207 | default, an &product-name; logo is shown.
|
---|
1208 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1209 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1210 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1211 | <term><option>--firmware-logo-fade-out=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1212 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1213 | Specifies whether the BIOS logo fades out on VM startup.
|
---|
1214 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1215 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1216 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1217 | <term><option>--firmware-logo-display-time=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1218 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1219 | Specifies the amount of time in milliseconds that the BIOS
|
---|
1220 | logo is visible.
|
---|
1221 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1222 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1223 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1224 | <term><option>--firmware-logo-image-path=<replaceable>pathname</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1225 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1226 | Replaces the existing BIOS logo with a different image.
|
---|
1227 | The replacement image must be an uncompressed 16, 256 or 16M
|
---|
1228 | color bitmap file (BMP) that does not contain color space
|
---|
1229 | information (Windows 3.0 format). Also ensure that the
|
---|
1230 | image is no larger than 640 X 480 pixels.
|
---|
1231 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1232 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1233 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1234 | <term><option>--firmware-boot-menu=disabled | menuonly | messageandmenu</option></term>
|
---|
1235 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1236 | Specifies whether the BIOS permits you to select a
|
---|
1237 | temporary boot device. Valid values are:
|
---|
1238 | </para><itemizedlist>
|
---|
1239 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1240 | <literal>disabled</literal> outputs the alternate boot
|
---|
1241 | device message and permits you to select a temporary
|
---|
1242 | boot device by pressing F12.
|
---|
1243 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1244 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1245 | <literal>menuonly</literal> suppresses the alternate
|
---|
1246 | boot device message, but permits you to select a
|
---|
1247 | temporary boot device by pressing F12.
|
---|
1248 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1249 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1250 | <literal>messageandmenu</literal> suppresses the
|
---|
1251 | alternate boot device message and prevents you from
|
---|
1252 | selecting a temporary boot device by pressing F12.
|
---|
1253 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1254 | </itemizedlist></listitem>
|
---|
1255 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1256 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1257 | <term><option>--firmware-apic=x2apic | apic | disabled</option></term>
|
---|
1258 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1259 | Specifies the APIC level of the firmware. Valid values
|
---|
1260 | are: <literal>x2apic</literal>, <literal>apic</literal>,
|
---|
1261 | and <literal>disabled</literal>. When the value is
|
---|
1262 | <literal>disabled</literal>, neither the
|
---|
1263 | <literal>apic</literal> nor the <literal>x2apic</literal>
|
---|
1264 | version of the firmware is used.
|
---|
1265 | </para><para>
|
---|
1266 | Note that if you specify the <literal>x2apic</literal>
|
---|
1267 | value and x2APIC is unsupported by the virtual CPU, the
|
---|
1268 | APIC level downgrades to <literal>apic</literal>, if
|
---|
1269 | supported. Otherwise, the APIC level downgrades to
|
---|
1270 | <literal>disabled</literal>. Similarly, if you specify the
|
---|
1271 | <literal>apic</literal> value and APIC is unsupported by
|
---|
1272 | the virtual CPU, the APIC level downgrades to
|
---|
1273 | <literal>disabled</literal>.
|
---|
1274 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1275 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1276 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1277 | <term><option>--firmware-system-time-offset=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1278 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1279 | Specifies the time offset in milliseconds of the guest VM
|
---|
1280 | relative to the time on the host system. If the offset
|
---|
1281 | value is positive, the guest VM time runs ahead of the
|
---|
1282 | time on the host system.
|
---|
1283 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1284 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1285 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1286 | <term><option>--firmware-pxe-debug=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1287 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1288 | Enables or disables additional debugging output when using
|
---|
1289 | the Intel PXE boot ROM. The debug output is written to the
|
---|
1290 | release log file. See
|
---|
1291 | <xref linkend="collect-debug-info" />.
|
---|
1292 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1293 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1294 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1295 | <term><option>--system-uuid-le=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1296 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1297 | Enables or disables representing the system UUID in little
|
---|
1298 | endian form. The default value is <literal>on</literal> for
|
---|
1299 | new VMs. For old VMs the setting is <literal>off</literal> to
|
---|
1300 | keep the content of the DMI/SMBIOS table unchanged, which can
|
---|
1301 | be important for Windows license activation.
|
---|
1302 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1303 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1304 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1305 | <term><option>--boot<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none | floppy | dvd | disk | net</option></term>
|
---|
1306 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1307 | Enables you to specify the boot device order for the VM by
|
---|
1308 | assigning one of the device types to each of the four boot
|
---|
1309 | device slots that are represented by
|
---|
1310 | <replaceable>N</replaceable> in the option name.
|
---|
1311 | </para><para>
|
---|
1312 | A value of 1 for <replaceable>N</replaceable> represents
|
---|
1313 | the first boot device slot, and so on.
|
---|
1314 | </para><para>
|
---|
1315 | The device types are <literal>floppy</literal> for floppy
|
---|
1316 | disks, <literal>dvd</literal> for DVDs or CDs,
|
---|
1317 | <literal>disk</literal> for hard disks, and
|
---|
1318 | <literal>net</literal> for a network device. A value of
|
---|
1319 | <literal>none</literal> indicates that no boot device is
|
---|
1320 | associated with the specified slot.
|
---|
1321 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1322 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1323 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1324 | <term><option>--rtc-use-utc=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1325 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1326 | Specifies whether the real-time clock (RTC) uses
|
---|
1327 | coordinated universal time (UTC). See
|
---|
1328 | <xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
|
---|
1329 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1330 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1331 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1332 | <term><option>--graphicscontroller=none | vboxvga | vmsvga | vboxsvga</option></term>
|
---|
1333 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1334 | Specifies the graphics controller type to use. See
|
---|
1335 | <xref linkend="settings-screen" />.
|
---|
1336 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1337 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1338 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1339 | <term><option>--snapshot-folder=default | <replaceable>pathname</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1340 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1341 | Specifies the name of the VM's snapshot storage folder. If
|
---|
1342 | you specify <literal>default</literal>, the folder name is
|
---|
1343 | <filename>Snapshots/</filename> in the machine folder.
|
---|
1344 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1345 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1346 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1347 | <term><option>--firmware=bios | efi | efi32 | efi64</option></term>
|
---|
1348 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1349 | Specifies the firmware used to boot the VM. Valid values
|
---|
1350 | are: <literal>bios</literal>, <literal>efi</literal>,
|
---|
1351 | <literal>efi32</literal>, or <literal>efi64</literal>. Use
|
---|
1352 | EFI values with care.
|
---|
1353 | </para><para>
|
---|
1354 | By default, BIOS firmware is used.
|
---|
1355 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1356 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1357 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1358 | <term><option>--guest-memory-balloon=<replaceable>size</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1359 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1360 | Specifies the size of the guest memory balloon. The guest
|
---|
1361 | memory balloon is the memory allocated by the Guest
|
---|
1362 | Additions from the guest OS and returned to the hypervisor
|
---|
1363 | for use by other VMs. Specify
|
---|
1364 | <replaceable>size</replaceable> in megabytes. The default
|
---|
1365 | value is <literal>0</literal> megabytes. See
|
---|
1366 | <xref linkend="guestadd-balloon" />.
|
---|
1367 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1368 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1369 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1370 | <term><option>--default-frontend=default | <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1371 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1372 | Specifies the default frontend to use when starting the
|
---|
1373 | specified VM. If you specify <literal>default</literal>,
|
---|
1374 | the VM is shown in a window on the user's desktop. See
|
---|
1375 | <xref linkend="vboxmanage-startvm" />.
|
---|
1376 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1377 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1378 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1379 | <term><option>--vm-process-priority=default | flat | low | normal | high</option></term>
|
---|
1380 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1381 | Specifies the priority scheme of the VM process to use
|
---|
1382 | when starting the specified VM and while the VM runs.
|
---|
1383 | </para><para>
|
---|
1384 | The following valid values are:
|
---|
1385 | </para><itemizedlist>
|
---|
1386 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1387 | <literal>default</literal> – Default process
|
---|
1388 | priority determined by the OS.
|
---|
1389 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1390 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1391 | <literal>flat</literal> – Assumes a scheduling
|
---|
1392 | policy which puts the process at the default priority
|
---|
1393 | and with all threads at the same priority.
|
---|
1394 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1395 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1396 | <literal>low</literal> – Assumes a scheduling
|
---|
1397 | policy which puts the process mostly below the default
|
---|
1398 | priority of the host OS.
|
---|
1399 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1400 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1401 | <literal>normal</literal> – Assume a scheduling
|
---|
1402 | policy which shares the CPU resources fairly with
|
---|
1403 | other processes running with the default priority of
|
---|
1404 | the host OS.
|
---|
1405 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1406 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1407 | <literal>high</literal> – Assumes a scheduling
|
---|
1408 | policy which puts the task above the default priority of
|
---|
1409 | the host OS. This policy might easily cause other tasks
|
---|
1410 | in the system to starve.
|
---|
1411 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1412 | </itemizedlist></listitem>
|
---|
1413 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1414 | </variablelist>
|
---|
1415 | </refsect2>
|
---|
1416 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-networking">
|
---|
1417 | <title>Networking Settings</title>
|
---|
1418 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
---|
1419 | <para>
|
---|
1420 | The following options enable you to modify networking on your
|
---|
1421 | VM. With all these options, <replaceable>N</replaceable> is an
|
---|
1422 | integer greater than zero that represents the particular virtual
|
---|
1423 | network adapter to configure.
|
---|
1424 | </para>
|
---|
1425 | <variablelist>
|
---|
1426 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1427 | <term><option>--nic<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none | null | nat | natnetwork | bridged | intnet | hostonly | generic</option></term>
|
---|
1428 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1429 | Configures the network type used by each virtual network
|
---|
1430 | card in the VM.
|
---|
1431 | </para><para>
|
---|
1432 | The following valid values correspond to the modes
|
---|
1433 | described in <xref linkend="networkingmodes" />:
|
---|
1434 | </para><itemizedlist>
|
---|
1435 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1436 | <literal>none</literal> – No networking present
|
---|
1437 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1438 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1439 | <literal>null</literal> – Not connected to the
|
---|
1440 | host system
|
---|
1441 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1442 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1443 | <literal>nat</literal> – Use network address
|
---|
1444 | translation (NAT)
|
---|
1445 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1446 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1447 | <literal>natnetwork</literal> – Use a NAT
|
---|
1448 | network
|
---|
1449 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1450 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1451 | <literal>bridged</literal> – Use bridged
|
---|
1452 | networking
|
---|
1453 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1454 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1455 | <literal>intnet</literal> – Use internal
|
---|
1456 | networking
|
---|
1457 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1458 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1459 | <literal>hostonly</literal> – Use host-only
|
---|
1460 | networking
|
---|
1461 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1462 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1463 | <literal>generic</literal> – Access rarely used
|
---|
1464 | sub-modes
|
---|
1465 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1466 | </itemizedlist></listitem>
|
---|
1467 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1468 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1469 | <term><option>--nic-type<replaceable>N</replaceable>=Am79C970A | Am79C973 | 82540EM | 82543GC | 82545EM | virtio</option></term>
|
---|
1470 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1471 | Identifies the type of networking hardware that
|
---|
1472 | &product-name; presents to the guest VM for the specified
|
---|
1473 | virtual network card. See <xref linkend="nichardware" />.
|
---|
1474 | </para><para>
|
---|
1475 | Valid values are as follows:
|
---|
1476 | </para><itemizedlist>
|
---|
1477 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1478 | <literal>Am79C970A</literal> represents the AMD PCNet
|
---|
1479 | PCI II.
|
---|
1480 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1481 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1482 | <literal>Am79C973</literal> represents the AMD PCNet
|
---|
1483 | FAST III, which is the default value.
|
---|
1484 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1485 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1486 | <literal>82540EM</literal> represents the Intel
|
---|
1487 | PRO/1000 MT Desktop.
|
---|
1488 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1489 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1490 | <literal>82543GC</literal> represents the Intel
|
---|
1491 | PRO/1000 T Server.
|
---|
1492 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1493 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1494 | <literal>82545EM</literal> represents the Intel
|
---|
1495 | PRO/1000 MT Server.
|
---|
1496 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1497 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1498 | <literal>virtio</literal> represents a paravirtualized
|
---|
1499 | network adapter.
|
---|
1500 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1501 | </itemizedlist></listitem>
|
---|
1502 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1503 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1504 | <term><option>--cable-connected<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1505 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1506 | Temporarily disconnects a virtual network interface, as if
|
---|
1507 | you pull a network cable from a physical network card. You
|
---|
1508 | might use this option to reset certain software components
|
---|
1509 | in the VM.
|
---|
1510 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1511 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1512 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1513 | <term><option>--nic-trace<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1514 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1515 | Enables or disables network tracing for the specified
|
---|
1516 | virtual network card.
|
---|
1517 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1518 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1519 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1520 | <term><option>--nic-trace-file<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1521 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1522 | Specifies the absolute path of the file in which to write
|
---|
1523 | trace log information. Use this option if network tracing
|
---|
1524 | is enabled.
|
---|
1525 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1526 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1527 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1528 | <term><option>--nic-property<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>name</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1529 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1530 | Enables you to set property values and pass them to rarely
|
---|
1531 | used network backends. To use this option, you must also
|
---|
1532 | use the <option>--nic-generic-drv</option> option.
|
---|
1533 | </para><para>
|
---|
1534 | These properties are specific to the backend engine and
|
---|
1535 | differ between the UDP Tunnel and the VDE backend drivers.
|
---|
1536 | For property examples, see
|
---|
1537 | <xref linkend="network_udp_tunnel" />.
|
---|
1538 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1539 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1540 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1541 | <term><option>--nic-speed<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>kbps</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1542 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1543 | Specifies the throughput rate in kilobits per second for
|
---|
1544 | rarely used networking sub-modes such as VDE network and
|
---|
1545 | UDP Tunnel. Use this option only if you used the
|
---|
1546 | <option>--nic</option> option to enable generic networking
|
---|
1547 | for the specified virtual network card.
|
---|
1548 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1549 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1550 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1551 | <term><option>--nic-boot-prio<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>priority</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1552 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1553 | Assigns a priority to each NIC that determines the order
|
---|
1554 | in which that NIC is used to perform a PXE network boot.
|
---|
1555 | The priority value is an integer in the range from
|
---|
1556 | <literal>0</literal> to <literal>4</literal>. Priority
|
---|
1557 | <literal>0</literal>, which is the default value, is the
|
---|
1558 | lowest priority. Priority <literal>1</literal> is the
|
---|
1559 | highest priority, and priorities <literal>3</literal> and
|
---|
1560 | <literal>4</literal> are lower.
|
---|
1561 | </para><para>
|
---|
1562 | This option has an effect only when using the Intel PXE
|
---|
1563 | boot ROM.
|
---|
1564 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1565 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1566 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1567 | <term><option>--nic-promisc<replaceable>N</replaceable>=deny | allow-vms | allow-all</option></term>
|
---|
1568 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1569 | Enables you to specify whether to deny or allow
|
---|
1570 | promiscuous mode for the specified VM virtual network
|
---|
1571 | card. This option is relevant only for bridged networking.
|
---|
1572 | Valid values are as follows:
|
---|
1573 | </para><itemizedlist>
|
---|
1574 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1575 | <literal>deny</literal> hides any traffic that is not
|
---|
1576 | intended for the VM. This is the default value.
|
---|
1577 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1578 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1579 | <literal>allow-vms</literal> hides all host traffic
|
---|
1580 | from the VM, but allows the VM to see traffic to and
|
---|
1581 | from other VMs.
|
---|
1582 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1583 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1584 | <literal>allow-all</literal> allows the VM to see all
|
---|
1585 | traffic.
|
---|
1586 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1587 | </itemizedlist></listitem>
|
---|
1588 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1589 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1590 | <term><option>--nic-bandwidth-group<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none | <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1591 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1592 | Adds or removes a bandwidth group assignment to the
|
---|
1593 | specified virtual network interface. Valid values are as
|
---|
1594 | follows:
|
---|
1595 | </para><itemizedlist>
|
---|
1596 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1597 | <literal>none</literal> removes any current bandwidth
|
---|
1598 | group assignment from the specified virtual network
|
---|
1599 | interface.
|
---|
1600 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1601 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1602 | <replaceable>name</replaceable> adds a bandwidth group
|
---|
1603 | assignment to the specified virtual network interface.
|
---|
1604 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1605 | </itemizedlist><para>
|
---|
1606 | See <xref linkend="network_bandwidth_limit" />.
|
---|
1607 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1608 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1609 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1610 | <term><option>--bridge-adapter<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none | <replaceable>device-name</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1611 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1612 | Specifies the host interface to use for the specified
|
---|
1613 | virtual network interface. See
|
---|
1614 | <xref linkend="network_bridged" />. Use this option only
|
---|
1615 | if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
|
---|
1616 | bridged networking for the specified virtual network card.
|
---|
1617 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1618 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1619 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1620 | <term><option>--host-only-adapter<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none | <replaceable>device-name</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1621 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1622 | Specifies which host-only networking interface to use for
|
---|
1623 | the specified virtual network interface. See
|
---|
1624 | <xref linkend="network_hostonly" />. Use this option only
|
---|
1625 | if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
|
---|
1626 | host-only networking for the specified virtual network
|
---|
1627 | card.
|
---|
1628 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1629 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1630 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1631 | <term><option>--intnet<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1632 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1633 | Specifies the name of the internal network. See
|
---|
1634 | <xref linkend="network_internal" />. Use this option only
|
---|
1635 | if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
|
---|
1636 | internal networking for the specified virtual network
|
---|
1637 | card.
|
---|
1638 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1639 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1640 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1641 | <term><option>--nat-network<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1642 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1643 | Specifies the name of the NAT network to which this
|
---|
1644 | adapter is connected. Use this option only if the
|
---|
1645 | networking type is <literal>natnetwork</literal>, not
|
---|
1646 | <literal>nat</literal>.
|
---|
1647 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1648 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1649 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1650 | <term><option>--nic-generic-drv<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>backend-driver</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1651 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1652 | Enables you to access rarely used networking sub-modes,
|
---|
1653 | such as VDE networks and UDP Tunnel. Use this option only
|
---|
1654 | if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
|
---|
1655 | generic networking for a virtual network card.
|
---|
1656 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1657 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1658 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1659 | <term><option>--mac-address<replaceable>N</replaceable>=auto | <replaceable>MAC-address</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1660 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1661 | Specifies the MAC address of the specified network adapter
|
---|
1662 | on the VM. By default, &product-name; assigns a random MAC
|
---|
1663 | address to each network adapter at VM creation.
|
---|
1664 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1665 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1666 | </variablelist>
|
---|
1667 | </refsect2>
|
---|
1668 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-networking-nat">
|
---|
1669 | <title>NAT Networking Settings</title>
|
---|
1670 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
---|
1671 | <para>
|
---|
1672 | The following options use <replaceable>N</replaceable> to
|
---|
1673 | specify the particular virtual network adapter to modify.
|
---|
1674 | </para>
|
---|
1675 | <variablelist>
|
---|
1676 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1677 | <term><option>--nat-net<replaceable>N</replaceable>=default | <replaceable>network</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1678 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1679 | Specifies the IP address range to use for this network.
|
---|
1680 | See <xref linkend="changenat" />. Use this option only if
|
---|
1681 | the networking type is <literal>nat</literal>, not
|
---|
1682 | <literal>natnetwork</literal>.
|
---|
1683 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1684 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1685 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1686 | <term><option>--nat-pf<replaceable>N</replaceable>=[<replaceable>name</replaceable>],tcp | udp,[<replaceable>host-IP</replaceable>],<replaceable>hostport</replaceable>,[<replaceable>guest-IP</replaceable>],<replaceable>guestport</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1687 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1688 | Specifies the NAT port-forwarding rule to use. See
|
---|
1689 | <xref linkend="natforward" />.
|
---|
1690 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1691 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1692 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1693 | <term><option>--nat-pf<replaceable>N</replaceable>=delete <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1694 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1695 | Specifies the NAT port-forwarding rule to delete. See
|
---|
1696 | <xref linkend="natforward" />.
|
---|
1697 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1698 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1699 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1700 | <term><option>--nat-tftp-prefix<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>prefix</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1701 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1702 | Specifies a prefix to use for the built-in TFTP server.
|
---|
1703 | For example, you might use a prefix to indicate where the
|
---|
1704 | boot file is located. See <xref linkend="nat-tftp" /> and
|
---|
1705 | <xref linkend="nat-adv-tftp" />.
|
---|
1706 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1707 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1708 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1709 | <term><option>--nat-tftp-file<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>boot-file</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1710 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1711 | Specifies the name of the TFT boot file. See
|
---|
1712 | <xref linkend="nat-adv-tftp" />.
|
---|
1713 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1714 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1715 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1716 | <term><option>--nat-tftp-server<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>tftp-server</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1717 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1718 | Specifies the address of the TFTP server from which to
|
---|
1719 | boot. See <xref linkend="nat-adv-tftp" />.
|
---|
1720 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1721 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1722 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1723 | <term><option>--nat-bind-ip<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1724 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1725 | Specifies an alternate IP address to which the NAT engine
|
---|
1726 | binds. See <xref linkend="nat-adv-settings" />. By
|
---|
1727 | default, &product-name;'s NAT engine routes TCP/IP packets
|
---|
1728 | through the default interface assigned by the host's
|
---|
1729 | TCP/IP stack.
|
---|
1730 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1731 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1732 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1733 | <term><option>--nat-dns-pass-domain<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1734 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1735 | Specifies whether the built-in DHCP server passes the
|
---|
1736 | domain name for network name resolution.
|
---|
1737 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1738 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1739 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1740 | <term><option>--nat-dns-proxy<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1741 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1742 | Specifies whether the NAT engine is the proxy for all
|
---|
1743 | guest DNS requests to the host system's DNS servers. See
|
---|
1744 | <xref linkend="nat-adv-dns" />.
|
---|
1745 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1746 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1747 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1748 | <term><option>--nat-dns-host-resolver<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1749 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1750 | Specifies whether the NAT engine uses the host system's
|
---|
1751 | resolver mechanisms to handle DNS requests. See
|
---|
1752 | <xref linkend="nat-adv-dns" />.
|
---|
1753 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1754 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1755 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1756 | <term><option>--nat-localhostreachable<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
1757 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1758 | Specifies whether the NAT engine allows traffic from the guest directed to
|
---|
1759 | 10.0.2.2 to pass to the host's loopback interface, i.e. localhost or 127.0.0.1.
|
---|
1760 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1761 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1762 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1763 | <term><option>--nat-settings<replaceable>N</replaceable>=[<replaceable>mtu</replaceable>],[<replaceable>socksnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>sockrcv</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcpsnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcprcv</replaceable>]</option></term>
|
---|
1764 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1765 | Specifies values for tuning NAT performance. See
|
---|
1766 | <xref linkend="nat-adv-settings" />.
|
---|
1767 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1768 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1769 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1770 | <term><option>--nat-alias-mode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=default | [log],[proxyonly],[sameports]</option></term>
|
---|
1771 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1772 | Specifies the behavior of the NAT engine core as follows:
|
---|
1773 | </para><itemizedlist>
|
---|
1774 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1775 | <literal>log</literal> enables logging
|
---|
1776 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1777 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1778 | <literal>proxyonly</literal> switches off aliasing
|
---|
1779 | mode and makes NAT transparent
|
---|
1780 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1781 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1782 | <literal>sameports</literal> enforces that the NAT
|
---|
1783 | engine sends packets through the same port on which
|
---|
1784 | they originated
|
---|
1785 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1786 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1787 | <literal>default</literal> disables all aliasing modes
|
---|
1788 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1789 | </itemizedlist><para>
|
---|
1790 | For more information, see
|
---|
1791 | <xref linkend="nat-adv-alias" />.
|
---|
1792 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1793 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1794 | </variablelist>
|
---|
1795 | </refsect2>
|
---|
1796 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-other-hardware">
|
---|
1797 | <title>Other Hardware Settings</title>
|
---|
1798 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
---|
1799 | <para>
|
---|
1800 | The following options enable you to configure other hardware,
|
---|
1801 | such as the serial port, monitor, audio device, USB ports, and
|
---|
1802 | the clipboard, and drag-and-drop features.
|
---|
1803 | </para>
|
---|
1804 | <variablelist>
|
---|
1805 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1806 | <term><option>--mouse=ps2 | usb | usbtablet | usbmultitouch | usbmtscreenpluspad</option></term>
|
---|
1807 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1808 | Specifies the mode of the mouse to use in the VM. Valid
|
---|
1809 | values are: <literal>ps2</literal>,
|
---|
1810 | <literal>usb</literal>, <literal>usbtablet</literal>,
|
---|
1811 | <literal>usbmultitouch</literal> and
|
---|
1812 | <literal>usbmtscreenpluspad</literal>.
|
---|
1813 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1814 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1815 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1816 | <term><option>--keyboard=ps2 | usb</option></term>
|
---|
1817 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1818 | Specifies the mode of the keyboard to use in the VM. Valid
|
---|
1819 | values are: <literal>ps2</literal> and
|
---|
1820 | <literal>usb</literal>.
|
---|
1821 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1822 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1823 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1824 | <term><option>--uart<replaceable>N</replaceable>=off | <replaceable>I/O-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1825 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1826 | Configures virtual serial ports for the VM.
|
---|
1827 | <replaceable>N</replaceable> represents the serial port to
|
---|
1828 | modify. Valid values are <literal>off</literal> to disable
|
---|
1829 | the port or an I/O base address and IRQ. For information
|
---|
1830 | about the traditional COM port I/O base address and IRQ
|
---|
1831 | values, see <xref linkend="serialports" />.
|
---|
1832 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1833 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1834 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1835 | <term><option>--uart-mode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>mode</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1836 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1837 | Specifies how &product-name; connects the specified
|
---|
1838 | virtual serial port to the host system that runs the VM.
|
---|
1839 | See <xref linkend="serialports" />.
|
---|
1840 | </para><para>
|
---|
1841 | Ensure that you first configure the virtual serial port by
|
---|
1842 | using the
|
---|
1843 | <option>--uart<replaceable>N</replaceable></option>
|
---|
1844 | option.
|
---|
1845 | </para><para>
|
---|
1846 | Specify one of the following connection modes for each
|
---|
1847 | port:
|
---|
1848 | </para><itemizedlist>
|
---|
1849 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1850 | <literal>disconnected</literal> indicates that even
|
---|
1851 | though the serial port is shown to the guest VM, it is
|
---|
1852 | not connected. This state is like a physical COM port
|
---|
1853 | without a cable attached.
|
---|
1854 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1855 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1856 | <literal>server</literal>
|
---|
1857 | <replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> creates the
|
---|
1858 | specified named pipe or local domain socket on the
|
---|
1859 | host system and connects the virtual serial device to
|
---|
1860 | it.
|
---|
1861 | </para><para>
|
---|
1862 | On a Windows host system,
|
---|
1863 | <replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> is a named pipe
|
---|
1864 | that has a name that uses the following form:
|
---|
1865 | <literal>\\.\pipe\<replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable></literal>.
|
---|
1866 | </para><para>
|
---|
1867 | On a Linux host system,
|
---|
1868 | <replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> is a local domain
|
---|
1869 | socket.
|
---|
1870 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1871 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1872 | <literal>client</literal>
|
---|
1873 | <replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> connects the
|
---|
1874 | virtual serial device to the specified named pipe or
|
---|
1875 | local domain socket.
|
---|
1876 | </para><para>
|
---|
1877 | Note that the named pipe or local domain socket must
|
---|
1878 | already exist.
|
---|
1879 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1880 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1881 | <literal>tcpserver</literal>
|
---|
1882 | <replaceable>port</replaceable> creates a TCP socket
|
---|
1883 | with the specified TCP port on the host system and
|
---|
1884 | connects the virtual serial device to it.
|
---|
1885 | </para><para>
|
---|
1886 | For UNIX-like systems, use ports over 1024 for
|
---|
1887 | non-root users.
|
---|
1888 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1889 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1890 | <literal>tcpclient</literal>
|
---|
1891 | <replaceable>hostname</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable>
|
---|
1892 | connects the virtual serial device to the TCP socket.
|
---|
1893 | </para><para>
|
---|
1894 | Note that the TCP socket must already exist.
|
---|
1895 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1896 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1897 | <literal>file</literal>
|
---|
1898 | <replaceable>filename</replaceable> redirects the
|
---|
1899 | serial port output to the specified raw file. Ensure
|
---|
1900 | that <replaceable>filename</replaceable> is the
|
---|
1901 | absolute path of the file on the host system.
|
---|
1902 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1903 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1904 | <replaceable>device-name</replaceable>: specifies the
|
---|
1905 | device name of a physical hardware serial port on the
|
---|
1906 | specified host system to which the virtual serial port
|
---|
1907 | connects.
|
---|
1908 | </para><para>
|
---|
1909 | Use this mode to connect a physical serial port to a
|
---|
1910 | VM.
|
---|
1911 | </para><para>
|
---|
1912 | On a Windows host system, the device name is a COM
|
---|
1913 | port such as <literal>COM1</literal>. On a Linux host
|
---|
1914 | system, the device name is similar to
|
---|
1915 | <filename>/dev/ttyS0</filename>.
|
---|
1916 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1917 | </itemizedlist></listitem>
|
---|
1918 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1919 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1920 | <term><option>--uart-type<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>UART-type</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1921 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1922 | Configures the UART type for the specified virtual serial
|
---|
1923 | port (<replaceable>N</replaceable>). Valid values are
|
---|
1924 | <literal>16450</literal>, <literal>16550A</literal>, and
|
---|
1925 | <literal>16750</literal>. The default value is
|
---|
1926 | <literal>16550A</literal>.
|
---|
1927 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1928 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1929 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1930 | <term><option>--lpt-mode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>device-name</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1931 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1932 | Specifies the device name of the parallel port to use.
|
---|
1933 | </para><para>
|
---|
1934 | For a Windows host system, use a device name such as
|
---|
1935 | <command>lpt1</command>. For a Linux host system, use a
|
---|
1936 | device name such as <filename>/dev/lp0</filename>.
|
---|
1937 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1938 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1939 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1940 | <term><option>--lpt<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>I/O-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1941 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1942 | Specifies the I/O base address and IRQ of the parallel
|
---|
1943 | port.
|
---|
1944 | </para><para>
|
---|
1945 | You can view the I/O base address and IRQ that the VM uses
|
---|
1946 | for the parallel port in the Device Manager.
|
---|
1947 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1948 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1949 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1950 | <term><option>--audio-controller=<replaceable>controller-type</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1951 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1952 | Specifies the audio controller to be used with the VM.
|
---|
1953 | Valid audio controller type values are:
|
---|
1954 | <literal>ac97</literal>, <literal>hda</literal>, and
|
---|
1955 | <literal>sb16</literal>.
|
---|
1956 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1957 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1958 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1959 | <term><option>--audio-codec=<replaceable>codec-type</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1960 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1961 | Specifies the audio codec to be used with the VM. Valid
|
---|
1962 | audio codec type values are: <literal>stac9700</literal>,
|
---|
1963 | <literal>ad1980</literal>, <literal>stac9221</literal>,
|
---|
1964 | and <literal>sb16</literal>.
|
---|
1965 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1966 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1967 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1968 | <term><option>--audio-driver=<replaceable>type</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
1969 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1970 | Specifies whether which audio driver (backend) to use.
|
---|
1971 | <literal>none</literal>, <literal>default</literal>,
|
---|
1972 | <literal>null</literal>, <literal>dsound</literal>,
|
---|
1973 | <literal>was</literal>, <literal>oss</literal>,
|
---|
1974 | <literal>alsa</literal>, <literal>pulse</literal>, and
|
---|
1975 | <literal>coreaudio</literal>.
|
---|
1976 | </para><para>
|
---|
1977 | Note that the audio driver are dependent on the host
|
---|
1978 | operating system. Use the <command>VBoxManage
|
---|
1979 | modifyvm</command> command usage output to determine the
|
---|
1980 | supported audio types for your host system.
|
---|
1981 | </para>
|
---|
1982 | <para>
|
---|
1983 | For maximum interoperability between hosts, the default
|
---|
1984 | audio driver can be used. The VM will then automatically select
|
---|
1985 | the most appropriate audio driver for the current host available.
|
---|
1986 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1987 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1988 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
1989 | <term><option>--audio-enabled=on|off</option></term>
|
---|
1990 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
1991 | Specifies whether to enable or disable audio for the VM.
|
---|
1992 | </para>
|
---|
1993 | <para>
|
---|
1994 | This option has precedence over the --audio-on and --audio-off
|
---|
1995 | options, i.e. turning off audio via this option will turn off
|
---|
1996 | both, input and output, audio.
|
---|
1997 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
1998 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
1999 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2000 | <term><option>--audio-in=on|off</option></term>
|
---|
2001 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2002 | Specifies whether to enable or disable audio capture from
|
---|
2003 | the host system.
|
---|
2004 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2005 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2006 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2007 | <term><option>--audio-out=on|off</option></term>
|
---|
2008 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2009 | Specifies whether to enable or disable audio playback from
|
---|
2010 | the guest VM.
|
---|
2011 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2012 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2013 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2014 | <term><option>--clipboard-mode=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2015 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2016 | Specifies how to share the guest VM or host system OS's
|
---|
2017 | clipboard with the host system or guest VM, respectively.
|
---|
2018 | Valid values are: <literal>disabled</literal>,
|
---|
2019 | <literal>hosttoguest</literal>,
|
---|
2020 | <literal>guesttohost</literal>, and
|
---|
2021 | <literal>bidirectional</literal>. See
|
---|
2022 | <xref linkend="generalsettings" />.
|
---|
2023 | </para><para>
|
---|
2024 | The clipboard feature is available only if you have the
|
---|
2025 | Guest Additions be installed in the VM.
|
---|
2026 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2027 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2028 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2029 | <term><option>--clipboard-file-transfers=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2030 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2031 | Specifies whether file transfers via clipboard between
|
---|
2032 | the guest VM and the host are enabled or not.
|
---|
2033 | Valid values are: <literal>disabled</literal>,
|
---|
2034 | <literal>enabled</literal>. Depends on the current
|
---|
2035 | clipboard mode being set.
|
---|
2036 | </para><para>
|
---|
2037 | This clipboard file transfer feature is available only if you have the
|
---|
2038 | Guest Additions be installed in the VM.
|
---|
2039 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2040 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2041 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2042 | <term><option>--drag-and-drop=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2043 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2044 | Specifies how to use the drag and drop feature between the
|
---|
2045 | host system and the VM. Valid values are:
|
---|
2046 | <literal>disabled</literal>,
|
---|
2047 | <literal>hosttoguest</literal>,
|
---|
2048 | <literal>guesttohost</literal>, and
|
---|
2049 | <literal>bidirectional</literal>. See
|
---|
2050 | <xref linkend="guestadd-dnd" />.
|
---|
2051 | </para><para>
|
---|
2052 | The drag and drop feature is available only if you have
|
---|
2053 | the Guest Additions be installed in the VM.
|
---|
2054 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2055 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2056 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2057 | <term><option>--monitor-count=<replaceable>count</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2058 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2059 | Enables you to configure multiple monitors. See
|
---|
2060 | <xref linkend="settings-display" />.
|
---|
2061 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2062 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2063 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2064 | <term><option>--usb-ohci=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
2065 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2066 | Enables or disables the VM's virtual USB 1.1 controller.
|
---|
2067 | See <xref linkend="settings-usb" />.
|
---|
2068 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2069 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2070 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2071 | <term><option>--usb-ehci=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
2072 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2073 | Enables or disables the VM's virtual USB 2.0 controller.
|
---|
2074 | See <xref linkend="settings-usb" />.
|
---|
2075 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2076 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2077 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2078 | <term><option>--usb-xhci=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
2079 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2080 | Enables or disables the VM's virtual USB 3.0 controller.
|
---|
2081 | This is the most efficient option if the VM supports it.
|
---|
2082 | See <xref linkend="settings-usb" />.
|
---|
2083 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2084 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2085 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2086 | <term><option>--usb-rename=<replaceable>old-name</replaceable> <replaceable>new-name</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2087 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2088 | Rename's the VM's virtual USB controller from
|
---|
2089 | <replaceable>old-name</replaceable> to
|
---|
2090 | <replaceable>new-name</replaceable>.
|
---|
2091 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2092 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2093 | </variablelist>
|
---|
2094 | </refsect2>
|
---|
2095 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-recording">
|
---|
2096 | <title>Recording Settings</title>
|
---|
2097 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
---|
2098 | <para>
|
---|
2099 | The following options enable you to modify settings for video
|
---|
2100 | recording, audio recording, or both.
|
---|
2101 | </para>
|
---|
2102 | <variablelist>
|
---|
2103 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2104 | <term><option>--recording=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
2105 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2106 | Enables or disables the recording of a VM session into a
|
---|
2107 | WebM or VP8 file. When set to <literal>on</literal>,
|
---|
2108 | recording begins when the VM session starts.
|
---|
2109 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2110 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2111 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2112 | <term><option>--recording-screens=all | none | <replaceable>screen-ID</replaceable>[,<replaceable>screen-ID</replaceable>...</option></term>
|
---|
2113 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2114 | Enables you to specify the VM screens to record. The
|
---|
2115 | recording for each screen is output to its own file. Valid
|
---|
2116 | values are: <literal>all</literal>, which records all
|
---|
2117 | screens, <literal>none</literal>, which records no
|
---|
2118 | screens, or one or more specified screens.
|
---|
2119 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2120 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2121 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2122 | <term><option>--recording-file=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2123 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2124 | Specifies the name of the file in which to save the
|
---|
2125 | recording.
|
---|
2126 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2127 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2128 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2129 | <term><option>--recording-max-size=<replaceable>MB</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2130 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2131 | Specifies the maximum size of the recorded video file in
|
---|
2132 | megabytes. When the file reaches the specified size,
|
---|
2133 | recording stops. If the value is <literal>0</literal>,
|
---|
2134 | recording continues until you manually stop recording.
|
---|
2135 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2136 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2137 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2138 | <term><option>--recording-max-time=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2139 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2140 | Specifies the maximum amount of time to record in seconds.
|
---|
2141 | When the specified time elapses, recording stops. If the
|
---|
2142 | value is <literal>0</literal>, recording continues until
|
---|
2143 | you manually stop recording.
|
---|
2144 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2145 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2146 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2147 | <term><option>--recording-opts=<replaceable>keyword</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2148 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2149 | Specifies additional video-recording properties as a
|
---|
2150 | comma-separated property keyword-value list. For example,
|
---|
2151 | <literal>foo=bar,a=b</literal>.
|
---|
2152 | </para><para>
|
---|
2153 | Only use this option if you are an advanced user. For
|
---|
2154 | information about keywords, see the <citetitle>&product-name;
|
---|
2155 | Programming Guide and Reference</citetitle>.
|
---|
2156 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2157 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2158 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2159 | <term><option>--recording-video-fps=<replaceable>fps</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2160 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2161 | Specifies the maximum number of video frames per second
|
---|
2162 | (FPS) to record. The recording ignores any frames that
|
---|
2163 | have a higher frequency. When you increase the FPS, fewer
|
---|
2164 | frames are ignored but the recording and the size of the
|
---|
2165 | recording file increases.
|
---|
2166 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2167 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2168 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2169 | <term><option>--recording-video-rate=<replaceable>bit-rate</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2170 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2171 | Specifies the bit rate of the video in kilobits per
|
---|
2172 | second. When you increase the bit rate, the recording
|
---|
2173 | appearance improves and the size of the recording file
|
---|
2174 | increases.
|
---|
2175 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2176 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2177 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2178 | <term><option>--recording-video-res=<replaceable>width</replaceable>x<replaceable>height</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2179 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2180 | Specifies the video resolution (width and height) of the
|
---|
2181 | recorded video in pixels.
|
---|
2182 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2183 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2184 | </variablelist>
|
---|
2185 | </refsect2>
|
---|
2186 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-vrde">
|
---|
2187 | <title>Remote Machine Settings</title>
|
---|
2188 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
---|
2189 | <para>
|
---|
2190 | The following options enable you to modify the VirtualBox Remote
|
---|
2191 | Desktop Extension (VRDE) behavior.
|
---|
2192 | </para>
|
---|
2193 | <variablelist>
|
---|
2194 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2195 | <term><option>--vrde=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
2196 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2197 | Enables or disables the VRDE server.
|
---|
2198 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2199 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2200 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2201 | <term><option>--vrde-property=TCP/Ports=<replaceable>port</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2202 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2203 | <replaceable>port</replaceable> is the port or port range
|
---|
2204 | to which the VRDE server binds. The
|
---|
2205 | <literal>default</literal> or <literal>0</literal> value
|
---|
2206 | uses port <literal>3389</literal>, which is the standard
|
---|
2207 | RDP port.
|
---|
2208 | </para><para>
|
---|
2209 | See also the <option>--vrde-port</option> option
|
---|
2210 | description.
|
---|
2211 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2212 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2213 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2214 | <term><option>--vrde-property=TCP/Address=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2215 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2216 | <replaceable>IP-address</replaceable> is the IP address of
|
---|
2217 | the host network interface to which the VRDE server binds.
|
---|
2218 | When specified, the server accepts connections only on the
|
---|
2219 | host network interface at that IP address.
|
---|
2220 | </para><para>
|
---|
2221 | See also the <option>--vrde-address</option> option
|
---|
2222 | description.
|
---|
2223 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2224 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2225 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2226 | <term><option>--vrde-property=VideoChannel/Enabled=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2227 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2228 | Specifies whether the VRDP video channel is on or off.
|
---|
2229 | <literal>1</literal> means <literal>on</literal> and
|
---|
2230 | <literal>0</literal> means <literal>off</literal>. See
|
---|
2231 | <xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
|
---|
2232 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2233 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2234 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2235 | <term><option>--vrde-property=Quality=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2236 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2237 | Specifies a value between 10% and 100%, inclusive, that
|
---|
2238 | represents the JPEG compression level on the VRDE server
|
---|
2239 | video channel. A lower value produces lower JPEG quality
|
---|
2240 | but higher compression. See
|
---|
2241 | <xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
|
---|
2242 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2243 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2244 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2245 | <term><option>--vrde-property=DownscaleProtection=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2246 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2247 | Enables or disables the video downscale protection
|
---|
2248 | feature. Valid values are <literal>1</literal> to enable
|
---|
2249 | the feature and <literal>0</literal> to disable the
|
---|
2250 | feature.
|
---|
2251 | </para><para>
|
---|
2252 | When this feature is enabled, &product-name; determines
|
---|
2253 | whether to display the video:
|
---|
2254 | </para><itemizedlist>
|
---|
2255 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2256 | When the video size equals the size of the shadow
|
---|
2257 | buffer, the video is considered to be full screen and
|
---|
2258 | is displayed.
|
---|
2259 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2260 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2261 | When the video size is between full screen and the
|
---|
2262 | downscale threshold, the video is not displayed. Such
|
---|
2263 | a video might be an application window, which is
|
---|
2264 | unreadable when downscaled.
|
---|
2265 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2266 | </itemizedlist><para>
|
---|
2267 | When this feature is disabled, an attempt is always made
|
---|
2268 | to display a video.
|
---|
2269 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2270 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2271 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2272 | <term><option>--vrde-property=Client/DisableDisplay=1</option></term>
|
---|
2273 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2274 | Disables the display VRDE server feature.
|
---|
2275 | </para><para>
|
---|
2276 | To re-enable a feature, assign an empty value. For example,
|
---|
2277 | to re-enable the display feature, specify the
|
---|
2278 | <command>VBoxManage modifyvm
|
---|
2279 | --vrde-property=Client/DisableDisplay=</command> command.
|
---|
2280 | See <xref linkend="vrde-customization" />.
|
---|
2281 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2282 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2283 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2284 | <term><option>--vrde-property=DisableInput=1</option></term>
|
---|
2285 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2286 | Disables the input VRDE server feature.
|
---|
2287 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2288 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2289 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2290 | <term><option>--vrde-property=DisableAudio=1</option></term>
|
---|
2291 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2292 | Disables the audio VRDE server feature.
|
---|
2293 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2294 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2295 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2296 | <term><option>--vrde-property=DisableUSB=1</option></term>
|
---|
2297 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2298 | Disables the USB VRDE server feature.
|
---|
2299 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2300 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2301 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2302 | <term><option>--vrde-property=Client/DisableClipboard=1</option></term>
|
---|
2303 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2304 | Disables the clipboard VRDE server feature. To re-enable
|
---|
2305 | the feature, assign an empty value. See
|
---|
2306 | <xref linkend="vrde-customization" />.
|
---|
2307 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2308 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2309 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2310 | <term><option>--vrde-property=DisableUpstreamAudio=1</option></term>
|
---|
2311 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2312 | Disables the upstream audio VRDE server feature. To
|
---|
2313 | re-enable the feature, assign an empty value. See
|
---|
2314 | <xref linkend="vrde-customization" />.
|
---|
2315 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2316 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2317 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2318 | <term><option>--vrde-property=Client/DisableRDPDR=1</option></term>
|
---|
2319 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2320 | Disables the RDP device redirection for smart cards VRDE
|
---|
2321 | server feature. To re-enable this feature, assign an empty
|
---|
2322 | value.
|
---|
2323 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2324 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2325 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2326 | <term><option>--vrde-property=H3DRedirect/Enabled=1</option></term>
|
---|
2327 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2328 | Enables the 3D redirection VRDE server feature. To disable
|
---|
2329 | this feature, assign an empty value.
|
---|
2330 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2331 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2332 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2333 | <term><option>--vrde-property=Security/Method=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2334 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2335 | Specifies the following information that is required for a
|
---|
2336 | connection:
|
---|
2337 | </para><itemizedlist>
|
---|
2338 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2339 | <literal>Negotiate</literal> indicates that both
|
---|
2340 | Enhanced (TLS) and Standard RDP Security connections
|
---|
2341 | are permitted. The security method is negotiated with
|
---|
2342 | the client. This is the default value.
|
---|
2343 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2344 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2345 | <literal>RDP</literal> indicates that only Standard
|
---|
2346 | RDP Security is accepted.
|
---|
2347 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2348 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2349 | <literal>TLS</literal> indicates that only Enhanced
|
---|
2350 | RDP Security is accepted. The client must support TLS.
|
---|
2351 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2352 | </itemizedlist><para>
|
---|
2353 | See <xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
|
---|
2354 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2355 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2356 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2357 | <term><option>--vrde-property=ServerCertificate=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2358 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2359 | Specifies the absolute path to the server certificate. See
|
---|
2360 | <xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
|
---|
2361 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2362 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2363 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2364 | <term><option>--vrde-property=ServerPrivateKey=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2365 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2366 | Specifies the absolute path to the server private key. See
|
---|
2367 | <xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
|
---|
2368 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2369 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2370 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2371 | <term><option>--vrde-property=CACertificate=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2372 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2373 | Specifies the absolute path to the CA self-signed
|
---|
2374 | certificate. See <xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
|
---|
2375 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2376 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2377 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2378 | <term><option>--vrde-property Audio/RateCorrectionMode=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2379 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2380 | Specifies the audio connection mode or the path to the
|
---|
2381 | audio log file. Valid values are as follows:
|
---|
2382 | </para><itemizedlist>
|
---|
2383 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2384 | <literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_VOID</literal> is no mode.
|
---|
2385 | Use this value to unset any set audio mode.
|
---|
2386 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2387 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2388 | <literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_RC</literal> is the rate
|
---|
2389 | correction mode.
|
---|
2390 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2391 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2392 | <literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_LPF</literal> is the low pass
|
---|
2393 | filter mode.
|
---|
2394 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2395 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2396 | <literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_CS</literal> is the client
|
---|
2397 | sync sync mode to prevent an underflow or overflow of
|
---|
2398 | the client queue.
|
---|
2399 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2400 | </itemizedlist></listitem>
|
---|
2401 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2402 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2403 | <term><option>--vrde-property=LogPath=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2404 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2405 | Specifies the absolute path to the audio log file.
|
---|
2406 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2407 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2408 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2409 | <term><option>--vrde-extpack=default | <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2410 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2411 | Specifies the library to use to access the VM remotely.
|
---|
2412 | The <literal>default</literal> value uses the RDP code
|
---|
2413 | that is part of the &product-name; Extension Pack.
|
---|
2414 | </para><para>
|
---|
2415 | To use the VRDE module in VNC, specify
|
---|
2416 | <literal>VNC</literal>. See
|
---|
2417 | <xref linkend="otherextpacks"/>.
|
---|
2418 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2419 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2420 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2421 | <term><option>--vrde-port=default | <replaceable>port</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2422 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2423 | <replaceable>port</replaceable> is the port or port range
|
---|
2424 | to which the VRDE server binds. The
|
---|
2425 | <literal>default</literal> or <literal>0</literal> value
|
---|
2426 | uses port <literal>3389</literal>, which is the standard
|
---|
2427 | RDP port.
|
---|
2428 | </para><para>
|
---|
2429 | You can specify a comma-separated list of ports or port
|
---|
2430 | ranges of ports. Use a dash between two port numbers to
|
---|
2431 | specify a port range. The VRDE server binds to only one of
|
---|
2432 | the available ports from the list. Only one machine can
|
---|
2433 | use a given port at a time. For example, the
|
---|
2434 | <option>--vrde-port=5000,5010-5012</option> option
|
---|
2435 | specifies that server can bind to one of following ports:
|
---|
2436 | <literal>5000</literal>, <literal>5010</literal>,
|
---|
2437 | <literal>5011</literal>, or <literal>5012</literal>.
|
---|
2438 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2439 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2440 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2441 | <term><option>--vrde-address=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2442 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2443 | Specifies the IP address of the host network interface to
|
---|
2444 | which the VRDE server binds. If you specify an IP address,
|
---|
2445 | the server accepts connections only on the specified host
|
---|
2446 | network interface.
|
---|
2447 | </para><para>
|
---|
2448 | Use this option to specify whether the VRDP server should
|
---|
2449 | accept IPv4, IPv6, or both type of connections:
|
---|
2450 | </para><itemizedlist>
|
---|
2451 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2452 | <emphasis role="bold">Only IPv4:</emphasis> Use the
|
---|
2453 | <option>--vrde-address="0.0.0.0"</option> option.
|
---|
2454 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2455 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2456 | <emphasis role="bold">Only IPv6:</emphasis> Use the
|
---|
2457 | <option>--vrde-address="::"</option> option.
|
---|
2458 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2459 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2460 | <emphasis role="bold">Both IPv6 and IPv4:</emphasis>
|
---|
2461 | Use the <option>--vrde-address=""</option>
|
---|
2462 | option. This is the default value.
|
---|
2463 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2464 | </itemizedlist></listitem>
|
---|
2465 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2466 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2467 | <term><option>--vrde-auth-type=null | external | guest</option></term>
|
---|
2468 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2469 | Specify whether to use authorization and how to perform
|
---|
2470 | authorization. See <xref linkend="vbox-auth" />. Valid
|
---|
2471 | values are as follows:
|
---|
2472 | </para><itemizedlist>
|
---|
2473 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2474 | <literal>null</literal> provides no authentication.
|
---|
2475 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2476 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2477 | <literal>external</literal> provides external
|
---|
2478 | authentication through an authentication library.
|
---|
2479 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2480 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2481 | <literal>guest</literal> performs authentication by
|
---|
2482 | using guest user accounts. This unsupported method
|
---|
2483 | requires that you install the Guest Additions on the
|
---|
2484 | VM.
|
---|
2485 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2486 | </itemizedlist></listitem>
|
---|
2487 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2488 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2489 | <term><option>--vrde-auth-library=default | <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2490 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2491 | Specifies the library to use for RDP authentication. The
|
---|
2492 | default library for external authentication is
|
---|
2493 | <filename>VBoxAuth</filename>. See
|
---|
2494 | <xref linkend="vbox-auth" />.
|
---|
2495 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2496 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2497 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2498 | <term><option>--vrde-multi-con=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
2499 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2500 | Enables or disables the multiple connections VRDE server
|
---|
2501 | feature, if supported. See
|
---|
2502 | <xref linkend="vrde-multiconnection" />.
|
---|
2503 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2504 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2505 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2506 | <term><option>--vrde-reuse-con=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
2507 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2508 | Specifies how the VRDE server behaves when multiple
|
---|
2509 | connections are disabled. When the value is
|
---|
2510 | <literal>on</literal>, the server permits a new client to
|
---|
2511 | connect and drops the existing connection. When the value
|
---|
2512 | is <literal>off</literal>, a new connection is not
|
---|
2513 | accepted if a client is already connected to the server.
|
---|
2514 | This is the default value.
|
---|
2515 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2516 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2517 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2518 | <term><option>--vrde-video-channel=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
2519 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2520 | Enables video redirection if supported by the VRDE server.
|
---|
2521 | See <xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
|
---|
2522 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2523 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2524 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2525 | <term><option>--vrde-video-channel-quality=<replaceable>percent</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2526 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2527 | Specifies the image quality for video redirection as a
|
---|
2528 | value from 10 to 100 percent. The percentage represents
|
---|
2529 | the JPEG compression level where a lower number diminishes
|
---|
2530 | quality and provides higher compression. See
|
---|
2531 | <xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
|
---|
2532 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2533 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2534 | </variablelist>
|
---|
2535 | </refsect2>
|
---|
2536 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-teleport">
|
---|
2537 | <title>Teleporting Settings</title>
|
---|
2538 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
---|
2539 | <para>
|
---|
2540 | The following options enable you to configure a machine as a
|
---|
2541 | teleporting target. See <xref linkend="teleporting" /> and the
|
---|
2542 | teleporting related entries in <xref linkend="pot-insecure" />.
|
---|
2543 | </para>
|
---|
2544 | <variablelist>
|
---|
2545 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2546 | <term><option>--teleporter=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
2547 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2548 | Enables or disables the teleporter. When enabled, a
|
---|
2549 | machine starts up and waits to receive a teleporting
|
---|
2550 | request from the network instead of booting normally.
|
---|
2551 | </para><para>
|
---|
2552 | Teleporting requests are received on the port and address
|
---|
2553 | specified using the following parameters.
|
---|
2554 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2555 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2556 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2557 | <term><option>--teleporter-port=<replaceable>port</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2558 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2559 | Specifies the port on which the VM listens to receive a
|
---|
2560 | teleporting request from another VM.
|
---|
2561 | <replaceable>port</replaceable> is any free TCP/IP port
|
---|
2562 | number, such as <literal>6000</literal>. You must also
|
---|
2563 | specify the <option>--teleporter</option> option.
|
---|
2564 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2565 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2566 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2567 | <term><option>--teleporter-address=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2568 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2569 | Specifies the IP address on which the VM listens to
|
---|
2570 | receive a teleporting request from another VM.
|
---|
2571 | <replaceable>IP-address</replaceable> is any IP address or
|
---|
2572 | host name and specifies the TCP/IP socket on which to
|
---|
2573 | bind. The default IP address is
|
---|
2574 | <literal>0.0.0.0</literal>, which represents any IP
|
---|
2575 | address. You must also specify the
|
---|
2576 | <option>--teleporter</option> option.
|
---|
2577 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2578 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2579 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2580 | <term><option>--teleporter-password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2581 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2582 | Specifies the password to use for authentication. When
|
---|
2583 | specified, the teleporting request only succeeds if the
|
---|
2584 | password on the source machine is the same password as the
|
---|
2585 | one you specify.
|
---|
2586 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2587 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2588 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2589 | <term><option>--teleporter-password-file=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2590 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2591 | Specifies a file that contains the password to use for
|
---|
2592 | authentication. When specified, the teleporting request
|
---|
2593 | only succeeds if the password on the source machine is the
|
---|
2594 | same password as the one you specify in the password file.
|
---|
2595 | A value of <literal>stdin</literal> reads the password
|
---|
2596 | from standard input.
|
---|
2597 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2598 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2599 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2600 | <term><option>--cpuid-portability-level=<replaceable>level</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2601 | <listitem>
|
---|
2602 | <para>
|
---|
2603 | Restricts the virtual CPU capabilities that &product-name;
|
---|
2604 | presents to the guest OS by using portability rules. Higher
|
---|
2605 | integer values designate more restrictive behavior. The
|
---|
2606 | default level of <literal>0</literal> indicates that all
|
---|
2607 | virtualized features supported by the host are made available
|
---|
2608 | to the guest. The value <literal>3</literal> suppresses most
|
---|
2609 | features. Values of <literal>1</literal> and <literal>2</literal>
|
---|
2610 | represent restrictions in between. The behavior may change
|
---|
2611 | depending on the product version.
|
---|
2612 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2613 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2614 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2615 | <term><option>--cpuid-set=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable>[:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable>]
|
---|
2616 | <replaceable>eax</replaceable> <replaceable>ebx</replaceable> <replaceable>ecx</replaceable> <replaceable>edx</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2617 | <listitem>
|
---|
2618 | <para>
|
---|
2619 | Advanced users can use this setting before a teleporting
|
---|
2620 | operation (in fact before starting the VM) to restrict the
|
---|
2621 | virtual CPU capabilities that &product-name; presents to
|
---|
2622 | the guest operating system. This must be run on both the
|
---|
2623 | source and the target machines involved in teleporting and
|
---|
2624 | will then modify what the guest sees when it executes the
|
---|
2625 | CPUID machine instruction. This might help with misbehaving
|
---|
2626 | applications that wrongly assume that certain CPU
|
---|
2627 | capabilities are present. The meaning of the parameters
|
---|
2628 | is hardware dependent. Refer to the AMD or Intel processor
|
---|
2629 | documentation.
|
---|
2630 | </para><para>
|
---|
2631 | The values of <replaceable>leaf</replaceable>,
|
---|
2632 | <replaceable>subleaf</replaceable> (optional),
|
---|
2633 | <replaceable>eax</replaceable>, <replaceable>ebx</replaceable>,
|
---|
2634 | <replaceable>ecx</replaceable> and <replaceable>edx</replaceable>
|
---|
2635 | are integers given in hexadecimal format, i.e. using a radix
|
---|
2636 | (base) of 16 without requiring any prefix.
|
---|
2637 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2638 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2639 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2640 | <term><option>--cpuid-remove=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable>[:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable>]</option></term>
|
---|
2641 | <listitem>
|
---|
2642 | <para>
|
---|
2643 | Removes an adjustment established with <option>--cpuid-set</option>.
|
---|
2644 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2645 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2646 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2647 | <term><option>--cpuid-remove-all</option></term>
|
---|
2648 | <listitem>
|
---|
2649 | <para>
|
---|
2650 | Removes all adjustments established with <option>--cpuid-set</option>.
|
---|
2651 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2652 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2653 | </variablelist>
|
---|
2654 | </refsect2>
|
---|
2655 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-debugging">
|
---|
2656 | <title>Debugging Settings</title>
|
---|
2657 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
---|
2658 | <para>
|
---|
2659 | Only use the following options to perform low-level VM
|
---|
2660 | debugging. These options are for advanced users only.
|
---|
2661 | </para>
|
---|
2662 | <variablelist>
|
---|
2663 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2664 | <term><option>--tracing-enabled=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
2665 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2666 | Enables or disables the trace buffer. Note that when
|
---|
2667 | specified, the trace buffer consumes some memory and adds
|
---|
2668 | overhead.
|
---|
2669 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2670 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2671 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2672 | <term><option>--tracing-config=<replaceable>config-string</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2673 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2674 | Enables a tracing configuration that defines which group
|
---|
2675 | of trace points are enabled.
|
---|
2676 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2677 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2678 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2679 | <term><option>--tracing-allow-vm-access=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
2680 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2681 | Enables or disables VM access to the trace buffer. The
|
---|
2682 | default value is <literal>off</literal>, which disables
|
---|
2683 | access.
|
---|
2684 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2685 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2686 | </variablelist>
|
---|
2687 | </refsect2>
|
---|
2688 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-usbcardreader">
|
---|
2689 | <title>USB Card Reader Settings</title>
|
---|
2690 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
---|
2691 | <para>
|
---|
2692 | The following options specify the access to a USB Card Reader by
|
---|
2693 | the guest environment. A USB card reader can access data on
|
---|
2694 | memory cards, such as CompactFlash (CF), Secure Digital (SD),
|
---|
2695 | and MultiMediaCard (MMC).
|
---|
2696 | </para>
|
---|
2697 | <variablelist>
|
---|
2698 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2699 | <term><option>--usb-card-reader=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
2700 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2701 | Enables or disables the USB card reader interface.
|
---|
2702 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2703 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2704 | </variablelist>
|
---|
2705 | </refsect2>
|
---|
2706 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-autostart">
|
---|
2707 | <title>Autostarting VMs During Host System Boot</title>
|
---|
2708 | <para>
|
---|
2709 | The following options enable you to configure the VM autostart
|
---|
2710 | feature, which automatically starts the VM at host system
|
---|
2711 | boot-up. You must do some host system configuration before you
|
---|
2712 | can use this feature. See <xref linkend="autostart" />.
|
---|
2713 | </para>
|
---|
2714 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
---|
2715 | <variablelist>
|
---|
2716 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2717 | <term><option>--autostart-enabled=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
2718 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2719 | Enables or disables VM autostart at host system boot-up
|
---|
2720 | for the specified users.
|
---|
2721 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2722 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2723 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2724 | <term><option>--autostart-delay=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2725 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2726 | Specifies the number of seconds after host system boot-up
|
---|
2727 | to autostart the VM.
|
---|
2728 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2729 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2730 | </variablelist>
|
---|
2731 | </refsect2>
|
---|
2732 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-guest-debug">
|
---|
2733 | <title>Guest Debugging</title>
|
---|
2734 | <para>
|
---|
2735 | These options are for configuring the VMM for guest debugging.
|
---|
2736 | </para>
|
---|
2737 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
---|
2738 | <variablelist>
|
---|
2739 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2740 | <term><option>--guest-debug-provider=none | native | gdb | kd</option></term>
|
---|
2741 | <listitem><para>Selects the given debug stub provider. </para></listitem>
|
---|
2742 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2743 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2744 | <term><option>--guest-debug-io-provider=none | tcp | udp | ipc</option></term>
|
---|
2745 | <listitem><para>Selects the given I/O transport backend for the selected provider.</para></listitem>
|
---|
2746 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2747 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2748 | <term><option>--guest-debug-address=<replaceable>IP-Address</replaceable> | <replaceable>path</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2749 | <listitem><para>Sets the path the debugger is accessible under, depends on the selected I/O transport.</para></listitem>
|
---|
2750 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2751 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2752 | <term><option>--guest-debug-port=<replaceable>port</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2753 | <listitem><para>Sets the port the debugger is accessible under, depends on the selected I/O transport.</para></listitem>
|
---|
2754 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2755 | </variablelist>
|
---|
2756 | </refsect2>
|
---|
2757 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-pcipassthrough">
|
---|
2758 | <title>PCI Passthrough Settings</title>
|
---|
2759 | <para>
|
---|
2760 | The following options enable you to configure the PCI passthrough
|
---|
2761 | feature, which currently is not available in &product-name;. It is
|
---|
2762 | planned to bring this functionality back in the future.
|
---|
2763 | </para>
|
---|
2764 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
---|
2765 | <variablelist>
|
---|
2766 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2767 | <term><option>--pci-attach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable>[@<replaceable>guest-PCI-bus-address</replaceable>]</option></term>
|
---|
2768 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2769 | Attaches the specified PCI network controller on the host
|
---|
2770 | to the guest VM. You can optionally specify the PCI bus on
|
---|
2771 | the guest VM on which to attach the controller.
|
---|
2772 | <!-- See <xref linkend="pcipassthrough" />. -->
|
---|
2773 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2774 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2775 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2776 | <term><option>--pci-detach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2777 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2778 | Detaches the specified PCI network controller from the
|
---|
2779 | attached PCI bus on the guest VM.
|
---|
2780 | <!-- See <xref linkend="pcipassthrough" />. -->
|
---|
2781 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2782 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2783 | </variablelist>
|
---|
2784 | </refsect2>
|
---|
2785 | <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-testing">
|
---|
2786 | <title>Testing (ValidationKit / Bootsector)</title>
|
---|
2787 | <para>
|
---|
2788 | These options are for configuring the testing functionality of the VMM
|
---|
2789 | device and almost exclusively used by the bootsector testcases in the
|
---|
2790 | ValidationKit.
|
---|
2791 | </para>
|
---|
2792 | <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
|
---|
2793 | <variablelist>
|
---|
2794 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2795 | <term><option>--testing-enabled=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
2796 | <listitem><para>Enabled the testing functionality of the VMMDev. See VMMDevTesting.h for details. </para></listitem>
|
---|
2797 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2798 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2799 | <term><option>--testing-mmio=on | off</option></term>
|
---|
2800 | <listitem><para>Enabled the MMIO region of the VMMDev testing feature.</para></listitem>
|
---|
2801 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2802 | <varlistentry>
|
---|
2803 | <term><option>--testing-cfg-dword<replaceable>idx</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
|
---|
2804 | <listitem><para>
|
---|
2805 | This sets one of the 10 dword configuration values. The
|
---|
2806 | <replaceable>idx</replaceable> must be in the range 0 through 9.
|
---|
2807 | The <replaceable>value</replaceable> is limited to 32 bits (dword).
|
---|
2808 | </para></listitem>
|
---|
2809 | </varlistentry>
|
---|
2810 | </variablelist>
|
---|
2811 | </refsect2>
|
---|
2812 |
|
---|
2813 | </refsect1>
|
---|
2814 |
|
---|
2815 | <refsect1 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-examples">
|
---|
2816 | <title>Examples</title>
|
---|
2817 | <remark role="help-scope" condition="GLOBAL" />
|
---|
2818 | <para>
|
---|
2819 | The following command changes the description for the
|
---|
2820 | <filename>ol7</filename> VM.
|
---|
2821 | </para>
|
---|
2822 | <screen>$ VBoxManage modifyvm ol7 --description "Oracle Linux 7 with UEK4"</screen>
|
---|
2823 | <para>
|
---|
2824 | The following command enables VirtualBox Remote Display Protocol
|
---|
2825 | (VRDP) support for the <filename>ol7</filename> VM.
|
---|
2826 | </para>
|
---|
2827 | <screen>$ VBoxManage modifyvm ol7 --vrde on</screen>
|
---|
2828 | </refsect1>
|
---|
2829 |
|
---|
2830 | <refsect1 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-see-also">
|
---|
2831 | <title>See Also</title>
|
---|
2832 | <para>
|
---|
2833 | <xref linkend="vboxmanage-showvminfo" />,
|
---|
2834 | <xref linkend="vboxmanage-controlvm" />,
|
---|
2835 | <xref linkend="vboxmanage-createvm" />,
|
---|
2836 | <xref linkend="vboxmanage-startvm" />
|
---|
2837 | <xref linkend="vboxmanage-list" />
|
---|
2838 | </para>
|
---|
2839 | </refsect1>
|
---|
2840 | </refentry>
|
---|