Scenario / Question: How do I get my VirtualBox Guest VM’s to start and stop when the host system reboots, shutdown, or starts. Solution / Answer: Create an init.d script so that VirtualBox Guest VM are controlled as a system service. Install VirtualBox VM Service script The original [continue...]

Scenario / Question: How do I modify the parameters of my VM in VirtualBox from the command line Solution / Answer: Use the tool VBoxManage Install VirtualBox “Install VirtualBox without GUI or Headless” Create a VirtualBox VM guest “VirtualBox Headless VM” VirtualBox [continue...]

Scenario / Question: How do I control my VirtualBox VM’s from the command line Solution / Answer: Use the tool VBoxManage Install VirtualBox “Install VirtualBox without GUI or Headless” Create a VirtualBox VM guest “VirtualBox Headless VM” Controlling the [continue...]

Scenario / Question: How do I control VirtualBox from the linux command line CLI Solution / Answer: Use the included tools VBoxManage and VBoxHeadless First Install VirtualBox from this post: “Install VirtualBox without GUI or Headless” VBoxManage for controlling VirtualBox on the [continue...]

Scenario / Question: How do I install VirtualBox on a linux server that does not have a GUI installed or Xorg. Solution / Answer: VirtualBox can be installed on a headless server, and can be controlled with VBoxManage and VBoxHeadless from the command line. Install VirtualBox 3.0 There are two [continue...]

Scenario / Question: How do I get VirtualBox USB support to work in Fedora ? Solution / Answer: Configure usbfs to allow vboxusers access to USB devices and add usbfs mount to /etc/fstab Configure VirtualBox USB Obtain the GID of the vboxusers group (your GID may different then 501): # cat [continue...]

Scenario / Question: How do I move an existing VirtualBox Guest VM to a new server or machine Solution / Answer: There are two ways to do this: 1. Use VBoxManage to make a copy of the VirtualBox VM .vdi and then create a new VirtualMachine on the new server 2. Move your existing VirtualBox VM [continue...]

Scenario / Question: When I enable my nic or network card in a VirtualBox Windows guest the guest crashes with Guru Meditation error Solution / Answer: Change the network adapter type in VirtualBox from PCnet-Fast to Intel PRO Change Network Adapter In VirutalBox manager: Select the Virtual [continue...]

Scenario / Question: How do I make a copy of an existing VirtualBox .vdi disk file Solution / Answer: Use VBoxManage clonevdi Copy VirtualBox .vdi There are a few steps involved in order to make a copy of a VirtualBox .vdi disk file. #1. Shutdown the Virtual Machine or make sure it is not [continue...]