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20	<refentry id="vboxmanage-modifyvm" lang="en">
21	<refentryinfo>
22	<pubdate>$Date: 2021-09-28 06:15:49 +0000 (Tue, 28 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">hostonlynet</arg>
283	<arg choice="plain">generic</arg>
284	<arg choice="plain">natnetwork</arg>
285	</group></arg>
286	<arg>--nictype<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
287	<arg choice="plain">Am79C970A</arg>
288	<arg choice="plain">Am79C973</arg>
289	<arg choice="plain">82540EM</arg>
290	<arg choice="plain">82543GC</arg>
291	<arg choice="plain">82545EM</arg>
292	<arg choice="plain">virtio</arg>
293	</group></arg>
294	<arg>--cableconnected<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
295	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
296	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
297	</group></arg>
298	<arg>--nictrace<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
299	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
300	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
301	</group></arg>
302	<arg>--nictracefile<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
303	<arg>--nicproperty<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>name</replaceable>= <arg><replaceable>value</replaceable></arg></arg>
304	<arg>--nicspeed<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>kbps</replaceable></arg>
305	<arg>--nicbootprio<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>priority</replaceable></arg>
306	<arg>--nicpromisc<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
307	<arg choice="plain">deny</arg>
308	<arg choice="plain">allow-vms</arg>
309	<arg choice="plain">allow-all</arg>
310	</group></arg>
311	<arg>--nicbandwidthgroup<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
312	<arg choice="plain">none</arg>
313	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
314	</group></arg>
315	<arg>--bridgeadapter<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
316	<arg choice="plain">none</arg>
317	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>device-name</replaceable></arg>
318	</group></arg>
319	<arg>--hostonlyadapter<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
320	<arg choice="plain">none</arg>
321	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>device-name</replaceable></arg>
322	</group></arg>
323	<arg>--hostonlynet<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></arg>
324	<arg>--intnet<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></arg>
325	<arg>--nat-network<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></arg>
326	<arg>--nicgenericdrv<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>driver-name</replaceable></arg>
327	<arg>--macaddress<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
328	<arg choice="plain">auto</arg>
329	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>MAC-address</replaceable></arg>
330	</group></arg>
331	</cmdsynopsis>
332
333	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-networking-nat">
334	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
335	<group choice="req">
336	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
337	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
338	</group>
339	<arg>--natnet<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
340	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>network</replaceable></arg>
341	<arg choice="plain">default</arg>
342	</group></arg>
343	<arg>--natpf<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
344	<arg choice="plain">[<replaceable>rule-name</replaceable>],tcp</arg>
345	<arg choice="plain">udp,[<replaceable>host-IP</replaceable>],<replaceable>hostport</replaceable>,[<replaceable>guest-IP</replaceable>],<replaceable>guestport</replaceable></arg>
346	</group></arg>
347	<arg>--natpf<replaceable>N</replaceable>=delete=<replaceable>rule-name</replaceable></arg>
348	<arg>--nattftpprefix<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>prefix</replaceable></arg>
349	<arg>--nattftpfile<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
350	<arg>--nattftpserver<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></arg>
351	<arg>--natbindip<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></arg>
352	<arg>--natdnspassdomain<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
353	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
354	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
355	</group></arg>
356	<arg>--natdnsproxy<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
357	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
358	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
359	</group></arg>
360	<arg>--natdnshostresolver<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
361	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
362	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
363	</group></arg>
364	<arg>--natsettings<replaceable>N</replaceable>=[<replaceable>mtu</replaceable>],[<replaceable>socksnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>sockrcv</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcpsnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcprcv</replaceable>]</arg>
365	<arg>--nataliasmode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
366	<arg choice="plain">default</arg>
367	<arg choice="plain">[log],[proxyonly],[sameports]</arg>
368	</group></arg>
369	</cmdsynopsis>
370
371	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-other-hardware">
372	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
373	<group choice="req">
374	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
375	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
376	</group>
377	<arg>--mouse=<group choice="plain">
378	<arg choice="plain">ps2</arg>
379	<arg choice="plain">usb</arg>
380	<arg choice="plain">usbtablet</arg>
381	<arg choice="plain">usbmultitouch</arg>
382	</group></arg>
383	<arg>--keyboard=<group choice="plain">
384	<arg choice="plain">ps2</arg>
385	<arg choice="plain">usb</arg>
386	</group></arg>
387	<arg>--uart<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
388	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
389	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>IO-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></arg>
390	</group></arg>
391	<arg>--uartmode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
392	<arg choice="plain">disconnected</arg>
393	<arg choice="plain">server <replaceable>pipe</replaceable></arg>
394	<arg choice="plain">client <replaceable>pipe</replaceable></arg>
395	<arg choice="plain">tcpserver <replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
396	<arg choice="plain">tcpclient <replaceable>hostname</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
397	<arg choice="plain">file <replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
398	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>device-name</replaceable></arg>
399	</group></arg>
400	<arg>--uarttype<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
401	<arg choice="plain">16450</arg>
402	<arg choice="plain">16550A</arg>
403	<arg choice="plain">16750</arg>
404	</group></arg>
405	<arg>--lptmode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>device-name</replaceable></arg>
406	<arg>--lpt<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
407	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
408	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>IO-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></arg>
409	</group></arg>
410	<arg>--audio=<group choice="plain">
411	<arg choice="plain">none</arg>
412	<arg choice="plain">null</arg>
413	<arg choice="plain">dsound</arg>
414	<arg choice="plain">oss</arg>
415	<arg choice="plain">alsa</arg>
416	<arg choice="plain">pulse</arg>
417	<arg choice="plain">coreaudio</arg>
418	</group></arg>
419	<arg>--audiocontroller=<group choice="plain">
420	<arg choice="plain">ac97</arg>
421	<arg choice="plain">hda</arg>
422	<arg choice="plain">sb16</arg>
423	</group></arg>
424	<arg>--audiocodec=<group choice="plain">
425	<arg choice="plain">stac9700</arg>
426	<arg choice="plain">ad1980</arg>
427	<arg choice="plain">stac9221</arg>
428	<arg choice="plain">sb16</arg>
429	</group></arg>
430	<arg>--audioin=<group choice="plain">
431	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
432	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
433	</group></arg>
434	<arg>--audioout=<group choice="plain">
435	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
436	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
437	</group></arg>
438	<arg>--clipboard-mode=<group choice="plain">
439	<arg choice="plain">disabled</arg>
440	<arg choice="plain">hosttoguest</arg>
441	<arg choice="plain">guesttohost</arg>
442	<arg choice="plain">bidirectional</arg>
443	</group></arg>
444	<!-- There is a currently undocumented option --clipboard-file-transfers.
445	The implementation is not finished, so postpone documenting until it
446	actually is ready for users. -->
447	<arg>--draganddrop=<group choice="plain">
448	<arg choice="plain">disabled</arg>
449	<arg choice="plain">hosttoguest</arg>
450	<arg choice="plain">guesttohost</arg>
451	<arg choice="plain">bidirectional</arg>
452	</group></arg>
453	<arg>--monitorcount=<replaceable>number</replaceable></arg>
454	<arg>--usbehci=<group choice="plain">
455	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
456	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
457	</group></arg>
458	<arg>--usbohci=<group choice="plain">
459	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
460	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
461	</group></arg>
462	<arg>--usbxhci=<group choice="plain">
463	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
464	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
465	</group></arg>
466	<arg>--usbrename=<replaceable>old-name</replaceable> <replaceable>new-name</replaceable></arg>
467	</cmdsynopsis>
468
469	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-recording">
470	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
471	<group choice="req">
472	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
473	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
474	</group>
475	<arg>--recording=<group choice="plain">
476	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
477	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
478	</group></arg>
479	<arg>--recordingscreens=<group choice="plain">
480	<arg choice="plain">all</arg>
481	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>screen-ID</replaceable> [<replaceable>screen-ID</replaceable>...]</arg>
482	</group></arg>
483	<arg>--recordingfile=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
484	<arg>--recordingmaxsize=<replaceable>MB</replaceable></arg>
485	<arg>--recordingmaxtime=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></arg>
486	<arg>--recordingopts= <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable> [,<replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable>...]</arg></arg>
487	<arg>--recordingvideofps=<replaceable>fps</replaceable></arg>
488	<arg>--recordingvideorate=<replaceable>rate</replaceable></arg>
489	<arg>--recordingvideores=<replaceable>width</replaceable> <replaceable>height</replaceable></arg>
490	</cmdsynopsis>
491
492	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-vrde">
493	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
494	<group choice="req">
495	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
496	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
497	</group>
498	<arg>--vrde=<group choice="plain">
499	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
500	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
501	</group></arg>
502	<arg>--vrdeproperty=<replaceable>property-name</replaceable>= <arg><replaceable>property-value</replaceable></arg></arg>
503	<arg>--vrdeextpack=<group choice="plain">
504	<arg choice="plain">default</arg>
505	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
506	</group></arg>
507	<arg>--vrdeport=<replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
508	<arg>--vrdeaddress=<replaceable>hostip</replaceable></arg>
509	<arg>--vrdeauthtype=<group choice="plain">
510	<arg choice="plain">null</arg>
511	<arg choice="plain">external</arg>
512	<arg choice="plain">guest</arg>
513	</group></arg>
514	<arg>--vrdeauthlibrary=<group choice="plain">
515	<arg choice="plain">default</arg>
516	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
517	</group></arg>
518	<arg>--vrdemulticon=<group choice="plain">
519	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
520	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
521	</group></arg>
522	<arg>--vrdereusecon=<group choice="plain">
523	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
524	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
525	</group></arg>
526	<arg>--vrdevideochannel=<group choice="plain">
527	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
528	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
529	</group></arg>
530	<arg>--vrdevideochannelquality=<replaceable>percent</replaceable></arg>
531	</cmdsynopsis>
532
533	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-teleport">
534	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
535	<group choice="req">
536	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
537	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
538	</group>
539	<arg>--teleporter=<group choice="plain">
540	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
541	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
542	</group></arg>
543	<arg>--teleporterport=<replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
544	<arg>--teleporteraddress=<group choice="plain">
545	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>address</replaceable></arg>
546	<arg choice="plain">empty</arg>
547	</group></arg>
548	<arg>--teleporterpassword=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
549	<arg>--teleporterpasswordfile=<group choice="plain">
550	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
551	<arg choice="plain">stdin</arg>
552	</group></arg>
553	<arg>--cpuid-portability-level=<replaceable>level</replaceable></arg>
554	<arg>--cpuid-set=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable><arg>:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable></arg> <replaceable>eax</replaceable> <replaceable>ebx</replaceable> <replaceable>ecx</replaceable> <replaceable>edx</replaceable></arg>
555	<arg>--cpuid-remove=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable><arg>:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable></arg></arg>
556	<arg>--cpuidremoveall</arg>
557	</cmdsynopsis>
558
559	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-debugging">
560	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
561	<group choice="req">
562	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
563	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
564	</group>
565	<arg>--tracing-enabled=<group choice="plain">
566	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
567	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
568	</group></arg>
569	<arg>--tracing-config=<replaceable>string</replaceable></arg>
570	<arg>--tracing-allow-vm-access=<group choice="plain">
571	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
572	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
573	</group></arg>
574	</cmdsynopsis>
575
576	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-usbcardreader">
577	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
578	<group choice="req">
579	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
580	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
581	</group>
582	<arg>--usbcardreader=<group choice="plain">
583	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
584	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
585	</group></arg>
586	</cmdsynopsis>
587
588	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-autostart">
589	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
590	<group choice="req">
591	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
592	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
593	</group>
594	<arg>--autostart-enabled=<group choice="plain">
595	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
596	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
597	</group></arg>
598	<arg>--autostart-delay=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
599	<!-- There is a currently undocumented option --autostop-type.
600	Most autostart service implementations either ignore it or rely it is
601	left unchanged due to otherwise running into timeouts established by the
602	host OS, defeating the purpose. Not worth spending time on documenting
603	it unless this changes. -->
604	</cmdsynopsis>
605
606	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-pcipassthrough">
607	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
608	<group choice="req">
609	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
610	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
611	</group>
612	<arg>--pciattach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable><arg>@<replaceable>guest-PCI-bus-address</replaceable></arg></arg>
613	<arg>--pcidetach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable></arg>
614	</cmdsynopsis>
615	</refsynopsisdiv>
616
617	<refsect1>
618	<title>Description</title>
619	<para>
620	The <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command> command enables you to
621	change the properties of a registered virtual machine (VM) that is
622	not running.
623	</para>
624	<para>
625	Most of these properties correspond to the VM settings that are
626	shown in each VM's <emphasis role="bold">Settings</emphasis>
627	dialog in the VirtualBox Manager. See
628	<xref linkend="BasicConcepts" />. However, some settings can only
629	be viewed and managed with the <command>VBoxManage</command>
630	command.
631	</para>
632	<para>
633	You can use the <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command> command to
634	change VM settings only when the VM is powered off. The VM cannot
635	be running or in saved state when you use this command.
636	</para>
637	<para>
638	You can use the <command>VBoxManage controlvm</command> command to
639	dynamically change some VM machine settings while the VM is
640	running. See <xref linkend="vboxmanage-controlvm" />.
641	</para>
642	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-general">
643	<title>General Settings</title>
644	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
645	<para>
646	The following options enable you to modify general information
647	about your VM.
648	</para>
649	<para>
650	The <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command> command supports the
651	following options:
652	</para>
653	<variablelist>
654	<varlistentry>
655	<term><option>--name=<replaceable>vmname</replaceable></option></term>
656	<listitem><para>
657	Changes the name of the VM and its related internal VM
658	files. See <xref linkend="vboxmanage-createvm"/>.
659	</para></listitem>
660	</varlistentry>
661	<varlistentry>
662	<term><option>--groups=<replaceable>group</replaceable></option></term>
663	<listitem><para>
664	Changes the group membership of a VM. Group names always
665	begin with a slash character (<literal>/</literal>) and
666	can be nested. By default, VMs are members of the
667	<literal>/</literal> group. A VM can be member of multiple
668	groups, but its primary group determines the directory
669	structure where the internal VM files are placed by default.
670	</para></listitem>
671	</varlistentry>
672	<varlistentry>
673	<term><option>--description=<replaceable>desc</replaceable></option></term>
674	<listitem><para>
675	Changes the optional VM description. Use a description to
676	record details about the VM in a meaningful way. The GUI
677	interprets HTML markup while the <command>VBoxManage
678	modifyvm</command> command enables you include arbitrary
679	strings that can contain multiple lines.
680	</para></listitem>
681	</varlistentry>
682	<varlistentry>
683	<term><option>--ostype=<replaceable>OS-type</replaceable></option></term>
684	<listitem><para>
685	Specifies the guest operating system (OS) information for
686	the VM. Use the <command>VBoxManage list ostypes</command>
687	command to view the OS type identifiers.
688	</para></listitem>
689	</varlistentry>
690	<varlistentry>
691	<term><option>--iconfile=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
692	<listitem><para>
693	Specifies the path to the VM icon file in PNG format
694	on the host system. The icon is shown in the VM manager
695	UI and when running the VM with UI.
696	</para></listitem>
697	</varlistentry>
698	<varlistentry>
699	<term><option>--memory=<replaceable>size</replaceable></option></term>
700	<listitem><para>
701	Specifies the amount of host system RAM to allocate to the
702	VM. The size is in MB. See
703	<xref linkend="gui-createvm" />.
704	</para></listitem>
705	</varlistentry>
706	<varlistentry>
707	<term><option>--pagefusion=on \| off</option></term>
708	<listitem><para>
709	Enables or disables the Page Fusion feature, which is
710	disabled by default. Use the Page Fusion feature to
711	minimize the memory duplication between VMs that have
712	similar configurations and that run on the same host
713	system. See <xref linkend="guestadd-pagefusion" />.
714	</para></listitem>
715	</varlistentry>
716	<varlistentry>
717	<term><option>--vram=<replaceable>size</replaceable></option></term>
718	<listitem><para>
719	Specifies the amount of RAM to allocate to the virtual
720	graphics card. See <xref linkend="settings-display" />.
721	</para></listitem>
722	</varlistentry>
723	<varlistentry>
724	<term><option>--acpi=on \| off</option></term>
725	<listitem><para>
726	Determines whether the VM has ACPI support. See
727	<xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
728	</para></listitem>
729	</varlistentry>
730	<varlistentry>
731	<term><option>--ioapic=on \| off</option></term>
732	<listitem><para>
733	Determines whether the VM has I/O APIC support. See
734	<xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
735	</para></listitem>
736	</varlistentry>
737	<varlistentry>
738	<term><option>--hardwareuuid=<replaceable>uuid</replaceable></option></term>
739	<listitem><para>
740	Specifies the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) to
741	present to the guest VM in memory tables (DMI/SMBIOS),
742	hardware, and VM properties. By default this hardware UUID
743	is the same as the VM UUID. Cloning a VM and the teleporting
744	feature automatically preserve the hardware UUID value.
745	Likewise for Virtual Appliance export and import, but only
746	if both operations are done by &product-name;.
747	</para></listitem>
748	</varlistentry>
749	<varlistentry>
750	<term><option>--cpus=<replaceable>CPU-count</replaceable></option></term>
751	<listitem><para>
752	Specifies the number of virtual CPUs to assign to the VM.
753	See <xref linkend="settings-processor" />.
754	</para><para>
755	If CPU hot-plugging is enabled, this option specifies the
756	maximum number of virtual CPUs that can be plugged into
757	the VMs.
758	</para></listitem>
759	</varlistentry>
760	<varlistentry>
761	<term><option>--cpuhotplug=on \| off</option></term>
762	<listitem><para>
763	Enables or disables CPU hot-plugging. When enabled, you
764	can dynamically add virtual CPUs to a VM or remove virtual
765	CPUs from a VM. See <xref linkend="cpuhotplug" />.
766	</para></listitem>
767	</varlistentry>
768	<varlistentry>
769	<term><option>--plugcpu=<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable></option></term>
770	<listitem><para>
771	Adds a virtual CPU to the VM.
772	<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable> is the index of the
773	virtual CPU to add. A valid index value is a number from
774	<literal>0</literal> to the maximum number of CPUs that
775	you configured by using the <option>--cpus</option>
776	option.
777	</para><para>
778	Only use this option if CPU hot-plugging is enabled.
779	</para></listitem>
780	</varlistentry>
781	<varlistentry>
782	<term><option>--unplugcpu=<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable></option></term>
783	<listitem><para>
784	Removes a virtual CPU from the VM.
785	<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable> is the index of the
786	virtual CPU to remove. A valid index value is a number
787	from <literal>1</literal> to the maximum number of CPUs
788	that you configured by using the <option>--cpus</option>
789	option.
790	</para><para>
791	Only use this option if CPU hot-plugging is enabled.
792	</para><para>
793	Note that you cannot remove CPU 0.
794	</para></listitem>
795	</varlistentry>
796	<varlistentry>
797	<term><option>--cpuexectioncap=<replaceable>percentage</replaceable></option></term>
798	<listitem><para>
799	Specifies how much CPU time a virtual CPU can use. A valid
800	value is from <literal>1</literal> to
801	<literal>100</literal>. A value of 50 indicates that a
802	single virtual CPU can use up to 50% of a single host CPU.
803	</para></listitem>
804	</varlistentry>
805	<varlistentry>
806	<term><option>--pae=on \| off</option></term>
807	<listitem><para>
808	Enables or disables physical address extension (PAE). See
809	<xref linkend="settings-processor" />.
810	</para></listitem>
811	</varlistentry>
812	<varlistentry>
813	<term><option>--longmode=on \| off</option></term>
814	<listitem><para>
815	Enables or disables long mode. See
816	<xref linkend="settings-processor" />.
817	</para></listitem>
818	</varlistentry>
819	<varlistentry>
820	<term><option>--ibpb-on-vm-exit=on \| off</option></term>
821	<listitem><para>
822	Enables use of Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier (IBPB)
823	on every VM exit.
824	</para></listitem>
825	</varlistentry>
826	<varlistentry>
827	<term><option>--ibpb-on-vm-entry=on \| off</option></term>
828	<listitem><para>
829	Enables use of Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier (IBPB)
830	on every VM entry.
831	</para></listitem>
832	</varlistentry>
833	<varlistentry>
834	<term><option>--spec-ctrl=on \| off</option></term>
835	<listitem><para>
836	Enables or disables the exposure of speculation control
837	interfaces to the guest VM. These interfaces must be
838	available on the host system.
839	</para><para>
840	Depending on the host CPU and the workload, enabling
841	speculation control might significantly reduce
842	performance.
843	</para></listitem>
844	</varlistentry>
845	<varlistentry>
846	<term><option>--l1d-flush-on-sched=on \| off</option></term>
847	<listitem><para>
848	Enables or disables level 1 data cache flushing when a
849	thread is scheduled to execute guest code. See
850	<xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-3646" />.
851	</para></listitem>
852	</varlistentry>
853	<varlistentry>
854	<term><option>--l1d-flush-on-vm-entry=on \| off</option></term>
855	<listitem><para>
856	Enables or disables level 1 data cache flushing on every
857	VM entry. See <xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-3646" />.
858	</para></listitem>
859	</varlistentry>
860	<varlistentry>
861	<term><option>--mds-clear-on-sched=on \| off</option></term>
862	<listitem><para>
863	Enables CPU buffer clearing when a thread is scheduled to
864	execute guest code. See
865	<xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-12126-et-al" />.
866	</para></listitem>
867	</varlistentry>
868	<varlistentry>
869	<term><option>--mds-clear-on-vm-entry=on \| off</option></term>
870	<listitem><para>
871	Enables CPU buffer clearing on every VM entry. See
872	<xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-12126-et-al" />.
873	</para></listitem>
874	</varlistentry>
875	<varlistentry>
876	<term><option>--cpu-profile=host \| Intel 8086 \| Intel 80286 \| Intel 80386</option></term>
877	<listitem><para>
878	Specifies the profile to use for guest CPU emulation.
879	Specify a value that is based on the host system CPU
880	(<literal>host</literal>) or one of the following older
881	Intel micro-architectures: <literal>8086</literal>,
882	<literal>80286</literal>, or <literal>80386</literal>.
883	</para></listitem>
884	</varlistentry>
885	<varlistentry>
886	<term><option>--hpet=on \| off</option></term>
887	<listitem><para>
888	Enables or disables a High Precision Event Timer (HPET)
889	that can replace a legacy system timer. This feature is
890	disabled by default. Note HPET is supported on Windows
891	versions starting with Vista.
892	</para></listitem>
893	</varlistentry>
894	<varlistentry>
895	<term><option>--hwvirtex=on \| off</option></term>
896	<listitem><para>
897	Enables or disables the use of hardware virtualization
898	extensions in the processor of the host system. Such
899	extensions are Intel VT-x or AMD-V. See
900	<xref linkend="hwvirt" />.
901	</para></listitem>
902	</varlistentry>
903	<varlistentry>
904	<term><option>--triplefaultreset=on \| off</option></term>
905	<listitem><para>
906	Enables or disables the resetting of the guest VM instead
907	of triggering a Guru Meditation. Some guest VMs raise a
908	triple fault to reset the CPU, so sometimes resetting the
909	guest VM is the best outcome. This option only applies to
910	guests that do not use symmetric multiprocessing (SMP).
911	</para></listitem>
912	</varlistentry>
913	<varlistentry>
914	<term><option>--apic=on \| off</option></term>
915	<listitem><para>
916	Enables or disables APIC. With APIC, OSes can use
917	more than 16 interrupt requests (IRQs) to avoid IRQ
918	sharing and to improve reliability. APIC is enabled by
919	default. See <xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
920	</para></listitem>
921	</varlistentry>
922	<varlistentry>
923	<term><option>--x2apic=on \| off</option></term>
924	<listitem><para>
925	Enables or disables the CPU x2APIC feature. CPU x2APIC
926	enables an OS to run more efficiently on high core count
927	configurations and to optimize interrupt distribution in
928	virtualized environments. This feature is enabled by
929	default.
930	</para><para>
931	Disable this feature when the OS that runs on a host
932	system or a guest VM is incompatible with CPU x2APIC.
933	</para></listitem>
934	</varlistentry>
935	<varlistentry>
936	<term><option>--paravirtprovider=none \| default \| legacy \| minimal \| hyperv \| kvm</option></term>
937	<listitem><para>
938	Specifies one of the following paravirtualization
939	interfaces to provide to the guest OS:
940	</para><itemizedlist>
941	<listitem><para>
942	<literal>none</literal> does not expose any
943	paravirtualization interface.
944	</para></listitem>
945	<listitem><para>
946	<literal>default</literal> selects the appropriate
947	interface based on the guest OS type when starting the
948	VM. This is the default value used when creating new
949	VMs.
950	</para></listitem>
951	<listitem><para>
952	<literal>legacy</literal> selects a paravirtual
953	interface for VMs that were created by older
954	&product-name; versions.
955	</para></listitem>
956	<listitem><para>
957	<literal>minimal</literal> is required for Mac OS X
958	guest VMs.
959	</para></listitem>
960	<listitem><para>
961	<literal>kvm</literal> is recommended for Linux guest
962	VMs. See <xref linkend="gimproviders" />.
963	</para></listitem>
964	<listitem><para>
965	<literal>hyperv</literal> is recommended for Windows
966	guest VMs. See <xref linkend="gimproviders" />.
967	</para></listitem>
968	</itemizedlist></listitem>
969	</varlistentry>
970	<varlistentry>
971	<term><option>--paravirtdebug=<replaceable>property</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
972	<listitem><para>
973	Specifies debugging properties that are specific to the
974	paravirtualization provider configured for the specified
975	VM. See <xref linkend="gimdebug" />.
976	</para></listitem>
977	</varlistentry>
978	<varlistentry>
979	<term><option>--nestedpaging=on \| off</option></term>
980	<listitem><para>
981	Enables or disables the nested paging feature in the
982	processor of the host system. This option is available
983	only when hardware virtualization is enabled. See
984	<xref linkend="hwvirt" /> and
985	<xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-3646" />.
986	</para></listitem>
987	</varlistentry>
988	<varlistentry>
989	<term><option>--largepages=on \| off</option></term>
990	<listitem><para>
991	Enables or disables the hypervisor's use of large pages,
992	which can improve performance by up to 5%. The use of
993	large pages reduces TLB use and overhead. This option is
994	available only when both hardware virtualization and
995	nested paging are enabled.
996	</para></listitem>
997	</varlistentry>
998	<varlistentry>
999	<term><option>--vtxvpid=on \| off</option></term>
1000	<listitem><para>
1001	Enables or disables the use of the tagged TLB (VPID)
1002	feature in the processor of your host system. See
1003	<xref linkend="hwvirt" />. This option is available only
1004	when hardware virtualization is enabled on Intel VT-x.
1005	</para></listitem>
1006	</varlistentry>
1007	<varlistentry>
1008	<term><option>--vtxux=on \| off</option></term>
1009	<listitem><para>
1010	Enables or disables the use of unrestricted guest mode for
1011	executing the guest VM. This option is available only when
1012	hardware virtualization is enabled on Intel VT-x.
1013	</para></listitem>
1014	</varlistentry>
1015	<varlistentry>
1016	<term><option>--nested-hw-virt=on \| off</option></term>
1017	<listitem><para>
1018	Enables or disables nested virtualization. Enabling makes
1019	hardware virtualization features available to the VM. See
1020	<xref linkend="nested-virt" />.
1021	</para></listitem>
1022	</varlistentry>
1023	<varlistentry>
1024	<term><option>--virt-vmsave-vmload=on \| off</option></term>
1025	<listitem><para>
1026	If hardware virtualization is enabled and the host has an
1027	AMD CPU, this setting enables or disables the use of the
1028	virtualized vmsave/vmload host feature while executing the
1029	VM. It is enabled by default. It is recommended to leave it
1030	enabled as it has a drastic impact on performance while
1031	executing nested VMs when using the nested hardware
1032	virtualization feature.
1033	<xref linkend="nested-virt" />.
1034	</para></listitem>
1035	</varlistentry>
1036	<varlistentry>
1037	<term><option>--accelerated3d=on \| off</option></term>
1038	<listitem><para>
1039	Enables or disables hardware 3D acceleration for the
1040	graphics adapter variants which support it. This option
1041	has an effect only when the Guest Additions are installed.
1042	See <xref linkend="guestadd-3d" />.
1043	</para></listitem>
1044	</varlistentry>
1045	<varlistentry>
1046	<term><option>--accelerated2dvideo=on \| off</option></term>
1047	<listitem><para>
1048	Enables or disables 2D video acceleration for the graphics
1049	adapter variants which support it. This option has an effect
1050	only when the Guest Additions are installed. See
1051	<xref linkend="guestadd-2d" />.
1052	</para></listitem>
1053	</varlistentry>
1054	<varlistentry>
1055	<term><option>--chipset=piix3 \| ich9</option></term>
1056	<listitem><para>
1057	Specify the Intel chipset for &product-name; to emulate.
1058	The default value is the Intel PIIX3 chipset
1059	(<literal>piix3</literal>).
1060	</para><para>
1061	Change this value only if you need to relax some of the
1062	chipset constraints. See
1063	<xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
1064	</para></listitem>
1065	</varlistentry>
1066	<varlistentry>
1067	<term><option>--iommu=none \| automatic \| amd \| intel</option></term>
1068	<listitem><para>
1069	Specifies the IOMMU type for &product-name; to emulate.
1070	Both Intel and AMD IOMMU emulation currently require the
1071	use of the Intel ICH9 chipset (see
1072	<option>--chipset</option> option).
1073	</para><para>
1074	Valid values are as follows:
1075	</para><itemizedlist>
1076	<listitem><para>
1077	<literal>none</literal> – No IOMMU is present
1078	and is the default value.
1079	</para></listitem>
1080	<listitem><para>
1081	<literal>automatic</literal> – An IOMMU is
1082	present but its type is automatically chosen to match
1083	the host CPU vendor when the VM is powered on.
1084	</para></listitem>
1085	<listitem><para>
1086	<literal>amd</literal> – An AMD IOMMU is
1087	present.
1088	</para></listitem>
1089	<listitem><para>
1090	<literal>intel</literal> – An Intel IOMMU is
1091	present.
1092	</para></listitem>
1093	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1094	</varlistentry>
1095	<varlistentry>
1096	<term><option>--tpm-type=none \| 1.2 \| 2.0 \| host \| swtpm</option></term>
1097	<listitem><para>
1098	Specifies the TPM type for &product-name; to emulate.
1099	</para><para>
1100	Valid values are as follows:
1101	</para><itemizedlist>
1102	<listitem><para>
1103	<literal>none</literal> – No TPM is present
1104	and is the default value.
1105	</para></listitem>
1106	<listitem><para>
1107	<literal>1.2</literal> – A TPM conforming to the TCG specification
1108	version 1.2 is present.
1109	</para></listitem>
1110	<listitem><para>
1111	<literal>2.0</literal> – A TPM conforming to the TCG specification
1112	version 2.0 is present.
1113	</para></listitem>
1114	<listitem><para>
1115	<literal>host</literal> – The host TPM is passed through to the guest.
1116	May not be available on all supported host platforms.
1117	</para></listitem>
1118	<listitem><para>
1119	<literal>swtpm</literal> – The VM connects to an external TPM emulation
1120	compliant to swtpm. Requires to set the TPM location to connect to (see
1121	<option>--tpm-location</option> option).
1122	</para></listitem>
1123	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1124	</varlistentry>
1125	<varlistentry>
1126	<term><option>--bioslogofadein=on \| off</option></term>
1127	<listitem><para>
1128	Specifies whether the BIOS logo fades in on VM startup. By
1129	default, an &product-name; logo is shown.
1130	</para></listitem>
1131	</varlistentry>
1132	<varlistentry>
1133	<term><option>--bioslogofadeout=on \| off</option></term>
1134	<listitem><para>
1135	Specifies whether the BIOS logo fades out on VM startup.
1136	</para></listitem>
1137	</varlistentry>
1138	<varlistentry>
1139	<term><option>--bioslogodisplaytime=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></option></term>
1140	<listitem><para>
1141	Specifies the amount of time in milliseconds that the BIOS
1142	logo is visible.
1143	</para></listitem>
1144	</varlistentry>
1145	<varlistentry>
1146	<term><option>--bioslogoimagepath=<replaceable>pathname</replaceable></option></term>
1147	<listitem><para>
1148	Replaces the existing BIOS logo with a different image.
1149	The replacement image must be an uncompressed 16, 256 or 16M
1150	color bitmap file (BMP) that does not contain color space
1151	information (Windows 3.0 format). Also ensure that the
1152	image is no larger than 640 X 480 pixels.
1153	</para></listitem>
1154	</varlistentry>
1155	<varlistentry>
1156	<term><option>--biosbootmenu=disabled \| menuonly \| messageandmenu</option></term>
1157	<listitem><para>
1158	Specifies whether the BIOS permits you to select a
1159	temporary boot device. Valid values are:
1160	</para><itemizedlist>
1161	<listitem><para>
1162	<literal>disabled</literal> outputs the alternate boot
1163	device message and permits you to select a temporary
1164	boot device by pressing F12.
1165	</para></listitem>
1166	<listitem><para>
1167	<literal>menuonly</literal> suppresses the alternate
1168	boot device message, but permits you to select a
1169	temporary boot device by pressing F12.
1170	</para></listitem>
1171	<listitem><para>
1172	<literal>messageandmenu</literal> suppresses the
1173	alternate boot device message and prevents you from
1174	selecting a temporary boot device by pressing F12.
1175	</para></listitem>
1176	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1177	</varlistentry>
1178	<varlistentry>
1179	<term><option>--biosapic=x2apic \| apic \| disabled</option></term>
1180	<listitem><para>
1181	Specifies the APIC level of the firmware. Valid values
1182	are: <literal>x2apic</literal>, <literal>apic</literal>,
1183	and <literal>disabled</literal>. When the value is
1184	<literal>disabled</literal>, neither the
1185	<literal>apic</literal> nor the <literal>x2apic</literal>
1186	version of the firmware is used.
1187	</para><para>
1188	Note that if you specify the <literal>x2apic</literal>
1189	value and x2APIC is unsupported by the virtual CPU, the
1190	APIC level downgrades to <literal>apic</literal>, if
1191	supported. Otherwise, the APIC level downgrades to
1192	<literal>disabled</literal>. Similarly, if you specify the
1193	<literal>apic</literal> value and APIC is unsupported by
1194	the virtual CPU, the APIC level downgrades to
1195	<literal>disabled</literal>.
1196	</para></listitem>
1197	</varlistentry>
1198	<varlistentry>
1199	<term><option>--biossystemtimeoffset=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></option></term>
1200	<listitem><para>
1201	Specifies the time offset in milliseconds of the guest VM
1202	relative to the time on the host system. If the offset
1203	value is positive, the guest VM time runs ahead of the
1204	time on the host system.
1205	</para></listitem>
1206	</varlistentry>
1207	<varlistentry>
1208	<term><option>--biospxedebug=on \| off</option></term>
1209	<listitem><para>
1210	Enables or disables additional debugging output when using
1211	the Intel PXE boot ROM. The debug output is written to the
1212	release log file. See
1213	<xref linkend="collect-debug-info" />.
1214	</para></listitem>
1215	</varlistentry>
1216	<varlistentry>
1217	<term><option>--system-uuid-le=on \| off</option></term>
1218	<listitem><para>
1219	Enables or disables representing the system UUID in little
1220	endian form. The default value is <literal>on</literal> for
1221	new VMs. For old VMs the setting is <literal>off</literal> to
1222	keep the content of the DMI/SMBIOS table unchanged, which can
1223	be important for Windows license activation.
1224	</para></listitem>
1225	</varlistentry>
1226	<varlistentry>
1227	<term><option>--boot<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none \| floppy \| dvd \| disk \| net</option></term>
1228	<listitem><para>
1229	Enables you to specify the boot device order for the VM by
1230	assigning one of the device types to each of the four boot
1231	device slots that are represented by
1232	<replaceable>N</replaceable> in the option name.
1233	</para><para>
1234	A value of 1 for <replaceable>N</replaceable> represents
1235	the first boot device slot, and so on.
1236	</para><para>
1237	The device types are <literal>floppy</literal> for floppy
1238	disks, <literal>dvd</literal> for DVDs or CDs,
1239	<literal>disk</literal> for hard disks, and
1240	<literal>net</literal> for a network device. A value of
1241	<literal>none</literal> indicates that no boot device is
1242	associated with the specified slot.
1243	</para></listitem>
1244	</varlistentry>
1245	<varlistentry>
1246	<term><option>--rtcuseutc=on \| off</option></term>
1247	<listitem><para>
1248	Specifies whether the real-time clock (RTC) uses
1249	coordinated universal time (UTC). See
1250	<xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
1251	</para></listitem>
1252	</varlistentry>
1253	<varlistentry>
1254	<term><option>--graphicscontroller=none \| vboxvga \| vmsvga \| vboxsvga</option></term>
1255	<listitem><para>
1256	Specifies the graphics controller type to use. See
1257	<xref linkend="settings-screen" />.
1258	</para></listitem>
1259	</varlistentry>
1260	<varlistentry>
1261	<term><option>--snapshotfolder=default \| <replaceable>pathname</replaceable></option></term>
1262	<listitem><para>
1263	Specifies the name of the VM's snapshot storage folder. If
1264	you specify <literal>default</literal>, the folder name is
1265	<filename>Snapshots/</filename> in the machine folder.
1266	</para></listitem>
1267	</varlistentry>
1268	<varlistentry>
1269	<term><option>--firmware=bios \| efi \| efi32 \| efi64</option></term>
1270	<listitem><para>
1271	Specifies the firmware used to boot the VM. Valid values
1272	are: <literal>bios</literal>, <literal>efi</literal>,
1273	<literal>efi32</literal>, or <literal>efi64</literal>. Use
1274	EFI values with care.
1275	</para><para>
1276	By default, BIOS firmware is used.
1277	</para></listitem>
1278	</varlistentry>
1279	<varlistentry>
1280	<term><option>--guestmemoryballoon=<replaceable>size</replaceable></option></term>
1281	<listitem><para>
1282	Specifies the size of the guest memory balloon. The guest
1283	memory balloon is the memory allocated by the Guest
1284	Additions from the guest OS and returned to the hypervisor
1285	for use by other VMs. Specify
1286	<replaceable>size</replaceable> in megabytes. The default
1287	value is <literal>0</literal> megabytes. See
1288	<xref linkend="guestadd-balloon" />.
1289	</para></listitem>
1290	</varlistentry>
1291	<varlistentry>
1292	<term><option>--defaultfrontend=default \| <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
1293	<listitem><para>
1294	Specifies the default frontend to use when starting the
1295	specified VM. If you specify <literal>default</literal>,
1296	the VM is shown in a window on the user's desktop. See
1297	<xref linkend="vboxmanage-startvm" />.
1298	</para></listitem>
1299	</varlistentry>
1300	<varlistentry>
1301	<term><option>--vm-process-priority=default \| flat \| low \| normal \| high</option></term>
1302	<listitem><para>
1303	Specifies the priority scheme of the VM process to use
1304	when starting the specified VM and while the VM runs.
1305	</para><para>
1306	The following valid values are:
1307	</para><itemizedlist>
1308	<listitem><para>
1309	<literal>default</literal> – Default process
1310	priority determined by the OS.
1311	</para></listitem>
1312	<listitem><para>
1313	<literal>flat</literal> – Assumes a scheduling
1314	policy which puts the process at the default priority
1315	and with all threads at the same priority.
1316	</para></listitem>
1317	<listitem><para>
1318	<literal>low</literal> – Assumes a scheduling
1319	policy which puts the process mostly below the default
1320	priority of the host OS.
1321	</para></listitem>
1322	<listitem><para>
1323	<literal>normal</literal> – Assume a scheduling
1324	policy which shares the CPU resources fairly with
1325	other processes running with the default priority of
1326	the host OS.
1327	</para></listitem>
1328	<listitem><para>
1329	<literal>high</literal> – Assumes a scheduling
1330	policy which puts the task above the default priority of
1331	the host OS. This policy might easily cause other tasks
1332	in the system to starve.
1333	</para></listitem>
1334	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1335	</varlistentry>
1336	</variablelist>
1337	</refsect2>
1338	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-networking">
1339	<title>Networking Settings</title>
1340	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
1341	<para>
1342	The following options enable you to modify networking on your
1343	VM. With all these options, <replaceable>N</replaceable> is an
1344	integer greater than zero that represents the particular virtual
1345	network adapter to configure.
1346	</para>
1347	<variablelist>
1348	<varlistentry>
1349	<term><option>--nic<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none \| null \| nat \| natnetwork \| bridged \| intnet \| hostonly \| generic</option></term>
1350	<listitem><para>
1351	Configures the network type used by each virtual network
1352	card in the VM.
1353	</para><para>
1354	The following valid values correspond to the modes
1355	described in <xref linkend="networkingmodes" />:
1356	</para><itemizedlist>
1357	<listitem><para>
1358	<literal>none</literal> – No networking present
1359	</para></listitem>
1360	<listitem><para>
1361	<literal>null</literal> – Not connected to the
1362	host system
1363	</para></listitem>
1364	<listitem><para>
1365	<literal>nat</literal> – Use network address
1366	translation (NAT)
1367	</para></listitem>
1368	<listitem><para>
1369	<literal>natnetwork</literal> – Use a NAT
1370	network
1371	</para></listitem>
1372	<listitem><para>
1373	<literal>bridged</literal> – Use bridged
1374	networking
1375	</para></listitem>
1376	<listitem><para>
1377	<literal>intnet</literal> – Use internal
1378	networking
1379	</para></listitem>
1380	<listitem><para>
1381	<literal>hostonly</literal> – Use host-only
1382	networking
1383	</para></listitem>
1384	<listitem><para>
1385	<literal>generic</literal> – Access rarely used
1386	sub-modes
1387	</para></listitem>
1388	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1389	</varlistentry>
1390	<varlistentry>
1391	<term><option>--nictype<replaceable>N</replaceable>=Am79C970A \| Am79C973 \| 82540EM \| 82543GC \| 82545EM \| virtio</option></term>
1392	<listitem><para>
1393	Identifies the type of networking hardware that
1394	&product-name; presents to the guest VM for the specified
1395	virtual network card. See <xref linkend="nichardware" />.
1396	</para><para>
1397	Valid values are as follows:
1398	</para><itemizedlist>
1399	<listitem><para>
1400	<literal>Am79C970A</literal> represents the AMD PCNet
1401	PCI II.
1402	</para></listitem>
1403	<listitem><para>
1404	<literal>Am79C973</literal> represents the AMD PCNet
1405	FAST III, which is the default value.
1406	</para></listitem>
1407	<listitem><para>
1408	<literal>82540EM</literal> represents the Intel
1409	PRO/1000 MT Desktop.
1410	</para></listitem>
1411	<listitem><para>
1412	<literal>82543GC</literal> represents the Intel
1413	PRO/1000 T Server.
1414	</para></listitem>
1415	<listitem><para>
1416	<literal>82545EM</literal> represents the Intel
1417	PRO/1000 MT Server.
1418	</para></listitem>
1419	<listitem><para>
1420	<literal>virtio</literal> represents a paravirtualized
1421	network adapter.
1422	</para></listitem>
1423	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1424	</varlistentry>
1425	<varlistentry>
1426	<term><option>--cableconnected<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on \| off</option></term>
1427	<listitem><para>
1428	Temporarily disconnects a virtual network interface, as if
1429	you pull a network cable from a physical network card. You
1430	might use this option to reset certain software components
1431	in the VM.
1432	</para></listitem>
1433	</varlistentry>
1434	<varlistentry>
1435	<term><option>--nictrace<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on \| off</option></term>
1436	<listitem><para>
1437	Enables or disables network tracing for the specified
1438	virtual network card.
1439	</para></listitem>
1440	</varlistentry>
1441	<varlistentry>
1442	<term><option>--nictracefile<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
1443	<listitem><para>
1444	Specifies the absolute path of the file in which to write
1445	trace log information. Use this option if network tracing
1446	is enabled.
1447	</para></listitem>
1448	</varlistentry>
1449	<varlistentry>
1450	<term><option>--nicproperty<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>name</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
1451	<listitem><para>
1452	Enables you to set property values and pass them to rarely
1453	used network backends. To use this option, you must also
1454	use the <option>--nicgenericdrv</option> option.
1455	</para><para>
1456	These properties are specific to the backend engine and
1457	differ between the UDP Tunnel and the VDE backend drivers.
1458	For property examples, see
1459	<xref linkend="network_udp_tunnel" />.
1460	</para></listitem>
1461	</varlistentry>
1462	<varlistentry>
1463	<term><option>--nicspeed<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>kbps</replaceable></option></term>
1464	<listitem><para>
1465	Specifies the throughput rate in kilobits per second for
1466	rarely used networking sub-modes such as VDE network and
1467	UDP Tunnel. Use this option only if you used the
1468	<option>--nic</option> option to enable generic networking
1469	for the specified virtual network card.
1470	</para></listitem>
1471	</varlistentry>
1472	<varlistentry>
1473	<term><option>--nicbootprio<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>priority</replaceable></option></term>
1474	<listitem><para>
1475	Assigns a priority to each NIC that determines the order
1476	in which that NIC is used to perform a PXE network boot.
1477	The priority value is an integer in the range from
1478	<literal>0</literal> to <literal>4</literal>. Priority
1479	<literal>0</literal>, which is the default value, is the
1480	lowest priority. Priority <literal>1</literal> is the
1481	highest priority, and priorities <literal>3</literal> and
1482	<literal>4</literal> are lower.
1483	</para><para>
1484	This option has an effect only when using the Intel PXE
1485	boot ROM.
1486	</para></listitem>
1487	</varlistentry>
1488	<varlistentry>
1489	<term><option>--nicpromisc<replaceable>N</replaceable>=deny \| allow-vms \| allow-all</option></term>
1490	<listitem><para>
1491	Enables you to specify whether to deny or allow
1492	promiscuous mode for the specified VM virtual network
1493	card. This option is relevant only for bridged networking.
1494	Valid values are as follows:
1495	</para><itemizedlist>
1496	<listitem><para>
1497	<literal>deny</literal> hides any traffic that is not
1498	intended for the VM. This is the default value.
1499	</para></listitem>
1500	<listitem><para>
1501	<literal>allow-vms</literal> hides all host traffic
1502	from the VM, but allows the VM to see traffic to and
1503	from other VMs.
1504	</para></listitem>
1505	<listitem><para>
1506	<literal>allow-all</literal> allows the VM to see all
1507	traffic.
1508	</para></listitem>
1509	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1510	</varlistentry>
1511	<varlistentry>
1512	<term><option>--nicbandwidthgroup<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none \| <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
1513	<listitem><para>
1514	Adds or removes a bandwidth group assignment to the
1515	specified virtual network interface. Valid values are as
1516	follows:
1517	</para><itemizedlist>
1518	<listitem><para>
1519	<literal>none</literal> removes any current bandwidth
1520	group assignment from the specified virtual network
1521	interface.
1522	</para></listitem>
1523	<listitem><para>
1524	<replaceable>name</replaceable> adds a bandwidth group
1525	assignment to the specified virtual network interface.
1526	</para></listitem>
1527	</itemizedlist><para>
1528	See <xref linkend="network_bandwidth_limit" />.
1529	</para></listitem>
1530	</varlistentry>
1531	<varlistentry>
1532	<term><option>--bridgeadapter<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none \| <replaceable>device-name</replaceable></option></term>
1533	<listitem><para>
1534	Specifies the host interface to use for the specified
1535	virtual network interface. See
1536	<xref linkend="network_bridged" />. Use this option only
1537	if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
1538	bridged networking for the specified virtual network card.
1539	</para></listitem>
1540	</varlistentry>
1541	<varlistentry>
1542	<term><option>--hostonlyadapter<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none \| <replaceable>device-name</replaceable></option></term>
1543	<listitem><para>
1544	Specifies which host-only networking interface to use for
1545	the specified virtual network interface. See
1546	<xref linkend="network_hostonly" />. Use this option only
1547	if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
1548	host-only networking for the specified virtual network
1549	card.
1550	</para></listitem>
1551	</varlistentry>
1552	<varlistentry>
1553	<term><option>--intnet<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></option></term>
1554	<listitem><para>
1555	Specifies the name of the internal network. See
1556	<xref linkend="network_internal" />. Use this option only
1557	if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
1558	internal networking for the specified virtual network
1559	card.
1560	</para></listitem>
1561	</varlistentry>
1562	<varlistentry>
1563	<term><option>--nat-network<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></option></term>
1564	<listitem><para>
1565	Specifies the name of the NAT network to which this
1566	adapter is connected. Use this option only if the
1567	networking type is <literal>natnetwork</literal>, not
1568	<literal>nat</literal>.
1569	</para></listitem>
1570	</varlistentry>
1571	<varlistentry>
1572	<term><option>--nicgenericdrv<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>backend-driver</replaceable></option></term>
1573	<listitem><para>
1574	Enables you to access rarely used networking sub-modes,
1575	such as VDE networks and UDP Tunnel. Use this option only
1576	if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
1577	generic networking for a virtual network card.
1578	</para></listitem>
1579	</varlistentry>
1580	<varlistentry>
1581	<term><option>--macaddress<replaceable>N</replaceable>=auto \| <replaceable>MAC-address</replaceable></option></term>
1582	<listitem><para>
1583	Specifies the MAC address of the specified network adapter
1584	on the VM. By default, &product-name; assigns a random MAC
1585	address to each network adapter at VM creation.
1586	</para></listitem>
1587	</varlistentry>
1588	</variablelist>
1589	</refsect2>
1590	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-networking-nat">
1591	<title>NAT Networking Settings</title>
1592	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
1593	<para>
1594	The following options use <replaceable>N</replaceable> to
1595	specify the particular virtual network adapter to modify.
1596	</para>
1597	<variablelist>
1598	<varlistentry>
1599	<term><option>--natnet<replaceable>N</replaceable>=default \| <replaceable>network</replaceable></option></term>
1600	<listitem><para>
1601	Specifies the IP address range to use for this network.
1602	See <xref linkend="changenat" />. Use this option only if
1603	the networking type is <literal>nat</literal>, not
1604	<literal>natnetwork</literal>.
1605	</para></listitem>
1606	</varlistentry>
1607	<varlistentry>
1608	<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>
1609	<listitem><para>
1610	Specifies the NAT port-forwarding rule to use. See
1611	<xref linkend="natforward" />.
1612	</para></listitem>
1613	</varlistentry>
1614	<varlistentry>
1615	<term><option>--natpf<replaceable>N</replaceable>=delete <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
1616	<listitem><para>
1617	Specifies the NAT port-forwarding rule to delete. See
1618	<xref linkend="natforward" />.
1619	</para></listitem>
1620	</varlistentry>
1621	<varlistentry>
1622	<term><option>--nattftpprefix<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>prefix</replaceable></option></term>
1623	<listitem><para>
1624	Specifies a prefix to use for the built-in TFTP server.
1625	For example, you might use a prefix to indicate where the
1626	boot file is located. See <xref linkend="nat-tftp" /> and
1627	<xref linkend="nat-adv-tftp" />.
1628	</para></listitem>
1629	</varlistentry>
1630	<varlistentry>
1631	<term><option>--nattftpfile<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>boot-file</replaceable></option></term>
1632	<listitem><para>
1633	Specifies the name of the TFT boot file. See
1634	<xref linkend="nat-adv-tftp" />.
1635	</para></listitem>
1636	</varlistentry>
1637	<varlistentry>
1638	<term><option>--nattftpserver<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>tftp-server</replaceable></option></term>
1639	<listitem><para>
1640	Specifies the address of the TFTP server from which to
1641	boot. See <xref linkend="nat-adv-tftp" />.
1642	</para></listitem>
1643	</varlistentry>
1644	<varlistentry>
1645	<term><option>--natbindip<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
1646	<listitem><para>
1647	Specifies an alternate IP address to which the NAT engine
1648	binds. See <xref linkend="nat-adv-settings" />. By
1649	default, &product-name;'s NAT engine routes TCP/IP packets
1650	through the default interface assigned by the host's
1651	TCP/IP stack.
1652	</para></listitem>
1653	</varlistentry>
1654	<varlistentry>
1655	<term><option>--natdnspassdomain<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on \| off</option></term>
1656	<listitem><para>
1657	Specifies whether the built-in DHCP server passes the
1658	domain name for network name resolution.
1659	</para></listitem>
1660	</varlistentry>
1661	<varlistentry>
1662	<term><option>--natdnsproxy<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on \| off</option></term>
1663	<listitem><para>
1664	Specifies whether the NAT engine is the proxy for all
1665	guest DNS requests to the host system's DNS servers. See
1666	<xref linkend="nat-adv-dns" />.
1667	</para></listitem>
1668	</varlistentry>
1669	<varlistentry>
1670	<term><option>--natdnshostresolver<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on \| off</option></term>
1671	<listitem><para>
1672	Specifies whether the NAT engine uses the host system's
1673	resolver mechanisms to handle DNS requests. See
1674	<xref linkend="nat-adv-dns" />.
1675	</para></listitem>
1676	</varlistentry>
1677	<varlistentry>
1678	<term><option>--natsettings<replaceable>N</replaceable>=[<replaceable>mtu</replaceable>],[<replaceable>socksnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>sockrcv</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcpsnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcprcv</replaceable>]</option></term>
1679	<listitem><para>
1680	Specifies values for tuning NAT performance. See
1681	<xref linkend="nat-adv-settings" />.
1682	</para></listitem>
1683	</varlistentry>
1684	<varlistentry>
1685	<term><option>--nataliasmode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=default \| [log],[proxyonly],[sameports]</option></term>
1686	<listitem><para>
1687	Specifies the behavior of the NAT engine core as follows:
1688	</para><itemizedlist>
1689	<listitem><para>
1690	<literal>log</literal> enables logging
1691	</para></listitem>
1692	<listitem><para>
1693	<literal>proxyonly</literal> switches off aliasing
1694	mode and makes NAT transparent
1695	</para></listitem>
1696	<listitem><para>
1697	<literal>sameports</literal> enforces that the NAT
1698	engine sends packets through the same port on which
1699	they originated
1700	</para></listitem>
1701	<listitem><para>
1702	<literal>default</literal> disables all aliasing modes
1703	</para></listitem>
1704	</itemizedlist><para>
1705	For more information, see
1706	<xref linkend="nat-adv-alias" />.
1707	</para></listitem>
1708	</varlistentry>
1709	</variablelist>
1710	</refsect2>
1711	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-other-hardware">
1712	<title>Other Hardware Settings</title>
1713	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
1714	<para>
1715	The following options enable you to configure other hardware,
1716	such as the serial port, monitor, audio device, USB ports, and
1717	the clipboard, and drag-and-drop features.
1718	</para>
1719	<variablelist>
1720	<varlistentry>
1721	<term><option>--mouse=ps2 \| usb \| usbtablet \| usbmultitouch</option></term>
1722	<listitem><para>
1723	Specifies the mode of the mouse to use in the VM. Valid
1724	values are: <literal>ps2</literal>,
1725	<literal>usb</literal>, <literal>usbtablet</literal>, and
1726	<literal>usbmultitouch</literal>.
1727	</para></listitem>
1728	</varlistentry>
1729	<varlistentry>
1730	<term><option>--keyboard=ps2 \| usb</option></term>
1731	<listitem><para>
1732	Specifies the mode of the keyboard to use in the VM. Valid
1733	values are: <literal>ps2</literal> and
1734	<literal>usb</literal>.
1735	</para></listitem>
1736	</varlistentry>
1737	<varlistentry>
1738	<term><option>--uart<replaceable>N</replaceable>=off \| <replaceable>I/O-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></option></term>
1739	<listitem><para>
1740	Configures virtual serial ports for the VM.
1741	<replaceable>N</replaceable> represents the serial port to
1742	modify. Valid values are <literal>off</literal> to disable
1743	the port or an I/O base address and IRQ. For information
1744	about the traditional COM port I/O base address and IRQ
1745	values, see <xref linkend="serialports" />.
1746	</para></listitem>
1747	</varlistentry>
1748	<varlistentry>
1749	<term><option>--uartmode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>mode</replaceable></option></term>
1750	<listitem><para>
1751	Specifies how &product-name; connects the specified
1752	virtual serial port to the host system that runs the VM.
1753	See <xref linkend="serialports" />.
1754	</para><para>
1755	Ensure that you first configure the virtual serial port by
1756	using the
1757	<option>--uart<replaceable>N</replaceable></option>
1758	option.
1759	</para><para>
1760	Specify one of the following connection modes for each
1761	port:
1762	</para><itemizedlist>
1763	<listitem><para>
1764	<literal>disconnected</literal> indicates that even
1765	though the serial port is shown to the guest VM, it is
1766	not connected. This state is like a physical COM port
1767	without a cable attached.
1768	</para></listitem>
1769	<listitem><para>
1770	<literal>server</literal>
1771	<replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> creates the
1772	specified named pipe or local domain socket on the
1773	host system and connects the virtual serial device to
1774	it.
1775	</para><para>
1776	On a Windows host system,
1777	<replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> is a named pipe
1778	that has a name that uses the following form:
1779	<literal>\\.\<replaceable>pipe</replaceable>\</literal>.
1780	</para><para>
1781	On a Linux host system,
1782	<replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> is a local domain
1783	socket.
1784	</para></listitem>
1785	<listitem><para>
1786	<literal>client</literal>
1787	<replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> connects the
1788	virtual serial device to the specified named pipe or
1789	local domain socket.
1790	</para><para>
1791	Note that the named pipe or local domain socket must
1792	already exist.
1793	</para></listitem>
1794	<listitem><para>
1795	<literal>tcpserver</literal>
1796	<replaceable>port</replaceable> creates a TCP socket
1797	with the specified TCP port on the host system and
1798	connects the virtual serial device to it.
1799	</para><para>
1800	For UNIX-like systems, use ports over 1024 for
1801	non-root users.
1802	</para></listitem>
1803	<listitem><para>
1804	<literal>tcpclient</literal>
1805	<replaceable>hostname</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable>
1806	connects the virtual serial device to the TCP socket.
1807	</para><para>
1808	Note that the TCP socket must already exist.
1809	</para></listitem>
1810	<listitem><para>
1811	<literal>file</literal>
1812	<replaceable>filename</replaceable> redirects the
1813	serial port output to the specified raw file. Ensure
1814	that <replaceable>filename</replaceable> is the
1815	absolute path of the file on the host system.
1816	</para></listitem>
1817	<listitem><para>
1818	<replaceable>device-name</replaceable>: specifies the
1819	device name of a physical hardware serial port on the
1820	specified host system to which the virtual serial port
1821	connects.
1822	</para><para>
1823	Use this mode to connect a physical serial port to a
1824	VM.
1825	</para><para>
1826	On a Windows host system, the device name is a COM
1827	port such as <literal>COM1</literal>. On a Linux host
1828	system, the device name is similar to
1829	<filename>/dev/ttyS0</filename>.
1830	</para></listitem>
1831	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1832	</varlistentry>
1833	<varlistentry>
1834	<term><option>--uarttype<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>UART-type</replaceable></option></term>
1835	<listitem><para>
1836	Configures the UART type for the specified virtual serial
1837	port (<replaceable>N</replaceable>). Valid values are
1838	<literal>16450</literal>, <literal>16550A</literal>, and
1839	<literal>16750</literal>. The default value is
1840	<literal>16550A</literal>.
1841	</para></listitem>
1842	</varlistentry>
1843	<varlistentry>
1844	<term><option>--lptmode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>device-name</replaceable></option></term>
1845	<listitem><para>
1846	Specifies the device name of the parallel port to use.
1847	</para><para>
1848	For a Windows host system, use a device name such as
1849	<command>lpt1</command>. For a Linux host system, use a
1850	device name such as <filename>/dev/lp0</filename>.
1851	</para></listitem>
1852	</varlistentry>
1853	<varlistentry>
1854	<term><option>--lpt<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>I/O-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></option></term>
1855	<listitem><para>
1856	Specifies the I/O base address and IRQ of the parallel
1857	port.
1858	</para><para>
1859	You can view the I/O base address and IRQ that the VM uses
1860	for the parallel port in the Device Manager.
1861	</para></listitem>
1862	</varlistentry>
1863	<varlistentry>
1864	<term><option>--audio=<replaceable>type</replaceable></option></term>
1865	<listitem><para>
1866	Specifies whether the VM has audio support, and if so,
1867	which type. Valid audio type values are:
1868	<literal>none</literal>, <literal>null</literal>,
1869	<literal>dsound</literal>, <literal>oss</literal>,
1870	<literal>alsa</literal>, <literal>pulse</literal>, and
1871	<literal>coreaudio</literal>.
1872	</para><para>
1873	Note that the audio types are dependent on the host
1874	operating system. Use the <command>VBoxManage
1875	modifyvm</command> command usage output to determine the
1876	supported audio types for your host system.
1877	</para></listitem>
1878	</varlistentry>
1879	<varlistentry>
1880	<term><option>--audiocontroller=<replaceable>controller-type</replaceable></option></term>
1881	<listitem><para>
1882	Specifies the audio controller to be used with the VM.
1883	Valid audio controller type values are:
1884	<literal>ac97</literal>, <literal>hda</literal>, and
1885	<literal>sb16</literal>.
1886	</para></listitem>
1887	</varlistentry>
1888	<varlistentry>
1889	<term><option>--audiocodec=<replaceable>codec-type</replaceable></option></term>
1890	<listitem><para>
1891	Specifies the audio codec to be used with the VM. Valid
1892	audio codec type values are: <literal>stac9700</literal>,
1893	<literal>ad1980</literal>, <literal>stac9221</literal>,
1894	and <literal>sb16</literal>.
1895	</para></listitem>
1896	</varlistentry>
1897	<varlistentry>
1898	<term><option>--audioin=on\|off</option></term>
1899	<listitem><para>
1900	Specifies whether to enable or disable audio capture from
1901	the host system.
1902	</para></listitem>
1903	</varlistentry>
1904	<varlistentry>
1905	<term><option>--audioout=on\|off</option></term>
1906	<listitem><para>
1907	Specifies whether to enable or disable audio playback from
1908	the guest VM.
1909	</para></listitem>
1910	</varlistentry>
1911	<varlistentry>
1912	<term><option>--clipboard-mode=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
1913	<listitem><para>
1914	Specifies how to share the guest VM or host system OS's
1915	clipboard with the host system or guest VM, respectively.
1916	Valid values are: <literal>disabled</literal>,
1917	<literal>hosttoguest</literal>,
1918	<literal>guesttohost</literal>, and
1919	<literal>bidirectional</literal>. See
1920	<xref linkend="generalsettings" />.
1921	</para><para>
1922	The clipboard feature is available only if you have the
1923	Guest Additions be installed in the VM.
1924	</para></listitem>
1925	</varlistentry>
1926	<varlistentry>
1927	<term><option>--draganddrop=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
1928	<listitem><para>
1929	Specifies how to use the drag and drop feature between the
1930	host system and the VM. Valid values are:
1931	<literal>disabled</literal>,
1932	<literal>hosttoguest</literal>,
1933	<literal>guesttohost</literal>, and
1934	<literal>bidirectional</literal>. See
1935	<xref linkend="guestadd-dnd" />.
1936	</para><para>
1937	The drag and drop feature is available only if you have
1938	the Guest Additions be installed in the VM.
1939	</para></listitem>
1940	</varlistentry>
1941	<varlistentry>
1942	<term><option>--monitorcount=<replaceable>count</replaceable></option></term>
1943	<listitem><para>
1944	Enables you to configure multiple monitors. See
1945	<xref linkend="settings-display" />.
1946	</para></listitem>
1947	</varlistentry>
1948	<varlistentry>
1949	<term><option>--usbohci=on \| off</option></term>
1950	<listitem><para>
1951	Enables or disables the VM's virtual USB 1.1 controller.
1952	See <xref linkend="settings-usb" />.
1953	</para></listitem>
1954	</varlistentry>
1955	<varlistentry>
1956	<term><option>--usbehci=on \| off</option></term>
1957	<listitem><para>
1958	Enables or disables the VM's virtual USB 2.0 controller.
1959	See <xref linkend="settings-usb" />.
1960	</para></listitem>
1961	</varlistentry>
1962	<varlistentry>
1963	<term><option>--usbxhci=on \| off</option></term>
1964	<listitem><para>
1965	Enables or disables the VM's virtual USB 3.0 controller.
1966	This is the most efficient option if the VM supports it.
1967	See <xref linkend="settings-usb" />.
1968	</para></listitem>
1969	</varlistentry>
1970	<varlistentry>
1971	<term><option>--usbrename=<replaceable>old-name</replaceable> <replaceable>new-name</replaceable></option></term>
1972	<listitem><para>
1973	Rename's the VM's virtual USB controller from
1974	<replaceable>old-name</replaceable> to
1975	<replaceable>new-name</replaceable>.
1976	</para></listitem>
1977	</varlistentry>
1978	</variablelist>
1979	</refsect2>
1980	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-recording">
1981	<title>Recording Settings</title>
1982	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
1983	<para>
1984	The following options enable you to modify settings for video
1985	recording, audio recording, or both.
1986	</para>
1987	<variablelist>
1988	<varlistentry>
1989	<term><option>--recording=on \| off</option></term>
1990	<listitem><para>
1991	Enables or disables the recording of a VM session into a
1992	WebM or VP8 file. When set to <literal>on</literal>,
1993	recording begins when the VM session starts.
1994	</para></listitem>
1995	</varlistentry>
1996	<varlistentry>
1997	<term><option>--recordingscreens=all \| <replaceable>screen-ID</replaceable></option></term>
1998	<listitem><para>
1999	Enables you to specify the VM screens to record. The
2000	recording for each screen is output to its own file. Valid
2001	values are: <literal>all</literal>, which records all
2002	screens, or one or more specified screens.
2003	</para></listitem>
2004	</varlistentry>
2005	<varlistentry>
2006	<term><option>--recordingfile=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
2007	<listitem><para>
2008	Specifies the name of the file in which to save the
2009	recording.
2010	</para></listitem>
2011	</varlistentry>
2012	<varlistentry>
2013	<term><option>--recordingmaxsize=<replaceable>MB</replaceable></option></term>
2014	<listitem><para>
2015	Specifies the maximum size of the recorded video file in
2016	megabytes. When the file reaches the specified size,
2017	recording stops. If the value is <literal>0</literal>,
2018	recording continues until you manually stop recording.
2019	</para></listitem>
2020	</varlistentry>
2021	<varlistentry>
2022	<term><option>--recordingmaxtime=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></option></term>
2023	<listitem><para>
2024	Specifies the maximum amount of time to record in seconds.
2025	When the specified time elapses, recording stops. If the
2026	value is <literal>0</literal>, recording continues until
2027	you manually stop recording.
2028	</para></listitem>
2029	</varlistentry>
2030	<varlistentry>
2031	<term><option>--recordingopts=<replaceable>keyword</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2032	<listitem><para>
2033	Specifies additional video-recording properties as a
2034	comma-separated property keyword-value list. For example,
2035	<literal>foo=bar,a=b</literal>.
2036	</para><para>
2037	Only use this option if you are an advanced user. For
2038	information about keywords, see the <citetitle>Oracle VM
2039	VirtualBox Programming Guide and Reference</citetitle>.
2040	</para></listitem>
2041	</varlistentry>
2042	<varlistentry>
2043	<term><option>--recordingvideofps=<replaceable>fps</replaceable></option></term>
2044	<listitem><para>
2045	Specifies the maximum number of video frames per second
2046	(FPS) to record. The recording ignores any frames that
2047	have a higher frequency. When you increase the FPS, fewer
2048	frames are ignored but the recording and the size of the
2049	recording file increases.
2050	</para></listitem>
2051	</varlistentry>
2052	<varlistentry>
2053	<term><option>--recordingvideorate=<replaceable>bit-rate</replaceable></option></term>
2054	<listitem><para>
2055	Specifies the bit rate of the video in kilobits per
2056	second. When you increase the bit rate, the recording
2057	appearance improves and the size of the recording file
2058	increases.
2059	</para></listitem>
2060	</varlistentry>
2061	<varlistentry>
2062	<term><option>--recordingvideores=<replaceable>width</replaceable>x<replaceable>height</replaceable></option></term>
2063	<listitem><para>
2064	Specifies the video resolution (width and height) of the
2065	recorded video in pixels.
2066	</para></listitem>
2067	</varlistentry>
2068	</variablelist>
2069	</refsect2>
2070	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-vrde">
2071	<title>Remote Machine Settings</title>
2072	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2073	<para>
2074	The following options enable you to modify the VirtualBox Remote
2075	Desktop Extension (VRDE) behavior.
2076	</para>
2077	<variablelist>
2078	<varlistentry>
2079	<term><option>--vrde=on \| off</option></term>
2080	<listitem><para>
2081	Enables or disables the VRDE server.
2082	</para></listitem>
2083	</varlistentry>
2084	<varlistentry>
2085	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=TCP/Ports=<replaceable>port</replaceable></option></term>
2086	<listitem><para>
2087	<replaceable>port</replaceable> is the port or port range
2088	to which the VRDE server binds. The
2089	<literal>default</literal> or <literal>0</literal> value
2090	uses port <literal>3389</literal>, which is the standard
2091	RDP port.
2092	</para><para>
2093	Also see the <option>--vrdeport</option> option
2094	description.
2095	</para></listitem>
2096	</varlistentry>
2097	<varlistentry>
2098	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=TCP/Address=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
2099	<listitem><para>
2100	<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable> is the IP address of
2101	the host network interface to which the VRDE server binds.
2102	When specified, the server accepts connections only on the
2103	host network interface at that IP address.
2104	</para><para>
2105	Also see the <option>--vrdeaddress</option> option
2106	description.
2107	</para></listitem>
2108	</varlistentry>
2109	<varlistentry>
2110	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=VideoChannel/Enabled=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2111	<listitem><para>
2112	Specifies whether the VRDP video channel is on or off.
2113	<literal>1</literal> means <literal>on</literal> and
2114	<literal>0</literal> means <literal>off</literal>. See
2115	<xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
2116	</para></listitem>
2117	</varlistentry>
2118	<varlistentry>
2119	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=Quality=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2120	<listitem><para>
2121	Specifies a value between 10% and 100%, inclusive, that
2122	represents the JPEG compression level on the VRDE server
2123	video channel. A lower value produces lower JPEG quality
2124	but higher compression. See
2125	<xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
2126	</para></listitem>
2127	</varlistentry>
2128	<varlistentry>
2129	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=DownscaleProtection=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2130	<listitem><para>
2131	Enables or disables the video downscale protection
2132	feature. Valid values are <literal>1</literal> to enable
2133	the feature and <literal>0</literal> to disable the
2134	feature.
2135	</para><para>
2136	When this feature is enabled, &product-name; determines
2137	whether to display the video:
2138	</para><itemizedlist>
2139	<listitem><para>
2140	When the video size equals the size of the shadow
2141	buffer, the video is considered to be full screen and
2142	is displayed.
2143	</para></listitem>
2144	<listitem><para>
2145	When the video size is between full screen and the
2146	downscale threshold, the video is not displayed. Such
2147	a video might be an application window, which is
2148	unreadable when downscaled.
2149	</para></listitem>
2150	</itemizedlist><para>
2151	When this feature is disabled, an attempt is always made
2152	to display a video.
2153	</para></listitem>
2154	</varlistentry>
2155	<varlistentry>
2156	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=Client/DisableDisplay=1</option></term>
2157	<listitem><para>
2158	Disables the display VRDE server feature.
2159	</para><para>
2160	To reenable a feature, assign a null value. For example,
2161	to reenable the display feature, specify the
2162	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm
2163	--vrdeproperty=Client/DisableDisplay=</command> command.
2164	See <xref linkend="vrde-customization" />.
2165	</para></listitem>
2166	</varlistentry>
2167	<varlistentry>
2168	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=DisableInput=1</option></term>
2169	<listitem><para>
2170	Disables the input VRDE server feature.
2171	</para></listitem>
2172	</varlistentry>
2173	<varlistentry>
2174	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=DisableAudio=1</option></term>
2175	<listitem><para>
2176	Disables the audio VRDE server feature.
2177	</para></listitem>
2178	</varlistentry>
2179	<varlistentry>
2180	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=DisableUSB=1</option></term>
2181	<listitem><para>
2182	Disables the USB VRDE server feature.
2183	</para></listitem>
2184	</varlistentry>
2185	<varlistentry>
2186	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=Client/DisableClipboard=1</option></term>
2187	<listitem><para>
2188	Disables the clipboard VRDE server feature. To reenable
2189	the feature, assign a null value. See
2190	<xref linkend="vrde-customization" />.
2191	</para></listitem>
2192	</varlistentry>
2193	<varlistentry>
2194	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=DisableUpstreamAudio=1</option></term>
2195	<listitem><para>
2196	Disables the upstream audio VRDE server feature. To
2197	reenable the feature, assign a null value. See
2198	<xref linkend="vrde-customization" />.
2199	</para></listitem>
2200	</varlistentry>
2201	<varlistentry>
2202	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=Client/DisableRDPDR=1</option></term>
2203	<listitem><para>
2204	Disables the RDP device redirection for smart cards VRDE
2205	server feature. To reenable this feature, assign a null
2206	value.
2207	</para></listitem>
2208	</varlistentry>
2209	<varlistentry>
2210	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=H3DRedirect/Enabled=1</option></term>
2211	<listitem><para>
2212	Enables the 3D redirection VRDE server feature. To disable
2213	this feature, assign a null value.
2214	</para></listitem>
2215	</varlistentry>
2216	<varlistentry>
2217	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=Security/Method=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2218	<listitem><para>
2219	Specifies the following information that is required for a
2220	connection:
2221	</para><itemizedlist>
2222	<listitem><para>
2223	<literal>Negotiate</literal> indicates that both
2224	Enhanced (TLS) and Standard RDP Security connections
2225	are permitted. The security method is negotiated with
2226	the client. This is the default value.
2227	</para></listitem>
2228	<listitem><para>
2229	<literal>RDP</literal> indicates that only Standard
2230	RDP Security is accepted.
2231	</para></listitem>
2232	<listitem><para>
2233	<literal>TLS</literal> indicates that only Enhanced
2234	RDP Security is accepted. The client must support TLS.
2235	</para></listitem>
2236	</itemizedlist><para>
2237	See <xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
2238	</para></listitem>
2239	</varlistentry>
2240	<varlistentry>
2241	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=ServerCertificate=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2242	<listitem><para>
2243	Specifies the absolute path to the server certificate. See
2244	<xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
2245	</para></listitem>
2246	</varlistentry>
2247	<varlistentry>
2248	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=ServerPrivateKey=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2249	<listitem><para>
2250	Specifies the absolute path to the server private key. See
2251	<xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
2252	</para></listitem>
2253	</varlistentry>
2254	<varlistentry>
2255	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=CACertificate=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2256	<listitem><para>
2257	Specifies the absolute path to the CA self-signed
2258	certificate. See <xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
2259	</para></listitem>
2260	</varlistentry>
2261	<varlistentry>
2262	<term><option>--vrdeproperty Audio/RateCorrectionMode=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2263	<listitem><para>
2264	Specifies the audio connection mode or the path to the
2265	audio log file. Valid values are as follows:
2266	</para><itemizedlist>
2267	<listitem><para>
2268	<literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_VOID</literal> is no mode.
2269	Use this value to unset any set audio mode.
2270	</para></listitem>
2271	<listitem><para>
2272	<literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_RC</literal> is the rate
2273	correction mode.
2274	</para></listitem>
2275	<listitem><para>
2276	<literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_LPF</literal> is the low pass
2277	filter mode.
2278	</para></listitem>
2279	<listitem><para>
2280	<literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_CS</literal> is the client
2281	sync sync mode to prevent an underflow or overflow of
2282	the client queue.
2283	</para></listitem>
2284	</itemizedlist></listitem>
2285	</varlistentry>
2286	<varlistentry>
2287	<term><option>--vrdeproperty=LogPath=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2288	<listitem><para>
2289	Specifies the absolute path to the audio log file.
2290	</para></listitem>
2291	</varlistentry>
2292	<varlistentry>
2293	<term><option>--vrdeextpack=default \| <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
2294	<listitem><para>
2295	Specifies the library to use to access the VM remotely.
2296	The <literal>default</literal> value uses the RDP code
2297	that is part of the &product-name; Extension Pack.
2298	</para><para>
2299	To use the VRDE module in VNC, specify
2300	<literal>VNC</literal>. See
2301	<xref linkend="otherextpacks"/>.
2302	</para></listitem>
2303	</varlistentry>
2304	<varlistentry>
2305	<term><option>--vrdeport=default \| <replaceable>port</replaceable></option></term>
2306	<listitem><para>
2307	<replaceable>port</replaceable> is the port or port range
2308	to which the VRDE server binds. The
2309	<literal>default</literal> or <literal>0</literal> value
2310	uses port <literal>3389</literal>, which is the standard
2311	RDP port.
2312	</para><para>
2313	You can specify a comma-separated list of ports or port
2314	ranges of ports. Use a dash between two port numbers to
2315	specify a port range. The VRDE server binds to only one of
2316	the available ports from the list. Only one machine can
2317	use a given port at a time. For example, the
2318	<option>--vrdeport=5000,5010-5012</option> option
2319	specifies that server can bind to one of following ports:
2320	<literal>5000</literal>, <literal>5010</literal>,
2321	<literal>5011</literal>, or <literal>5012</literal>.
2322	</para></listitem>
2323	</varlistentry>
2324	<varlistentry>
2325	<term><option>--vrdeaddress=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
2326	<listitem><para>
2327	Specifies the IP address of the host network interface to
2328	which the VRDE server binds. If you specify an IP address,
2329	the server accepts connections only on the specified host
2330	network interface.
2331	</para><para>
2332	Use this option to specify whether the VRDP server should
2333	accept IPv4, IPv6, or both type of connections:
2334	</para><itemizedlist>
2335	<listitem><para>
2336	<emphasis role="bold">Only IPv4:</emphasis> Use the
2337	<option>--vrdeaddress="0.0.0.0"</option> option.
2338	</para></listitem>
2339	<listitem><para>
2340	<emphasis role="bold">Only IPv6:</emphasis> Use the
2341	<option>--vrdeaddress="::"</option> option.
2342	</para></listitem>
2343	<listitem><para>
2344	<emphasis role="bold">Both IPv6 and IPv4:</emphasis>
2345	Use the <option>--vrdeaddress=“”</option>
2346	option. This is the default value.
2347	</para></listitem>
2348	</itemizedlist></listitem>
2349	</varlistentry>
2350	<varlistentry>
2351	<term><option>--vrdeauthtype=null \| external \| guest</option></term>
2352	<listitem><para>
2353	Specify whether to use authorization and how to perform
2354	authorization. See <xref linkend="vbox-auth" />. Valid
2355	values are as follows:
2356	</para><itemizedlist>
2357	<listitem><para>
2358	<literal>null</literal> provides no authentication.
2359	</para></listitem>
2360	<listitem><para>
2361	<literal>external</literal> provides external
2362	authentication through an authentication library.
2363	</para></listitem>
2364	<listitem><para>
2365	<literal>guest</literal> performs authentication by
2366	using guest user accounts. This unsupported method
2367	requires that you install the Guest Additions on the
2368	VM.
2369	</para></listitem>
2370	</itemizedlist></listitem>
2371	</varlistentry>
2372	<varlistentry>
2373	<term><option>--vrdeauthlibrary=default \| <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
2374	<listitem><para>
2375	Specifies the library to use for RDP authentication. The
2376	default library for external authentication is
2377	<filename>VBoxAuth</filename>. See
2378	<xref linkend="vbox-auth" />.
2379	</para></listitem>
2380	</varlistentry>
2381	<varlistentry>
2382	<term><option>--vrdemulticon=on \| off</option></term>
2383	<listitem><para>
2384	Enables or disables the multiple connections VRDE server
2385	feature, if supported. See
2386	<xref linkend="vrde-multiconnection" />.
2387	</para></listitem>
2388	</varlistentry>
2389	<varlistentry>
2390	<term><option>--vrdereusecon=on \| off</option></term>
2391	<listitem><para>
2392	Specifies how the VRDE server behaves when multiple
2393	connections are disabled. When the value is
2394	<literal>on</literal>, the server permits a new client to
2395	connect and drops the existing connection. When the value
2396	is <literal>off</literal>, a new connection is not
2397	accepted if a client is already connected to the server.
2398	This is the default value.
2399	</para></listitem>
2400	</varlistentry>
2401	<varlistentry>
2402	<term><option>--vrdevideochannel=on \| off</option></term>
2403	<listitem><para>
2404	Enables video redirection if supported by the VRDE server.
2405	See <xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
2406	</para></listitem>
2407	</varlistentry>
2408	<varlistentry>
2409	<term><option>--vrdevideochannelquality=<replaceable>percent</replaceable></option></term>
2410	<listitem><para>
2411	Specifies the image quality for video redirection as a
2412	value from 10 to 100 percent. The percentage represents
2413	the JPEG compression level where a lower number diminishes
2414	quality and provides higher compression. See
2415	<xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
2416	</para></listitem>
2417	</varlistentry>
2418	</variablelist>
2419	</refsect2>
2420	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-teleport">
2421	<title>Teleporting Settings</title>
2422	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2423	<para>
2424	The following options enable you to configure a machine as a
2425	teleporting target. See <xref linkend="teleporting" />.
2426	</para>
2427	<variablelist>
2428	<varlistentry>
2429	<term><option>--teleporter=on \| off</option></term>
2430	<listitem><para>
2431	Enables or disables the teleporter. When enabled, a
2432	machine starts up and waits to receive a teleporting
2433	request from the network instead of booting normally.
2434	</para><para>
2435	Teleporting requests are received on the port and address
2436	specified using the following parameters.
2437	</para></listitem>
2438	</varlistentry>
2439	<varlistentry>
2440	<term><option>--teleporterport=<replaceable>port</replaceable></option></term>
2441	<listitem><para>
2442	Specifies the port on which the VM listens to receive a
2443	teleporting request from another VM.
2444	<replaceable>port</replaceable> is any free TCP/IP port
2445	number, such as <literal>6000</literal>. You must also
2446	specify the <option>--teleporter</option> option.
2447	</para></listitem>
2448	</varlistentry>
2449	<varlistentry>
2450	<term><option>--teleporteraddress=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
2451	<listitem><para>
2452	Specifies the IP address on which the VM listens to
2453	receive a teleporting request from another VM.
2454	<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable> is any IP address or
2455	host name and specifies the TCP/IP socket on which to
2456	bind. The default IP address is
2457	<literal>0.0.0.0</literal>, which represents any IP
2458	address. You must also specify the
2459	<option>--teleporter</option> option.
2460	</para></listitem>
2461	</varlistentry>
2462	<varlistentry>
2463	<term><option>--teleporterpassword=<replaceable>password</replaceable></option></term>
2464	<listitem><para>
2465	Specifies the password to use for authentication. When
2466	specified, the teleporting request only succeeds if the
2467	password on the source machine is the same password as the
2468	one you specify.
2469	</para></listitem>
2470	</varlistentry>
2471	<varlistentry>
2472	<term><option>--teleporterpasswordfile=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
2473	<listitem><para>
2474	Specifies a file that contains the password to use for
2475	authentication. When specified, the teleporting request
2476	only succeeds if the password on the source machine is the
2477	same password as the one you specify in the password file.
2478	A value of <literal>stdin</literal> reads the password
2479	from standard input.
2480	</para></listitem>
2481	</varlistentry>
2482	<varlistentry>
2483	<term><option>--cpuid-portability-level=<replaceable>level</replaceable></option></term>
2484	<listitem>
2485	<para>
2486	Restricts the virtual CPU capabilities that &product-name;
2487	presents to the guest OS by using portability rules. Higher
2488	integer values designate more restrictive behavior. The
2489	default level of <literal>0</literal> indicates that all
2490	virtualized features supported by the host are made available
2491	to the guest. The value <literal>3</literal> supresses most
2492	features. Values of <literal>1</literal> and <literal>2</literal>
2493	represent restrictions in between. The behavior may change
2494	depending on the product version.
2495	</para></listitem>
2496	</varlistentry>
2497	<varlistentry>
2498	<term><option>--cpuid-set=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable>[:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable>]
2499	<replaceable>eax</replaceable> <replaceable>ebx</replaceable> <replaceable>ecx</replaceable> <replaceable>edx</replaceable></option></term>
2500	<listitem>
2501	<para>
2502	Advanced users can use this setting before a teleporting
2503	operation (in fact before starting the VM) to restrict the
2504	virtual CPU capabilities that &product-name; presents to
2505	the guest operating system. This must be run on both the
2506	source and the target machines involved in teleporting and
2507	will then modify what the guest sees when it executes the
2508	CPUID machine instruction. This might help with misbehaving
2509	applications that wrongly assume that certain CPU
2510	capabilities are present. The meaning of the parameters
2511	is hardware dependent. Refer to the AMD or Intel processor
2512	documentation.
2513	</para><para>
2514	The values of <replaceable>leaf</replaceable>,
2515	<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable> (optional),
2516	<replaceable>eax</replaceable>, <replaceable>ebx</replaceable>,
2517	<replaceable>ecx</replaceable> and <replaceable>edx</replaceable>
2518	are integers given in hexadecimal format, i.e. using a radix
2519	(base) of 16 without requiring any prefix.
2520	</para></listitem>
2521	</varlistentry>
2522	<varlistentry>
2523	<term><option>--cpuid-remove=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable>[:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable>]</option></term>
2524	<listitem>
2525	<para>
2526	Removes an adjustment established with <option>--cpuid-set</option>.
2527	</para></listitem>
2528	</varlistentry>
2529	<varlistentry>
2530	<term><option>--cpuidremoveall</option></term>
2531	<listitem>
2532	<para>
2533	Removes all adjustments established with <option>--cpuid-set</option>.
2534	</para></listitem>
2535	</varlistentry>
2536	</variablelist>
2537	</refsect2>
2538	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-debugging">
2539	<title>Debugging Settings</title>
2540	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2541	<para>
2542	Only use the following options to perform low-level VM
2543	debugging. These options are for advanced users only.
2544	</para>
2545	<variablelist>
2546	<varlistentry>
2547	<term><option>--tracing-enabled=on \| off</option></term>
2548	<listitem><para>
2549	Enables or disables the trace buffer. Note that when
2550	specified, the trace buffer consumes some memory and adds
2551	overhead.
2552	</para></listitem>
2553	</varlistentry>
2554	<varlistentry>
2555	<term><option>--tracing-config=<replaceable>config-string</replaceable></option></term>
2556	<listitem><para>
2557	Enables a tracing configuration that defines which group
2558	of trace points are enabled.
2559	</para></listitem>
2560	</varlistentry>
2561	<varlistentry>
2562	<term><option>--tracing-allow-vm-access=on \| off</option></term>
2563	<listitem><para>
2564	Enables or disables VM access to the trace buffer. The
2565	default value is <literal>off</literal>, which disables
2566	access.
2567	</para></listitem>
2568	</varlistentry>
2569	</variablelist>
2570	</refsect2>
2571	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-usbcardreader">
2572	<title>USB Card Reader Settings</title>
2573	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2574	<para>
2575	The following options specify the access to a USB Card Reader by
2576	the guest environment. A USB card reader can access data on
2577	memory cards, such as CompactFlash (CF), Secure Digital (SD),
2578	and MultiMediaCard (MMC).
2579	</para>
2580	<variablelist>
2581	<varlistentry>
2582	<term><option>--usbcardreader=on \| off</option></term>
2583	<listitem><para>
2584	Enables or disables the USB card reader interface.
2585	</para></listitem>
2586	</varlistentry>
2587	</variablelist>
2588	</refsect2>
2589	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-autostart">
2590	<title>Autostarting VMs During Host System Boot</title>
2591	<para>
2592	The following options enable you to configure the VM autostart
2593	feature, which automatically starts the VM at host system
2594	boot-up. You must do some host system configuration before you
2595	can use this feature. See <xref linkend="autostart" />.
2596	</para>
2597	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2598	<variablelist>
2599	<varlistentry>
2600	<term><option>--autostart-enabled=on \| off</option></term>
2601	<listitem><para>
2602	Enables or disables VM autostart at host system boot-up
2603	for the specified users.
2604	</para></listitem>
2605	</varlistentry>
2606	<varlistentry>
2607	<term><option>--autostart-delay=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></option></term>
2608	<listitem><para>
2609	Specifies the number of seconds after host system boot-up
2610	to autostart the VM.
2611	</para></listitem>
2612	</varlistentry>
2613	</variablelist>
2614	</refsect2>
2615	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-pcipassthrough">
2616	<title>PCI Passthrough Settings</title>
2617	<para>
2618	The following options enable you to configure the PCI passthrough
2619	feature, which currently is not available in &product-name;. It is
2620	planned to bring this functionality back in the future.
2621	</para>
2622	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2623	<variablelist>
2624	<varlistentry>
2625	<term><option>--pciattach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable>[@<replaceable>guest-PCI-bus-address</replaceable>]</option></term>
2626	<listitem><para>
2627	Attaches the specified PCI network controller on the host
2628	to the guest VM. You can optionally specify the PCI bus on
2629	the guest VM on which to attach the controller.
2630	<!-- See <xref linkend="pcipassthrough" />. -->
2631	</para></listitem>
2632	</varlistentry>
2633	<varlistentry>
2634	<term><option>--pcidetach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable></option></term>
2635	<listitem><para>
2636	Detaches the specified PCI network controller from the
2637	attached PCI bus on the guest VM.
2638	<!-- See <xref linkend="pcipassthrough" />. -->
2639	</para></listitem>
2640	</varlistentry>
2641	</variablelist>
2642	</refsect2>
2643	</refsect1>
2644
2645	<refsect1>
2646	<title>Examples</title>
2647	<remark role="help-scope" condition="GLOBAL" />
2648	<para>
2649	The following command changes the description for the
2650	<filename>ol7</filename> VM.
2651	</para>
2652	<screen>$ VBoxManage modifyvm ol7 --description "Oracle Linux 7 with UEK4"</screen>
2653	<para>
2654	The following command enables VirtualBox Remote Display Protocol
2655	(VRDP) support for the <filename>ol7</filename> VM.
2656	</para>
2657	<screen>$ VBoxManage modifyvm ol7 --vrde on</screen>
2658	</refsect1>
2659
2660	<refsect1>
2661	<title>See Also</title>
2662	<para>
2663	<xref linkend="vboxmanage-controlvm" />,
2664	<xref linkend="vboxmanage-createvm" />,
2665	<xref linkend="vboxmanage-list" />,
2666	<xref linkend="vboxmanage-startvm" />
2667	</para>
2668	</refsect1>
2669	</refentry>

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