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1	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
2	<!--
3	manpage, user manual, usage: VBoxManage modifyvm
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20	<refentry id="vboxmanage-modifyvm" lang="en">
21	<refentryinfo>
22	<pubdate>$Date: 2022-01-28 14:34:46 +0000 (Fri, 28 Jan 2022) $</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>--os-type=<replaceable>OS-type</replaceable></arg>
49	<arg>--icon-file=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
50	<arg>--memory=<replaceable>size-in-MB</replaceable></arg>
51	<arg>--page-fusion=<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>--hardware-uuid=<replaceable>UUID</replaceable></arg>
65	<arg>--cpus=<replaceable>CPU-count</replaceable></arg>
66	<arg>--cpu-hotplug=<group choice="plain">
67	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
68	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
69	</group></arg>
70	<arg>--plug-cpu=<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable></arg>
71	<arg>--unplug-cpu=<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable></arg>
72	<arg>--cpu-execution-cap=<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>--long-mode=<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>--triple-fault-reset=<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>--paravirt-provider=<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>--paravirt-debug= <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable> [,<replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable>...]</arg></arg>
144	<arg>--nested-paging=<group choice="plain">
145	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
146	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
147	</group></arg>
148	<arg>--large-pages=<group choice="plain">
149	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
150	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
151	</group></arg>
152	<arg>--vtx-vpid=<group choice="plain">
153	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
154	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
155	</group></arg>
156	<arg>--vtx-ux=<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>--accelerate-3d=<group choice="plain">
169	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
170	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
171	</group></arg>
172	<arg>--accelerate-2d-video=<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>--bios-logo-fade-in=<group choice="plain">
197	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
198	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
199	</group></arg>
200	<arg>--bios-logo-fade-out=<group choice="plain">
201	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
202	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
203	</group></arg>
204	<arg>--bios-logo-display-time=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></arg>
205	<arg>--bios-logo-image-path=<replaceable>pathname</replaceable></arg>
206	<arg>--bios-boot-menu=<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>--bios-apic=<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>--bios-system-time-offset=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></arg>
217	<arg>--bios-pxe-debug=<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>--rtc-use-utc=<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>--snapshot-folder=<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>--guest-memory-balloon=<replaceable>size-in-MB</replaceable></arg>
253	<arg>--default-frontend=<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>--nic-type<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>--cable-connected<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
295	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
296	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
297	</group></arg>
298	<arg>--nic-trace<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
299	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
300	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
301	</group></arg>
302	<arg>--nic-trace-file<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
303	<arg>--nic-property<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>name</replaceable>= <arg><replaceable>value</replaceable></arg></arg>
304	<arg>--nic-speed<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>kbps</replaceable></arg>
305	<arg>--nic-boot-prio<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>priority</replaceable></arg>
306	<arg>--nic-promisc<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>--nic-bandwidth-group<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>--bridge-adapter<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>--host-only-adapter<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>--host-only-net<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>--nic-generic-drv<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>driver-name</replaceable></arg>
327	<arg>--mac-address<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>--nat-net<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>--nat-pf<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>--nat-pf<replaceable>N</replaceable>=delete=<replaceable>rule-name</replaceable></arg>
348	<arg>--nat-tftp-prefix<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>prefix</replaceable></arg>
349	<arg>--nat-tftp-file<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
350	<arg>--nat-tftp-server<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></arg>
351	<arg>--nat-bind-ip<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></arg>
352	<arg>--nat-dns-pass-domain<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
353	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
354	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
355	</group></arg>
356	<arg>--nat-dns-proxy<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
357	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
358	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
359	</group></arg>
360	<arg>--nat-dns-host-resolver<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
361	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
362	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
363	</group></arg>
364	<arg>--nat-localhostreachable<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
365	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
366	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
367	</group></arg>
368	<arg>--nat-settings<replaceable>N</replaceable>=[<replaceable>mtu</replaceable>],[<replaceable>socksnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>sockrcv</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcpsnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcprcv</replaceable>]</arg>
369	<arg>--nat-alias-mode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
370	<arg choice="plain">default</arg>
371	<arg choice="plain">[log],[proxyonly],[sameports]</arg>
372	</group></arg>
373	</cmdsynopsis>
374
375	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-other-hardware">
376	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
377	<group choice="req">
378	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
379	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
380	</group>
381	<arg>--mouse=<group choice="plain">
382	<arg choice="plain">ps2</arg>
383	<arg choice="plain">usb</arg>
384	<arg choice="plain">usbtablet</arg>
385	<arg choice="plain">usbmultitouch</arg>
386	</group></arg>
387	<arg>--keyboard=<group choice="plain">
388	<arg choice="plain">ps2</arg>
389	<arg choice="plain">usb</arg>
390	</group></arg>
391	<arg>--uart<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
392	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
393	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>IO-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></arg>
394	</group></arg>
395	<arg>--uart-mode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
396	<arg choice="plain">disconnected</arg>
397	<arg choice="plain">server <replaceable>pipe</replaceable></arg>
398	<arg choice="plain">client <replaceable>pipe</replaceable></arg>
399	<arg choice="plain">tcpserver <replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
400	<arg choice="plain">tcpclient <replaceable>hostname</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
401	<arg choice="plain">file <replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
402	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>device-name</replaceable></arg>
403	</group></arg>
404	<arg>--uart-type<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
405	<arg choice="plain">16450</arg>
406	<arg choice="plain">16550A</arg>
407	<arg choice="plain">16750</arg>
408	</group></arg>
409	<arg>--lpt-mode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>device-name</replaceable></arg>
410	<arg>--lpt<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
411	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
412	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>IO-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></arg>
413	</group></arg>
414	<arg>--audio=<group choice="plain">
415	<arg choice="plain">none</arg>
416	<arg choice="plain">null</arg>
417	<arg choice="plain">dsound</arg>
418	<arg choice="plain">oss</arg>
419	<arg choice="plain">alsa</arg>
420	<arg choice="plain">pulse</arg>
421	<arg choice="plain">coreaudio</arg>
422	</group></arg>
423	<arg>--audio-controller=<group choice="plain">
424	<arg choice="plain">ac97</arg>
425	<arg choice="plain">hda</arg>
426	<arg choice="plain">sb16</arg>
427	</group></arg>
428	<arg>--audio-codec=<group choice="plain">
429	<arg choice="plain">stac9700</arg>
430	<arg choice="plain">ad1980</arg>
431	<arg choice="plain">stac9221</arg>
432	<arg choice="plain">sb16</arg>
433	</group></arg>
434	<arg>--audio-in=<group choice="plain">
435	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
436	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
437	</group></arg>
438	<arg>--audio-out=<group choice="plain">
439	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
440	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
441	</group></arg>
442	<arg>--clipboard-mode=<group choice="plain">
443	<arg choice="plain">disabled</arg>
444	<arg choice="plain">hosttoguest</arg>
445	<arg choice="plain">guesttohost</arg>
446	<arg choice="plain">bidirectional</arg>
447	</group></arg>
448	<!-- There is a currently undocumented option --clipboard-file-transfers.
449	The implementation is not finished, so postpone documenting until it
450	actually is ready for users. -->
451	<arg>--drag-and-drop=<group choice="plain">
452	<arg choice="plain">disabled</arg>
453	<arg choice="plain">hosttoguest</arg>
454	<arg choice="plain">guesttohost</arg>
455	<arg choice="plain">bidirectional</arg>
456	</group></arg>
457	<arg>--monitor-count=<replaceable>number</replaceable></arg>
458	<arg>--usb-ehci=<group choice="plain">
459	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
460	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
461	</group></arg>
462	<arg>--usb-ohci=<group choice="plain">
463	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
464	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
465	</group></arg>
466	<arg>--usb-xhci=<group choice="plain">
467	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
468	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
469	</group></arg>
470	<arg>--usb-rename=<replaceable>old-name</replaceable> <replaceable>new-name</replaceable></arg>
471	</cmdsynopsis>
472
473	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-recording">
474	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
475	<group choice="req">
476	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
477	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
478	</group>
479	<arg>--recording=<group choice="plain">
480	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
481	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
482	</group></arg>
483	<arg>--recording-screens=<group choice="plain">
484	<arg choice="plain">all</arg>
485	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>screen-ID</replaceable> [<replaceable>screen-ID</replaceable>...]</arg>
486	</group></arg>
487	<arg>--recording-file=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
488	<arg>--recording-max-size=<replaceable>MB</replaceable></arg>
489	<arg>--recording-max-time=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></arg>
490	<arg>--recording-opts= <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable> [,<replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable>...]</arg></arg>
491	<arg>--recording-video-fps=<replaceable>fps</replaceable></arg>
492	<arg>--recording-video-rate=<replaceable>rate</replaceable></arg>
493	<arg>--recording-video-res=<replaceable>width</replaceable> <replaceable>height</replaceable></arg>
494	</cmdsynopsis>
495
496	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-vrde">
497	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
498	<group choice="req">
499	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
500	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
501	</group>
502	<arg>--vrde=<group choice="plain">
503	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
504	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
505	</group></arg>
506	<arg>--vrde-property=<replaceable>property-name</replaceable>= <arg><replaceable>property-value</replaceable></arg></arg>
507	<arg>--vrde-extpack=<group choice="plain">
508	<arg choice="plain">default</arg>
509	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
510	</group></arg>
511	<arg>--vrde-port=<replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
512	<arg>--vrde-address=<replaceable>hostip</replaceable></arg>
513	<arg>--vrde-auth-type=<group choice="plain">
514	<arg choice="plain">null</arg>
515	<arg choice="plain">external</arg>
516	<arg choice="plain">guest</arg>
517	</group></arg>
518	<arg>--vrde-auth-library=<group choice="plain">
519	<arg choice="plain">default</arg>
520	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
521	</group></arg>
522	<arg>--vrde-multi-con=<group choice="plain">
523	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
524	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
525	</group></arg>
526	<arg>--vrde-reuse-con=<group choice="plain">
527	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
528	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
529	</group></arg>
530	<arg>--vrde-video-channel=<group choice="plain">
531	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
532	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
533	</group></arg>
534	<arg>--vrde-video-channel-quality=<replaceable>percent</replaceable></arg>
535	</cmdsynopsis>
536
537	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-teleport">
538	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
539	<group choice="req">
540	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
541	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
542	</group>
543	<arg>--teleporter=<group choice="plain">
544	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
545	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
546	</group></arg>
547	<arg>--teleporter-port=<replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
548	<arg>--teleporter-address=<group choice="plain">
549	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>address</replaceable></arg>
550	<arg choice="plain">empty</arg>
551	</group></arg>
552	<arg>--teleporter-password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
553	<arg>--teleporter-password-file=<group choice="plain">
554	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
555	<arg choice="plain">stdin</arg>
556	</group></arg>
557	<arg>--cpuid-portability-level=<replaceable>level</replaceable></arg>
558	<arg>--cpuid-set=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable><arg>:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable></arg> <replaceable>eax</replaceable> <replaceable>ebx</replaceable> <replaceable>ecx</replaceable> <replaceable>edx</replaceable></arg>
559	<arg>--cpuid-remove=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable><arg>:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable></arg></arg>
560	<arg>--cpuid-remove-all</arg>
561	</cmdsynopsis>
562
563	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-debugging">
564	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
565	<group choice="req">
566	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
567	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
568	</group>
569	<arg>--tracing-enabled=<group choice="plain">
570	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
571	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
572	</group></arg>
573	<arg>--tracing-config=<replaceable>string</replaceable></arg>
574	<arg>--tracing-allow-vm-access=<group choice="plain">
575	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
576	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
577	</group></arg>
578	</cmdsynopsis>
579
580	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-usbcardreader">
581	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
582	<group choice="req">
583	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
584	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
585	</group>
586	<arg>--usb-card-reader=<group choice="plain">
587	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
588	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
589	</group></arg>
590	</cmdsynopsis>
591
592	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-autostart">
593	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
594	<group choice="req">
595	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
596	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
597	</group>
598	<arg>--autostart-enabled=<group choice="plain">
599	<arg choice="plain">on</arg>
600	<arg choice="plain">off</arg>
601	</group></arg>
602	<arg>--autostart-delay=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
603	<!-- There is a currently undocumented option --autostop-type.
604	Most autostart service implementations either ignore it or rely it is
605	left unchanged due to otherwise running into timeouts established by the
606	host OS, defeating the purpose. Not worth spending time on documenting
607	it unless this changes. -->
608	</cmdsynopsis>
609
610	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-pcipassthrough">
611	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
612	<group choice="req">
613	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
614	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
615	</group>
616	<arg>--pci-attach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable><arg>@<replaceable>guest-PCI-bus-address</replaceable></arg></arg>
617	<arg>--pci-detach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable></arg>
618	</cmdsynopsis>
619
620	<cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-testing">
621	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
622	<group choice="req">
623	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
624	<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
625	</group>
626	<arg>--testing-enabled=<group choice="plain"><arg choice="plain">on</arg><arg choice="plain">off</arg></group></arg>
627	<arg>--testing-mmio=<group choice="plain"><arg choice="plain">on</arg><arg choice="plain">off</arg></group></arg>
628	<arg>--testing-cfg-dword<replaceable>idx</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></arg>
629	</cmdsynopsis>
630	</refsynopsisdiv>
631
632	<refsect1>
633	<title>Description</title>
634	<para>
635	The <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command> command enables you to
636	change the properties of a registered virtual machine (VM) that is
637	not running.
638	</para>
639	<para>
640	Most of these properties correspond to the VM settings that are
641	shown in each VM's <emphasis role="bold">Settings</emphasis>
642	dialog in the VirtualBox Manager. See
643	<xref linkend="BasicConcepts" />. However, some settings can only
644	be viewed and managed with the <command>VBoxManage</command>
645	command.
646	</para>
647	<para>
648	You can use the <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command> command to
649	change VM settings only when the VM is powered off. The VM cannot
650	be running or in saved state when you use this command.
651	</para>
652	<para>
653	You can use the <command>VBoxManage controlvm</command> command to
654	dynamically change some VM machine settings while the VM is
655	running. See <xref linkend="vboxmanage-controlvm" />.
656	</para>
657	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-general">
658	<title>General Settings</title>
659	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
660	<para>
661	The following options enable you to modify general information
662	about your VM.
663	</para>
664	<para>
665	The <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command> command supports the
666	following options:
667	</para>
668	<variablelist>
669	<varlistentry>
670	<term><option>--name=<replaceable>vmname</replaceable></option></term>
671	<listitem><para>
672	Changes the name of the VM and its related internal VM
673	files. See <xref linkend="vboxmanage-createvm"/>.
674	</para></listitem>
675	</varlistentry>
676	<varlistentry>
677	<term><option>--groups=<replaceable>group</replaceable></option></term>
678	<listitem><para>
679	Changes the group membership of a VM. Group names always
680	begin with a slash character (<literal>/</literal>) and
681	can be nested. By default, VMs are members of the
682	<literal>/</literal> group. A VM can be member of multiple
683	groups, but its primary group determines the directory
684	structure where the internal VM files are placed by default.
685	</para></listitem>
686	</varlistentry>
687	<varlistentry>
688	<term><option>--description=<replaceable>desc</replaceable></option></term>
689	<listitem><para>
690	Changes the optional VM description. Use a description to
691	record details about the VM in a meaningful way. The GUI
692	interprets HTML markup while the <command>VBoxManage
693	modifyvm</command> command enables you include arbitrary
694	strings that can contain multiple lines.
695	</para></listitem>
696	</varlistentry>
697	<varlistentry>
698	<term><option>--os-type=<replaceable>OS-type</replaceable></option></term>
699	<listitem><para>
700	Specifies the guest operating system (OS) information for
701	the VM. Use the <command>VBoxManage list ostypes</command>
702	command to view the OS type identifiers.
703	</para></listitem>
704	</varlistentry>
705	<varlistentry>
706	<term><option>--icon-file=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
707	<listitem><para>
708	Specifies the path to the VM icon file in PNG format
709	on the host system. The icon is shown in the VM manager
710	UI and when running the VM with UI.
711	</para></listitem>
712	</varlistentry>
713	<varlistentry>
714	<term><option>--memory=<replaceable>size</replaceable></option></term>
715	<listitem><para>
716	Specifies the amount of host system RAM to allocate to the
717	VM. The size is in MB. See
718	<xref linkend="gui-createvm" />.
719	</para></listitem>
720	</varlistentry>
721	<varlistentry>
722	<term><option>--page-fusion=on \| off</option></term>
723	<listitem><para>
724	Enables or disables the Page Fusion feature, which is
725	disabled by default. Use the Page Fusion feature to
726	minimize the memory duplication between VMs that have
727	similar configurations and that run on the same host
728	system. See <xref linkend="guestadd-pagefusion" />.
729	</para></listitem>
730	</varlistentry>
731	<varlistentry>
732	<term><option>--vram=<replaceable>size</replaceable></option></term>
733	<listitem><para>
734	Specifies the amount of RAM to allocate to the virtual
735	graphics card. See <xref linkend="settings-display" />.
736	</para></listitem>
737	</varlistentry>
738	<varlistentry>
739	<term><option>--acpi=on \| off</option></term>
740	<listitem><para>
741	Determines whether the VM has ACPI support. See
742	<xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
743	</para></listitem>
744	</varlistentry>
745	<varlistentry>
746	<term><option>--ioapic=on \| off</option></term>
747	<listitem><para>
748	Determines whether the VM has I/O APIC support. See
749	<xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
750	</para></listitem>
751	</varlistentry>
752	<varlistentry>
753	<term><option>--hardware-uuid=<replaceable>uuid</replaceable></option></term>
754	<listitem><para>
755	Specifies the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) to
756	present to the guest VM in memory tables (DMI/SMBIOS),
757	hardware, and VM properties. By default this hardware UUID
758	is the same as the VM UUID. Cloning a VM and the teleporting
759	feature automatically preserve the hardware UUID value.
760	Likewise for Virtual Appliance export and import, but only
761	if both operations are done by &product-name;.
762	</para></listitem>
763	</varlistentry>
764	<varlistentry>
765	<term><option>--cpus=<replaceable>CPU-count</replaceable></option></term>
766	<listitem><para>
767	Specifies the number of virtual CPUs to assign to the VM.
768	See <xref linkend="settings-processor" />.
769	</para><para>
770	If CPU hot-plugging is enabled, this option specifies the
771	maximum number of virtual CPUs that can be plugged into
772	the VMs.
773	</para></listitem>
774	</varlistentry>
775	<varlistentry>
776	<term><option>--cpu-hotplug=on \| off</option></term>
777	<listitem><para>
778	Enables or disables CPU hot-plugging. When enabled, you
779	can dynamically add virtual CPUs to a VM or remove virtual
780	CPUs from a VM. See <xref linkend="cpuhotplug" />.
781	</para></listitem>
782	</varlistentry>
783	<varlistentry>
784	<term><option>--plug-cpu=<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable></option></term>
785	<listitem><para>
786	Adds a virtual CPU to the VM.
787	<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable> is the index of the
788	virtual CPU to add. A valid index value is a number from
789	<literal>0</literal> to the maximum number of CPUs that
790	you configured by using the <option>--cpus</option>
791	option.
792	</para><para>
793	Only use this option if CPU hot-plugging is enabled.
794	</para></listitem>
795	</varlistentry>
796	<varlistentry>
797	<term><option>--unplug-cpu=<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable></option></term>
798	<listitem><para>
799	Removes a virtual CPU from the VM.
800	<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable> is the index of the
801	virtual CPU to remove. A valid index value is a number
802	from <literal>1</literal> to the maximum number of CPUs
803	that you configured by using the <option>--cpus</option>
804	option.
805	</para><para>
806	Only use this option if CPU hot-plugging is enabled.
807	</para><para>
808	Note that you cannot remove CPU 0.
809	</para></listitem>
810	</varlistentry>
811	<varlistentry>
812	<term><option>--cpuexectioncap=<replaceable>percentage</replaceable></option></term>
813	<listitem><para>
814	Specifies how much CPU time a virtual CPU can use. A valid
815	value is from <literal>1</literal> to
816	<literal>100</literal>. A value of 50 indicates that a
817	single virtual CPU can use up to 50% of a single host CPU.
818	</para></listitem>
819	</varlistentry>
820	<varlistentry>
821	<term><option>--pae=on \| off</option></term>
822	<listitem><para>
823	Enables or disables physical address extension (PAE). See
824	<xref linkend="settings-processor" />.
825	</para></listitem>
826	</varlistentry>
827	<varlistentry>
828	<term><option>--long-mode=on \| off</option></term>
829	<listitem><para>
830	Enables or disables long mode. See
831	<xref linkend="settings-processor" />.
832	</para></listitem>
833	</varlistentry>
834	<varlistentry>
835	<term><option>--ibpb-on-vm-exit=on \| off</option></term>
836	<listitem><para>
837	Enables use of Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier (IBPB)
838	on every VM exit.
839	</para></listitem>
840	</varlistentry>
841	<varlistentry>
842	<term><option>--ibpb-on-vm-entry=on \| off</option></term>
843	<listitem><para>
844	Enables use of Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier (IBPB)
845	on every VM entry.
846	</para></listitem>
847	</varlistentry>
848	<varlistentry>
849	<term><option>--spec-ctrl=on \| off</option></term>
850	<listitem><para>
851	Enables or disables the exposure of speculation control
852	interfaces to the guest VM. These interfaces must be
853	available on the host system.
854	</para><para>
855	Depending on the host CPU and the workload, enabling
856	speculation control might significantly reduce
857	performance.
858	</para></listitem>
859	</varlistentry>
860	<varlistentry>
861	<term><option>--l1d-flush-on-sched=on \| off</option></term>
862	<listitem><para>
863	Enables or disables level 1 data cache flushing when a
864	thread is scheduled to execute guest code. See
865	<xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-3646" />.
866	</para></listitem>
867	</varlistentry>
868	<varlistentry>
869	<term><option>--l1d-flush-on-vm-entry=on \| off</option></term>
870	<listitem><para>
871	Enables or disables level 1 data cache flushing on every
872	VM entry. See <xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-3646" />.
873	</para></listitem>
874	</varlistentry>
875	<varlistentry>
876	<term><option>--mds-clear-on-sched=on \| off</option></term>
877	<listitem><para>
878	Enables CPU buffer clearing when a thread is scheduled to
879	execute guest code. See
880	<xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-12126-et-al" />.
881	</para></listitem>
882	</varlistentry>
883	<varlistentry>
884	<term><option>--mds-clear-on-vm-entry=on \| off</option></term>
885	<listitem><para>
886	Enables CPU buffer clearing on every VM entry. See
887	<xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-12126-et-al" />.
888	</para></listitem>
889	</varlistentry>
890	<varlistentry>
891	<term><option>--cpu-profile=host \| Intel 8086 \| Intel 80286 \| Intel 80386</option></term>
892	<listitem><para>
893	Specifies the profile to use for guest CPU emulation.
894	Specify a value that is based on the host system CPU
895	(<literal>host</literal>) or one of the following older
896	Intel micro-architectures: <literal>8086</literal>,
897	<literal>80286</literal>, or <literal>80386</literal>.
898	</para></listitem>
899	</varlistentry>
900	<varlistentry>
901	<term><option>--hpet=on \| off</option></term>
902	<listitem><para>
903	Enables or disables a High Precision Event Timer (HPET)
904	that can replace a legacy system timer. This feature is
905	disabled by default. Note HPET is supported on Windows
906	versions starting with Vista.
907	</para></listitem>
908	</varlistentry>
909	<varlistentry>
910	<term><option>--hwvirtex=on \| off</option></term>
911	<listitem><para>
912	Enables or disables the use of hardware virtualization
913	extensions in the processor of the host system. Such
914	extensions are Intel VT-x or AMD-V. See
915	<xref linkend="hwvirt" />.
916	</para></listitem>
917	</varlistentry>
918	<varlistentry>
919	<term><option>--triple-fault-reset=on \| off</option></term>
920	<listitem><para>
921	Enables or disables the resetting of the guest VM instead
922	of triggering a Guru Meditation. Some guest VMs raise a
923	triple fault to reset the CPU, so sometimes resetting the
924	guest VM is the best outcome. This option only applies to
925	guests that do not use symmetric multiprocessing (SMP).
926	</para></listitem>
927	</varlistentry>
928	<varlistentry>
929	<term><option>--apic=on \| off</option></term>
930	<listitem><para>
931	Enables or disables APIC. With APIC, OSes can use
932	more than 16 interrupt requests (IRQs) to avoid IRQ
933	sharing and to improve reliability. APIC is enabled by
934	default. See <xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
935	</para></listitem>
936	</varlistentry>
937	<varlistentry>
938	<term><option>--x2apic=on \| off</option></term>
939	<listitem><para>
940	Enables or disables the CPU x2APIC feature. CPU x2APIC
941	enables an OS to run more efficiently on high core count
942	configurations and to optimize interrupt distribution in
943	virtualized environments. This feature is enabled by
944	default.
945	</para><para>
946	Disable this feature when the OS that runs on a host
947	system or a guest VM is incompatible with CPU x2APIC.
948	</para></listitem>
949	</varlistentry>
950	<varlistentry>
951	<term><option>--paravirt-provider=none \| default \| legacy \| minimal \| hyperv \| kvm</option></term>
952	<listitem><para>
953	Specifies one of the following paravirtualization
954	interfaces to provide to the guest OS:
955	</para><itemizedlist>
956	<listitem><para>
957	<literal>none</literal> does not expose any
958	paravirtualization interface.
959	</para></listitem>
960	<listitem><para>
961	<literal>default</literal> selects the appropriate
962	interface based on the guest OS type when starting the
963	VM. This is the default value used when creating new
964	VMs.
965	</para></listitem>
966	<listitem><para>
967	<literal>legacy</literal> selects a paravirtual
968	interface for VMs that were created by older
969	&product-name; versions.
970	</para></listitem>
971	<listitem><para>
972	<literal>minimal</literal> is required for Mac OS X
973	guest VMs.
974	</para></listitem>
975	<listitem><para>
976	<literal>kvm</literal> is recommended for Linux guest
977	VMs. See <xref linkend="gimproviders" />.
978	</para></listitem>
979	<listitem><para>
980	<literal>hyperv</literal> is recommended for Windows
981	guest VMs. See <xref linkend="gimproviders" />.
982	</para></listitem>
983	</itemizedlist></listitem>
984	</varlistentry>
985	<varlistentry>
986	<term><option>--paravirt-debug=<replaceable>property</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
987	<listitem><para>
988	Specifies debugging properties that are specific to the
989	paravirtualization provider configured for the specified
990	VM. See <xref linkend="gimdebug" />.
991	</para></listitem>
992	</varlistentry>
993	<varlistentry>
994	<term><option>--nested-paging=on \| off</option></term>
995	<listitem><para>
996	Enables or disables the nested paging feature in the
997	processor of the host system. This option is available
998	only when hardware virtualization is enabled. See
999	<xref linkend="hwvirt" /> and
1000	<xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-3646" />.
1001	</para></listitem>
1002	</varlistentry>
1003	<varlistentry>
1004	<term><option>--large-pages=on \| off</option></term>
1005	<listitem><para>
1006	Enables or disables the hypervisor's use of large pages,
1007	which can improve performance by up to 5%. The use of
1008	large pages reduces TLB use and overhead. This option is
1009	available only when both hardware virtualization and
1010	nested paging are enabled.
1011	</para></listitem>
1012	</varlistentry>
1013	<varlistentry>
1014	<term><option>--vtx-vpid=on \| off</option></term>
1015	<listitem><para>
1016	Enables or disables the use of the tagged TLB (VPID)
1017	feature in the processor of your host system. See
1018	<xref linkend="hwvirt" />. This option is available only
1019	when hardware virtualization is enabled on Intel VT-x.
1020	</para></listitem>
1021	</varlistentry>
1022	<varlistentry>
1023	<term><option>--vtx-ux=on \| off</option></term>
1024	<listitem><para>
1025	Enables or disables the use of unrestricted guest mode for
1026	executing the guest VM. This option is available only when
1027	hardware virtualization is enabled on Intel VT-x.
1028	</para></listitem>
1029	</varlistentry>
1030	<varlistentry>
1031	<term><option>--nested-hw-virt=on \| off</option></term>
1032	<listitem><para>
1033	Enables or disables nested virtualization. Enabling makes
1034	hardware virtualization features available to the VM. See
1035	<xref linkend="nested-virt" />.
1036	</para></listitem>
1037	</varlistentry>
1038	<varlistentry>
1039	<term><option>--virt-vmsave-vmload=on \| off</option></term>
1040	<listitem><para>
1041	If hardware virtualization is enabled and the host has an
1042	AMD CPU, this setting enables or disables the use of the
1043	virtualized vmsave/vmload host feature while executing the
1044	VM. It is enabled by default. It is recommended to leave it
1045	enabled as it has a drastic impact on performance while
1046	executing nested VMs when using the nested hardware
1047	virtualization feature.
1048	<xref linkend="nested-virt" />.
1049	</para></listitem>
1050	</varlistentry>
1051	<varlistentry>
1052	<term><option>--accelerated3d=on \| off</option></term>
1053	<listitem><para>
1054	Enables or disables hardware 3D acceleration for the
1055	graphics adapter variants which support it. This option
1056	has an effect only when the Guest Additions are installed.
1057	See <xref linkend="guestadd-3d" />.
1058	</para></listitem>
1059	</varlistentry>
1060	<varlistentry>
1061	<term><option>--accelerated2dvideo=on \| off</option></term>
1062	<listitem><para>
1063	Enables or disables 2D video acceleration for the graphics
1064	adapter variants which support it. This option has an effect
1065	only when the Guest Additions are installed. See
1066	<xref linkend="guestadd-2d" />.
1067	</para></listitem>
1068	</varlistentry>
1069	<varlistentry>
1070	<term><option>--chipset=piix3 \| ich9</option></term>
1071	<listitem><para>
1072	Specify the Intel chipset for &product-name; to emulate.
1073	The default value is the Intel PIIX3 chipset
1074	(<literal>piix3</literal>).
1075	</para><para>
1076	Change this value only if you need to relax some of the
1077	chipset constraints. See
1078	<xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
1079	</para></listitem>
1080	</varlistentry>
1081	<varlistentry>
1082	<term><option>--iommu=none \| automatic \| amd \| intel</option></term>
1083	<listitem><para>
1084	Specifies the IOMMU type for &product-name; to emulate.
1085	Both Intel and AMD IOMMU emulation currently require the
1086	use of the Intel ICH9 chipset (see
1087	<option>--chipset</option> option).
1088	</para><para>
1089	Valid values are as follows:
1090	</para><itemizedlist>
1091	<listitem><para>
1092	<literal>none</literal> – No IOMMU is present
1093	and is the default value.
1094	</para></listitem>
1095	<listitem><para>
1096	<literal>automatic</literal> – An IOMMU is
1097	present but its type is automatically chosen to match
1098	the host CPU vendor when the VM is powered on.
1099	</para></listitem>
1100	<listitem><para>
1101	<literal>amd</literal> – An AMD IOMMU is
1102	present.
1103	</para></listitem>
1104	<listitem><para>
1105	<literal>intel</literal> – An Intel IOMMU is
1106	present.
1107	</para></listitem>
1108	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1109	</varlistentry>
1110	<varlistentry>
1111	<term><option>--tpm-type=none \| 1.2 \| 2.0 \| host \| swtpm</option></term>
1112	<listitem><para>
1113	Specifies the TPM type for &product-name; to emulate.
1114	</para><para>
1115	Valid values are as follows:
1116	</para><itemizedlist>
1117	<listitem><para>
1118	<literal>none</literal> – No TPM is present
1119	and is the default value.
1120	</para></listitem>
1121	<listitem><para>
1122	<literal>1.2</literal> – A TPM conforming to the TCG specification
1123	version 1.2 is present.
1124	</para></listitem>
1125	<listitem><para>
1126	<literal>2.0</literal> – A TPM conforming to the TCG specification
1127	version 2.0 is present.
1128	</para></listitem>
1129	<listitem><para>
1130	<literal>host</literal> – The host TPM is passed through to the guest.
1131	May not be available on all supported host platforms.
1132	</para></listitem>
1133	<listitem><para>
1134	<literal>swtpm</literal> – The VM connects to an external TPM emulation
1135	compliant to swtpm. Requires to set the TPM location to connect to (see
1136	<option>--tpm-location</option> option).
1137	</para></listitem>
1138	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1139	</varlistentry>
1140	<varlistentry>
1141	<term><option>--bios-logo-fade-in=on \| off</option></term>
1142	<listitem><para>
1143	Specifies whether the BIOS logo fades in on VM startup. By
1144	default, an &product-name; logo is shown.
1145	</para></listitem>
1146	</varlistentry>
1147	<varlistentry>
1148	<term><option>--bios-logo-fade-out=on \| off</option></term>
1149	<listitem><para>
1150	Specifies whether the BIOS logo fades out on VM startup.
1151	</para></listitem>
1152	</varlistentry>
1153	<varlistentry>
1154	<term><option>--bios-logo-display-time=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></option></term>
1155	<listitem><para>
1156	Specifies the amount of time in milliseconds that the BIOS
1157	logo is visible.
1158	</para></listitem>
1159	</varlistentry>
1160	<varlistentry>
1161	<term><option>--bios-logo-image-path=<replaceable>pathname</replaceable></option></term>
1162	<listitem><para>
1163	Replaces the existing BIOS logo with a different image.
1164	The replacement image must be an uncompressed 16, 256 or 16M
1165	color bitmap file (BMP) that does not contain color space
1166	information (Windows 3.0 format). Also ensure that the
1167	image is no larger than 640 X 480 pixels.
1168	</para></listitem>
1169	</varlistentry>
1170	<varlistentry>
1171	<term><option>--bios-boot-menu=disabled \| menuonly \| messageandmenu</option></term>
1172	<listitem><para>
1173	Specifies whether the BIOS permits you to select a
1174	temporary boot device. Valid values are:
1175	</para><itemizedlist>
1176	<listitem><para>
1177	<literal>disabled</literal> outputs the alternate boot
1178	device message and permits you to select a temporary
1179	boot device by pressing F12.
1180	</para></listitem>
1181	<listitem><para>
1182	<literal>menuonly</literal> suppresses the alternate
1183	boot device message, but permits you to select a
1184	temporary boot device by pressing F12.
1185	</para></listitem>
1186	<listitem><para>
1187	<literal>messageandmenu</literal> suppresses the
1188	alternate boot device message and prevents you from
1189	selecting a temporary boot device by pressing F12.
1190	</para></listitem>
1191	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1192	</varlistentry>
1193	<varlistentry>
1194	<term><option>--bios-apic=x2apic \| apic \| disabled</option></term>
1195	<listitem><para>
1196	Specifies the APIC level of the firmware. Valid values
1197	are: <literal>x2apic</literal>, <literal>apic</literal>,
1198	and <literal>disabled</literal>. When the value is
1199	<literal>disabled</literal>, neither the
1200	<literal>apic</literal> nor the <literal>x2apic</literal>
1201	version of the firmware is used.
1202	</para><para>
1203	Note that if you specify the <literal>x2apic</literal>
1204	value and x2APIC is unsupported by the virtual CPU, the
1205	APIC level downgrades to <literal>apic</literal>, if
1206	supported. Otherwise, the APIC level downgrades to
1207	<literal>disabled</literal>. Similarly, if you specify the
1208	<literal>apic</literal> value and APIC is unsupported by
1209	the virtual CPU, the APIC level downgrades to
1210	<literal>disabled</literal>.
1211	</para></listitem>
1212	</varlistentry>
1213	<varlistentry>
1214	<term><option>--bios-system-time-offset=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></option></term>
1215	<listitem><para>
1216	Specifies the time offset in milliseconds of the guest VM
1217	relative to the time on the host system. If the offset
1218	value is positive, the guest VM time runs ahead of the
1219	time on the host system.
1220	</para></listitem>
1221	</varlistentry>
1222	<varlistentry>
1223	<term><option>--bios-pxe-debug=on \| off</option></term>
1224	<listitem><para>
1225	Enables or disables additional debugging output when using
1226	the Intel PXE boot ROM. The debug output is written to the
1227	release log file. See
1228	<xref linkend="collect-debug-info" />.
1229	</para></listitem>
1230	</varlistentry>
1231	<varlistentry>
1232	<term><option>--system-uuid-le=on \| off</option></term>
1233	<listitem><para>
1234	Enables or disables representing the system UUID in little
1235	endian form. The default value is <literal>on</literal> for
1236	new VMs. For old VMs the setting is <literal>off</literal> to
1237	keep the content of the DMI/SMBIOS table unchanged, which can
1238	be important for Windows license activation.
1239	</para></listitem>
1240	</varlistentry>
1241	<varlistentry>
1242	<term><option>--boot<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none \| floppy \| dvd \| disk \| net</option></term>
1243	<listitem><para>
1244	Enables you to specify the boot device order for the VM by
1245	assigning one of the device types to each of the four boot
1246	device slots that are represented by
1247	<replaceable>N</replaceable> in the option name.
1248	</para><para>
1249	A value of 1 for <replaceable>N</replaceable> represents
1250	the first boot device slot, and so on.
1251	</para><para>
1252	The device types are <literal>floppy</literal> for floppy
1253	disks, <literal>dvd</literal> for DVDs or CDs,
1254	<literal>disk</literal> for hard disks, and
1255	<literal>net</literal> for a network device. A value of
1256	<literal>none</literal> indicates that no boot device is
1257	associated with the specified slot.
1258	</para></listitem>
1259	</varlistentry>
1260	<varlistentry>
1261	<term><option>--rtc-use-utc=on \| off</option></term>
1262	<listitem><para>
1263	Specifies whether the real-time clock (RTC) uses
1264	coordinated universal time (UTC). See
1265	<xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
1266	</para></listitem>
1267	</varlistentry>
1268	<varlistentry>
1269	<term><option>--graphicscontroller=none \| vboxvga \| vmsvga \| vboxsvga</option></term>
1270	<listitem><para>
1271	Specifies the graphics controller type to use. See
1272	<xref linkend="settings-screen" />.
1273	</para></listitem>
1274	</varlistentry>
1275	<varlistentry>
1276	<term><option>--snapshot-folder=default \| <replaceable>pathname</replaceable></option></term>
1277	<listitem><para>
1278	Specifies the name of the VM's snapshot storage folder. If
1279	you specify <literal>default</literal>, the folder name is
1280	<filename>Snapshots/</filename> in the machine folder.
1281	</para></listitem>
1282	</varlistentry>
1283	<varlistentry>
1284	<term><option>--firmware=bios \| efi \| efi32 \| efi64</option></term>
1285	<listitem><para>
1286	Specifies the firmware used to boot the VM. Valid values
1287	are: <literal>bios</literal>, <literal>efi</literal>,
1288	<literal>efi32</literal>, or <literal>efi64</literal>. Use
1289	EFI values with care.
1290	</para><para>
1291	By default, BIOS firmware is used.
1292	</para></listitem>
1293	</varlistentry>
1294	<varlistentry>
1295	<term><option>--guest-memory-balloon=<replaceable>size</replaceable></option></term>
1296	<listitem><para>
1297	Specifies the size of the guest memory balloon. The guest
1298	memory balloon is the memory allocated by the Guest
1299	Additions from the guest OS and returned to the hypervisor
1300	for use by other VMs. Specify
1301	<replaceable>size</replaceable> in megabytes. The default
1302	value is <literal>0</literal> megabytes. See
1303	<xref linkend="guestadd-balloon" />.
1304	</para></listitem>
1305	</varlistentry>
1306	<varlistentry>
1307	<term><option>--default-frontend=default \| <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
1308	<listitem><para>
1309	Specifies the default frontend to use when starting the
1310	specified VM. If you specify <literal>default</literal>,
1311	the VM is shown in a window on the user's desktop. See
1312	<xref linkend="vboxmanage-startvm" />.
1313	</para></listitem>
1314	</varlistentry>
1315	<varlistentry>
1316	<term><option>--vm-process-priority=default \| flat \| low \| normal \| high</option></term>
1317	<listitem><para>
1318	Specifies the priority scheme of the VM process to use
1319	when starting the specified VM and while the VM runs.
1320	</para><para>
1321	The following valid values are:
1322	</para><itemizedlist>
1323	<listitem><para>
1324	<literal>default</literal> – Default process
1325	priority determined by the OS.
1326	</para></listitem>
1327	<listitem><para>
1328	<literal>flat</literal> – Assumes a scheduling
1329	policy which puts the process at the default priority
1330	and with all threads at the same priority.
1331	</para></listitem>
1332	<listitem><para>
1333	<literal>low</literal> – Assumes a scheduling
1334	policy which puts the process mostly below the default
1335	priority of the host OS.
1336	</para></listitem>
1337	<listitem><para>
1338	<literal>normal</literal> – Assume a scheduling
1339	policy which shares the CPU resources fairly with
1340	other processes running with the default priority of
1341	the host OS.
1342	</para></listitem>
1343	<listitem><para>
1344	<literal>high</literal> – Assumes a scheduling
1345	policy which puts the task above the default priority of
1346	the host OS. This policy might easily cause other tasks
1347	in the system to starve.
1348	</para></listitem>
1349	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1350	</varlistentry>
1351	</variablelist>
1352	</refsect2>
1353	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-networking">
1354	<title>Networking Settings</title>
1355	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
1356	<para>
1357	The following options enable you to modify networking on your
1358	VM. With all these options, <replaceable>N</replaceable> is an
1359	integer greater than zero that represents the particular virtual
1360	network adapter to configure.
1361	</para>
1362	<variablelist>
1363	<varlistentry>
1364	<term><option>--nic<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none \| null \| nat \| natnetwork \| bridged \| intnet \| hostonly \| generic</option></term>
1365	<listitem><para>
1366	Configures the network type used by each virtual network
1367	card in the VM.
1368	</para><para>
1369	The following valid values correspond to the modes
1370	described in <xref linkend="networkingmodes" />:
1371	</para><itemizedlist>
1372	<listitem><para>
1373	<literal>none</literal> – No networking present
1374	</para></listitem>
1375	<listitem><para>
1376	<literal>null</literal> – Not connected to the
1377	host system
1378	</para></listitem>
1379	<listitem><para>
1380	<literal>nat</literal> – Use network address
1381	translation (NAT)
1382	</para></listitem>
1383	<listitem><para>
1384	<literal>natnetwork</literal> – Use a NAT
1385	network
1386	</para></listitem>
1387	<listitem><para>
1388	<literal>bridged</literal> – Use bridged
1389	networking
1390	</para></listitem>
1391	<listitem><para>
1392	<literal>intnet</literal> – Use internal
1393	networking
1394	</para></listitem>
1395	<listitem><para>
1396	<literal>hostonly</literal> – Use host-only
1397	networking
1398	</para></listitem>
1399	<listitem><para>
1400	<literal>generic</literal> – Access rarely used
1401	sub-modes
1402	</para></listitem>
1403	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1404	</varlistentry>
1405	<varlistentry>
1406	<term><option>--nic-type<replaceable>N</replaceable>=Am79C970A \| Am79C973 \| 82540EM \| 82543GC \| 82545EM \| virtio</option></term>
1407	<listitem><para>
1408	Identifies the type of networking hardware that
1409	&product-name; presents to the guest VM for the specified
1410	virtual network card. See <xref linkend="nichardware" />.
1411	</para><para>
1412	Valid values are as follows:
1413	</para><itemizedlist>
1414	<listitem><para>
1415	<literal>Am79C970A</literal> represents the AMD PCNet
1416	PCI II.
1417	</para></listitem>
1418	<listitem><para>
1419	<literal>Am79C973</literal> represents the AMD PCNet
1420	FAST III, which is the default value.
1421	</para></listitem>
1422	<listitem><para>
1423	<literal>82540EM</literal> represents the Intel
1424	PRO/1000 MT Desktop.
1425	</para></listitem>
1426	<listitem><para>
1427	<literal>82543GC</literal> represents the Intel
1428	PRO/1000 T Server.
1429	</para></listitem>
1430	<listitem><para>
1431	<literal>82545EM</literal> represents the Intel
1432	PRO/1000 MT Server.
1433	</para></listitem>
1434	<listitem><para>
1435	<literal>virtio</literal> represents a paravirtualized
1436	network adapter.
1437	</para></listitem>
1438	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1439	</varlistentry>
1440	<varlistentry>
1441	<term><option>--cable-connected<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on \| off</option></term>
1442	<listitem><para>
1443	Temporarily disconnects a virtual network interface, as if
1444	you pull a network cable from a physical network card. You
1445	might use this option to reset certain software components
1446	in the VM.
1447	</para></listitem>
1448	</varlistentry>
1449	<varlistentry>
1450	<term><option>--nic-trace<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on \| off</option></term>
1451	<listitem><para>
1452	Enables or disables network tracing for the specified
1453	virtual network card.
1454	</para></listitem>
1455	</varlistentry>
1456	<varlistentry>
1457	<term><option>--nic-trace-file<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
1458	<listitem><para>
1459	Specifies the absolute path of the file in which to write
1460	trace log information. Use this option if network tracing
1461	is enabled.
1462	</para></listitem>
1463	</varlistentry>
1464	<varlistentry>
1465	<term><option>--nic-property<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>name</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
1466	<listitem><para>
1467	Enables you to set property values and pass them to rarely
1468	used network backends. To use this option, you must also
1469	use the <option>--nic-generic-drv</option> option.
1470	</para><para>
1471	These properties are specific to the backend engine and
1472	differ between the UDP Tunnel and the VDE backend drivers.
1473	For property examples, see
1474	<xref linkend="network_udp_tunnel" />.
1475	</para></listitem>
1476	</varlistentry>
1477	<varlistentry>
1478	<term><option>--nic-speed<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>kbps</replaceable></option></term>
1479	<listitem><para>
1480	Specifies the throughput rate in kilobits per second for
1481	rarely used networking sub-modes such as VDE network and
1482	UDP Tunnel. Use this option only if you used the
1483	<option>--nic</option> option to enable generic networking
1484	for the specified virtual network card.
1485	</para></listitem>
1486	</varlistentry>
1487	<varlistentry>
1488	<term><option>--nic-boot-prio<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>priority</replaceable></option></term>
1489	<listitem><para>
1490	Assigns a priority to each NIC that determines the order
1491	in which that NIC is used to perform a PXE network boot.
1492	The priority value is an integer in the range from
1493	<literal>0</literal> to <literal>4</literal>. Priority
1494	<literal>0</literal>, which is the default value, is the
1495	lowest priority. Priority <literal>1</literal> is the
1496	highest priority, and priorities <literal>3</literal> and
1497	<literal>4</literal> are lower.
1498	</para><para>
1499	This option has an effect only when using the Intel PXE
1500	boot ROM.
1501	</para></listitem>
1502	</varlistentry>
1503	<varlistentry>
1504	<term><option>--nic-promisc<replaceable>N</replaceable>=deny \| allow-vms \| allow-all</option></term>
1505	<listitem><para>
1506	Enables you to specify whether to deny or allow
1507	promiscuous mode for the specified VM virtual network
1508	card. This option is relevant only for bridged networking.
1509	Valid values are as follows:
1510	</para><itemizedlist>
1511	<listitem><para>
1512	<literal>deny</literal> hides any traffic that is not
1513	intended for the VM. This is the default value.
1514	</para></listitem>
1515	<listitem><para>
1516	<literal>allow-vms</literal> hides all host traffic
1517	from the VM, but allows the VM to see traffic to and
1518	from other VMs.
1519	</para></listitem>
1520	<listitem><para>
1521	<literal>allow-all</literal> allows the VM to see all
1522	traffic.
1523	</para></listitem>
1524	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1525	</varlistentry>
1526	<varlistentry>
1527	<term><option>--nic-bandwidth-group<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none \| <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
1528	<listitem><para>
1529	Adds or removes a bandwidth group assignment to the
1530	specified virtual network interface. Valid values are as
1531	follows:
1532	</para><itemizedlist>
1533	<listitem><para>
1534	<literal>none</literal> removes any current bandwidth
1535	group assignment from the specified virtual network
1536	interface.
1537	</para></listitem>
1538	<listitem><para>
1539	<replaceable>name</replaceable> adds a bandwidth group
1540	assignment to the specified virtual network interface.
1541	</para></listitem>
1542	</itemizedlist><para>
1543	See <xref linkend="network_bandwidth_limit" />.
1544	</para></listitem>
1545	</varlistentry>
1546	<varlistentry>
1547	<term><option>--bridge-adapter<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none \| <replaceable>device-name</replaceable></option></term>
1548	<listitem><para>
1549	Specifies the host interface to use for the specified
1550	virtual network interface. See
1551	<xref linkend="network_bridged" />. Use this option only
1552	if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
1553	bridged networking for the specified virtual network card.
1554	</para></listitem>
1555	</varlistentry>
1556	<varlistentry>
1557	<term><option>--host-only-adapter<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none \| <replaceable>device-name</replaceable></option></term>
1558	<listitem><para>
1559	Specifies which host-only networking interface to use for
1560	the specified virtual network interface. See
1561	<xref linkend="network_hostonly" />. Use this option only
1562	if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
1563	host-only networking for the specified virtual network
1564	card.
1565	</para></listitem>
1566	</varlistentry>
1567	<varlistentry>
1568	<term><option>--intnet<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></option></term>
1569	<listitem><para>
1570	Specifies the name of the internal network. See
1571	<xref linkend="network_internal" />. Use this option only
1572	if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
1573	internal networking for the specified virtual network
1574	card.
1575	</para></listitem>
1576	</varlistentry>
1577	<varlistentry>
1578	<term><option>--nat-network<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></option></term>
1579	<listitem><para>
1580	Specifies the name of the NAT network to which this
1581	adapter is connected. Use this option only if the
1582	networking type is <literal>natnetwork</literal>, not
1583	<literal>nat</literal>.
1584	</para></listitem>
1585	</varlistentry>
1586	<varlistentry>
1587	<term><option>--nic-generic-drv<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>backend-driver</replaceable></option></term>
1588	<listitem><para>
1589	Enables you to access rarely used networking sub-modes,
1590	such as VDE networks and UDP Tunnel. Use this option only
1591	if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
1592	generic networking for a virtual network card.
1593	</para></listitem>
1594	</varlistentry>
1595	<varlistentry>
1596	<term><option>--mac-address<replaceable>N</replaceable>=auto \| <replaceable>MAC-address</replaceable></option></term>
1597	<listitem><para>
1598	Specifies the MAC address of the specified network adapter
1599	on the VM. By default, &product-name; assigns a random MAC
1600	address to each network adapter at VM creation.
1601	</para></listitem>
1602	</varlistentry>
1603	</variablelist>
1604	</refsect2>
1605	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-networking-nat">
1606	<title>NAT Networking Settings</title>
1607	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
1608	<para>
1609	The following options use <replaceable>N</replaceable> to
1610	specify the particular virtual network adapter to modify.
1611	</para>
1612	<variablelist>
1613	<varlistentry>
1614	<term><option>--nat-net<replaceable>N</replaceable>=default \| <replaceable>network</replaceable></option></term>
1615	<listitem><para>
1616	Specifies the IP address range to use for this network.
1617	See <xref linkend="changenat" />. Use this option only if
1618	the networking type is <literal>nat</literal>, not
1619	<literal>natnetwork</literal>.
1620	</para></listitem>
1621	</varlistentry>
1622	<varlistentry>
1623	<term><option>--nat-pf<replaceable>N</replaceable>=[<replaceable>name</replaceable>],tcp \| udp,[<replaceable>host-IP</replaceable>],<replaceable>hostport</replaceable>,[<replaceable>guest-IP</replaceable>],<replaceable>guestport</replaceable></option></term>
1624	<listitem><para>
1625	Specifies the NAT port-forwarding rule to use. See
1626	<xref linkend="natforward" />.
1627	</para></listitem>
1628	</varlistentry>
1629	<varlistentry>
1630	<term><option>--nat-pf<replaceable>N</replaceable>=delete <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
1631	<listitem><para>
1632	Specifies the NAT port-forwarding rule to delete. See
1633	<xref linkend="natforward" />.
1634	</para></listitem>
1635	</varlistentry>
1636	<varlistentry>
1637	<term><option>--nat-tftp-prefix<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>prefix</replaceable></option></term>
1638	<listitem><para>
1639	Specifies a prefix to use for the built-in TFTP server.
1640	For example, you might use a prefix to indicate where the
1641	boot file is located. See <xref linkend="nat-tftp" /> and
1642	<xref linkend="nat-adv-tftp" />.
1643	</para></listitem>
1644	</varlistentry>
1645	<varlistentry>
1646	<term><option>--nat-tftp-file<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>boot-file</replaceable></option></term>
1647	<listitem><para>
1648	Specifies the name of the TFT boot file. See
1649	<xref linkend="nat-adv-tftp" />.
1650	</para></listitem>
1651	</varlistentry>
1652	<varlistentry>
1653	<term><option>--nat-tftp-server<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>tftp-server</replaceable></option></term>
1654	<listitem><para>
1655	Specifies the address of the TFTP server from which to
1656	boot. See <xref linkend="nat-adv-tftp" />.
1657	</para></listitem>
1658	</varlistentry>
1659	<varlistentry>
1660	<term><option>--nat-bind-ip<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
1661	<listitem><para>
1662	Specifies an alternate IP address to which the NAT engine
1663	binds. See <xref linkend="nat-adv-settings" />. By
1664	default, &product-name;'s NAT engine routes TCP/IP packets
1665	through the default interface assigned by the host's
1666	TCP/IP stack.
1667	</para></listitem>
1668	</varlistentry>
1669	<varlistentry>
1670	<term><option>--nat-dns-pass-domain<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on \| off</option></term>
1671	<listitem><para>
1672	Specifies whether the built-in DHCP server passes the
1673	domain name for network name resolution.
1674	</para></listitem>
1675	</varlistentry>
1676	<varlistentry>
1677	<term><option>--nat-dns-proxy<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on \| off</option></term>
1678	<listitem><para>
1679	Specifies whether the NAT engine is the proxy for all
1680	guest DNS requests to the host system's DNS servers. See
1681	<xref linkend="nat-adv-dns" />.
1682	</para></listitem>
1683	</varlistentry>
1684	<varlistentry>
1685	<term><option>--nat-dns-host-resolver<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on \| off</option></term>
1686	<listitem><para>
1687	Specifies whether the NAT engine uses the host system's
1688	resolver mechanisms to handle DNS requests. See
1689	<xref linkend="nat-adv-dns" />.
1690	</para></listitem>
1691	</varlistentry>
1692	<varlistentry>
1693	<term><option>--nat-localhostreachable<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on \| off</option></term>
1694	<listitem><para>
1695	Specifies whether the NAT engine allows traffic from the guest directed to
1696	10.0.2.2 to pass to the host's loopback interface, i.e. localhost or 127.0.0.1.
1697	</para></listitem>
1698	</varlistentry>
1699	<varlistentry>
1700	<term><option>--nat-settings<replaceable>N</replaceable>=[<replaceable>mtu</replaceable>],[<replaceable>socksnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>sockrcv</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcpsnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcprcv</replaceable>]</option></term>
1701	<listitem><para>
1702	Specifies values for tuning NAT performance. See
1703	<xref linkend="nat-adv-settings" />.
1704	</para></listitem>
1705	</varlistentry>
1706	<varlistentry>
1707	<term><option>--nat-alias-mode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=default \| [log],[proxyonly],[sameports]</option></term>
1708	<listitem><para>
1709	Specifies the behavior of the NAT engine core as follows:
1710	</para><itemizedlist>
1711	<listitem><para>
1712	<literal>log</literal> enables logging
1713	</para></listitem>
1714	<listitem><para>
1715	<literal>proxyonly</literal> switches off aliasing
1716	mode and makes NAT transparent
1717	</para></listitem>
1718	<listitem><para>
1719	<literal>sameports</literal> enforces that the NAT
1720	engine sends packets through the same port on which
1721	they originated
1722	</para></listitem>
1723	<listitem><para>
1724	<literal>default</literal> disables all aliasing modes
1725	</para></listitem>
1726	</itemizedlist><para>
1727	For more information, see
1728	<xref linkend="nat-adv-alias" />.
1729	</para></listitem>
1730	</varlistentry>
1731	</variablelist>
1732	</refsect2>
1733	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-other-hardware">
1734	<title>Other Hardware Settings</title>
1735	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
1736	<para>
1737	The following options enable you to configure other hardware,
1738	such as the serial port, monitor, audio device, USB ports, and
1739	the clipboard, and drag-and-drop features.
1740	</para>
1741	<variablelist>
1742	<varlistentry>
1743	<term><option>--mouse=ps2 \| usb \| usbtablet \| usbmultitouch</option></term>
1744	<listitem><para>
1745	Specifies the mode of the mouse to use in the VM. Valid
1746	values are: <literal>ps2</literal>,
1747	<literal>usb</literal>, <literal>usbtablet</literal>, and
1748	<literal>usbmultitouch</literal>.
1749	</para></listitem>
1750	</varlistentry>
1751	<varlistentry>
1752	<term><option>--keyboard=ps2 \| usb</option></term>
1753	<listitem><para>
1754	Specifies the mode of the keyboard to use in the VM. Valid
1755	values are: <literal>ps2</literal> and
1756	<literal>usb</literal>.
1757	</para></listitem>
1758	</varlistentry>
1759	<varlistentry>
1760	<term><option>--uart<replaceable>N</replaceable>=off \| <replaceable>I/O-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></option></term>
1761	<listitem><para>
1762	Configures virtual serial ports for the VM.
1763	<replaceable>N</replaceable> represents the serial port to
1764	modify. Valid values are <literal>off</literal> to disable
1765	the port or an I/O base address and IRQ. For information
1766	about the traditional COM port I/O base address and IRQ
1767	values, see <xref linkend="serialports" />.
1768	</para></listitem>
1769	</varlistentry>
1770	<varlistentry>
1771	<term><option>--uart-mode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>mode</replaceable></option></term>
1772	<listitem><para>
1773	Specifies how &product-name; connects the specified
1774	virtual serial port to the host system that runs the VM.
1775	See <xref linkend="serialports" />.
1776	</para><para>
1777	Ensure that you first configure the virtual serial port by
1778	using the
1779	<option>--uart<replaceable>N</replaceable></option>
1780	option.
1781	</para><para>
1782	Specify one of the following connection modes for each
1783	port:
1784	</para><itemizedlist>
1785	<listitem><para>
1786	<literal>disconnected</literal> indicates that even
1787	though the serial port is shown to the guest VM, it is
1788	not connected. This state is like a physical COM port
1789	without a cable attached.
1790	</para></listitem>
1791	<listitem><para>
1792	<literal>server</literal>
1793	<replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> creates the
1794	specified named pipe or local domain socket on the
1795	host system and connects the virtual serial device to
1796	it.
1797	</para><para>
1798	On a Windows host system,
1799	<replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> is a named pipe
1800	that has a name that uses the following form:
1801	<literal>\\.\pipe\<replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable></literal>.
1802	</para><para>
1803	On a Linux host system,
1804	<replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> is a local domain
1805	socket.
1806	</para></listitem>
1807	<listitem><para>
1808	<literal>client</literal>
1809	<replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> connects the
1810	virtual serial device to the specified named pipe or
1811	local domain socket.
1812	</para><para>
1813	Note that the named pipe or local domain socket must
1814	already exist.
1815	</para></listitem>
1816	<listitem><para>
1817	<literal>tcpserver</literal>
1818	<replaceable>port</replaceable> creates a TCP socket
1819	with the specified TCP port on the host system and
1820	connects the virtual serial device to it.
1821	</para><para>
1822	For UNIX-like systems, use ports over 1024 for
1823	non-root users.
1824	</para></listitem>
1825	<listitem><para>
1826	<literal>tcpclient</literal>
1827	<replaceable>hostname</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable>
1828	connects the virtual serial device to the TCP socket.
1829	</para><para>
1830	Note that the TCP socket must already exist.
1831	</para></listitem>
1832	<listitem><para>
1833	<literal>file</literal>
1834	<replaceable>filename</replaceable> redirects the
1835	serial port output to the specified raw file. Ensure
1836	that <replaceable>filename</replaceable> is the
1837	absolute path of the file on the host system.
1838	</para></listitem>
1839	<listitem><para>
1840	<replaceable>device-name</replaceable>: specifies the
1841	device name of a physical hardware serial port on the
1842	specified host system to which the virtual serial port
1843	connects.
1844	</para><para>
1845	Use this mode to connect a physical serial port to a
1846	VM.
1847	</para><para>
1848	On a Windows host system, the device name is a COM
1849	port such as <literal>COM1</literal>. On a Linux host
1850	system, the device name is similar to
1851	<filename>/dev/ttyS0</filename>.
1852	</para></listitem>
1853	</itemizedlist></listitem>
1854	</varlistentry>
1855	<varlistentry>
1856	<term><option>--uart-type<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>UART-type</replaceable></option></term>
1857	<listitem><para>
1858	Configures the UART type for the specified virtual serial
1859	port (<replaceable>N</replaceable>). Valid values are
1860	<literal>16450</literal>, <literal>16550A</literal>, and
1861	<literal>16750</literal>. The default value is
1862	<literal>16550A</literal>.
1863	</para></listitem>
1864	</varlistentry>
1865	<varlistentry>
1866	<term><option>--lpt-mode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>device-name</replaceable></option></term>
1867	<listitem><para>
1868	Specifies the device name of the parallel port to use.
1869	</para><para>
1870	For a Windows host system, use a device name such as
1871	<command>lpt1</command>. For a Linux host system, use a
1872	device name such as <filename>/dev/lp0</filename>.
1873	</para></listitem>
1874	</varlistentry>
1875	<varlistentry>
1876	<term><option>--lpt<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>I/O-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></option></term>
1877	<listitem><para>
1878	Specifies the I/O base address and IRQ of the parallel
1879	port.
1880	</para><para>
1881	You can view the I/O base address and IRQ that the VM uses
1882	for the parallel port in the Device Manager.
1883	</para></listitem>
1884	</varlistentry>
1885	<varlistentry>
1886	<term><option>--audio=<replaceable>type</replaceable></option></term>
1887	<listitem><para>
1888	Specifies whether the VM has audio support, and if so,
1889	which type. Valid audio type values are:
1890	<literal>none</literal>, <literal>null</literal>,
1891	<literal>dsound</literal>, <literal>oss</literal>,
1892	<literal>alsa</literal>, <literal>pulse</literal>, and
1893	<literal>coreaudio</literal>.
1894	</para><para>
1895	Note that the audio types are dependent on the host
1896	operating system. Use the <command>VBoxManage
1897	modifyvm</command> command usage output to determine the
1898	supported audio types for your host system.
1899	</para></listitem>
1900	</varlistentry>
1901	<varlistentry>
1902	<term><option>--audio-controller=<replaceable>controller-type</replaceable></option></term>
1903	<listitem><para>
1904	Specifies the audio controller to be used with the VM.
1905	Valid audio controller type values are:
1906	<literal>ac97</literal>, <literal>hda</literal>, and
1907	<literal>sb16</literal>.
1908	</para></listitem>
1909	</varlistentry>
1910	<varlistentry>
1911	<term><option>--audio-codec=<replaceable>codec-type</replaceable></option></term>
1912	<listitem><para>
1913	Specifies the audio codec to be used with the VM. Valid
1914	audio codec type values are: <literal>stac9700</literal>,
1915	<literal>ad1980</literal>, <literal>stac9221</literal>,
1916	and <literal>sb16</literal>.
1917	</para></listitem>
1918	</varlistentry>
1919	<varlistentry>
1920	<term><option>--audio-in=on\|off</option></term>
1921	<listitem><para>
1922	Specifies whether to enable or disable audio capture from
1923	the host system.
1924	</para></listitem>
1925	</varlistentry>
1926	<varlistentry>
1927	<term><option>--audio-out=on\|off</option></term>
1928	<listitem><para>
1929	Specifies whether to enable or disable audio playback from
1930	the guest VM.
1931	</para></listitem>
1932	</varlistentry>
1933	<varlistentry>
1934	<term><option>--clipboard-mode=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
1935	<listitem><para>
1936	Specifies how to share the guest VM or host system OS's
1937	clipboard with the host system or guest VM, respectively.
1938	Valid values are: <literal>disabled</literal>,
1939	<literal>hosttoguest</literal>,
1940	<literal>guesttohost</literal>, and
1941	<literal>bidirectional</literal>. See
1942	<xref linkend="generalsettings" />.
1943	</para><para>
1944	The clipboard feature is available only if you have the
1945	Guest Additions be installed in the VM.
1946	</para></listitem>
1947	</varlistentry>
1948	<varlistentry>
1949	<term><option>--drag-and-drop=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
1950	<listitem><para>
1951	Specifies how to use the drag and drop feature between the
1952	host system and the VM. Valid values are:
1953	<literal>disabled</literal>,
1954	<literal>hosttoguest</literal>,
1955	<literal>guesttohost</literal>, and
1956	<literal>bidirectional</literal>. See
1957	<xref linkend="guestadd-dnd" />.
1958	</para><para>
1959	The drag and drop feature is available only if you have
1960	the Guest Additions be installed in the VM.
1961	</para></listitem>
1962	</varlistentry>
1963	<varlistentry>
1964	<term><option>--monitor-count=<replaceable>count</replaceable></option></term>
1965	<listitem><para>
1966	Enables you to configure multiple monitors. See
1967	<xref linkend="settings-display" />.
1968	</para></listitem>
1969	</varlistentry>
1970	<varlistentry>
1971	<term><option>--usb-ohci=on \| off</option></term>
1972	<listitem><para>
1973	Enables or disables the VM's virtual USB 1.1 controller.
1974	See <xref linkend="settings-usb" />.
1975	</para></listitem>
1976	</varlistentry>
1977	<varlistentry>
1978	<term><option>--usb-ehci=on \| off</option></term>
1979	<listitem><para>
1980	Enables or disables the VM's virtual USB 2.0 controller.
1981	See <xref linkend="settings-usb" />.
1982	</para></listitem>
1983	</varlistentry>
1984	<varlistentry>
1985	<term><option>--usb-xhci=on \| off</option></term>
1986	<listitem><para>
1987	Enables or disables the VM's virtual USB 3.0 controller.
1988	This is the most efficient option if the VM supports it.
1989	See <xref linkend="settings-usb" />.
1990	</para></listitem>
1991	</varlistentry>
1992	<varlistentry>
1993	<term><option>--usb-rename=<replaceable>old-name</replaceable> <replaceable>new-name</replaceable></option></term>
1994	<listitem><para>
1995	Rename's the VM's virtual USB controller from
1996	<replaceable>old-name</replaceable> to
1997	<replaceable>new-name</replaceable>.
1998	</para></listitem>
1999	</varlistentry>
2000	</variablelist>
2001	</refsect2>
2002	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-recording">
2003	<title>Recording Settings</title>
2004	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2005	<para>
2006	The following options enable you to modify settings for video
2007	recording, audio recording, or both.
2008	</para>
2009	<variablelist>
2010	<varlistentry>
2011	<term><option>--recording=on \| off</option></term>
2012	<listitem><para>
2013	Enables or disables the recording of a VM session into a
2014	WebM or VP8 file. When set to <literal>on</literal>,
2015	recording begins when the VM session starts.
2016	</para></listitem>
2017	</varlistentry>
2018	<varlistentry>
2019	<term><option>--recording-screens=all \| <replaceable>screen-ID</replaceable></option></term>
2020	<listitem><para>
2021	Enables you to specify the VM screens to record. The
2022	recording for each screen is output to its own file. Valid
2023	values are: <literal>all</literal>, which records all
2024	screens, or one or more specified screens.
2025	</para></listitem>
2026	</varlistentry>
2027	<varlistentry>
2028	<term><option>--recording-file=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
2029	<listitem><para>
2030	Specifies the name of the file in which to save the
2031	recording.
2032	</para></listitem>
2033	</varlistentry>
2034	<varlistentry>
2035	<term><option>--recording-max-size=<replaceable>MB</replaceable></option></term>
2036	<listitem><para>
2037	Specifies the maximum size of the recorded video file in
2038	megabytes. When the file reaches the specified size,
2039	recording stops. If the value is <literal>0</literal>,
2040	recording continues until you manually stop recording.
2041	</para></listitem>
2042	</varlistentry>
2043	<varlistentry>
2044	<term><option>--recording-max-time=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></option></term>
2045	<listitem><para>
2046	Specifies the maximum amount of time to record in seconds.
2047	When the specified time elapses, recording stops. If the
2048	value is <literal>0</literal>, recording continues until
2049	you manually stop recording.
2050	</para></listitem>
2051	</varlistentry>
2052	<varlistentry>
2053	<term><option>--recording-opts=<replaceable>keyword</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2054	<listitem><para>
2055	Specifies additional video-recording properties as a
2056	comma-separated property keyword-value list. For example,
2057	<literal>foo=bar,a=b</literal>.
2058	</para><para>
2059	Only use this option if you are an advanced user. For
2060	information about keywords, see the <citetitle>Oracle VM
2061	VirtualBox Programming Guide and Reference</citetitle>.
2062	</para></listitem>
2063	</varlistentry>
2064	<varlistentry>
2065	<term><option>--recording-video-fps=<replaceable>fps</replaceable></option></term>
2066	<listitem><para>
2067	Specifies the maximum number of video frames per second
2068	(FPS) to record. The recording ignores any frames that
2069	have a higher frequency. When you increase the FPS, fewer
2070	frames are ignored but the recording and the size of the
2071	recording file increases.
2072	</para></listitem>
2073	</varlistentry>
2074	<varlistentry>
2075	<term><option>--recording-video-rate=<replaceable>bit-rate</replaceable></option></term>
2076	<listitem><para>
2077	Specifies the bit rate of the video in kilobits per
2078	second. When you increase the bit rate, the recording
2079	appearance improves and the size of the recording file
2080	increases.
2081	</para></listitem>
2082	</varlistentry>
2083	<varlistentry>
2084	<term><option>--recording-video-res=<replaceable>width</replaceable>x<replaceable>height</replaceable></option></term>
2085	<listitem><para>
2086	Specifies the video resolution (width and height) of the
2087	recorded video in pixels.
2088	</para></listitem>
2089	</varlistentry>
2090	</variablelist>
2091	</refsect2>
2092	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-vrde">
2093	<title>Remote Machine Settings</title>
2094	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2095	<para>
2096	The following options enable you to modify the VirtualBox Remote
2097	Desktop Extension (VRDE) behavior.
2098	</para>
2099	<variablelist>
2100	<varlistentry>
2101	<term><option>--vrde=on \| off</option></term>
2102	<listitem><para>
2103	Enables or disables the VRDE server.
2104	</para></listitem>
2105	</varlistentry>
2106	<varlistentry>
2107	<term><option>--vrde-property=TCP/Ports=<replaceable>port</replaceable></option></term>
2108	<listitem><para>
2109	<replaceable>port</replaceable> is the port or port range
2110	to which the VRDE server binds. The
2111	<literal>default</literal> or <literal>0</literal> value
2112	uses port <literal>3389</literal>, which is the standard
2113	RDP port.
2114	</para><para>
2115	Also see the <option>--vrde-port</option> option
2116	description.
2117	</para></listitem>
2118	</varlistentry>
2119	<varlistentry>
2120	<term><option>--vrde-property=TCP/Address=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
2121	<listitem><para>
2122	<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable> is the IP address of
2123	the host network interface to which the VRDE server binds.
2124	When specified, the server accepts connections only on the
2125	host network interface at that IP address.
2126	</para><para>
2127	Also see the <option>--vrde-address</option> option
2128	description.
2129	</para></listitem>
2130	</varlistentry>
2131	<varlistentry>
2132	<term><option>--vrde-property=VideoChannel/Enabled=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2133	<listitem><para>
2134	Specifies whether the VRDP video channel is on or off.
2135	<literal>1</literal> means <literal>on</literal> and
2136	<literal>0</literal> means <literal>off</literal>. See
2137	<xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
2138	</para></listitem>
2139	</varlistentry>
2140	<varlistentry>
2141	<term><option>--vrde-property=Quality=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2142	<listitem><para>
2143	Specifies a value between 10% and 100%, inclusive, that
2144	represents the JPEG compression level on the VRDE server
2145	video channel. A lower value produces lower JPEG quality
2146	but higher compression. See
2147	<xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
2148	</para></listitem>
2149	</varlistentry>
2150	<varlistentry>
2151	<term><option>--vrde-property=DownscaleProtection=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2152	<listitem><para>
2153	Enables or disables the video downscale protection
2154	feature. Valid values are <literal>1</literal> to enable
2155	the feature and <literal>0</literal> to disable the
2156	feature.
2157	</para><para>
2158	When this feature is enabled, &product-name; determines
2159	whether to display the video:
2160	</para><itemizedlist>
2161	<listitem><para>
2162	When the video size equals the size of the shadow
2163	buffer, the video is considered to be full screen and
2164	is displayed.
2165	</para></listitem>
2166	<listitem><para>
2167	When the video size is between full screen and the
2168	downscale threshold, the video is not displayed. Such
2169	a video might be an application window, which is
2170	unreadable when downscaled.
2171	</para></listitem>
2172	</itemizedlist><para>
2173	When this feature is disabled, an attempt is always made
2174	to display a video.
2175	</para></listitem>
2176	</varlistentry>
2177	<varlistentry>
2178	<term><option>--vrde-property=Client/DisableDisplay=1</option></term>
2179	<listitem><para>
2180	Disables the display VRDE server feature.
2181	</para><para>
2182	To reenable a feature, assign a null value. For example,
2183	to reenable the display feature, specify the
2184	<command>VBoxManage modifyvm
2185	--vrde-property=Client/DisableDisplay=</command> command.
2186	See <xref linkend="vrde-customization" />.
2187	</para></listitem>
2188	</varlistentry>
2189	<varlistentry>
2190	<term><option>--vrde-property=DisableInput=1</option></term>
2191	<listitem><para>
2192	Disables the input VRDE server feature.
2193	</para></listitem>
2194	</varlistentry>
2195	<varlistentry>
2196	<term><option>--vrde-property=DisableAudio=1</option></term>
2197	<listitem><para>
2198	Disables the audio VRDE server feature.
2199	</para></listitem>
2200	</varlistentry>
2201	<varlistentry>
2202	<term><option>--vrde-property=DisableUSB=1</option></term>
2203	<listitem><para>
2204	Disables the USB VRDE server feature.
2205	</para></listitem>
2206	</varlistentry>
2207	<varlistentry>
2208	<term><option>--vrde-property=Client/DisableClipboard=1</option></term>
2209	<listitem><para>
2210	Disables the clipboard VRDE server feature. To reenable
2211	the feature, assign a null value. See
2212	<xref linkend="vrde-customization" />.
2213	</para></listitem>
2214	</varlistentry>
2215	<varlistentry>
2216	<term><option>--vrde-property=DisableUpstreamAudio=1</option></term>
2217	<listitem><para>
2218	Disables the upstream audio VRDE server feature. To
2219	reenable the feature, assign a null value. See
2220	<xref linkend="vrde-customization" />.
2221	</para></listitem>
2222	</varlistentry>
2223	<varlistentry>
2224	<term><option>--vrde-property=Client/DisableRDPDR=1</option></term>
2225	<listitem><para>
2226	Disables the RDP device redirection for smart cards VRDE
2227	server feature. To reenable this feature, assign a null
2228	value.
2229	</para></listitem>
2230	</varlistentry>
2231	<varlistentry>
2232	<term><option>--vrde-property=H3DRedirect/Enabled=1</option></term>
2233	<listitem><para>
2234	Enables the 3D redirection VRDE server feature. To disable
2235	this feature, assign a null value.
2236	</para></listitem>
2237	</varlistentry>
2238	<varlistentry>
2239	<term><option>--vrde-property=Security/Method=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2240	<listitem><para>
2241	Specifies the following information that is required for a
2242	connection:
2243	</para><itemizedlist>
2244	<listitem><para>
2245	<literal>Negotiate</literal> indicates that both
2246	Enhanced (TLS) and Standard RDP Security connections
2247	are permitted. The security method is negotiated with
2248	the client. This is the default value.
2249	</para></listitem>
2250	<listitem><para>
2251	<literal>RDP</literal> indicates that only Standard
2252	RDP Security is accepted.
2253	</para></listitem>
2254	<listitem><para>
2255	<literal>TLS</literal> indicates that only Enhanced
2256	RDP Security is accepted. The client must support TLS.
2257	</para></listitem>
2258	</itemizedlist><para>
2259	See <xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
2260	</para></listitem>
2261	</varlistentry>
2262	<varlistentry>
2263	<term><option>--vrde-property=ServerCertificate=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2264	<listitem><para>
2265	Specifies the absolute path to the server certificate. See
2266	<xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
2267	</para></listitem>
2268	</varlistentry>
2269	<varlistentry>
2270	<term><option>--vrde-property=ServerPrivateKey=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2271	<listitem><para>
2272	Specifies the absolute path to the server private key. See
2273	<xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
2274	</para></listitem>
2275	</varlistentry>
2276	<varlistentry>
2277	<term><option>--vrde-property=CACertificate=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2278	<listitem><para>
2279	Specifies the absolute path to the CA self-signed
2280	certificate. See <xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
2281	</para></listitem>
2282	</varlistentry>
2283	<varlistentry>
2284	<term><option>--vrde-property Audio/RateCorrectionMode=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2285	<listitem><para>
2286	Specifies the audio connection mode or the path to the
2287	audio log file. Valid values are as follows:
2288	</para><itemizedlist>
2289	<listitem><para>
2290	<literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_VOID</literal> is no mode.
2291	Use this value to unset any set audio mode.
2292	</para></listitem>
2293	<listitem><para>
2294	<literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_RC</literal> is the rate
2295	correction mode.
2296	</para></listitem>
2297	<listitem><para>
2298	<literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_LPF</literal> is the low pass
2299	filter mode.
2300	</para></listitem>
2301	<listitem><para>
2302	<literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_CS</literal> is the client
2303	sync sync mode to prevent an underflow or overflow of
2304	the client queue.
2305	</para></listitem>
2306	</itemizedlist></listitem>
2307	</varlistentry>
2308	<varlistentry>
2309	<term><option>--vrde-property=LogPath=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2310	<listitem><para>
2311	Specifies the absolute path to the audio log file.
2312	</para></listitem>
2313	</varlistentry>
2314	<varlistentry>
2315	<term><option>--vrde-extpack=default \| <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
2316	<listitem><para>
2317	Specifies the library to use to access the VM remotely.
2318	The <literal>default</literal> value uses the RDP code
2319	that is part of the &product-name; Extension Pack.
2320	</para><para>
2321	To use the VRDE module in VNC, specify
2322	<literal>VNC</literal>. See
2323	<xref linkend="otherextpacks"/>.
2324	</para></listitem>
2325	</varlistentry>
2326	<varlistentry>
2327	<term><option>--vrde-port=default \| <replaceable>port</replaceable></option></term>
2328	<listitem><para>
2329	<replaceable>port</replaceable> is the port or port range
2330	to which the VRDE server binds. The
2331	<literal>default</literal> or <literal>0</literal> value
2332	uses port <literal>3389</literal>, which is the standard
2333	RDP port.
2334	</para><para>
2335	You can specify a comma-separated list of ports or port
2336	ranges of ports. Use a dash between two port numbers to
2337	specify a port range. The VRDE server binds to only one of
2338	the available ports from the list. Only one machine can
2339	use a given port at a time. For example, the
2340	<option>--vrde-port=5000,5010-5012</option> option
2341	specifies that server can bind to one of following ports:
2342	<literal>5000</literal>, <literal>5010</literal>,
2343	<literal>5011</literal>, or <literal>5012</literal>.
2344	</para></listitem>
2345	</varlistentry>
2346	<varlistentry>
2347	<term><option>--vrde-address=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
2348	<listitem><para>
2349	Specifies the IP address of the host network interface to
2350	which the VRDE server binds. If you specify an IP address,
2351	the server accepts connections only on the specified host
2352	network interface.
2353	</para><para>
2354	Use this option to specify whether the VRDP server should
2355	accept IPv4, IPv6, or both type of connections:
2356	</para><itemizedlist>
2357	<listitem><para>
2358	<emphasis role="bold">Only IPv4:</emphasis> Use the
2359	<option>--vrde-address="0.0.0.0"</option> option.
2360	</para></listitem>
2361	<listitem><para>
2362	<emphasis role="bold">Only IPv6:</emphasis> Use the
2363	<option>--vrde-address="::"</option> option.
2364	</para></listitem>
2365	<listitem><para>
2366	<emphasis role="bold">Both IPv6 and IPv4:</emphasis>
2367	Use the <option>--vrde-address=“”</option>
2368	option. This is the default value.
2369	</para></listitem>
2370	</itemizedlist></listitem>
2371	</varlistentry>
2372	<varlistentry>
2373	<term><option>--vrde-auth-type=null \| external \| guest</option></term>
2374	<listitem><para>
2375	Specify whether to use authorization and how to perform
2376	authorization. See <xref linkend="vbox-auth" />. Valid
2377	values are as follows:
2378	</para><itemizedlist>
2379	<listitem><para>
2380	<literal>null</literal> provides no authentication.
2381	</para></listitem>
2382	<listitem><para>
2383	<literal>external</literal> provides external
2384	authentication through an authentication library.
2385	</para></listitem>
2386	<listitem><para>
2387	<literal>guest</literal> performs authentication by
2388	using guest user accounts. This unsupported method
2389	requires that you install the Guest Additions on the
2390	VM.
2391	</para></listitem>
2392	</itemizedlist></listitem>
2393	</varlistentry>
2394	<varlistentry>
2395	<term><option>--vrde-auth-library=default \| <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
2396	<listitem><para>
2397	Specifies the library to use for RDP authentication. The
2398	default library for external authentication is
2399	<filename>VBoxAuth</filename>. See
2400	<xref linkend="vbox-auth" />.
2401	</para></listitem>
2402	</varlistentry>
2403	<varlistentry>
2404	<term><option>--vrde-multi-con=on \| off</option></term>
2405	<listitem><para>
2406	Enables or disables the multiple connections VRDE server
2407	feature, if supported. See
2408	<xref linkend="vrde-multiconnection" />.
2409	</para></listitem>
2410	</varlistentry>
2411	<varlistentry>
2412	<term><option>--vrde-reuse-con=on \| off</option></term>
2413	<listitem><para>
2414	Specifies how the VRDE server behaves when multiple
2415	connections are disabled. When the value is
2416	<literal>on</literal>, the server permits a new client to
2417	connect and drops the existing connection. When the value
2418	is <literal>off</literal>, a new connection is not
2419	accepted if a client is already connected to the server.
2420	This is the default value.
2421	</para></listitem>
2422	</varlistentry>
2423	<varlistentry>
2424	<term><option>--vrde-video-channel=on \| off</option></term>
2425	<listitem><para>
2426	Enables video redirection if supported by the VRDE server.
2427	See <xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
2428	</para></listitem>
2429	</varlistentry>
2430	<varlistentry>
2431	<term><option>--vrde-video-channel-quality=<replaceable>percent</replaceable></option></term>
2432	<listitem><para>
2433	Specifies the image quality for video redirection as a
2434	value from 10 to 100 percent. The percentage represents
2435	the JPEG compression level where a lower number diminishes
2436	quality and provides higher compression. See
2437	<xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
2438	</para></listitem>
2439	</varlistentry>
2440	</variablelist>
2441	</refsect2>
2442	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-teleport">
2443	<title>Teleporting Settings</title>
2444	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2445	<para>
2446	The following options enable you to configure a machine as a
2447	teleporting target. See <xref linkend="teleporting" />.
2448	</para>
2449	<variablelist>
2450	<varlistentry>
2451	<term><option>--teleporter=on \| off</option></term>
2452	<listitem><para>
2453	Enables or disables the teleporter. When enabled, a
2454	machine starts up and waits to receive a teleporting
2455	request from the network instead of booting normally.
2456	</para><para>
2457	Teleporting requests are received on the port and address
2458	specified using the following parameters.
2459	</para></listitem>
2460	</varlistentry>
2461	<varlistentry>
2462	<term><option>--teleporter-port=<replaceable>port</replaceable></option></term>
2463	<listitem><para>
2464	Specifies the port on which the VM listens to receive a
2465	teleporting request from another VM.
2466	<replaceable>port</replaceable> is any free TCP/IP port
2467	number, such as <literal>6000</literal>. You must also
2468	specify the <option>--teleporter</option> option.
2469	</para></listitem>
2470	</varlistentry>
2471	<varlistentry>
2472	<term><option>--teleporter-address=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
2473	<listitem><para>
2474	Specifies the IP address on which the VM listens to
2475	receive a teleporting request from another VM.
2476	<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable> is any IP address or
2477	host name and specifies the TCP/IP socket on which to
2478	bind. The default IP address is
2479	<literal>0.0.0.0</literal>, which represents any IP
2480	address. You must also specify the
2481	<option>--teleporter</option> option.
2482	</para></listitem>
2483	</varlistentry>
2484	<varlistentry>
2485	<term><option>--teleporter-password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></option></term>
2486	<listitem><para>
2487	Specifies the password to use for authentication. When
2488	specified, the teleporting request only succeeds if the
2489	password on the source machine is the same password as the
2490	one you specify.
2491	</para></listitem>
2492	</varlistentry>
2493	<varlistentry>
2494	<term><option>--teleporter-password-file=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
2495	<listitem><para>
2496	Specifies a file that contains the password to use for
2497	authentication. When specified, the teleporting request
2498	only succeeds if the password on the source machine is the
2499	same password as the one you specify in the password file.
2500	A value of <literal>stdin</literal> reads the password
2501	from standard input.
2502	</para></listitem>
2503	</varlistentry>
2504	<varlistentry>
2505	<term><option>--cpuid-portability-level=<replaceable>level</replaceable></option></term>
2506	<listitem>
2507	<para>
2508	Restricts the virtual CPU capabilities that &product-name;
2509	presents to the guest OS by using portability rules. Higher
2510	integer values designate more restrictive behavior. The
2511	default level of <literal>0</literal> indicates that all
2512	virtualized features supported by the host are made available
2513	to the guest. The value <literal>3</literal> supresses most
2514	features. Values of <literal>1</literal> and <literal>2</literal>
2515	represent restrictions in between. The behavior may change
2516	depending on the product version.
2517	</para></listitem>
2518	</varlistentry>
2519	<varlistentry>
2520	<term><option>--cpuid-set=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable>[:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable>]
2521	<replaceable>eax</replaceable> <replaceable>ebx</replaceable> <replaceable>ecx</replaceable> <replaceable>edx</replaceable></option></term>
2522	<listitem>
2523	<para>
2524	Advanced users can use this setting before a teleporting
2525	operation (in fact before starting the VM) to restrict the
2526	virtual CPU capabilities that &product-name; presents to
2527	the guest operating system. This must be run on both the
2528	source and the target machines involved in teleporting and
2529	will then modify what the guest sees when it executes the
2530	CPUID machine instruction. This might help with misbehaving
2531	applications that wrongly assume that certain CPU
2532	capabilities are present. The meaning of the parameters
2533	is hardware dependent. Refer to the AMD or Intel processor
2534	documentation.
2535	</para><para>
2536	The values of <replaceable>leaf</replaceable>,
2537	<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable> (optional),
2538	<replaceable>eax</replaceable>, <replaceable>ebx</replaceable>,
2539	<replaceable>ecx</replaceable> and <replaceable>edx</replaceable>
2540	are integers given in hexadecimal format, i.e. using a radix
2541	(base) of 16 without requiring any prefix.
2542	</para></listitem>
2543	</varlistentry>
2544	<varlistentry>
2545	<term><option>--cpuid-remove=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable>[:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable>]</option></term>
2546	<listitem>
2547	<para>
2548	Removes an adjustment established with <option>--cpuid-set</option>.
2549	</para></listitem>
2550	</varlistentry>
2551	<varlistentry>
2552	<term><option>--cpuid-remove-all</option></term>
2553	<listitem>
2554	<para>
2555	Removes all adjustments established with <option>--cpuid-set</option>.
2556	</para></listitem>
2557	</varlistentry>
2558	</variablelist>
2559	</refsect2>
2560	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-debugging">
2561	<title>Debugging Settings</title>
2562	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2563	<para>
2564	Only use the following options to perform low-level VM
2565	debugging. These options are for advanced users only.
2566	</para>
2567	<variablelist>
2568	<varlistentry>
2569	<term><option>--tracing-enabled=on \| off</option></term>
2570	<listitem><para>
2571	Enables or disables the trace buffer. Note that when
2572	specified, the trace buffer consumes some memory and adds
2573	overhead.
2574	</para></listitem>
2575	</varlistentry>
2576	<varlistentry>
2577	<term><option>--tracing-config=<replaceable>config-string</replaceable></option></term>
2578	<listitem><para>
2579	Enables a tracing configuration that defines which group
2580	of trace points are enabled.
2581	</para></listitem>
2582	</varlistentry>
2583	<varlistentry>
2584	<term><option>--tracing-allow-vm-access=on \| off</option></term>
2585	<listitem><para>
2586	Enables or disables VM access to the trace buffer. The
2587	default value is <literal>off</literal>, which disables
2588	access.
2589	</para></listitem>
2590	</varlistentry>
2591	</variablelist>
2592	</refsect2>
2593	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-usbcardreader">
2594	<title>USB Card Reader Settings</title>
2595	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2596	<para>
2597	The following options specify the access to a USB Card Reader by
2598	the guest environment. A USB card reader can access data on
2599	memory cards, such as CompactFlash (CF), Secure Digital (SD),
2600	and MultiMediaCard (MMC).
2601	</para>
2602	<variablelist>
2603	<varlistentry>
2604	<term><option>--usb-card-reader=on \| off</option></term>
2605	<listitem><para>
2606	Enables or disables the USB card reader interface.
2607	</para></listitem>
2608	</varlistentry>
2609	</variablelist>
2610	</refsect2>
2611	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-autostart">
2612	<title>Autostarting VMs During Host System Boot</title>
2613	<para>
2614	The following options enable you to configure the VM autostart
2615	feature, which automatically starts the VM at host system
2616	boot-up. You must do some host system configuration before you
2617	can use this feature. See <xref linkend="autostart" />.
2618	</para>
2619	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2620	<variablelist>
2621	<varlistentry>
2622	<term><option>--autostart-enabled=on \| off</option></term>
2623	<listitem><para>
2624	Enables or disables VM autostart at host system boot-up
2625	for the specified users.
2626	</para></listitem>
2627	</varlistentry>
2628	<varlistentry>
2629	<term><option>--autostart-delay=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></option></term>
2630	<listitem><para>
2631	Specifies the number of seconds after host system boot-up
2632	to autostart the VM.
2633	</para></listitem>
2634	</varlistentry>
2635	</variablelist>
2636	</refsect2>
2637	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-pcipassthrough">
2638	<title>PCI Passthrough Settings</title>
2639	<para>
2640	The following options enable you to configure the PCI passthrough
2641	feature, which currently is not available in &product-name;. It is
2642	planned to bring this functionality back in the future.
2643	</para>
2644	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2645	<variablelist>
2646	<varlistentry>
2647	<term><option>--pci-attach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable>[@<replaceable>guest-PCI-bus-address</replaceable>]</option></term>
2648	<listitem><para>
2649	Attaches the specified PCI network controller on the host
2650	to the guest VM. You can optionally specify the PCI bus on
2651	the guest VM on which to attach the controller.
2652	<!-- See <xref linkend="pcipassthrough" />. -->
2653	</para></listitem>
2654	</varlistentry>
2655	<varlistentry>
2656	<term><option>--pci-detach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable></option></term>
2657	<listitem><para>
2658	Detaches the specified PCI network controller from the
2659	attached PCI bus on the guest VM.
2660	<!-- See <xref linkend="pcipassthrough" />. -->
2661	</para></listitem>
2662	</varlistentry>
2663	</variablelist>
2664	</refsect2>
2665	<refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-testing">
2666	<title>Testing (ValidationKit / Bootsector)</title>
2667	<para>
2668	These options are for configuring the testing functionality of the VMM
2669	device and almost exclusively used by the bootsector testcases in the
2670	ValidationKit.
2671	</para>
2672	<remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2673	<variablelist>
2674	<varlistentry>
2675	<term><option>--testing-enabled=on \| off</option></term>
2676	<listitem><para>Enabled the testing functionality of the VMMDev. See VMMDevTesting.h for details. </para></listitem>
2677	</varlistentry>
2678	<varlistentry>
2679	<term><option>--testing-mmio=on \| off</option></term>
2680	<listitem><para>Enabled the MMIO region of the VMMDev testing feature.</para></listitem>
2681	</varlistentry>
2682	<varlistentry>
2683	<term><option>--testing-cfg-dword<replaceable>idx</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2684	<listitem><para>
2685	This sets one of the 10 dword configuration values. The
2686	<replaceable>idx</replaceable> must be in the range 0 thru 9.
2687	The <replaceable>value</replaceable> is limited to 32 bits (dword).
2688	</para></listitem>
2689	</varlistentry>
2690	</variablelist>
2691	</refsect2>
2692
2693	</refsect1>
2694
2695	<refsect1>
2696	<title>Examples</title>
2697	<remark role="help-scope" condition="GLOBAL" />
2698	<para>
2699	The following command changes the description for the
2700	<filename>ol7</filename> VM.
2701	</para>
2702	<screen>$ VBoxManage modifyvm ol7 --description "Oracle Linux 7 with UEK4"</screen>
2703	<para>
2704	The following command enables VirtualBox Remote Display Protocol
2705	(VRDP) support for the <filename>ol7</filename> VM.
2706	</para>
2707	<screen>$ VBoxManage modifyvm ol7 --vrde on</screen>
2708	</refsect1>
2709
2710	<refsect1>
2711	<title>See Also</title>
2712	<para>
2713	<xref linkend="vboxmanage-showvminfo" />,
2714	<xref linkend="vboxmanage-controlvm" />,
2715	<xref linkend="vboxmanage-createvm" />,
2716	<xref linkend="vboxmanage-startvm" />
2717	<xref linkend="vboxmanage-list" />
2718	</para>
2719	</refsect1>
2720	</refentry>

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