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 ==== VirtualBox General Notes ==== ==== VirtualBox General Notes ====
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 +Check version of installed Guest Additions:
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 +  modinfo vboxguest
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 +Running VirtualBox as a service on Windows:  [[http://techgenix.com/start-virtualbox-service/]]
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 +  C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox>VBoxManage.exe clonehd --format VDI "C:\Users\Chris\VirtualBox VMs\centos7-vtatdb2-w\CENTOS7-vtatdb2-disk001.vmdk" "C:\Users\Chris\VirtualBox VMs\centos7-vtatdb2-w\CENTOS7-vtatdb2-disk001.vdi"
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 +__How to convert VMDK to VDI__\\
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 +See notes at https://www.bonusbits.com/wiki/HowTo:Convert_VMDK_to_VDI
  
 __How to resize a Virtual Drive__\\ __How to resize a Virtual Drive__\\
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   # VBoxManage modifyhd /path/to/file.vdi --resize 30000   # VBoxManage modifyhd /path/to/file.vdi --resize 30000
      
-Note, if you have a vmdk file you need to follow this [[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11659005/how-to-resize-a-virtualbox-vmdk-file|(see this link)]]:+Note, if you have a vmdk file you need to follow this [[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11659005/how-to-resize-a-virtualbox-vmdk-file|(see this link)]] and then update the UUID following [[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17803331/how-to-change-uuid-in-virtual-box|this link]] or navigating to $HOME/.VirtualBox/VirtualBox.xml and updating the information there (make a backup first):
  
   # VBoxManage clonehd "source.vmdk" "cloned.vdi" --format vdi   # VBoxManage clonehd "source.vmdk" "cloned.vdi" --format vdi
   # VBoxManage modifyhd "cloned.vdi" --resize 51200   # VBoxManage modifyhd "cloned.vdi" --resize 51200
-  # VBoxManage clonehd "cloned.vdi" "resized.vmdk" --format vmdk+  # mv source.vmdksource.vmdk.BAK  
 +  # VBoxManage clonehd "cloned.vdi" "source.vmdk" --format vmdk
  
   * Start VirtualBox manager   * Start VirtualBox manager
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   * Start Gparted LIVE   * Start Gparted LIVE
   * Follow the menus to resize the partition that you need to make larger   * Follow the menus to resize the partition that you need to make larger
 +    * Select the partition you want to edit/resize and manipulate accordingly 
   * When done, exit Gparted and unmount the CDROM   * When done, exit Gparted and unmount the CDROM
   * Boot the VM and verify your changes were implemented   * Boot the VM and verify your changes were implemented
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 # Power off VM\\ # Power off VM\\
 VBoxManage controlvm MyVM poweroff VBoxManage controlvm MyVM poweroff
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 +[[http://jez.me/article/how-start-virtualbox-vm-headless-windows-10|Run VirtualBox Headless at Startup in Windows 10]]
  
 **February 2015** **February 2015**
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     * Ex: sh VBoxLinuxAdditions.run     * Ex: sh VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
   * When done, cd / and eject and reboot   * When done, cd / and eject and reboot
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 +Updated 18 March 2019__\\ 
 +  * https://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/install-virtualbox-guest-additions-on-fedora-centos-red-hat-rhel/
virtualbox_general_notes.txt · Last modified: 2022/01/15 10:30 by juckins