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--- virtualbox_general_notes [2017/09/14 14:13] – juckins
+++ virtualbox_general_notes [2022/01/15 10:30] (current) – juckins
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 ==== VirtualBox General Notes ====
+Check version of installed Guest Additions:
+  modinfo vboxguest
+Running VirtualBox as a service on Windows:  [[http://techgenix.com/start-virtualbox-service/]]
+  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"
+__How to convert VMDK to VDI__\\
+See notes at https://www.bonusbits.com/wiki/HowTo:Convert_VMDK_to_VDI
 __How to resize a Virtual Drive__\\
+  * The following was tested with VBox 5.1.26
   * Shutdown the VM you want to resize
   * Navigate to the .vdi file you want to resize
   * Make a backup copy of the .vdi file
+  * Run a command like this (example for 30GB drive)
-  VBoxManage modifyhd <absolute path including the name and extension> --resize 20480
+  # 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)]] 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 modifyhd "cloned.vdi" --resize 51200
+  # mv source.vmdksource.vmdk.BAK
+  # VBoxManage clonehd "cloned.vdi" "source.vmdk" --format vmdk
+  * Start VirtualBox manager
-https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=50661\\
+  * Highlight the VM whose disk you are resizing
-http://derekmolloy.ie/resize-a-virtualbox-disk/\\
+  * Click Settings and then click storage
+  * Mount a virtual CDROM (gparted-live ISO that you downloaded to the host machine)
+  * Start the VM
+  * Start Gparted LIVE
+  * 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
+  * Boot the VM and verify your changes were implemented
+  * Ref 1: https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=50661\\
+  * Ref 2: http://derekmolloy.ie/resize-a-virtualbox-disk/\\
 __Possible mouse unresponsiveness issue in 5.1.18__
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 # Power off VM\\
 VBoxManage controlvm MyVM poweroff
+[[http://jez.me/article/how-start-virtualbox-vm-headless-windows-10|Run VirtualBox Headless at Startup in Windows 10]]
 **February 2015**
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 //Updated October 2016 for wodim issues//
-Installing Guest Additions in run-level 3 on CENTOS6 and CENTOS7:
+Installing Guest Additions in run-level 3 on CentOS6, CentOS7, CentOS8 Stream:
   * https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-mount-cdrom-in-linux
   * First, go to the VirtualBox window that is running the guest machine and choose Devices > Insert Guest Additions CD Image
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     * Ex: sh VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
   * When done, cd / and eject and reboot
+__
+Updated 18 March 2019__\\
+  * https://www.if-not-true-then-false.com/2010/install-virtualbox-guest-additions-on-fedora-centos-red-hat-rhel/