man_VBoxManage-modifyvm.xml@ 91213

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Main,FE/VBoxManage: Add the necessary Main API bits to control the trusted platform module settings as well as implementing support in VBoxManage, bugref:10075
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20	<refentry id="vboxmanage-modifyvm" lang="en">
21	<refentryinfo>
22	<pubdate>$Date: 2021-09-10 17:58:08 +0000 (Fri, 10 Sep 2021) $</pubdate>
23	<title>VBoxManage modifyvm</title>
24	</refentryinfo>
25
26	<refmeta>
27	<refentrytitle>VBoxManage-modifyvm</refentrytitle>
28	<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
29	</refmeta>
30
31	<refnamediv>
32	<refname>VBoxManage-modifyvm</refname>
33	<refpurpose>Change settings for a virtual machine that is stopped</refpurpose>
34	<refclass>Oracle VM VirtualBox</refclass>
35	</refnamediv>
36
37	<refsynopsisdiv>
38	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-general">
39	<!-- The 'id' is mandatory and must start with 'synopsis-'. -->
40	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
41	<group choice="req">
42	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
43	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
44	</group>
45	<arg>--name=<replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
46	<arg>--groups= <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>group</replaceable> [,<replaceable>group</replaceable>...]</arg></arg>
47	<arg>--description=<replaceable>description</replaceable></arg>
48	<arg>--ostype=<replaceable>OS-type</replaceable></arg>
49	<arg>--iconfile=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
50	<arg>--memory=<replaceable>size-in-MB</replaceable></arg>
51	<arg>--pagefusion=<group choice="plain">
52	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
53	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
54	</group></arg>
55	<arg>--vram=<replaceable>size-in-MB</replaceable></arg>
56	<arg>--acpi=<group choice="plain">
57	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
58	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
59	</group></arg>
60	<arg>--ioapic=<group choice="plain">
61	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
62	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
63	</group></arg>
64	<arg>--hardwareuuid=<replaceable>UUID</replaceable></arg>
65	<arg>--cpus=<replaceable>CPU-count</replaceable></arg>
66	<arg>--cpuhotplug=<group choice="plain">
67	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
68	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
69	</group></arg>
70	<arg>--plugcpu=<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable></arg>
71	<arg>--unplugcpu=<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable></arg>
72	<arg>--cpuexecutioncap=<replaceable>number</replaceable></arg>
73	<arg>--pae=<group choice="plain">
74	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
75	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
76	</group></arg>
77	<arg>--longmode=<group choice="plain">
78	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
79	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
80	</group></arg>
81	<arg>--ibpb-on-vm-exit=<group choice="plain">
82	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
83	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
84	</group></arg>
85	<arg>--ibpb-on-vm-entry=<group choice="plain">
86	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
87	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
88	</group></arg>
89	<arg>--spec-ctrl=<group choice="plain">
90	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
91	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
92	</group></arg>
93	<arg>--l1d-flush-on-sched=<group choice="plain">
94	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
95	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
96	</group></arg>
97	<arg>--l1d-flush-on-vm-entry=<group choice="plain">
98	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
99	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
100	</group></arg>
101	<arg>--mds-clear-on-sched=<group choice="plain">
102	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
103	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
104	</group></arg>
105	<arg>--mds-clear-on-vm-entry=<group choice="plain">
106	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
107	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
108	</group></arg>
109	<arg>--cpu-profile=<group choice="plain">
110	<arg choice="plain">host</arg>
111	<arg choice="plain">Intel 8086</arg>
112	<arg choice="plain">Intel 80286</arg>
113	<arg choice="plain">Intel 80386</arg>
114	</group></arg>
115	<arg>--hpet=<group choice="plain">
116	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
117	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
118	</group></arg>
119	<arg>--hwvirtex=<group choice="plain">
120	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
121	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
122	</group></arg>
123	<arg>--triplefaultreset=<group choice="plain">
124	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
125	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
126	</group></arg>
127	<arg>--apic=<group choice="plain">
128	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
129	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
130	</group></arg>
131	<arg>--x2apic=<group choice="plain">
132	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
133	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
134	</group></arg>
135	<arg>--paravirtprovider=<group choice="plain">
136	<arg choice="plain">none</arg>
137	<arg choice="plain">default</arg>
138	<arg choice="plain">legacy</arg>
139	<arg choice="plain">minimal</arg>
140	<arg choice="plain">hyperv</arg>
141	<arg choice="plain">kvm</arg>
142	</group></arg>
143	<arg>--paravirtdebug= <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable> [,<replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable>...]</arg></arg>
144	<arg>--nestedpaging=<group choice="plain">
145	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
146	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
147	</group></arg>
148	<arg>--largepages=<group choice="plain">
149	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
150	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
151	</group></arg>
152	<arg>--vtxvpid=<group choice="plain">
153	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
154	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
155	</group></arg>
156	<arg>--vtxux=<group choice="plain">
157	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
158	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
159	</group></arg>
160	<arg>--nested-hw-virt=<group choice="plain">
161	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
162	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
163	</group></arg>
164	<arg>--virt-vmsave-vmload=<group choice="plain">
165	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
166	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
167	</group></arg>
168	<arg>--accelerate3d=<group choice="plain">
169	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
170	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
171	</group></arg>
172	<arg>--accelerate2dvideo=<group choice="plain">
173	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
174	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
175	</group></arg>
176	<arg>--chipset=<group choice="plain">
177	<arg choice="plain">ich9</arg>
178	<arg choice="plain">piix3</arg>
179	</group></arg>
180	<arg>--iommu=<group choice="plain">
181	<arg choice="plain">none</arg>
182	<arg choice="plain">automatic</arg>
183	<arg choice="plain">amd</arg>
184	<arg choice="plain">intel</arg>
185	</group></arg>
186	<arg>--tpm-type=<group choice="plain">
187	<arg choice="plain">none</arg>
188	<arg choice="plain">1.2</arg>
189	<arg choice="plain">2.0</arg>
190	<arg choice="plain">host</arg>
191	<arg choice="plain">swtpm</arg>
192	</group></arg>
193	<arg>--tpm-location=<group choice="plain">
194	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>location</replaceable></arg>
195	</group></arg>
196	<arg>--bioslogofadein=<group choice="plain">
197	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
198	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
199	</group></arg>
200	<arg>--bioslogofadeout=<group choice="plain">
201	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
202	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
203	</group></arg>
204	<arg>--bioslogodisplaytime=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></arg>
205	<arg>--bioslogoimagepath=<replaceable>pathname</replaceable></arg>
206	<arg>--biosbootmenu=<group choice="plain">
207	<arg choice="plain">disabled</arg>
208	<arg choice="plain">menuonly</arg>
209	<arg choice="plain">messageandmenu</arg>
210	</group></arg>
211	<arg>--biosapic=<group choice="plain">
212	<arg choice="plain">disabled</arg>
213	<arg choice="plain">apic</arg>
214	<arg choice="plain">x2apic</arg>
215	</group></arg>
216	<arg>--biossystemtimeoffset=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></arg>
217	<arg>--biospxedebug=<group choice="plain">
218	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
219	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
220	</group></arg>
221	<arg>--system-uuid-le=<group choice="plain">
222	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
223	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
224	</group></arg>
225	<arg>--boot<replaceable>X</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
226	<arg choice="plain">none</arg>
227	<arg choice="plain">floppy</arg>
228	<arg choice="plain">dvd</arg>
229	<arg choice="plain">disk</arg>
230	<arg choice="plain">net</arg>
231	</group></arg>
232	<arg>--rtcuseutc=<group choice="plain">
233	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
234	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
235	</group></arg>
236	<arg>--graphicscontroller=<group choice="plain">
237	<arg choice="plain">none</arg>
238	<arg choice="plain">vboxvga</arg>
239	<arg choice="plain">vmsvga</arg>
240	<arg choice="plain">vboxsvga</arg>
241	</group></arg>
242	<arg>--snapshotfolder=<group choice="plain">
243	<arg choice="plain">default</arg>
244	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>pathname</replaceable></arg>
245	</group></arg>
246	<arg>--firmware=<group choice="plain">
247	<arg choice="plain">bios</arg>
248	<arg choice="plain">efi</arg>
249	<arg choice="plain">efi32</arg>
250	<arg choice="plain">efi64</arg>
251	</group></arg>
252	<arg>--guestmemoryballoon=<replaceable>size-in-MB</replaceable></arg>
253	<arg>--defaultfrontend=<group choice="plain">
254	<arg choice="plain">default</arg>
255	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
256	</group></arg>
257	<!-- There are currently undocumented options --iocache and
258	--iocachesize which are scheduled for removal. Not worth spending
259	time on documenting it. -->
260	<arg>--vm-process-priority=<group choice="plain">
261	<arg choice="plain">default</arg>
262	<arg choice="plain">flat</arg>
263	<arg choice="plain">low</arg>
264	<arg choice="plain">normal</arg>
265	<arg choice="plain">high</arg>
266	</group></arg>
267	</cmdsynopsis>
268
269	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-networking">
270	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
271	<group choice="req">
272	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
273	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
274	</group>
275	<arg>--nic<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
276	<arg choice="plain">none</arg>
277	<arg choice="plain">null</arg>
278	<arg choice="plain">nat</arg>
279	<arg choice="plain">bridged</arg>
280	<arg choice="plain">intnet</arg>
281	<arg choice="plain">hostonly</arg>
282	<arg choice="plain">generic</arg>
283	<arg choice="plain">natnetwork</arg>
284	</group></arg>
285	<arg>--nictype<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
286	<arg choice="plain">Am79C970A</arg>
287	<arg choice="plain">Am79C973</arg>
288	<arg choice="plain">82540EM</arg>
289	<arg choice="plain">82543GC</arg>
290	<arg choice="plain">82545EM</arg>
291	<arg choice="plain">virtio</arg>
292	</group></arg>
293	<arg>--cableconnected<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
294	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
295	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
296	</group></arg>
297	<arg>--nictrace<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
298	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
299	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
300	</group></arg>
301	<arg>--nictracefile<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
302	<arg>--nicproperty<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>name</replaceable>= <arg><replaceable>value</replaceable></arg></arg>
303	<arg>--nicspeed<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>kbps</replaceable></arg>
304	<arg>--nicbootprio<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>priority</replaceable></arg>
305	<arg>--nicpromisc<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
306	<arg choice="plain">deny</arg>
307	<arg choice="plain">allow-vms</arg>
308	<arg choice="plain">allow-all</arg>
309	</group></arg>
310	<arg>--nicbandwidthgroup<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
311	<arg choice="plain">none</arg>
312	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
313	</group></arg>
314	<arg>--bridgeadapter<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
315	<arg choice="plain">none</arg>
316	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>device-name</replaceable></arg>
317	</group></arg>
318	<arg>--hostonlyadapter<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
319	<arg choice="plain">none</arg>
320	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>device-name</replaceable></arg>
321	</group></arg>
322	<arg>--intnet<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></arg>
323	<arg>--nat-network<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></arg>
324	<arg>--nicgenericdrv<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>driver-name</replaceable></arg>
325	<arg>--macaddress<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
326	<arg choice="plain">auto</arg>
327	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>MAC-address</replaceable></arg>
328	</group></arg>
329	</cmdsynopsis>
330
331	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-networking-nat">
332	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
333	<group choice="req">
334	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
335	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
336	</group>
337	<arg>--natnet<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
338	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>network</replaceable></arg>
339	<arg choice="plain">default</arg>
340	</group></arg>
341	<arg>--natpf<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
342	<arg choice="plain">[<replaceable>rule-name</replaceable>],tcp</arg>
343	<arg choice="plain">udp,[<replaceable>host-IP</replaceable>],<replaceable>hostport</replaceable>,[<replaceable>guest-IP</replaceable>],<replaceable>guestport</replaceable></arg>
344	</group></arg>
345	<arg>--natpf<replaceable>N</replaceable>=delete=<replaceable>rule-name</replaceable></arg>
346	<arg>--nattftpprefix<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>prefix</replaceable></arg>
347	<arg>--nattftpfile<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
348	<arg>--nattftpserver<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></arg>
349	<arg>--natbindip<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></arg>
350	<arg>--natdnspassdomain<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
351	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
352	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
353	</group></arg>
354	<arg>--natdnsproxy<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
355	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
356	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
357	</group></arg>
358	<arg>--natdnshostresolver<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
359	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
360	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
361	</group></arg>
362	<arg>--natsettings<replaceable>N</replaceable>=[<replaceable>mtu</replaceable>],[<replaceable>socksnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>sockrcv</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcpsnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcprcv</replaceable>]</arg>
363	<arg>--nataliasmode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
364	<arg choice="plain">default</arg>
365	<arg choice="plain">[log],[proxyonly],[sameports]</arg>
366	</group></arg>
367	</cmdsynopsis>
368
369	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-other-hardware">
370	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
371	<group choice="req">
372	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
373	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
374	</group>
375	<arg>--mouse=<group choice="plain">
376	<arg choice="plain">ps2</arg>
377	<arg choice="plain">usb</arg>
378	<arg choice="plain">usbtablet</arg>
379	<arg choice="plain">usbmultitouch</arg>
380	</group></arg>
381	<arg>--keyboard=<group choice="plain">
382	<arg choice="plain">ps2</arg>
383	<arg choice="plain">usb</arg>
384	</group></arg>
385	<arg>--uart<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
386	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
387	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>IO-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></arg>
388	</group></arg>
389	<arg>--uartmode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
390	<arg choice="plain">disconnected</arg>
391	<arg choice="plain">server <replaceable>pipe</replaceable></arg>
392	<arg choice="plain">client <replaceable>pipe</replaceable></arg>
393	<arg choice="plain">tcpserver <replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
394	<arg choice="plain">tcpclient <replaceable>hostname</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
395	<arg choice="plain">file <replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
396	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>device-name</replaceable></arg>
397	</group></arg>
398	<arg>--uarttype<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
399	<arg choice="plain">16450</arg>
400	<arg choice="plain">16550A</arg>
401	<arg choice="plain">16750</arg>
402	</group></arg>
403	<arg>--lptmode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>device-name</replaceable></arg>
404	<arg>--lpt<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
405	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
406	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>IO-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></arg>
407	</group></arg>
408	<arg>--audio=<group choice="plain">
409	<arg choice="plain">none</arg>
410	<arg choice="plain">null</arg>
411	<arg choice="plain">dsound</arg>
412	<arg choice="plain">oss</arg>
413	<arg choice="plain">alsa</arg>
414	<arg choice="plain">pulse</arg>
415	<arg choice="plain">coreaudio</arg>
416	</group></arg>
417	<arg>--audiocontroller=<group choice="plain">
418	<arg choice="plain">ac97</arg>
419	<arg choice="plain">hda</arg>
420	<arg choice="plain">sb16</arg>
421	</group></arg>
422	<arg>--audiocodec=<group choice="plain">
423	<arg choice="plain">stac9700</arg>
424	<arg choice="plain">ad1980</arg>
425	<arg choice="plain">stac9221</arg>
426	<arg choice="plain">sb16</arg>
427	</group></arg>
428	<arg>--audioin=<group choice="plain">
429	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
430	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
431	</group></arg>
432	<arg>--audioout=<group choice="plain">
433	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
434	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
435	</group></arg>
436	<arg>--clipboard-mode=<group choice="plain">
437	<arg choice="plain">disabled</arg>
438	<arg choice="plain">hosttoguest</arg>
439	<arg choice="plain">guesttohost</arg>
440	<arg choice="plain">bidirectional</arg>
441	</group></arg>
442	<!-- There is a currently undocumented option --clipboard-file-transfers.
443	The implementation is not finished, so postpone documenting until it
444	actually is ready for users. -->
445	<arg>--draganddrop=<group choice="plain">
446	<arg choice="plain">disabled</arg>
447	<arg choice="plain">hosttoguest</arg>
448	<arg choice="plain">guesttohost</arg>
449	<arg choice="plain">bidirectional</arg>
450	</group></arg>
451	<arg>--monitorcount=<replaceable>number</replaceable></arg>
452	<arg>--usbehci=<group choice="plain">
453	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
454	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
455	</group></arg>
456	<arg>--usbohci=<group choice="plain">
457	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
458	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
459	</group></arg>
460	<arg>--usbxhci=<group choice="plain">
461	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
462	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
463	</group></arg>
464	<arg>--usbrename=<replaceable>old-name</replaceable> <replaceable>new-name</replaceable></arg>
465	</cmdsynopsis>
466
467	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-recording">
468	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
469	<group choice="req">
470	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
471	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
472	</group>
473	<arg>--recording=<group choice="plain">
474	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
475	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
476	</group></arg>
477	<arg>--recordingscreens=<group choice="plain">
478	<arg choice="plain">all</arg>
479	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>screen-ID</replaceable> [<replaceable>screen-ID</replaceable>...]</arg>
480	</group></arg>
481	<arg>--recordingfile=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
482	<arg>--recordingmaxsize=<replaceable>MB</replaceable></arg>
483	<arg>--recordingmaxtime=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></arg>
484	<arg>--recordingopts= <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable> [,<replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable>...]</arg></arg>
485	<arg>--recordingvideofps=<replaceable>fps</replaceable></arg>
486	<arg>--recordingvideorate=<replaceable>rate</replaceable></arg>
487	<arg>--recordingvideores=<replaceable>width</replaceable> <replaceable>height</replaceable></arg>
488	</cmdsynopsis>
489
490	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-vrde">
491	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
492	<group choice="req">
493	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
494	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
495	</group>
496	<arg>--vrde=<group choice="plain">
497	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
498	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
499	</group></arg>
500	<arg>--vrdeproperty=<replaceable>property-name</replaceable>= <arg><replaceable>property-value</replaceable></arg></arg>
501	<arg>--vrdeextpack=<group choice="plain">
502	<arg choice="plain">default</arg>
503	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
504	</group></arg>
505	<arg>--vrdeport=<replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
506	<arg>--vrdeaddress=<replaceable>hostip</replaceable></arg>
507	<arg>--vrdeauthtype=<group choice="plain">
508	<arg choice="plain">null</arg>
509	<arg choice="plain">external</arg>
510	<arg choice="plain">guest</arg>
511	</group></arg>
512	<arg>--vrdeauthlibrary=<group choice="plain">
513	<arg choice="plain">default</arg>
514	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
515	</group></arg>
516	<arg>--vrdemulticon=<group choice="plain">
517	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
518	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
519	</group></arg>
520	<arg>--vrdereusecon=<group choice="plain">
521	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
522	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
523	</group></arg>
524	<arg>--vrdevideochannel=<group choice="plain">
525	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
526	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
527	</group></arg>
528	<arg>--vrdevideochannelquality=<replaceable>percent</replaceable></arg>
529	</cmdsynopsis>
530
531	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-teleport">
532	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
533	<group choice="req">
534	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
535	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
536	</group>
537	<arg>--teleporter=<group choice="plain">
538	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
539	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
540	</group></arg>
541	<arg>--teleporterport=<replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
542	<arg>--teleporteraddress=<group choice="plain">
543	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>address</replaceable></arg>
544	<arg choice="plain">empty</arg>
545	</group></arg>
546	<arg>--teleporterpassword=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
547	<arg>--teleporterpasswordfile=<group choice="plain">
548	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
549	<arg choice="plain">stdin</arg>
550	</group></arg>
551	<arg>--cpuid-portability-level=<replaceable>level</replaceable></arg>
552	<arg>--cpuid-set=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable><arg>:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable></arg> <replaceable>eax</replaceable> <replaceable>ebx</replaceable> <replaceable>ecx</replaceable> <replaceable>edx</replaceable></arg>
553	<arg>--cpuid-remove=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable><arg>:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable></arg></arg>
554	<arg>--cpuidremoveall</arg>
555	</cmdsynopsis>
556
557	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-debugging">
558	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
559	<group choice="req">
560	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
561	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
562	</group>
563	<arg>--tracing-enabled=<group choice="plain">
564	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
565	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
566	</group></arg>
567	<arg>--tracing-config=<replaceable>string</replaceable></arg>
568	<arg>--tracing-allow-vm-access=<group choice="plain">
569	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
570	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
571	</group></arg>
572	</cmdsynopsis>
573
574	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-usbcardreader">
575	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
576	<group choice="req">
577	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
578	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
579	</group>
580	<arg>--usbcardreader=<group choice="plain">
581	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
582	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
583	</group></arg>
584	</cmdsynopsis>
585
586	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-autostart">
587	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
588	<group choice="req">
589	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
590	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
591	</group>
592	<arg>--autostart-enabled=<group choice="plain">
593	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
594	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
595	</group></arg>
596	<arg>--autostart-delay=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
597	<!-- There is a currently undocumented option --autostop-type.
598	Most autostart service implementations either ignore it or rely it is
599	left unchanged due to otherwise running into timeouts established by the
600	host OS, defeating the purpose. Not worth spending time on documenting
601	it unless this changes. -->
602	</cmdsynopsis>
603
604	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-pcipassthrough">
605	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
606	<group choice="req">
607	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
608	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
609	</group>
610	<arg>--pciattach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable><arg>@<replaceable>guest-PCI-bus-address</replaceable></arg></arg>
611	<arg>--pcidetach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable></arg>
612	</cmdsynopsis>
613	</refsynopsisdiv>
614
615	<refsect1>
616	<title>Description</title>
617	<para>
618	The <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command> command enables you to
619	change the properties of a registered virtual machine (VM) that is
620	not running.
621	</para>
622	<para>
623	Most of these properties correspond to the VM settings that are
624	shown in each VM's <emphasis role="bold">Settings</emphasis>
625	dialog in the VirtualBox Manager. See
626	<xref linkend="BasicConcepts" />. However, some settings can only
627	be viewed and managed with the <command>VBoxManage</command>
628	command.
629	</para>
630	<para>
631	You can use the <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command> command to
632	change VM settings only when the VM is powered off. The VM cannot
633	be running or in saved state when you use this command.
634	</para>
635	<para>
636	You can use the <command>VBoxManage controlvm</command> command to
637	dynamically change some VM machine settings while the VM is
638	running. See <xref linkend="vboxmanage-controlvm" />.
639	</para>
640	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-general">
641	<title>General Settings</title>
642	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
643	<para>
644	The following options enable you to modify general information
645	about your VM.
646	</para>
647	<para>
648	The <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command> command supports the
649	following options:
650	</para>
651	<variablelist>
652	<varlistentry>
653	<term><option>--name=<replaceable>vmname</replaceable></option></term>
654	<listitem><para>
655	Changes the name of the VM and its related internal VM
656	files. See <xref linkend="vboxmanage-createvm"/>.
657	</para></listitem>
658	</varlistentry>
659	<varlistentry>
660	<term><option>--groups=<replaceable>group</replaceable></option></term>
661	<listitem><para>
662	Changes the group membership of a VM. Group names always
663	begin with a slash character (<literal>/</literal>) and
664	can be nested. By default, VMs are members of the
665	<literal>/</literal> group. A VM can be member of multiple
666	groups, but its primary group determines the directory
667	structure where the internal VM files are placed by default.
668	</para></listitem>
669	</varlistentry>
670	<varlistentry>
671	<term><option>--description=<replaceable>desc</replaceable></option></term>
672	<listitem><para>
673	Changes the optional VM description. Use a description to
674	record details about the VM in a meaningful way. The GUI
675	interprets HTML markup while the <command>VBoxManage
676	modifyvm</command> command enables you include arbitrary
677	strings that can contain multiple lines.
678	</para></listitem>
679	</varlistentry>
680	<varlistentry>
681	<term><option>--ostype=<replaceable>OS-type</replaceable></option></term>
682	<listitem><para>
683	Specifies the guest operating system (OS) information for
684	the VM. Use the <command>VBoxManage list ostypes</command>
685	command to view the OS type identifiers.
686	</para></listitem>
687	</varlistentry>
688	<varlistentry>
689	<term><option>--iconfile=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
690	<listitem><para>
691	Specifies the path to the VM icon file in PNG format
692	on the host system. The icon is shown in the VM manager
693	UI and when running the VM with UI.
694	</para></listitem>
695	</varlistentry>
696	<varlistentry>
697	<term><option>--memory=<replaceable>size</replaceable></option></term>
698	<listitem><para>
699	Specifies the amount of host system RAM to allocate to the
700	VM. The size is in MB. See
701	<xref linkend="gui-createvm" />.
702	</para></listitem>
703	</varlistentry>
704	<varlistentry>
705	<term><option>--pagefusion=on \| off</option></term>
706	<listitem><para>
707	Enables or disables the Page Fusion feature, which is
708	disabled by default. Use the Page Fusion feature to
709	minimize the memory duplication between VMs that have
710	similar configurations and that run on the same host
711	system. See <xref linkend="guestadd-pagefusion" />.
712	</para></listitem>
713	</varlistentry>
714	<varlistentry>
715	<term><option>--vram=<replaceable>size</replaceable></option></term>
716	<listitem><para>
717	Specifies the amount of RAM to allocate to the virtual
718	graphics card. See <xref linkend="settings-display" />.
719	</para></listitem>
720	</varlistentry>
721	<varlistentry>
722	<term><option>--acpi=on \| off</option></term>
723	<listitem><para>
724	Determines whether the VM has ACPI support. See
725	<xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
726	</para></listitem>
727	</varlistentry>
728	<varlistentry>
729	<term><option>--ioapic=on \| off</option></term>
730	<listitem><para>
731	Determines whether the VM has I/O APIC support. See
732	<xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
733	</para></listitem>
734	</varlistentry>
735	<varlistentry>
736	<term><option>--hardwareuuid=<replaceable>uuid</replaceable></option></term>
737	<listitem><para>
738	Specifies the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) to
739	present to the guest VM in memory tables (DMI/SMBIOS),
740	hardware, and VM properties. By default this hardware UUID
741	is the same as the VM UUID. Cloning a VM and the teleporting
742	feature automatically preserve the hardware UUID value.
743	Likewise for Virtual Appliance export and import, but only
744	if both operations are done by &product-name;.
745	</para></listitem>
746	</varlistentry>
747	<varlistentry>
748	<term><option>--cpus=<replaceable>CPU-count</replaceable></option></term>
749	<listitem><para>
750	Specifies the number of virtual CPUs to assign to the VM.
751	See <xref linkend="settings-processor" />.
752	</para><para>
753	If CPU hot-plugging is enabled, this option specifies the
754	maximum number of virtual CPUs that can be plugged into
755	the VMs.
756	</para></listitem>
757	</varlistentry>
758	<varlistentry>
759	<term><option>--cpuhotplug=on \| off</option></term>
760	<listitem><para>
761	Enables or disables CPU hot-plugging. When enabled, you
762	can dynamically add virtual CPUs to a VM or remove virtual
763	CPUs from a VM. See <xref linkend="cpuhotplug" />.
764	</para></listitem>
765	</varlistentry>
766	<varlistentry>
767	<term><option>--plugcpu=<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable></option></term>
768	<listitem><para>
769	Adds a virtual CPU to the VM.
770	<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable> is the index of the
771	virtual CPU to add. A valid index value is a number from
772	<literal>0</literal> to the maximum number of CPUs that
773	you configured by using the <option>--cpus</option>
774	option.
775	</para><para>
776	Only use this option if CPU hot-plugging is enabled.
777	</para></listitem>
778	</varlistentry>
779	<varlistentry>
780	<term><option>--unplugcpu=<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable></option></term>
781	<listitem><para>
782	Removes a virtual CPU from the VM.
783	<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable> is the index of the
784	virtual CPU to remove. A valid index value is a number
785	from <literal>1</literal> to the maximum number of CPUs
786	that you configured by using the <option>--cpus</option>
787	option.
788	</para><para>
789	Only use this option if CPU hot-plugging is enabled.
790	</para><para>
791	Note that you cannot remove CPU 0.
792	</para></listitem>
793	</varlistentry>
794	<varlistentry>
795	<term><option>--cpuexectioncap=<replaceable>percentage</replaceable></option></term>
796	<listitem><para>
797	Specifies how much CPU time a virtual CPU can use. A valid
798	value is from <literal>1</literal> to
799	<literal>100</literal>. A value of 50 indicates that a
800	single virtual CPU can use up to 50% of a single host CPU.
801	</para></listitem>
802	</varlistentry>
803	<varlistentry>
804	<term><option>--pae=on \| off</option></term>
805	<listitem><para>
806	Enables or disables physical address extension (PAE). See
807	<xref linkend="settings-processor" />.
808	</para></listitem>
809	</varlistentry>
810	<varlistentry>
811	<term><option>--longmode=on \| off</option></term>
812	<listitem><para>
813	Enables or disables long mode. See
814	<xref linkend="settings-processor" />.
815	</para></listitem>
816	</varlistentry>
817	<varlistentry>
818	<term><option>--ibpb-on-vm-exit=on \| off</option></term>
819	<listitem><para>
820	Enables use of Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier (IBPB)
821	on every VM exit.
822	</para></listitem>
823	</varlistentry>
824	<varlistentry>
825	<term><option>--ibpb-on-vm-entry=on \| off</option></term>
826	<listitem><para>
827	Enables use of Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier (IBPB)
828	on every VM entry.
829	</para></listitem>
830	</varlistentry>
831	<varlistentry>
832	<term><option>--spec-ctrl=on \| off</option></term>
833	<listitem><para>
834	Enables or disables the exposure of speculation control
835	interfaces to the guest VM. These interfaces must be
836	available on the host system.
837	</para><para>
838	Depending on the host CPU and the workload, enabling
839	speculation control might significantly reduce
840	performance.
841	</para></listitem>
842	</varlistentry>
843	<varlistentry>
844	<term><option>--l1d-flush-on-sched=on \| off</option></term>
845	<listitem><para>
846	Enables or disables level 1 data cache flushing when a
847	thread is scheduled to execute guest code. See
848	<xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-3646" />.
849	</para></listitem>
850	</varlistentry>
851	<varlistentry>
852	<term><option>--l1d-flush-on-vm-entry=on \| off</option></term>
853	<listitem><para>
854	Enables or disables level 1 data cache flushing on every
855	VM entry. See <xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-3646" />.
856	</para></listitem>
857	</varlistentry>
858	<varlistentry>
859	<term><option>--mds-clear-on-sched=on \| off</option></term>
860	<listitem><para>
861	Enables CPU buffer clearing when a thread is scheduled to
862	execute guest code. See
863	<xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-12126-et-al" />.
864	</para></listitem>
865	</varlistentry>
866	<varlistentry>
867	<term><option>--mds-clear-on-vm-entry=on \| off</option></term>
868	<listitem><para>
869	Enables CPU buffer clearing on every VM entry. See
870	<xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-12126-et-al" />.
871	</para></listitem>
872	</varlistentry>
873	<varlistentry>
874	<term><option>--cpu-profile=host \| Intel 8086 \| Intel 80286 \| Intel 80386</option></term>
875	<listitem><para>
876	Specifies the profile to use for guest CPU emulation.
877	Specify a value that is based on the host system CPU
878	(<literal>host</literal>) or one of the following older
879	Intel micro-architectures: <literal>8086</literal>,
880	<literal>80286</literal>, or <literal>80386</literal>.
881	</para></listitem>
882	</varlistentry>
883	<varlistentry>
884	<term><option>--hpet=on \| off</option></term>
885	<listitem><para>
886	Enables or disables a High Precision Event Timer (HPET)
887	that can replace a legacy system timer. This feature is
888	disabled by default. Note HPET is supported on Windows
889	versions starting with Vista.
890	</para></listitem>
891	</varlistentry>
892	<varlistentry>
893	<term><option>--hwvirtex=on \| off</option></term>
894	<listitem><para>
895	Enables or disables the use of hardware virtualization
896	extensions in the processor of the host system. Such
897	extensions are Intel VT-x or AMD-V. See
898	<xref linkend="hwvirt" />.
899	</para></listitem>
900	</varlistentry>
901	<varlistentry>
902	<term><option>--triplefaultreset=on \| off</option></term>
903	<listitem><para>
904	Enables or disables the resetting of the guest VM instead
905	of triggering a Guru Meditation. Some guest VMs raise a
906	triple fault to reset the CPU, so sometimes resetting the
907	guest VM is the best outcome. This option only applies to
908	guests that do not use symmetric multiprocessing (SMP).
909	</para></listitem>
910	</varlistentry>
911	<varlistentry>
912	<term><option>--apic=on \| off</option></term>
913	<listitem><para>
914	Enables or disables APIC. With APIC, OSes can use
915	more than 16 interrupt requests (IRQs) to avoid IRQ
916	sharing and to improve reliability. APIC is enabled by
917	default. See <xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
918	</para></listitem>
919	</varlistentry>
920	<varlistentry>
921	<term><option>--x2apic=on \| off</option></term>
922	<listitem><para>
923	Enables or disables the CPU x2APIC feature. CPU x2APIC
924	enables an OS to run more efficiently on high core count
925	configurations and to optimize interrupt distribution in
926	virtualized environments. This feature is enabled by
927	default.
928	</para><para>
929	Disable this feature when the OS that runs on a host
930	system or a guest VM is incompatible with CPU x2APIC.
931	</para></listitem>
932	</varlistentry>
933	<varlistentry>
934	<term><option>--paravirtprovider=none \| default \| legacy \| minimal \| hyperv \| kvm</option></term>
935	<listitem><para>
936	Specifies one of the following paravirtualization
937	interfaces to provide to the guest OS:
938	</para><itemizedlist>
939	<listitem><para>
940	<literal>none</literal> does not expose any
941	paravirtualization interface.
942	</para></listitem>
943	<listitem><para>
944	<literal>default</literal> selects the appropriate
945	interface based on the guest OS type when starting the
946	VM. This is the default value used when creating new
947	VMs.
948	</para></listitem>
949	<listitem><para>
950	<literal>legacy</literal> selects a paravirtual
951	interface for VMs that were created by older
952	&product-name; versions.
953	</para></listitem>
954	<listitem><para>
955	<literal>minimal</literal> is required for Mac OS X
956	guest VMs.
957	</para></listitem>
958	<listitem><para>
959	<literal>kvm</literal> is recommended for Linux guest
960	VMs. See <xref linkend="gimproviders" />.
961	</para></listitem>
962	<listitem><para>
963	<literal>hyperv</literal> is recommended for Windows
964	guest VMs. See <xref linkend="gimproviders" />.
965	</para></listitem>
966	</itemizedlist></listitem>
967	</varlistentry>
968	<varlistentry>
969	<term><option>--paravirtdebug=<replaceable>property</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
970	<listitem><para>
971	Specifies debugging properties that are specific to the
972	paravirtualization provider configured for the specified
973	VM. See <xref linkend="gimdebug" />.
974	</para></listitem>
975	</varlistentry>
976	<varlistentry>
977	<term><option>--nestedpaging=on \| off</option></term>
978	<listitem><para>
979	Enables or disables the nested paging feature in the
980	processor of the host system. This option is available
981	only when hardware virtualization is enabled. See
982	<xref linkend="hwvirt" /> and
983	<xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-3646" />.
984	</para></listitem>
985	</varlistentry>
986	<varlistentry>
987	<term><option>--largepages=on \| off</option></term>
988	<listitem><para>
989	Enables or disables the hypervisor's use of large pages,
990	which can improve performance by up to 5%. The use of
991	large pages reduces TLB use and overhead. This option is
992	available only when both hardware virtualization and
993	nested paging are enabled.
994	</para></listitem>
995	</varlistentry>
996	<varlistentry>
997	<term><option>--vtxvpid=on \| off</option></term>
998	<listitem><para>
999	Enables or disables the use of the tagged TLB (VPID)
1000	feature in the processor of your host system. See
1001	<xref linkend="hwvirt" />. This option is available only
1002	when hardware virtualization is enabled on Intel VT-x.
1003	</para></listitem>
1004	</varlistentry>
1005	<varlistentry>
1006	<term><option>--vtxux=on \| off</option></term>
1007	<listitem><para>
1008	Enables or disables the use of unrestricted guest mode for
1009	executing the guest VM. This option is available only when
1010	hardware virtualization is enabled on Intel VT-x.
1011	</para></listitem>
1012	</varlistentry>
1013	<varlistentry>
1014	<term><option>--nested-hw-virt=on \| off</option></term>
1015	<listitem><para>
1016	Enables or disables nested virtualization. Enabling makes
1017	hardware virtualization features available to the VM. See
1018	<xref linkend="nested-virt" />.
1019	</para></listitem>
1020	</varlistentry>
1021	<varlistentry>
1022	<term><option>--virt-vmsave-vmload=on \| off</option></term>
1023	<listitem><para>
1024	If hardware virtualization is enabled and the host has an
1025	AMD CPU, this setting enables or disables the use of the
1026	virtualized vmsave/vmload host feature while executing the
1027	VM. It is enabled by default. It is recommended to leave it
1028	enabled as it has a drastic impact on performance while
1029	executing nested VMs when using the nested hardware
1030	virtualization feature.
1031	<xref linkend="nested-virt" />.
1032	</para></listitem>
1033	</varlistentry>
1034	<varlistentry>
1035	<term><option>--accelerated3d=on \| off</option></term>
1036	<listitem><para>
1037	Enables or disables hardware 3D acceleration for the
1038	graphics adapter variants which support it. This option
1039	has an effect only when the Guest Additions are installed.
1040	See <xref linkend="guestadd-3d" />.
1041	</para></listitem>
1042	</varlistentry>
1043	<varlistentry>
1044	<term><option>--accelerated2dvideo=on \| off</option></term>
1045	<listitem><para>
1046	Enables or disables 2D video acceleration for the graphics
1047	adapter variants which support it. This option has an effect
1048	only when the Guest Additions are installed. See
1049	<xref linkend="guestadd-2d" />.
1050	</para></listitem>
1051	</varlistentry>
1052	<varlistentry>
1053	<term><option>--chipset=piix3 \| ich9</option></term>
1054	<listitem><para>
1055	Specify the Intel chipset for &product-name; to emulate.
1056	The default value is the Intel PIIX3 chipset
1057	(<literal>piix3</literal>).
1058	</para><para>
1059	Change this value only if you need to relax some of the
1060	chipset constraints. See
1061	<xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
1062	</para></listitem>
1063	</varlistentry>
1064	<varlistentry>
1065	<term><option>--iommu=none \| automatic \| amd \| intel</option></term>
1066	<listitem><para>
1067	Specifies the IOMMU type for &product-name; to emulate.
1068	Both Intel and AMD IOMMU emulation currently require the
1069	use of the Intel ICH9 chipset (see
1070	<option>--chipset</option> option).
1071	</para><para>
1072	Valid values are as follows:
1073	</para><itemizedlist>
1074	<listitem><para>
1075	<literal>none</literal> – No IOMMU is present
1076	and is the default value.
1077	</para></listitem>
1078	<listitem><para>
1079	<literal>automatic</literal> – An IOMMU is
1080	present but its type is automatically chosen to match
1081	the host CPU vendor when the VM is powered on.
1082	</para></listitem>
1083	<listitem><para>
1084	<literal>amd</literal> – An AMD IOMMU is
1085	present.
1086	</para></listitem>
1087	<listitem><para>
1088	<literal>intel</literal> – An Intel IOMMU is
1089	present.
1090	</para></listitem>
1091	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1092	</varlistentry>
1093	<varlistentry>
1094	<term><option>--tpm-type=none \| 1.2 \| 2.0 \| host \| swtpm</option></term>
1095	<listitem><para>
1096	Specifies the TPM type for &product-name; to emulate.
1097	</para><para>
1098	Valid values are as follows:
1099	</para><itemizedlist>
1100	<listitem><para>
1101	<literal>none</literal> – No TPM is present
1102	and is the default value.
1103	</para></listitem>
1104	<listitem><para>
1105	<literal>1.2</literal> – A TPM conforming to the TCG specification
1106	version 1.2 is present.
1107	</para></listitem>
1108	<listitem><para>
1109	<literal>2.0</literal> – A TPM conforming to the TCG specification
1110	version 2.0 is present.
1111	</para></listitem>
1112	<listitem><para>
1113	<literal>host</literal> – The host TPM is passed through to the guest.
1114	May not be available on all supported host platforms.
1115	</para></listitem>
1116	<listitem><para>
1117	<literal>swtpm</literal> – The VM connects to an external TPM emulation
1118	compliant to swtpm. Requires to set the TPM location to connect to (see
1119	<option>--tpm-location</option> option).
1120	</para></listitem>
1121	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1122	</varlistentry>
1123	<varlistentry>
1124	<term><option>--bioslogofadein=on \| off</option></term>
1125	<listitem><para>
1126	Specifies whether the BIOS logo fades in on VM startup. By
1127	default, an &product-name; logo is shown.
1128	</para></listitem>
1129	</varlistentry>
1130	<varlistentry>
1131	<term><option>--bioslogofadeout=on \| off</option></term>
1132	<listitem><para>
1133	Specifies whether the BIOS logo fades out on VM startup.
1134	</para></listitem>
1135	</varlistentry>
1136	<varlistentry>
1137	<term><option>--bioslogodisplaytime=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></option></term>
1138	<listitem><para>
1139	Specifies the amount of time in milliseconds that the BIOS
1140	logo is visible.
1141	</para></listitem>
1142	</varlistentry>
1143	<varlistentry>
1144	<term><option>--bioslogoimagepath=<replaceable>pathname</replaceable></option></term>
1145	<listitem><para>
1146	Replaces the existing BIOS logo with a different image.
1147	The replacement image must be an uncompressed 16, 256 or 16M
1148	color bitmap file (BMP) that does not contain color space
1149	information (Windows 3.0 format). Also ensure that the
1150	image is no larger than 640 X 480 pixels.
1151	</para></listitem>
1152	</varlistentry>
1153	<varlistentry>
1154	<term><option>--biosbootmenu=disabled \| menuonly \| messageandmenu</option></term>
1155	<listitem><para>
1156	Specifies whether the BIOS permits you to select a
1157	temporary boot device. Valid values are:
1158	</para><itemizedlist>
1159	<listitem><para>
1160	<literal>disabled</literal> outputs the alternate boot
1161	device message and permits you to select a temporary
1162	boot device by pressing F12.
1163	</para></listitem>
1164	<listitem><para>
1165	<literal>menuonly</literal> suppresses the alternate
1166	boot device message, but permits you to select a
1167	temporary boot device by pressing F12.
1168	</para></listitem>
1169	<listitem><para>
1170	<literal>messageandmenu</literal> suppresses the
1171	alternate boot device message and prevents you from
1172	selecting a temporary boot device by pressing F12.
1173	</para></listitem>
1174	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1175	</varlistentry>
1176	<varlistentry>
1177	<term><option>--biosapic=x2apic \| apic \| disabled</option></term>
1178	<listitem><para>
1179	Specifies the APIC level of the firmware. Valid values
1180	are: <literal>x2apic</literal>, <literal>apic</literal>,
1181	and <literal>disabled</literal>. When the value is
1182	<literal>disabled</literal>, neither the
1183	<literal>apic</literal> nor the <literal>x2apic</literal>
1184	version of the firmware is used.
1185	</para><para>
1186	Note that if you specify the <literal>x2apic</literal>
1187	value and x2APIC is unsupported by the virtual CPU, the
1188	APIC level downgrades to <literal>apic</literal>, if
1189	supported. Otherwise, the APIC level downgrades to
1190	<literal>disabled</literal>. Similarly, if you specify the
1191	<literal>apic</literal> value and APIC is unsupported by
1192	the virtual CPU, the APIC level downgrades to
1193	<literal>disabled</literal>.
1194	</para></listitem>
1195	</varlistentry>
1196	<varlistentry>
1197	<term><option>--biossystemtimeoffset=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></option></term>
1198	<listitem><para>
1199	Specifies the time offset in milliseconds of the guest VM
1200	relative to the time on the host system. If the offset
1201	value is positive, the guest VM time runs ahead of the
1202	time on the host system.
1203	</para></listitem>
1204	</varlistentry>
1205	<varlistentry>
1206	<term><option>--biospxedebug=on \| off</option></term>
1207	<listitem><para>
1208	Enables or disables additional debugging output when using
1209	the Intel PXE boot ROM. The debug output is written to the
1210	release log file. See
1211	<xref linkend="collect-debug-info" />.
1212	</para></listitem>
1213	</varlistentry>
1214	<varlistentry>
1215	<term><option>--system-uuid-le=on \| off</option></term>
1216	<listitem><para>
1217	Enables or disables representing the system UUID in little
1218	endian form. The default value is <literal>on</literal> for
1219	new VMs. For old VMs the setting is <literal>off</literal> to
1220	keep the content of the DMI/SMBIOS table unchanged, which can
1221	be important for Windows license activation.
1222	</para></listitem>
1223	</varlistentry>
1224	<varlistentry>
1225	<term><option>--boot<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none \| floppy \| dvd \| disk \| net</option></term>
1226	<listitem><para>
1227	Enables you to specify the boot device order for the VM by
1228	assigning one of the device types to each of the four boot
1229	device slots that are represented by
1230	<replaceable>N</replaceable> in the option name.
1231	</para><para>
1232	A value of 1 for <replaceable>N</replaceable> represents
1233	the first boot device slot, and so on.
1234	</para><para>
1235	The device types are <literal>floppy</literal> for floppy
1236	disks, <literal>dvd</literal> for DVDs or CDs,
1237	<literal>disk</literal> for hard disks, and
1238	<literal>net</literal> for a network device. A value of
1239	<literal>none</literal> indicates that no boot device is
1240	associated with the specified slot.
1241	</para></listitem>
1242	</varlistentry>
1243	<varlistentry>
1244	<term><option>--rtcuseutc=on \| off</option></term>
1245	<listitem><para>
1246	Specifies whether the real-time clock (RTC) uses
1247	coordinated universal time (UTC). See
1248	<xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
1249	</para></listitem>
1250	</varlistentry>
1251	<varlistentry>
1252	<term><option>--graphicscontroller=none \| vboxvga \| vmsvga \| vboxsvga</option></term>
1253	<listitem><para>
1254	Specifies the graphics controller type to use. See
1255	<xref linkend="settings-screen" />.
1256	</para></listitem>
1257	</varlistentry>
1258	<varlistentry>
1259	<term><option>--snapshotfolder=default \| <replaceable>pathname</replaceable></option></term>
1260	<listitem><para>
1261	Specifies the name of the VM's snapshot storage folder. If
1262	you specify <literal>default</literal>, the folder name is
1263	<filename>Snapshots/</filename> in the machine folder.
1264	</para></listitem>
1265	</varlistentry>
1266	<varlistentry>
1267	<term><option>--firmware=bios \| efi \| efi32 \| efi64</option></term>
1268	<listitem><para>
1269	Specifies the firmware used to boot the VM. Valid values
1270	are: <literal>bios</literal>, <literal>efi</literal>,
1271	<literal>efi32</literal>, or <literal>efi64</literal>. Use
1272	EFI values with care.
1273	</para><para>
1274	By default, BIOS firmware is used.
1275	</para></listitem>
1276	</varlistentry>
1277	<varlistentry>
1278	<term><option>--guestmemoryballoon=<replaceable>size</replaceable></option></term>
1279	<listitem><para>
1280	Specifies the size of the guest memory balloon. The guest
1281	memory balloon is the memory allocated by the Guest
1282	Additions from the guest OS and returned to the hypervisor
1283	for use by other VMs. Specify
1284	<replaceable>size</replaceable> in megabytes. The default
1285	value is <literal>0</literal> megabytes. See
1286	<xref linkend="guestadd-balloon" />.
1287	</para></listitem>
1288	</varlistentry>
1289	<varlistentry>
1290	<term><option>--defaultfrontend=default \| <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
1291	<listitem><para>
1292	Specifies the default frontend to use when starting the
1293	specified VM. If you specify <literal>default</literal>,
1294	the VM is shown in a window on the user's desktop. See
1295	<xref linkend="vboxmanage-startvm" />.
1296	</para></listitem>
1297	</varlistentry>
1298	<varlistentry>
1299	<term><option>--vm-process-priority=default \| flat \| low \| normal \| high</option></term>
1300	<listitem><para>
1301	Specifies the priority scheme of the VM process to use
1302	when starting the specified VM and while the VM runs.
1303	</para><para>
1304	The following valid values are:
1305	</para><itemizedlist>
1306	<listitem><para>
1307	<literal>default</literal> – Default process
1308	priority determined by the OS.
1309	</para></listitem>
1310	<listitem><para>
1311	<literal>flat</literal> – Assumes a scheduling
1312	policy which puts the process at the default priority
1313	and with all threads at the same priority.
1314	</para></listitem>
1315	<listitem><para>
1316	<literal>low</literal> – Assumes a scheduling
1317	policy which puts the process mostly below the default
1318	priority of the host OS.
1319	</para></listitem>
1320	<listitem><para>
1321	<literal>normal</literal> – Assume a scheduling
1322	policy which shares the CPU resources fairly with
1323	other processes running with the default priority of
1324	the host OS.
1325	</para></listitem>
1326	<listitem><para>
1327	<literal>high</literal> – Assumes a scheduling
1328	policy which puts the task above the default priority of
1329	the host OS. This policy might easily cause other tasks
1330	in the system to starve.
1331	</para></listitem>
1332	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1333	</varlistentry>
1334	</variablelist>
1335	</refsect2>
1336	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-networking">
1337	<title>Networking Settings</title>
1338	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
1339	<para>
1340	The following options enable you to modify networking on your
1341	VM. With all these options, <replaceable>N</replaceable> is an
1342	integer greater than zero that represents the particular virtual
1343	network adapter to configure.
1344	</para>
1345	<variablelist>
1346	<varlistentry>
1347	<term><option>--nic<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none \| null \| nat \| natnetwork \| bridged \| intnet \| hostonly \| generic</option></term>
1348	<listitem><para>
1349	Configures the network type used by each virtual network
1350	card in the VM.
1351	</para><para>
1352	The following valid values correspond to the modes
1353	described in <xref linkend="networkingmodes" />:
1354	</para><itemizedlist>
1355	<listitem><para>
1356	<literal>none</literal> – No networking present
1357	</para></listitem>
1358	<listitem><para>
1359	<literal>null</literal> – Not connected to the
1360	host system
1361	</para></listitem>
1362	<listitem><para>
1363	<literal>nat</literal> – Use network address
1364	translation (NAT)
1365	</para></listitem>
1366	<listitem><para>
1367	<literal>natnetwork</literal> – Use a NAT
1368	network
1369	</para></listitem>
1370	<listitem><para>
1371	<literal>bridged</literal> – Use bridged
1372	networking
1373	</para></listitem>
1374	<listitem><para>
1375	<literal>intnet</literal> – Use internal
1376	networking
1377	</para></listitem>
1378	<listitem><para>
1379	<literal>hostonly</literal> – Use host-only
1380	networking
1381	</para></listitem>
1382	<listitem><para>
1383	<literal>generic</literal> – Access rarely used
1384	sub-modes
1385	</para></listitem>
1386	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1387	</varlistentry>
1388	<varlistentry>
1389	<term><option>--nictype<replaceable>N</replaceable>=Am79C970A \| Am79C973 \| 82540EM \| 82543GC \| 82545EM \| virtio</option></term>
1390	<listitem><para>
1391	Identifies the type of networking hardware that
1392	&product-name; presents to the guest VM for the specified
1393	virtual network card. See <xref linkend="nichardware" />.
1394	</para><para>
1395	Valid values are as follows:
1396	</para><itemizedlist>
1397	<listitem><para>
1398	<literal>Am79C970A</literal> represents the AMD PCNet
1399	PCI II.
1400	</para></listitem>
1401	<listitem><para>
1402	<literal>Am79C973</literal> represents the AMD PCNet
1403	FAST III, which is the default value.
1404	</para></listitem>
1405	<listitem><para>
1406	<literal>82540EM</literal> represents the Intel
1407	PRO/1000 MT Desktop.
1408	</para></listitem>
1409	<listitem><para>
1410	<literal>82543GC</literal> represents the Intel
1411	PRO/1000 T Server.
1412	</para></listitem>
1413	<listitem><para>
1414	<literal>82545EM</literal> represents the Intel
1415	PRO/1000 MT Server.
1416	</para></listitem>
1417	<listitem><para>
1418	<literal>virtio</literal> represents a paravirtualized
1419	network adapter.
1420	</para></listitem>
1421	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1422	</varlistentry>
1423	<varlistentry>
1424	<term><option>--cableconnected<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on \| off</option></term>
1425	<listitem><para>
1426	Temporarily disconnects a virtual network interface, as if
1427	you pull a network cable from a physical network card. You
1428	might use this option to reset certain software components
1429	in the VM.
1430	</para></listitem>
1431	</varlistentry>
1432	<varlistentry>
1433	<term><option>--nictrace<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on \| off</option></term>
1434	<listitem><para>
1435	Enables or disables network tracing for the specified
1436	virtual network card.
1437	</para></listitem>
1438	</varlistentry>
1439	<varlistentry>
1440	<term><option>--nictracefile<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
1441	<listitem><para>
1442	Specifies the absolute path of the file in which to write
1443	trace log information. Use this option if network tracing
1444	is enabled.
1445	</para></listitem>
1446	</varlistentry>
1447	<varlistentry>
1448	<term><option>--nicproperty<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>name</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
1449	<listitem><para>
1450	Enables you to set property values and pass them to rarely
1451	used network backends. To use this option, you must also
1452	use the <option>--nicgenericdrv</option> option.
1453	</para><para>
1454	These properties are specific to the backend engine and
1455	differ between the UDP Tunnel and the VDE backend drivers.
1456	For property examples, see
1457	<xref linkend="network_udp_tunnel" />.
1458	</para></listitem>
1459	</varlistentry>
1460	<varlistentry>
1461	<term><option>--nicspeed<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>kbps</replaceable></option></term>
1462	<listitem><para>
1463	Specifies the throughput rate in kilobits per second for
1464	rarely used networking sub-modes such as VDE network and
1465	UDP Tunnel. Use this option only if you used the
1466	<option>--nic</option> option to enable generic networking
1467	for the specified virtual network card.
1468	</para></listitem>
1469	</varlistentry>
1470	<varlistentry>
1471	<term><option>--nicbootprio<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>priority</replaceable></option></term>
1472	<listitem><para>
1473	Assigns a priority to each NIC that determines the order
1474	in which that NIC is used to perform a PXE network boot.
1475	The priority value is an integer in the range from
1476	<literal>0</literal> to <literal>4</literal>. Priority
1477	<literal>0</literal>, which is the default value, is the
1478	lowest priority. Priority <literal>1</literal> is the
1479	highest priority, and priorities <literal>3</literal> and
1480	<literal>4</literal> are lower.
1481	</para><para>
1482	This option has an effect only when using the Intel PXE
1483	boot ROM.
1484	</para></listitem>
1485	</varlistentry>
1486	<varlistentry>
1487	<term><option>--nicpromisc<replaceable>N</replaceable>=deny \| allow-vms \| allow-all</option></term>
1488	<listitem><para>
1489	Enables you to specify whether to deny or allow
1490	promiscuous mode for the specified VM virtual network
1491	card. This option is relevant only for bridged networking.
1492	Valid values are as follows:
1493	</para><itemizedlist>
1494	<listitem><para>
1495	<literal>deny</literal> hides any traffic that is not
1496	intended for the VM. This is the default value.
1497	</para></listitem>
1498	<listitem><para>
1499	<literal>allow-vms</literal> hides all host traffic
1500	from the VM, but allows the VM to see traffic to and
1501	from other VMs.
1502	</para></listitem>
1503	<listitem><para>
1504	<literal>allow-all</literal> allows the VM to see all
1505	traffic.
1506	</para></listitem>
1507	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1508	</varlistentry>
1509	<varlistentry>
1510	<term><option>--nicbandwidthgroup<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none \| <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
1511	<listitem><para>
1512	Adds or removes a bandwidth group assignment to the
1513	specified virtual network interface. Valid values are as
1514	follows:
1515	</para><itemizedlist>
1516	<listitem><para>
1517	<literal>none</literal> removes any current bandwidth
1518	group assignment from the specified virtual network
1519	interface.
1520	</para></listitem>
1521	<listitem><para>
1522	<replaceable>name</replaceable> adds a bandwidth group
1523	assignment to the specified virtual network interface.
1524	</para></listitem>
1525	</itemizedlist><para>
1526	See <xref linkend="network_bandwidth_limit" />.
1527	</para></listitem>
1528	</varlistentry>
1529	<varlistentry>
1530	<term><option>--bridgeadapter<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none \| <replaceable>device-name</replaceable></option></term>
1531	<listitem><para>
1532	Specifies the host interface to use for the specified
1533	virtual network interface. See
1534	<xref linkend="network_bridged" />. Use this option only
1535	if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
1536	bridged networking for the specified virtual network card.
1537	</para></listitem>
1538	</varlistentry>
1539	<varlistentry>
1540	<term><option>--hostonlyadapter<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none \| <replaceable>device-name</replaceable></option></term>
1541	<listitem><para>
1542	Specifies which host-only networking interface to use for
1543	the specified virtual network interface. See
1544	<xref linkend="network_hostonly" />. Use this option only
1545	if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
1546	host-only networking for the specified virtual network
1547	card.
1548	</para></listitem>
1549	</varlistentry>
1550	<varlistentry>
1551	<term><option>--intnet<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></option></term>
1552	<listitem><para>
1553	Specifies the name of the internal network. See
1554	<xref linkend="network_internal" />. Use this option only
1555	if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
1556	internal networking for the specified virtual network
1557	card.
1558	</para></listitem>
1559	</varlistentry>
1560	<varlistentry>
1561	<term><option>--nat-network<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></option></term>
1562	<listitem><para>
1563	Specifies the name of the NAT network to which this
1564	adapter is connected. Use this option only if the
1565	networking type is <literal>natnetwork</literal>, not
1566	<literal>nat</literal>.
1567	</para></listitem>
1568	</varlistentry>
1569	<varlistentry>
1570	<term><option>--nicgenericdrv<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>backend-driver</replaceable></option></term>
1571	<listitem><para>
1572	Enables you to access rarely used networking sub-modes,
1573	such as VDE networks and UDP Tunnel. Use this option only
1574	if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
1575	generic networking for a virtual network card.
1576	</para></listitem>
1577	</varlistentry>
1578	<varlistentry>
1579	<term><option>--macaddress<replaceable>N</replaceable>=auto \| <replaceable>MAC-address</replaceable></option></term>
1580	<listitem><para>
1581	Specifies the MAC address of the specified network adapter
1582	on the VM. By default, &product-name; assigns a random MAC
1583	address to each network adapter at VM creation.
1584	</para></listitem>
1585	</varlistentry>
1586	</variablelist>
1587	</refsect2>
1588	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-networking-nat">
1589	<title>NAT Networking Settings</title>
1590	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
1591	<para>
1592	The following options use <replaceable>N</replaceable> to
1593	specify the particular virtual network adapter to modify.
1594	</para>
1595	<variablelist>
1596	<varlistentry>
1597	<term><option>--natnet<replaceable>N</replaceable>=default \| <replaceable>network</replaceable></option></term>
1598	<listitem><para>
1599	Specifies the IP address range to use for this network.
1600	See <xref linkend="changenat" />. Use this option only if
1601	the networking type is <literal>nat</literal>, not
1602	<literal>natnetwork</literal>.
1603	</para></listitem>
1604	</varlistentry>
1605	<varlistentry>
1606	<term><option>--natpf<replaceable>N</replaceable>=[<replaceable>name</replaceable>],tcp \| udp,[<replaceable>host-IP</replaceable>],<replaceable>hostport</replaceable>,[<replaceable>guest-IP</replaceable>],<replaceable>guestport</replaceable></option></term>
1607	<listitem><para>
1608	Specifies the NAT port-forwarding rule to use. See
1609	<xref linkend="natforward" />.
1610	</para></listitem>
1611	</varlistentry>
1612	<varlistentry>
1613	<term><option>--natpf<replaceable>N</replaceable>=delete <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
1614	<listitem><para>
1615	Specifies the NAT port-forwarding rule to delete. See
1616	<xref linkend="natforward" />.
1617	</para></listitem>
1618	</varlistentry>
1619	<varlistentry>
1620	<term><option>--nattftpprefix<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>prefix</replaceable></option></term>
1621	<listitem><para>
1622	Specifies a prefix to use for the built-in TFTP server.
1623	For example, you might use a prefix to indicate where the
1624	boot file is located. See <xref linkend="nat-tftp" /> and
1625	<xref linkend="nat-adv-tftp" />.
1626	</para></listitem>
1627	</varlistentry>
1628	<varlistentry>
1629	<term><option>--nattftpfile<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>boot-file</replaceable></option></term>
1630	<listitem><para>
1631	Specifies the name of the TFT boot file. See
1632	<xref linkend="nat-adv-tftp" />.
1633	</para></listitem>
1634	</varlistentry>
1635	<varlistentry>
1636	<term><option>--nattftpserver<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>tftp-server</replaceable></option></term>
1637	<listitem><para>
1638	Specifies the address of the TFTP server from which to
1639	boot. See <xref linkend="nat-adv-tftp" />.
1640	</para></listitem>
1641	</varlistentry>
1642	<varlistentry>
1643	<term><option>--natbindip<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
1644	<listitem><para>
1645	Specifies an alternate IP address to which the NAT engine
1646	binds. See <xref linkend="nat-adv-settings" />. By
1647	default, &product-name;'s NAT engine routes TCP/IP packets
1648	through the default interface assigned by the host's
1649	TCP/IP stack.
1650	</para></listitem>
1651	</varlistentry>
1652	<varlistentry>
1653	<term><option>--natdnspassdomain<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on \| off</option></term>
1654	<listitem><para>
1655	Specifies whether the built-in DHCP server passes the
1656	domain name for network name resolution.
1657	</para></listitem>
1658	</varlistentry>
1659	<varlistentry>
1660	<term><option>--natdnsproxy<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on \| off</option></term>
1661	<listitem><para>
1662	Specifies whether the NAT engine is the proxy for all
1663	guest DNS requests to the host system's DNS servers. See
1664	<xref linkend="nat-adv-dns" />.
1665	</para></listitem>
1666	</varlistentry>
1667	<varlistentry>
1668	<term><option>--natdnshostresolver<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on \| off</option></term>
1669	<listitem><para>
1670	Specifies whether the NAT engine uses the host system's
1671	resolver mechanisms to handle DNS requests. See
1672	<xref linkend="nat-adv-dns" />.
1673	</para></listitem>
1674	</varlistentry>
1675	<varlistentry>
1676	<term><option>--natsettings<replaceable>N</replaceable>=[<replaceable>mtu</replaceable>],[<replaceable>socksnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>sockrcv</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcpsnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcprcv</replaceable>]</option></term>
1677	<listitem><para>
1678	Specifies values for tuning NAT performance. See
1679	<xref linkend="nat-adv-settings" />.
1680	</para></listitem>
1681	</varlistentry>
1682	<varlistentry>
1683	<term><option>--nataliasmode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=default \| [log],[proxyonly],[sameports]</option></term>
1684	<listitem><para>
1685	Specifies the behavior of the NAT engine core as follows:
1686	</para><itemizedlist>
1687	<listitem><para>
1688	<literal>log</literal> enables logging
1689	</para></listitem>
1690	<listitem><para>
1691	<literal>proxyonly</literal> switches off aliasing
1692	mode and makes NAT transparent
1693	</para></listitem>
1694	<listitem><para>
1695	<literal>sameports</literal> enforces that the NAT
1696	engine sends packets through the same port on which
1697	they originated
1698	</para></listitem>
1699	<listitem><para>
1700	<literal>default</literal> disables all aliasing modes
1701	</para></listitem>
1702	</itemizedlist><para>
1703	For more information, see
1704	<xref linkend="nat-adv-alias" />.
1705	</para></listitem>
1706	</varlistentry>
1707	</variablelist>
1708	</refsect2>
1709	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-other-hardware">
1710	<title>Other Hardware Settings</title>
1711	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
1712	<para>
1713	The following options enable you to configure other hardware,
1714	such as the serial port, monitor, audio device, USB ports, and
1715	the clipboard, and drag-and-drop features.
1716	</para>
1717	<variablelist>
1718	<varlistentry>
1719	<term><option>--mouse=ps2 \| usb \| usbtablet \| usbmultitouch</option></term>
1720	<listitem><para>
1721	Specifies the mode of the mouse to use in the VM. Valid
1722	values are: <literal>ps2</literal>,
1723	<literal>usb</literal>, <literal>usbtablet</literal>, and
1724	<literal>usbmultitouch</literal>.
1725	</para></listitem>
1726	</varlistentry>
1727	<varlistentry>
1728	<term><option>--keyboard=ps2 \| usb</option></term>
1729	<listitem><para>
1730	Specifies the mode of the keyboard to use in the VM. Valid
1731	values are: <literal>ps2</literal> and
1732	<literal>usb</literal>.
1733	</para></listitem>
1734	</varlistentry>
1735	<varlistentry>
1736	<term><option>--uart<replaceable>N</replaceable>=off \| <replaceable>I/O-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></option></term>
1737	<listitem><para>
1738	Configures virtual serial ports for the VM.
1739	<replaceable>N</replaceable> represents the serial port to
1740	modify. Valid values are <literal>off</literal> to disable
1741	the port or an I/O base address and IRQ. For information
1742	about the traditional COM port I/O base address and IRQ
1743	values, see <xref linkend="serialports" />.
1744	</para></listitem>
1745	</varlistentry>
1746	<varlistentry>
1747	<term><option>--uartmode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>mode</replaceable></option></term>
1748	<listitem><para>
1749	Specifies how &product-name; connects the specified
1750	virtual serial port to the host system that runs the VM.
1751	See <xref linkend="serialports" />.
1752	</para><para>
1753	Ensure that you first configure the virtual serial port by
1754	using the
1755	<option>--uart<replaceable>N</replaceable></option>
1756	option.
1757	</para><para>
1758	Specify one of the following connection modes for each
1759	port:
1760	</para><itemizedlist>
1761	<listitem><para>
1762	<literal>disconnected</literal> indicates that even
1763	though the serial port is shown to the guest VM, it is
1764	not connected. This state is like a physical COM port
1765	without a cable attached.
1766	</para></listitem>
1767	<listitem><para>
1768	<literal>server</literal>
1769	<replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> creates the
1770	specified named pipe or local domain socket on the
1771	host system and connects the virtual serial device to
1772	it.
1773	</para><para>
1774	On a Windows host system,
1775	<replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> is a named pipe
1776	that has a name that uses the following form:
1777	<literal>\\.\<replaceable>pipe</replaceable>\</literal>.
1778	</para><para>
1779	On a Linux host system,
1780	<replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> is a local domain
1781	socket.
1782	</para></listitem>
1783	<listitem><para>
1784	<literal>client</literal>
1785	<replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> connects the
1786	virtual serial device to the specified named pipe or
1787	local domain socket.
1788	</para><para>
1789	Note that the named pipe or local domain socket must
1790	already exist.
1791	</para></listitem>
1792	<listitem><para>
1793	<literal>tcpserver</literal>
1794	<replaceable>port</replaceable> creates a TCP socket
1795	with the specified TCP port on the host system and
1796	connects the virtual serial device to it.
1797	</para><para>
1798	For UNIX-like systems, use ports over 1024 for
1799	non-root users.
1800	</para></listitem>
1801	<listitem><para>
1802	<literal>tcpclient</literal>
1803	<replaceable>hostname</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable>
1804	connects the virtual serial device to the TCP socket.
1805	</para><para>
1806	Note that the TCP socket must already exist.
1807	</para></listitem>
1808	<listitem><para>
1809	<literal>file</literal>
1810	<replaceable>filename</replaceable> redirects the
1811	serial port output to the specified raw file. Ensure
1812	that <replaceable>filename</replaceable> is the
1813	absolute path of the file on the host system.
1814	</para></listitem>
1815	<listitem><para>
1816	<replaceable>device-name</replaceable>: specifies the
1817	device name of a physical hardware serial port on the
1818	specified host system to which the virtual serial port
1819	connects.
1820	</para><para>
1821	Use this mode to connect a physical serial port to a
1822	VM.
1823	</para><para>
1824	On a Windows host system, the device name is a COM
1825	port such as <literal>COM1</literal>. On a Linux host
1826	system, the device name is similar to
1827	<filename>/dev/ttyS0</filename>.
1828	</para></listitem>
1829	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1830	</varlistentry>
1831	<varlistentry>
1832	<term><option>--uarttype<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>UART-type</replaceable></option></term>
1833	<listitem><para>
1834	Configures the UART type for the specified virtual serial
1835	port (<replaceable>N</replaceable>). Valid values are
1836	<literal>16450</literal>, <literal>16550A</literal>, and
1837	<literal>16750</literal>. The default value is
1838	<literal>16550A</literal>.
1839	</para></listitem>
1840	</varlistentry>
1841	<varlistentry>
1842	<term><option>--lptmode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>device-name</replaceable></option></term>
1843	<listitem><para>
1844	Specifies the device name of the parallel port to use.
1845	</para><para>
1846	For a Windows host system, use a device name such as
1847	<command>lpt1</command>. For a Linux host system, use a
1848	device name such as <filename>/dev/lp0</filename>.
1849	</para></listitem>
1850	</varlistentry>
1851	<varlistentry>
1852	<term><option>--lpt<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>I/O-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></option></term>
1853	<listitem><para>
1854	Specifies the I/O base address and IRQ of the parallel
1855	port.
1856	</para><para>
1857	You can view the I/O base address and IRQ that the VM uses
1858	for the parallel port in the Device Manager.
1859	</para></listitem>
1860	</varlistentry>
1861	<varlistentry>
1862	<term><option>--audio=<replaceable>type</replaceable></option></term>
1863	<listitem><para>
1864	Specifies whether the VM has audio support, and if so,
1865	which type. Valid audio type values are:
1866	<literal>none</literal>, <literal>null</literal>,
1867	<literal>dsound</literal>, <literal>oss</literal>,
1868	<literal>alsa</literal>, <literal>pulse</literal>, and
1869	<literal>coreaudio</literal>.
1870	</para><para>
1871	Note that the audio types are dependent on the host
1872	operating system. Use the <command>VBoxManage
1873	modifyvm</command> command usage output to determine the
1874	supported audio types for your host system.
1875	</para></listitem>
1876	</varlistentry>
1877	<varlistentry>
1878	<term><option>--audiocontroller=<replaceable>controller-type</replaceable></option></term>
1879	<listitem><para>
1880	Specifies the audio controller to be used with the VM.
1881	Valid audio controller type values are:
1882	<literal>ac97</literal>, <literal>hda</literal>, and
1883	<literal>sb16</literal>.
1884	</para></listitem>
1885	</varlistentry>
1886	<varlistentry>
1887	<term><option>--audiocodec=<replaceable>codec-type</replaceable></option></term>
1888	<listitem><para>
1889	Specifies the audio codec to be used with the VM. Valid
1890	audio codec type values are: <literal>stac9700</literal>,
1891	<literal>ad1980</literal>, <literal>stac9221</literal>,
1892	and <literal>sb16</literal>.
1893	</para></listitem>
1894	</varlistentry>
1895	<varlistentry>
1896	<term><option>--audioin=on\|off</option></term>
1897	<listitem><para>
1898	Specifies whether to enable or disable audio capture from
1899	the host system.
1900	</para></listitem>
1901	</varlistentry>
1902	<varlistentry>
1903	<term><option>--audioout=on\|off</option></term>
1904	<listitem><para>
1905	Specifies whether to enable or disable audio playback from
1906	the guest VM.
1907	</para></listitem>
1908	</varlistentry>
1909	<varlistentry>
1910	<term><option>--clipboard-mode=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
1911	<listitem><para>
1912	Specifies how to share the guest VM or host system OS's
1913	clipboard with the host system or guest VM, respectively.
1914	Valid values are: <literal>disabled</literal>,
1915	<literal>hosttoguest</literal>,
1916	<literal>guesttohost</literal>, and
1917	<literal>bidirectional</literal>. See
1918	<xref linkend="generalsettings" />.
1919	</para><para>
1920	The clipboard feature is available only if you have the
1921	Guest Additions be installed in the VM.
1922	</para></listitem>
1923	</varlistentry>
1924	<varlistentry>
1925	<term><option>--draganddrop=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
1926	<listitem><para>
1927	Specifies how to use the drag and drop feature between the
1928	host system and the VM. Valid values are:
1929	<literal>disabled</literal>,
1930	<literal>hosttoguest</literal>,
1931	<literal>guesttohost</literal>, and
1932	<literal>bidirectional</literal>. See
1933	<xref linkend="guestadd-dnd" />.
1934	</para><para>
1935	The drag and drop feature is available only if you have
1936	the Guest Additions be installed in the VM.
1937	</para></listitem>
1938	</varlistentry>
1939	<varlistentry>
1940	<term><option>--monitorcount=<replaceable>count</replaceable></option></term>
1941	<listitem><para>
1942	Enables you to configure multiple monitors. See
1943	<xref linkend="settings-display" />.
1944	</para></listitem>
1945	</varlistentry>
1946	<varlistentry>
1947	<term><option>--usbohci=on \| off</option></term>
1948	<listitem><para>
1949	Enables or disables the VM's virtual USB 1.1 controller.
1950	See <xref linkend="settings-usb" />.
1951	</para></listitem>
1952	</varlistentry>
1953	<varlistentry>
1954	<term><option>--usbehci=on \| off</option></term>
1955	<listitem><para>
1956	Enables or disables the VM's virtual USB 2.0 controller.
1957	See <xref linkend="settings-usb" />.
1958	</para></listitem>
1959	</varlistentry>
1960	<varlistentry>
1961	<term><option>--usbxhci=on \| off</option></term>
1962	<listitem><para>
1963	Enables or disables the VM's virtual USB 3.0 controller.
1964	This is the most efficient option if the VM supports it.
1965	See <xref linkend="settings-usb" />.
1966	</para></listitem>
1967	</varlistentry>
1968	<varlistentry>
1969	<term><option>--usbrename=<replaceable>old-name</replaceable> <replaceable>new-name</replaceable></option></term>
1970	<listitem><para>
1971	Rename's the VM's virtual USB controller from
1972	<replaceable>old-name</replaceable> to
1973	<replaceable>new-name</replaceable>.
1974	</para></listitem>
1975	</varlistentry>
1976	</variablelist>
1977	</refsect2>
1978	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-recording">
1979	<title>Recording Settings</title>
1980	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
1981	<para>
1982	The following options enable you to modify settings for video
1983	recording, audio recording, or both.
1984	</para>
1985	<variablelist>
1986	<varlistentry>
1987	<term><option>--recording=on \| off</option></term>
1988	<listitem><para>
1989	Enables or disables the recording of a VM session into a
1990	WebM or VP8 file. When set to <literal>on</literal>,
1991	recording begins when the VM session starts.
1992	</para></listitem>
1993	</varlistentry>
1994	<varlistentry>
1995	<term><option>--recordingscreens=all \| <replaceable>screen-ID</replaceable></option></term>
1996	<listitem><para>
1997	Enables you to specify the VM screens to record. The
1998	recording for each screen is output to its own file. Valid
1999	values are: <literal>all</literal>, which records all
2000	screens, or one or more specified screens.
2001	</para></listitem>
2002	</varlistentry>
2003	<varlistentry>
2004	<term><option>--recordingfile=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
2005	<listitem><para>
2006	Specifies the name of the file in which to save the
2007	recording.
2008	</para></listitem>
2009	</varlistentry>
2010	<varlistentry>
2011	<term><option>--recordingmaxsize=<replaceable>MB</replaceable></option></term>
2012	<listitem><para>
2013	Specifies the maximum size of the recorded video file in
2014	megabytes. When the file reaches the specified size,
2015	recording stops. If the value is <literal>0</literal>,
2016	recording continues until you manually stop recording.
2017	</para></listitem>
2018	</varlistentry>
2019	<varlistentry>
2020	<term><option>--recordingmaxtime=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></option></term>
2021	<listitem><para>
2022	Specifies the maximum amount of time to record in seconds.
2023	When the specified time elapses, recording stops. If the
2024	value is <literal>0</literal>, recording continues until
2025	you manually stop recording.
2026	</para></listitem>
2027	</varlistentry>
2028	<varlistentry>
2029	<term><option>--recordingopts=<replaceable>keyword</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2030	<listitem><para>
2031	Specifies additional video-recording properties as a
2032	comma-separated property keyword-value list. For example,
2033	<literal>foo=bar,a=b</literal>.
2034	</para><para>
2035	Only use this option if you are an advanced user. For
2036	information about keywords, see the <citetitle>Oracle VM
2037	VirtualBox Programming Guide and Reference</citetitle>.
2038	</para></listitem>
2039	</varlistentry>
2040	<varlistentry>
2041	<term><option>--recordingvideofps=<replaceable>fps</replaceable></option></term>
2042	<listitem><para>
2043	Specifies the maximum number of video frames per second
2044	(FPS) to record. The recording ignores any frames that
2045	have a higher frequency. When you increase the FPS, fewer
2046	frames are ignored but the recording and the size of the
2047	recording file increases.
2048	</para></listitem>
2049	</varlistentry>
2050	<varlistentry>
2051	<term><option>--recordingvideorate=<replaceable>bit-rate</replaceable></option></term>
2052	<listitem><para>
2053	Specifies the bit rate of the video in kilobits per
2054	second. When you increase the bit rate, the recording
2055	appearance improves and the size of the recording file
2056	increases.
2057	</para></listitem>
2058	</varlistentry>
2059	<varlistentry>
2060	<term><option>--recordingvideores=<replaceable>width</replaceable>x<replaceable>height</replaceable></option></term>
2061	<listitem><para>
2062	Specifies the video resolution (width and height) of the
2063	recorded video in pixels.
2064	</para></listitem>
2065	</varlistentry>
2066	</variablelist>
2067	</refsect2>
2068	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-vrde">
2069	<title>Remote Machine Settings</title>
2070	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2071	<para>
2072	The following options enable you to modify the VirtualBox Remote
2073	Desktop Extension (VRDE) behavior.
2074	</para>
2075	<variablelist>
2076	<varlistentry>
2077	<term><option>--vrde=on \| off</option></term>
2078	<listitem><para>
2079	Enables or disables the VRDE server.
2080	</para></listitem>
2081	</varlistentry>
2082	<varlistentry>
2083	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=TCP/Ports=<replaceable>port</replaceable></option></term>
2084	<listitem><para>
2085	<replaceable>port</replaceable> is the port or port range
2086	to which the VRDE server binds. The
2087	<literal>default</literal> or <literal>0</literal> value
2088	uses port <literal>3389</literal>, which is the standard
2089	RDP port.
2090	</para><para>
2091	Also see the <option>--vrdeport</option> option
2092	description.
2093	</para></listitem>
2094	</varlistentry>
2095	<varlistentry>
2096	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=TCP/Address=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
2097	<listitem><para>
2098	<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable> is the IP address of
2099	the host network interface to which the VRDE server binds.
2100	When specified, the server accepts connections only on the
2101	host network interface at that IP address.
2102	</para><para>
2103	Also see the <option>--vrdeaddress</option> option
2104	description.
2105	</para></listitem>
2106	</varlistentry>
2107	<varlistentry>
2108	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=VideoChannel/Enabled=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2109	<listitem><para>
2110	Specifies whether the VRDP video channel is on or off.
2111	<literal>1</literal> means <literal>on</literal> and
2112	<literal>0</literal> means <literal>off</literal>. See
2113	<xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
2114	</para></listitem>
2115	</varlistentry>
2116	<varlistentry>
2117	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=Quality=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2118	<listitem><para>
2119	Specifies a value between 10% and 100%, inclusive, that
2120	represents the JPEG compression level on the VRDE server
2121	video channel. A lower value produces lower JPEG quality
2122	but higher compression. See
2123	<xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
2124	</para></listitem>
2125	</varlistentry>
2126	<varlistentry>
2127	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=DownscaleProtection=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2128	<listitem><para>
2129	Enables or disables the video downscale protection
2130	feature. Valid values are <literal>1</literal> to enable
2131	the feature and <literal>0</literal> to disable the
2132	feature.
2133	</para><para>
2134	When this feature is enabled, &product-name; determines
2135	whether to display the video:
2136	</para><itemizedlist>
2137	<listitem><para>
2138	When the video size equals the size of the shadow
2139	buffer, the video is considered to be full screen and
2140	is displayed.
2141	</para></listitem>
2142	<listitem><para>
2143	When the video size is between full screen and the
2144	downscale threshold, the video is not displayed. Such
2145	a video might be an application window, which is
2146	unreadable when downscaled.
2147	</para></listitem>
2148	</itemizedlist><para>
2149	When this feature is disabled, an attempt is always made
2150	to display a video.
2151	</para></listitem>
2152	</varlistentry>
2153	<varlistentry>
2154	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=Client/DisableDisplay=1</option></term>
2155	<listitem><para>
2156	Disables the display VRDE server feature.
2157	</para><para>
2158	To reenable a feature, assign a null value. For example,
2159	to reenable the display feature, specify the
2160	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm
2161	--vrdeproperty=Client/DisableDisplay=</command> command.
2162	See <xref linkend="vrde-customization" />.
2163	</para></listitem>
2164	</varlistentry>
2165	<varlistentry>
2166	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=DisableInput=1</option></term>
2167	<listitem><para>
2168	Disables the input VRDE server feature.
2169	</para></listitem>
2170	</varlistentry>
2171	<varlistentry>
2172	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=DisableAudio=1</option></term>
2173	<listitem><para>
2174	Disables the audio VRDE server feature.
2175	</para></listitem>
2176	</varlistentry>
2177	<varlistentry>
2178	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=DisableUSB=1</option></term>
2179	<listitem><para>
2180	Disables the USB VRDE server feature.
2181	</para></listitem>
2182	</varlistentry>
2183	<varlistentry>
2184	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=Client/DisableClipboard=1</option></term>
2185	<listitem><para>
2186	Disables the clipboard VRDE server feature. To reenable
2187	the feature, assign a null value. See
2188	<xref linkend="vrde-customization" />.
2189	</para></listitem>
2190	</varlistentry>
2191	<varlistentry>
2192	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=DisableUpstreamAudio=1</option></term>
2193	<listitem><para>
2194	Disables the upstream audio VRDE server feature. To
2195	reenable the feature, assign a null value. See
2196	<xref linkend="vrde-customization" />.
2197	</para></listitem>
2198	</varlistentry>
2199	<varlistentry>
2200	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=Client/DisableRDPDR=1</option></term>
2201	<listitem><para>
2202	Disables the RDP device redirection for smart cards VRDE
2203	server feature. To reenable this feature, assign a null
2204	value.
2205	</para></listitem>
2206	</varlistentry>
2207	<varlistentry>
2208	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=H3DRedirect/Enabled=1</option></term>
2209	<listitem><para>
2210	Enables the 3D redirection VRDE server feature. To disable
2211	this feature, assign a null value.
2212	</para></listitem>
2213	</varlistentry>
2214	<varlistentry>
2215	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=Security/Method=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2216	<listitem><para>
2217	Specifies the following information that is required for a
2218	connection:
2219	</para><itemizedlist>
2220	<listitem><para>
2221	<literal>Negotiate</literal> indicates that both
2222	Enhanced (TLS) and Standard RDP Security connections
2223	are permitted. The security method is negotiated with
2224	the client. This is the default value.
2225	</para></listitem>
2226	<listitem><para>
2227	<literal>RDP</literal> indicates that only Standard
2228	RDP Security is accepted.
2229	</para></listitem>
2230	<listitem><para>
2231	<literal>TLS</literal> indicates that only Enhanced
2232	RDP Security is accepted. The client must support TLS.
2233	</para></listitem>
2234	</itemizedlist><para>
2235	See <xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
2236	</para></listitem>
2237	</varlistentry>
2238	<varlistentry>
2239	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=ServerCertificate=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2240	<listitem><para>
2241	Specifies the absolute path to the server certificate. See
2242	<xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
2243	</para></listitem>
2244	</varlistentry>
2245	<varlistentry>
2246	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=ServerPrivateKey=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2247	<listitem><para>
2248	Specifies the absolute path to the server private key. See
2249	<xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
2250	</para></listitem>
2251	</varlistentry>
2252	<varlistentry>
2253	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=CACertificate=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2254	<listitem><para>
2255	Specifies the absolute path to the CA self-signed
2256	certificate. See <xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
2257	</para></listitem>
2258	</varlistentry>
2259	<varlistentry>
2260	<term><option>--vrdeproperty Audio/RateCorrectionMode=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2261	<listitem><para>
2262	Specifies the audio connection mode or the path to the
2263	audio log file. Valid values are as follows:
2264	</para><itemizedlist>
2265	<listitem><para>
2266	<literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_VOID</literal> is no mode.
2267	Use this value to unset any set audio mode.
2268	</para></listitem>
2269	<listitem><para>
2270	<literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_RC</literal> is the rate
2271	correction mode.
2272	</para></listitem>
2273	<listitem><para>
2274	<literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_LPF</literal> is the low pass
2275	filter mode.
2276	</para></listitem>
2277	<listitem><para>
2278	<literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_CS</literal> is the client
2279	sync sync mode to prevent an underflow or overflow of
2280	the client queue.
2281	</para></listitem>
2282	</itemizedlist></listitem>
2283	</varlistentry>
2284	<varlistentry>
2285	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=LogPath=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2286	<listitem><para>
2287	Specifies the absolute path to the audio log file.
2288	</para></listitem>
2289	</varlistentry>
2290	<varlistentry>
2291	<term><option>--vrdeextpack=default \| <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
2292	<listitem><para>
2293	Specifies the library to use to access the VM remotely.
2294	The <literal>default</literal> value uses the RDP code
2295	that is part of the &product-name; Extension Pack.
2296	</para><para>
2297	To use the VRDE module in VNC, specify
2298	<literal>VNC</literal>. See
2299	<xref linkend="otherextpacks"/>.
2300	</para></listitem>
2301	</varlistentry>
2302	<varlistentry>
2303	<term><option>--vrdeport=default \| <replaceable>port</replaceable></option></term>
2304	<listitem><para>
2305	<replaceable>port</replaceable> is the port or port range
2306	to which the VRDE server binds. The
2307	<literal>default</literal> or <literal>0</literal> value
2308	uses port <literal>3389</literal>, which is the standard
2309	RDP port.
2310	</para><para>
2311	You can specify a comma-separated list of ports or port
2312	ranges of ports. Use a dash between two port numbers to
2313	specify a port range. The VRDE server binds to only one of
2314	the available ports from the list. Only one machine can
2315	use a given port at a time. For example, the
2316	<option>--vrdeport=5000,5010-5012</option> option
2317	specifies that server can bind to one of following ports:
2318	<literal>5000</literal>, <literal>5010</literal>,
2319	<literal>5011</literal>, or <literal>5012</literal>.
2320	</para></listitem>
2321	</varlistentry>
2322	<varlistentry>
2323	<term><option>--vrdeaddress=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
2324	<listitem><para>
2325	Specifies the IP address of the host network interface to
2326	which the VRDE server binds. If you specify an IP address,
2327	the server accepts connections only on the specified host
2328	network interface.
2329	</para><para>
2330	Use this option to specify whether the VRDP server should
2331	accept IPv4, IPv6, or both type of connections:
2332	</para><itemizedlist>
2333	<listitem><para>
2334	<emphasis role="bold">Only IPv4:</emphasis> Use the
2335	<option>--vrdeaddress="0.0.0.0"</option> option.
2336	</para></listitem>
2337	<listitem><para>
2338	<emphasis role="bold">Only IPv6:</emphasis> Use the
2339	<option>--vrdeaddress="::"</option> option.
2340	</para></listitem>
2341	<listitem><para>
2342	<emphasis role="bold">Both IPv6 and IPv4:</emphasis>
2343	Use the <option>--vrdeaddress=“”</option>
2344	option. This is the default value.
2345	</para></listitem>
2346	</itemizedlist></listitem>
2347	</varlistentry>
2348	<varlistentry>
2349	<term><option>--vrdeauthtype=null \| external \| guest</option></term>
2350	<listitem><para>
2351	Specify whether to use authorization and how to perform
2352	authorization. See <xref linkend="vbox-auth" />. Valid
2353	values are as follows:
2354	</para><itemizedlist>
2355	<listitem><para>
2356	<literal>null</literal> provides no authentication.
2357	</para></listitem>
2358	<listitem><para>
2359	<literal>external</literal> provides external
2360	authentication through an authentication library.
2361	</para></listitem>
2362	<listitem><para>
2363	<literal>guest</literal> performs authentication by
2364	using guest user accounts. This unsupported method
2365	requires that you install the Guest Additions on the
2366	VM.
2367	</para></listitem>
2368	</itemizedlist></listitem>
2369	</varlistentry>
2370	<varlistentry>
2371	<term><option>--vrdeauthlibrary=default \| <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
2372	<listitem><para>
2373	Specifies the library to use for RDP authentication. The
2374	default library for external authentication is
2375	<filename>VBoxAuth</filename>. See
2376	<xref linkend="vbox-auth" />.
2377	</para></listitem>
2378	</varlistentry>
2379	<varlistentry>
2380	<term><option>--vrdemulticon=on \| off</option></term>
2381	<listitem><para>
2382	Enables or disables the multiple connections VRDE server
2383	feature, if supported. See
2384	<xref linkend="vrde-multiconnection" />.
2385	</para></listitem>
2386	</varlistentry>
2387	<varlistentry>
2388	<term><option>--vrdereusecon=on \| off</option></term>
2389	<listitem><para>
2390	Specifies how the VRDE server behaves when multiple
2391	connections are disabled. When the value is
2392	<literal>on</literal>, the server permits a new client to
2393	connect and drops the existing connection. When the value
2394	is <literal>off</literal>, a new connection is not
2395	accepted if a client is already connected to the server.
2396	This is the default value.
2397	</para></listitem>
2398	</varlistentry>
2399	<varlistentry>
2400	<term><option>--vrdevideochannel=on \| off</option></term>
2401	<listitem><para>
2402	Enables video redirection if supported by the VRDE server.
2403	See <xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
2404	</para></listitem>
2405	</varlistentry>
2406	<varlistentry>
2407	<term><option>--vrdevideochannelquality=<replaceable>percent</replaceable></option></term>
2408	<listitem><para>
2409	Specifies the image quality for video redirection as a
2410	value from 10 to 100 percent. The percentage represents
2411	the JPEG compression level where a lower number diminishes
2412	quality and provides higher compression. See
2413	<xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
2414	</para></listitem>
2415	</varlistentry>
2416	</variablelist>
2417	</refsect2>
2418	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-teleport">
2419	<title>Teleporting Settings</title>
2420	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2421	<para>
2422	The following options enable you to configure a machine as a
2423	teleporting target. See <xref linkend="teleporting" />.
2424	</para>
2425	<variablelist>
2426	<varlistentry>
2427	<term><option>--teleporter=on \| off</option></term>
2428	<listitem><para>
2429	Enables or disables the teleporter. When enabled, a
2430	machine starts up and waits to receive a teleporting
2431	request from the network instead of booting normally.
2432	</para><para>
2433	Teleporting requests are received on the port and address
2434	specified using the following parameters.
2435	</para></listitem>
2436	</varlistentry>
2437	<varlistentry>
2438	<term><option>--teleporterport=<replaceable>port</replaceable></option></term>
2439	<listitem><para>
2440	Specifies the port on which the VM listens to receive a
2441	teleporting request from another VM.
2442	<replaceable>port</replaceable> is any free TCP/IP port
2443	number, such as <literal>6000</literal>. You must also
2444	specify the <option>--teleporter</option> option.
2445	</para></listitem>
2446	</varlistentry>
2447	<varlistentry>
2448	<term><option>--teleporteraddress=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
2449	<listitem><para>
2450	Specifies the IP address on which the VM listens to
2451	receive a teleporting request from another VM.
2452	<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable> is any IP address or
2453	host name and specifies the TCP/IP socket on which to
2454	bind. The default IP address is
2455	<literal>0.0.0.0</literal>, which represents any IP
2456	address. You must also specify the
2457	<option>--teleporter</option> option.
2458	</para></listitem>
2459	</varlistentry>
2460	<varlistentry>
2461	<term><option>--teleporterpassword=<replaceable>password</replaceable></option></term>
2462	<listitem><para>
2463	Specifies the password to use for authentication. When
2464	specified, the teleporting request only succeeds if the
2465	password on the source machine is the same password as the
2466	one you specify.
2467	</para></listitem>
2468	</varlistentry>
2469	<varlistentry>
2470	<term><option>--teleporterpasswordfile=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
2471	<listitem><para>
2472	Specifies a file that contains the password to use for
2473	authentication. When specified, the teleporting request
2474	only succeeds if the password on the source machine is the
2475	same password as the one you specify in the password file.
2476	A value of <literal>stdin</literal> reads the password
2477	from standard input.
2478	</para></listitem>
2479	</varlistentry>
2480	<varlistentry>
2481	<term><option>--cpuid-portability-level=<replaceable>level</replaceable></option></term>
2482	<listitem>
2483	<para>
2484	Restricts the virtual CPU capabilities that &product-name;
2485	presents to the guest OS by using portability rules. Higher
2486	integer values designate more restrictive behavior. The
2487	default level of <literal>0</literal> indicates that all
2488	virtualized features supported by the host are made available
2489	to the guest. The value <literal>3</literal> supresses most
2490	features. Values of <literal>1</literal> and <literal>2</literal>
2491	represent restrictions in between. The behavior may change
2492	depending on the product version.
2493	</para></listitem>
2494	</varlistentry>
2495	<varlistentry>
2496	<term><option>--cpuid-set=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable>[:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable>]
2497	<replaceable>eax</replaceable> <replaceable>ebx</replaceable> <replaceable>ecx</replaceable> <replaceable>edx</replaceable></option></term>
2498	<listitem>
2499	<para>
2500	Advanced users can use this setting before a teleporting
2501	operation (in fact before starting the VM) to restrict the
2502	virtual CPU capabilities that &product-name; presents to
2503	the guest operating system. This must be run on both the
2504	source and the target machines involved in teleporting and
2505	will then modify what the guest sees when it executes the
2506	CPUID machine instruction. This might help with misbehaving
2507	applications that wrongly assume that certain CPU
2508	capabilities are present. The meaning of the parameters
2509	is hardware dependent. Refer to the AMD or Intel processor
2510	documentation.
2511	</para><para>
2512	The values of <replaceable>leaf</replaceable>,
2513	<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable> (optional),
2514	<replaceable>eax</replaceable>, <replaceable>ebx</replaceable>,
2515	<replaceable>ecx</replaceable> and <replaceable>edx</replaceable>
2516	are integers given in hexadecimal format, i.e. using a radix
2517	(base) of 16 without requiring any prefix.
2518	</para></listitem>
2519	</varlistentry>
2520	<varlistentry>
2521	<term><option>--cpuid-remove=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable>[:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable>]</option></term>
2522	<listitem>
2523	<para>
2524	Removes an adjustment established with <option>--cpuid-set</option>.
2525	</para></listitem>
2526	</varlistentry>
2527	<varlistentry>
2528	<term><option>--cpuidremoveall</option></term>
2529	<listitem>
2530	<para>
2531	Removes all adjustments established with <option>--cpuid-set</option>.
2532	</para></listitem>
2533	</varlistentry>
2534	</variablelist>
2535	</refsect2>
2536	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-debugging">
2537	<title>Debugging Settings</title>
2538	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2539	<para>
2540	Only use the following options to perform low-level VM
2541	debugging. These options are for advanced users only.
2542	</para>
2543	<variablelist>
2544	<varlistentry>
2545	<term><option>--tracing-enabled=on \| off</option></term>
2546	<listitem><para>
2547	Enables or disables the trace buffer. Note that when
2548	specified, the trace buffer consumes some memory and adds
2549	overhead.
2550	</para></listitem>
2551	</varlistentry>
2552	<varlistentry>
2553	<term><option>--tracing-config=<replaceable>config-string</replaceable></option></term>
2554	<listitem><para>
2555	Enables a tracing configuration that defines which group
2556	of trace points are enabled.
2557	</para></listitem>
2558	</varlistentry>
2559	<varlistentry>
2560	<term><option>--tracing-allow-vm-access=on \| off</option></term>
2561	<listitem><para>
2562	Enables or disables VM access to the trace buffer. The
2563	default value is <literal>off</literal>, which disables
2564	access.
2565	</para></listitem>
2566	</varlistentry>
2567	</variablelist>
2568	</refsect2>
2569	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-usbcardreader">
2570	<title>USB Card Reader Settings</title>
2571	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2572	<para>
2573	The following options specify the access to a USB Card Reader by
2574	the guest environment. A USB card reader can access data on
2575	memory cards, such as CompactFlash (CF), Secure Digital (SD),
2576	and MultiMediaCard (MMC).
2577	</para>
2578	<variablelist>
2579	<varlistentry>
2580	<term><option>--usbcardreader=on \| off</option></term>
2581	<listitem><para>
2582	Enables or disables the USB card reader interface.
2583	</para></listitem>
2584	</varlistentry>
2585	</variablelist>
2586	</refsect2>
2587	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-autostart">
2588	<title>Autostarting VMs During Host System Boot</title>
2589	<para>
2590	The following options enable you to configure the VM autostart
2591	feature, which automatically starts the VM at host system
2592	boot-up. You must do some host system configuration before you
2593	can use this feature. See <xref linkend="autostart" />.
2594	</para>
2595	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2596	<variablelist>
2597	<varlistentry>
2598	<term><option>--autostart-enabled=on \| off</option></term>
2599	<listitem><para>
2600	Enables or disables VM autostart at host system boot-up
2601	for the specified users.
2602	</para></listitem>
2603	</varlistentry>
2604	<varlistentry>
2605	<term><option>--autostart-delay=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></option></term>
2606	<listitem><para>
2607	Specifies the number of seconds after host system boot-up
2608	to autostart the VM.
2609	</para></listitem>
2610	</varlistentry>
2611	</variablelist>
2612	</refsect2>
2613	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-pcipassthrough">
2614	<title>PCI Passthrough Settings</title>
2615	<para>
2616	The following options enable you to configure the PCI passthrough
2617	feature, which currently is not available in &product-name;. It is
2618	planned to bring this functionality back in the future.
2619	</para>
2620	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2621	<variablelist>
2622	<varlistentry>
2623	<term><option>--pciattach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable>[@<replaceable>guest-PCI-bus-address</replaceable>]</option></term>
2624	<listitem><para>
2625	Attaches the specified PCI network controller on the host
2626	to the guest VM. You can optionally specify the PCI bus on
2627	the guest VM on which to attach the controller.
2628	<!-- See <xref linkend="pcipassthrough" />. -->
2629	</para></listitem>
2630	</varlistentry>
2631	<varlistentry>
2632	<term><option>--pcidetach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable></option></term>
2633	<listitem><para>
2634	Detaches the specified PCI network controller from the
2635	attached PCI bus on the guest VM.
2636	<!-- See <xref linkend="pcipassthrough" />. -->
2637	</para></listitem>
2638	</varlistentry>
2639	</variablelist>
2640	</refsect2>
2641	</refsect1>
2642
2643	<refsect1>
2644	<title>Examples</title>
2645	<remark role="help-scope" condition="GLOBAL" />
2646	<para>
2647	The following command changes the description for the
2648	<filename>ol7</filename> VM.
2649	</para>
2650	<screen>$ VBoxManage modifyvm ol7 --description "Oracle Linux 7 with UEK4"</screen>
2651	<para>
2652	The following command enables VirtualBox Remote Display Protocol
2653	(VRDP) support for the <filename>ol7</filename> VM.
2654	</para>
2655	<screen>$ VBoxManage modifyvm ol7 --vrde on</screen>
2656	</refsect1>
2657
2658	<refsect1>
2659	<title>See Also</title>
2660	<para>
2661	<xref linkend="vboxmanage-controlvm" />,
2662	<xref linkend="vboxmanage-createvm" />,
2663	<xref linkend="vboxmanage-list" />,
2664	<xref linkend="vboxmanage-startvm" />
2665	</para>
2666	</refsect1>
2667	</refentry>

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