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31<refentry id="vboxmanage-modifyvm" lang="en">
32 <refentryinfo>
33 <pubdate>$Date: 2025-03-21 08:26:37 +0000 (Fri, 21 Mar 2025) $</pubdate>
34 <title>VBoxManage modifyvm</title>
35 </refentryinfo>
36
37 <refmeta>
38 <refentrytitle>VBoxManage-modifyvm</refentrytitle>
39 <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
40 </refmeta>
41
42 <refnamediv>
43 <refname>VBoxManage-modifyvm</refname>
44 <refpurpose>Change settings for a virtual machine that is stopped</refpurpose>
45 <refclass>&product-name;</refclass>
46 </refnamediv>
47
48 <refsynopsisdiv>
49 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-general">
50<!-- The 'id' is mandatory and must start with 'synopsis-'. -->
51 <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
52 <group choice="req">
53 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
54 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
55 </group>
56 <arg>--name=<replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
57 <arg>--groups=<replaceable>group</replaceable><arg rep="repeat">,<replaceable>group</replaceable></arg></arg>
58 <arg>--description=<replaceable>description</replaceable></arg>
59 <arg>--os-type=<replaceable>OS-type</replaceable></arg>
60 <arg>--icon-file=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
61 <arg>--memory=<replaceable>size-in-MB</replaceable></arg>
62 <arg>--page-fusion=<group choice="plain">
63 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
64 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
65 </group></arg>
66 <arg>--vram=<replaceable>size-in-MB</replaceable></arg>
67 <arg>--acpi=<group choice="plain">
68 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
69 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
70 </group></arg>
71 <arg>--ioapic=<group choice="plain">
72 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
73 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
74 </group></arg>
75 <arg>--hardware-uuid=<replaceable>UUID</replaceable></arg>
76 <arg>--cpus=<replaceable>CPU-count</replaceable></arg>
77 <arg>--cpu-hotplug=<group choice="plain">
78 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
79 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
80 </group></arg>
81 <arg>--plug-cpu=<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable></arg>
82 <arg>--unplug-cpu=<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable></arg>
83 <arg>--cpu-execution-cap=<replaceable>number</replaceable></arg>
84 <arg>--x86-pae=<group choice="plain">
85 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
86 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
87 </group></arg>
88 <arg>--x86-long-mode=<group choice="plain">
89 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
90 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
91 </group></arg>
92 <arg>--ibpb-on-vm-exit=<group choice="plain">
93 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
94 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
95 </group></arg>
96 <arg>--ibpb-on-vm-entry=<group choice="plain">
97 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
98 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
99 </group></arg>
100 <arg>--spec-ctrl=<group choice="plain">
101 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
102 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
103 </group></arg>
104 <arg>--l1d-flush-on-sched=<group choice="plain">
105 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
106 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
107 </group></arg>
108 <arg>--l1d-flush-on-vm-entry=<group choice="plain">
109 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
110 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
111 </group></arg>
112 <arg>--mds-clear-on-sched=<group choice="plain">
113 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
114 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
115 </group></arg>
116 <arg>--mds-clear-on-vm-entry=<group choice="plain">
117 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
118 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
119 </group></arg>
120 <arg>--cpu-profile=<group choice="plain">
121 <arg choice="plain">host</arg>
122 <arg choice="plain">Intel 8086</arg>
123 <arg choice="plain">Intel 80286</arg>
124 <arg choice="plain">Intel 80386</arg>
125 </group></arg>
126 <arg>--x86-hpet=<group choice="plain">
127 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
128 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
129 </group></arg>
130 <arg>--hwvirtex=<group choice="plain">
131 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
132 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
133 </group></arg>
134 <arg>--triple-fault-reset=<group choice="plain">
135 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
136 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
137 </group></arg>
138 <arg>--apic=<group choice="plain">
139 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
140 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
141 </group></arg>
142 <arg>--x86-x2apic=<group choice="plain">
143 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
144 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
145 </group></arg>
146 <arg>--paravirt-provider=<group choice="plain">
147 <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
148 <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
149 <arg choice="plain">legacy</arg>
150 <arg choice="plain">minimal</arg>
151 <arg choice="plain">hyperv</arg>
152 <arg choice="plain">kvm</arg>
153 </group></arg>
154 <arg>--paravirt-debug=<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable> [,<replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable>...]</arg></arg>
155 <arg>--nested-paging=<group choice="plain">
156 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
157 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
158 </group></arg>
159 <arg>--large-pages=<group choice="plain">
160 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
161 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
162 </group></arg>
163 <arg>--x86-vtx-vpid=<group choice="plain">
164 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
165 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
166 </group></arg>
167 <arg>--x86-vtx-ux=<group choice="plain">
168 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
169 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
170 </group></arg>
171 <arg>--nested-hw-virt=<group choice="plain">
172 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
173 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
174 </group></arg>
175 <arg>--virt-vmsave-vmload=<group choice="plain">
176 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
177 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
178 </group></arg>
179 <arg>--accelerate-3d=<group choice="plain">
180 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
181 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
182 </group></arg>
183 <arg>--chipset=<group choice="plain">
184 <arg choice="plain">ich9</arg>
185 <arg choice="plain">piix3</arg>
186 <arg choice="plain">armv8virtual</arg>
187 </group></arg>
188 <arg>--iommu=<group choice="plain">
189 <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
190 <arg choice="plain">automatic</arg>
191 <arg choice="plain">amd</arg>
192 <arg choice="plain">intel</arg>
193 </group></arg>
194 <arg>--tpm-type=<group choice="plain">
195 <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
196 <arg choice="plain">1.2</arg>
197 <arg choice="plain">2.0</arg>
198 <arg choice="plain">host</arg>
199 <arg choice="plain">swtpm</arg>
200 </group></arg>
201 <arg>--tpm-location=<replaceable>location</replaceable></arg>
202 <arg>--firmware-logo-fade-in=<group choice="plain">
203 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
204 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
205 </group></arg>
206 <arg>--firmware-logo-fade-out=<group choice="plain">
207 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
208 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
209 </group></arg>
210 <arg>--firmware-logo-display-time=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></arg>
211 <arg>--firmware-logo-image-path=<replaceable>pathname</replaceable></arg>
212 <arg>--firmware-boot-menu=<group choice="plain">
213 <arg choice="plain">disabled</arg>
214 <arg choice="plain">menuonly</arg>
215 <arg choice="plain">messageandmenu</arg>
216 </group></arg>
217 <arg>--firmware-apic=<group choice="plain">
218 <arg choice="plain">disabled</arg>
219 <arg choice="plain">apic</arg>
220 <arg choice="plain">x2apic</arg>
221 </group></arg>
222 <arg>--firmware-system-time-offset=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></arg>
223 <arg>--firmware-pxe-debug=<group choice="plain">
224 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
225 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
226 </group></arg>
227 <arg>--system-uuid-le=<group choice="plain">
228 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
229 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
230 </group></arg>
231 <arg>--boot<replaceable>X</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
232 <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
233 <arg choice="plain">floppy</arg>
234 <arg choice="plain">dvd</arg>
235 <arg choice="plain">disk</arg>
236 <arg choice="plain">net</arg>
237 </group></arg>
238 <arg>--rtc-use-utc=<group choice="plain">
239 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
240 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
241 </group></arg>
242 <arg>--graphicscontroller=<group choice="plain">
243 <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
244 <arg choice="plain">vboxvga</arg>
245 <arg choice="plain">vmsvga</arg>
246 <arg choice="plain">vboxsvga</arg>
247 <arg choice="plain">qemuramfb</arg>
248 </group></arg>
249 <arg>--snapshot-folder=<group choice="plain">
250 <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
251 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>pathname</replaceable></arg>
252 </group></arg>
253 <arg>--firmware=<group choice="plain">
254 <arg choice="plain">bios</arg>
255 <arg choice="plain">efi</arg>
256 <arg choice="plain">efi32</arg>
257 <arg choice="plain">efi64</arg>
258 </group></arg>
259 <arg>--guest-memory-balloon=<replaceable>size-in-MB</replaceable></arg>
260 <arg>--default-frontend=<group choice="plain">
261 <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
262 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
263 </group></arg>
264<!-- There are currently undocumented options &#45;&#45;iocache and
265&#45;&#45;iocachesize which are scheduled for removal. Not worth spending
266time on documenting it. -->
267 <arg>--vm-process-priority=<group choice="plain">
268 <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
269 <arg choice="plain">flat</arg>
270 <arg choice="plain">low</arg>
271 <arg choice="plain">normal</arg>
272 <arg choice="plain">high</arg>
273 </group></arg>
274 <arg>--vm-execution-engine=<group choice="plain">
275 <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
276 <arg choice="plain">hm</arg>
277 <arg choice="plain">hwvirt</arg>
278 <arg choice="plain">nem</arg>
279 <arg choice="plain">native-api</arg>
280 <arg choice="plain">interpreter</arg>
281 <arg choice="plain">recompiler</arg>
282 </group></arg>
283 </cmdsynopsis>
284
285 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-networking">
286 <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
287 <group choice="req">
288 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
289 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
290 </group>
291 <arg>--nic<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
292 <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
293 <arg choice="plain">null</arg>
294 <arg choice="plain">nat</arg>
295 <arg choice="plain">bridged</arg>
296 <arg choice="plain">intnet</arg>
297 <arg choice="plain">hostonly</arg>
298 <arg choice="plain">hostonlynet</arg>
299 <arg choice="plain">generic</arg>
300 <arg choice="plain">natnetwork</arg>
301 <arg choice="plain">cloud</arg>
302 </group></arg>
303 <arg>--nic-type<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
304 <arg choice="plain">Am79C970A</arg>
305 <arg choice="plain">Am79C973</arg>
306 <arg choice="plain">82540EM</arg>
307 <arg choice="plain">82543GC</arg>
308 <arg choice="plain">82545EM</arg>
309 <arg choice="plain">virtio</arg>
310 <arg choice="plain">usbnet</arg>
311 </group></arg>
312 <arg>--cable-connected<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
313 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
314 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
315 </group></arg>
316 <arg>--nic-trace<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
317 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
318 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
319 </group></arg>
320 <arg>--nic-trace-file<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
321 <arg>--nic-property<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>name</replaceable>= <arg><replaceable>value</replaceable></arg></arg>
322 <arg>--nic-speed<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>kbps</replaceable></arg>
323 <arg>--nic-boot-prio<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>priority</replaceable></arg>
324 <arg>--nic-promisc<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
325 <arg choice="plain">deny</arg>
326 <arg choice="plain">allow-vms</arg>
327 <arg choice="plain">allow-all</arg>
328 </group></arg>
329 <arg>--nic-bandwidth-group<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
330 <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
331 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
332 </group></arg>
333 <arg>--bridge-adapter<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
334 <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
335 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>device-name</replaceable></arg>
336 </group></arg>
337 <arg>--cloud-network<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></arg>
338 <arg>--host-only-adapter<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
339 <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
340 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>device-name</replaceable></arg>
341 </group></arg>
342 <arg>--host-only-net<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></arg>
343 <arg>--intnet<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></arg>
344 <arg>--nat-network<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></arg>
345 <arg>--nic-generic-drv<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>driver-name</replaceable></arg>
346 <arg>--mac-address<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
347 <arg choice="plain">auto</arg>
348 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>MAC-address</replaceable></arg>
349 </group></arg>
350 </cmdsynopsis>
351
352 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-networking-nat">
353 <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
354 <group choice="req">
355 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
356 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
357 </group>
358 <arg>--nat-net<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
359 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>network</replaceable></arg>
360 <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
361 </group></arg>
362 <arg>--nat-pf<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
363 <arg choice="plain">[<replaceable>rule-name</replaceable>],tcp</arg>
364 <arg choice="plain">udp,[<replaceable>host-IP</replaceable>],<replaceable>hostport</replaceable>,[<replaceable>guest-IP</replaceable>],<replaceable>guestport</replaceable></arg>
365 </group></arg>
366 <arg>--nat-pf<replaceable>N</replaceable>=delete=<replaceable>rule-name</replaceable></arg>
367 <arg>--nat-tftp-prefix<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>prefix</replaceable></arg>
368 <arg>--nat-tftp-file<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
369 <arg>--nat-tftp-server<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></arg>
370 <arg>--nat-bind-ip<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></arg>
371 <arg>--nat-dns-pass-domain<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
372 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
373 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
374 </group></arg>
375 <arg>--nat-dns-proxy<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
376 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
377 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
378 </group></arg>
379 <arg>--nat-dns-host-resolver<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
380 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
381 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
382 </group></arg>
383 <arg>--nat-localhostreachable<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
384 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
385 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
386 </group></arg>
387 <arg>--nat-settings<replaceable>N</replaceable>=[<replaceable>mtu</replaceable>],[<replaceable>socksnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>sockrcv</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcpsnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcprcv</replaceable>]</arg>
388 <arg>--nat-alias-mode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
389 <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
390 <arg choice="plain">[log],[proxyonly],[sameports]</arg>
391 </group></arg>
392 </cmdsynopsis>
393
394 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-other-hardware">
395 <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
396 <group choice="req">
397 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
398 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
399 </group>
400 <arg>--mouse=<group choice="plain">
401 <arg choice="plain">ps2</arg>
402 <arg choice="plain">usb</arg>
403 <arg choice="plain">usbtablet</arg>
404 <arg choice="plain">usbmultitouch</arg>
405 <arg choice="plain">usbmtscreenpluspad</arg>
406 </group></arg>
407 <arg>--keyboard=<group choice="plain">
408 <arg choice="plain">ps2</arg>
409 <arg choice="plain">usb</arg>
410 </group></arg>
411 <arg>--uart<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
412 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
413 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>IO-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></arg>
414 </group></arg>
415 <arg>--uart-mode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
416 <arg choice="plain">disconnected</arg>
417 <arg choice="plain">server <replaceable>pipe</replaceable></arg>
418 <arg choice="plain">client <replaceable>pipe</replaceable></arg>
419 <arg choice="plain">tcpserver <replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
420 <arg choice="plain">tcpclient <replaceable>hostname</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
421 <arg choice="plain">file <replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
422 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>device-name</replaceable></arg>
423 </group></arg>
424 <arg>--uart-type<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
425 <arg choice="plain">16450</arg>
426 <arg choice="plain">16550A</arg>
427 <arg choice="plain">16750</arg>
428 </group></arg>
429 <arg>--lpt-mode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>device-name</replaceable></arg>
430 <arg>--lpt<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<group choice="plain">
431 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
432 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>IO-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></arg>
433 </group></arg>
434 <arg>--audio-controller=<group choice="plain">
435 <arg choice="plain">ac97</arg>
436 <arg choice="plain">hda</arg>
437 <arg choice="plain">sb16</arg>
438 </group></arg>
439 <arg>--audio-codec=<group choice="plain">
440 <arg choice="plain">stac9700</arg>
441 <arg choice="plain">ad1980</arg>
442 <arg choice="plain">stac9221</arg>
443 <arg choice="plain">sb16</arg>
444 </group></arg>
445 <arg>--audio-driver=<group choice="plain">
446 <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
447 <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
448 <arg choice="plain">null</arg>
449 <arg choice="plain">dsound</arg>
450 <arg choice="plain">was</arg>
451 <arg choice="plain">oss</arg>
452 <arg choice="plain">alsa</arg>
453 <arg choice="plain">pulse</arg>
454 <arg choice="plain">coreaudio</arg>
455 </group></arg>
456 <arg>--audio-enabled=<group choice="plain">
457 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
458 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
459 </group></arg>
460 <arg>--audio-in=<group choice="plain">
461 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
462 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
463 </group></arg>
464 <arg>--audio-out=<group choice="plain">
465 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
466 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
467 </group></arg>
468 <arg>--clipboard-mode=<group choice="plain">
469 <arg choice="plain">disabled</arg>
470 <arg choice="plain">hosttoguest</arg>
471 <arg choice="plain">guesttohost</arg>
472 <arg choice="plain">bidirectional</arg>
473 </group></arg>
474 <arg>--clipboard-file-transfers=<group choice="plain">
475 <arg choice="plain">enabled</arg>
476 <arg choice="plain">disabled</arg>
477 </group></arg>
478 <arg>--drag-and-drop=<group choice="plain">
479 <arg choice="plain">disabled</arg>
480 <arg choice="plain">hosttoguest</arg>
481 <arg choice="plain">guesttohost</arg>
482 <arg choice="plain">bidirectional</arg>
483 </group></arg>
484 <arg>--monitor-count=<replaceable>number</replaceable></arg>
485 <arg>--usb-ehci=<group choice="plain">
486 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
487 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
488 </group></arg>
489 <arg>--usb-ohci=<group choice="plain">
490 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
491 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
492 </group></arg>
493 <arg>--usb-xhci=<group choice="plain">
494 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
495 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
496 </group></arg>
497 <arg>--usb-rename=<replaceable>old-name</replaceable> <replaceable>new-name</replaceable></arg>
498 </cmdsynopsis>
499
500 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-recording">
501 <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
502 <group choice="req">
503 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
504 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
505 </group>
506 <arg>--recording=<group choice="plain">
507 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
508 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
509 </group></arg>
510 <arg>--recording-screens=<group choice="plain">
511 <arg choice="plain">all</arg>
512 <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
513 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>screen-ID</replaceable>[,<replaceable>screen-ID</replaceable>...]</arg>
514 </group></arg>
515 <arg>--recording-file=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
516 <arg>--recording-max-size=<replaceable>MB</replaceable></arg>
517 <arg>--recording-max-time=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></arg>
518 <arg>--recording-opts= <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable>[,<replaceable>key</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable>...]</arg></arg>
519 <arg>--recording-video-fps=<replaceable>fps</replaceable></arg>
520 <arg>--recording-video-rate=<replaceable>rate</replaceable></arg>
521 <arg>--recording-video-res=<replaceable>width</replaceable> x <replaceable>height</replaceable></arg><!-- 'x' shouldn't need spaces around it... -->
522 </cmdsynopsis>
523
524 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-vrde">
525 <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
526 <group choice="req">
527 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
528 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
529 </group>
530 <arg>--vrde=<group choice="plain">
531 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
532 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
533 </group></arg>
534 <arg>--vrde-property=<replaceable>property-name</replaceable>=<arg><replaceable>property-value</replaceable></arg></arg>
535 <arg>--vrde-extpack=<group choice="plain">
536 <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
537 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
538 </group></arg>
539 <arg>--vrde-port=<replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
540 <arg>--vrde-address=<replaceable>hostip</replaceable></arg>
541 <arg>--vrde-auth-type=<group choice="plain">
542 <arg choice="plain">null</arg>
543 <arg choice="plain">external</arg>
544 <arg choice="plain">guest</arg>
545 </group></arg>
546 <arg>--vrde-auth-library=<group choice="plain">
547 <arg choice="plain">default</arg>
548 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>name</replaceable></arg>
549 </group></arg>
550 <arg>--vrde-multi-con=<group choice="plain">
551 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
552 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
553 </group></arg>
554 <arg>--vrde-reuse-con=<group choice="plain">
555 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
556 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
557 </group></arg>
558 <arg>--vrde-video-channel=<group choice="plain">
559 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
560 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
561 </group></arg>
562 <arg>--vrde-video-channel-quality=<replaceable>percent</replaceable></arg>
563 </cmdsynopsis>
564
565 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-teleport">
566 <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
567 <group choice="req">
568 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
569 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
570 </group>
571 <arg>--teleporter=<group choice="plain">
572 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
573 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
574 </group></arg>
575 <arg>--teleporter-port=<replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
576 <arg>--teleporter-address=<group choice="plain">
577 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>address</replaceable></arg>
578 <arg choice="plain">empty</arg>
579 </group></arg>
580 <arg>--teleporter-password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></arg>
581 <arg>--teleporter-password-file=<group choice="plain">
582 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
583 <arg choice="plain">stdin</arg>
584 </group></arg>
585 <arg>--cpuid-portability-level=<replaceable>level</replaceable></arg>
586 <arg>--cpuid-set=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable><arg>:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable></arg> <replaceable>eax</replaceable>&nbsp;<replaceable>ebx</replaceable>&nbsp;<replaceable>ecx</replaceable>&nbsp;<replaceable>edx</replaceable></arg>
587 <arg>--cpuid-remove=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable><arg>:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable></arg></arg>
588 <arg>--cpuid-remove-all</arg>
589 </cmdsynopsis>
590
591 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-debugging">
592 <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
593 <group choice="req">
594 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
595 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
596 </group>
597 <arg>--tracing-enabled=<group choice="plain">
598 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
599 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
600 </group></arg>
601 <arg>--tracing-config=<replaceable>string</replaceable></arg>
602 <arg>--tracing-allow-vm-access=<group choice="plain">
603 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
604 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
605 </group></arg>
606 </cmdsynopsis>
607
608 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-usbcardreader">
609 <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
610 <group choice="req">
611 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
612 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
613 </group>
614 <arg>--usb-card-reader=<group choice="plain">
615 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
616 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
617 </group></arg>
618 </cmdsynopsis>
619
620 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-autostart">
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>--autostart-enabled=<group choice="plain">
627 <arg choice="plain">on</arg>
628 <arg choice="plain">off</arg>
629 </group></arg>
630 <arg>--autostart-delay=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></arg>
631<!-- There is a currently undocumented option &#45;&#45;autostop-type.
632Most autostart service implementations either ignore it or rely it is
633left unchanged due to otherwise running into timeouts established by the
634host OS, defeating the purpose. Not worth spending time on documenting
635it unless this changes. -->
636 </cmdsynopsis>
637
638 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-guest-debug">
639 <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
640 <group choice="req">
641 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
642 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
643 </group>
644 <arg>--guest-debug-provider=<group choice="plain">
645 <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
646 <arg choice="plain">native</arg>
647 <arg choice="plain">gdb</arg>
648 <arg choice="plain">kd</arg>
649 </group></arg>
650 <arg>--guest-debug-io-provider=<group choice="plain">
651 <arg choice="plain">none</arg>
652 <arg choice="plain">tcp</arg>
653 <arg choice="plain">udp</arg>
654 <arg choice="plain">ipc</arg>
655 </group></arg>
656 <arg>--guest-debug-address=<group choice="plain">
657 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>IP-Address</replaceable></arg>
658 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>path</replaceable></arg>
659 </group></arg>
660 <arg>--guest-debug-port=<replaceable>port</replaceable></arg>
661 </cmdsynopsis>
662
663 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-pcipassthrough">
664 <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
665 <group choice="req">
666 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
667 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
668 </group>
669 <arg>--pci-attach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable><arg>@<replaceable>guest-PCI-bus-address</replaceable></arg></arg>
670 <arg>--pci-detach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable></arg>
671 </cmdsynopsis>
672
673 <cmdsynopsis id="synopsis-vboxmanage-modifyvm-testing">
674 <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command>
675 <group choice="req">
676 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>uuid</replaceable></arg>
677 <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>vmname</replaceable></arg>
678 </group>
679 <arg>--testing-enabled=<group choice="plain"><arg choice="plain">on</arg><arg choice="plain">off</arg></group></arg>
680 <arg>--testing-mmio=<group choice="plain"><arg choice="plain">on</arg><arg choice="plain">off</arg></group></arg>
681 <arg>--testing-cfg-dword<replaceable>idx</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></arg>
682 </cmdsynopsis>
683 </refsynopsisdiv>
684
685 <refsect1 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-description">
686 <title>Description</title>
687 <para>
688 The <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command> command enables you to
689 change the properties of a registered virtual machine (VM) that is
690 not running.
691 </para>
692 <para>
693 Most of these properties correspond to the VM settings that are
694 shown in each VM's <emphasis role="bold">Settings</emphasis>
695 dialog in the VirtualBox Manager. See
696 <xref linkend="BasicConcepts" />. However, some settings can only
697 be viewed and managed with the <command>VBoxManage</command>
698 command.
699 </para>
700 <para>
701 You can use the <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command> command to
702 change VM settings only when the VM is powered off. The VM cannot
703 be running or in saved state when you use this command.
704 </para>
705 <para>
706 You can use the <command>VBoxManage controlvm</command> command to
707 dynamically change some VM machine settings while the VM is
708 running. See <xref linkend="vboxmanage-controlvm" />.
709 </para>
710 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-general">
711 <title>General Settings</title>
712 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
713 <para>
714 The following options enable you to modify general information
715 about your VM.
716 </para>
717 <para>
718 The <command>VBoxManage modifyvm</command> command supports the
719 following options:
720 </para>
721 <variablelist>
722 <varlistentry>
723 <term><option>--name=<replaceable>vmname</replaceable></option></term>
724 <listitem><para>
725 Changes the name of the VM and its related internal VM
726 files. See <xref linkend="vboxmanage-createvm"/>.
727 </para></listitem>
728 </varlistentry>
729 <varlistentry>
730 <term><option>--groups=<replaceable>group</replaceable></option></term>
731 <listitem><para>
732 Changes the group membership of a VM. Group names always
733 begin with a slash character (<literal>/</literal>) and
734 can be nested. By default, VMs are members of the
735 <literal>/</literal> group. A VM can be member of multiple
736 groups, but its primary group determines the directory
737 structure where the internal VM files are placed by default.
738 </para></listitem>
739 </varlistentry>
740 <varlistentry>
741 <term><option>--description=<replaceable>desc</replaceable></option></term>
742 <listitem><para>
743 Changes the optional VM description. Use a description to
744 record details about the VM in a meaningful way. The GUI
745 interprets HTML markup while the <command>VBoxManage
746 modifyvm</command> command enables you include arbitrary
747 strings that can contain multiple lines.
748 </para></listitem>
749 </varlistentry>
750 <varlistentry>
751 <term><option>--os-type=<replaceable>OS-type</replaceable></option></term>
752 <listitem><para>
753 Specifies the guest operating system (OS) information for
754 the VM. Use the <command>VBoxManage list ostypes</command>
755 command to view the OS type identifiers.
756 </para></listitem>
757 </varlistentry>
758 <varlistentry>
759 <term><option>--icon-file=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
760 <listitem><para>
761 Specifies the path to the VM icon file in PNG format
762 on the host system. The icon is shown in the VM manager
763 UI and when running the VM with UI.
764 </para></listitem>
765 </varlistentry>
766 <varlistentry>
767 <term><option>--memory=<replaceable>size</replaceable></option></term>
768 <listitem><para>
769 Specifies the amount of host system RAM to allocate to the
770 VM. The size is in MB. See
771 <xref linkend="create-vm" />.
772 </para></listitem>
773 </varlistentry>
774 <varlistentry>
775 <term><option>--page-fusion=on | off</option></term>
776 <listitem><para>
777 Enables or disables the Page Fusion feature, which is
778 disabled by default. Use the Page Fusion feature to
779 minimize the memory duplication between VMs that have
780 similar configurations and that run on the same host
781 system. See <xref linkend="guestadd-pagefusion" />.
782 </para></listitem>
783 </varlistentry>
784 <varlistentry>
785 <term><option>--vram=<replaceable>size</replaceable></option></term>
786 <listitem><para>
787 Specifies the amount of RAM to allocate to the virtual
788 graphics card. See <xref linkend="settings-display" />.
789 </para></listitem>
790 </varlistentry>
791 <varlistentry>
792 <term><option>--acpi=on | off</option></term>
793 <listitem><para>
794 Determines whether the VM has ACPI support. See
795 <xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
796 </para></listitem>
797 </varlistentry>
798 <varlistentry>
799 <term><option>--ioapic=on | off</option></term>
800 <listitem><para>
801 Determines whether the VM has I/O APIC support. See
802 <xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
803 </para></listitem>
804 </varlistentry>
805 <varlistentry>
806 <term><option>--hardware-uuid=<replaceable>uuid</replaceable></option></term>
807 <listitem><para>
808 Specifies the Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) to
809 present to the guest VM in memory tables (DMI/SMBIOS),
810 hardware, and VM properties. By default this hardware UUID
811 is the same as the VM UUID. Cloning a VM and the teleporting
812 feature automatically preserve the hardware UUID value.
813 Likewise for Virtual Appliance export and import, but only
814 if both operations are done by &product-name;.
815 </para></listitem>
816 </varlistentry>
817 <varlistentry>
818 <term><option>--cpus=<replaceable>CPU-count</replaceable></option></term>
819 <listitem><para>
820 Specifies the number of virtual CPUs to assign to the VM.
821 See <xref linkend="settings-processor" />.
822 </para><para>
823 If CPU hot-plugging is enabled, this option specifies the
824 maximum number of virtual CPUs that can be plugged into
825 the VMs.
826 </para></listitem>
827 </varlistentry>
828 <varlistentry>
829 <term><option>--cpu-hotplug=on | off</option></term>
830 <listitem><para>
831 Enables or disables CPU hot-plugging. When enabled, you
832 can dynamically add virtual CPUs to a VM or remove virtual
833 CPUs from a VM. See <xref linkend="cpuhotplug" />.
834 </para></listitem>
835 </varlistentry>
836 <varlistentry>
837 <term><option>--plug-cpu=<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable></option></term>
838 <listitem><para>
839 Adds a virtual CPU to the VM.
840 <replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable> is the index of the
841 virtual CPU to add. A valid index value is a number from
842 <literal>0</literal> to the maximum number of CPUs that
843 you configured by using the <option>--cpus</option>
844 option.
845 </para><para>
846 Only use this option if CPU hot-plugging is enabled.
847 </para></listitem>
848 </varlistentry>
849 <varlistentry>
850 <term><option>--unplug-cpu=<replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable></option></term>
851 <listitem><para>
852 Removes a virtual CPU from the VM.
853 <replaceable>CPU-ID</replaceable> is the index of the
854 virtual CPU to remove. A valid index value is a number
855 from <literal>1</literal> to the maximum number of CPUs
856 that you configured by using the <option>--cpus</option>
857 option.
858 </para><para>
859 Only use this option if CPU hot-plugging is enabled.
860 </para><para>
861 Note that you cannot remove CPU 0.
862 </para></listitem>
863 </varlistentry>
864 <varlistentry>
865 <term><option>--cpuexectioncap=<replaceable>percentage</replaceable></option></term>
866 <listitem>
867 <para>
868 Specifies how much CPU time a virtual CPU can use. A valid
869 value is from <literal>1</literal> to
870 <literal>100</literal>. A value of 50 indicates that a
871 single virtual CPU can use up to 50% of a single host CPU.
872 </para>
873 <para>
874 Use this feature with caution, it can have unexpected results
875 including timekeeping problems and lower performance than
876 specified. If you want to limit the resource usage of a VM
877 it is more reliable to pick an appropriate number of VCPUs.
878 </para>
879 </listitem>
880 </varlistentry>
881 <varlistentry>
882 <term><option>--x86-pae=on | off</option></term>
883 <listitem><para>
884 Enables or disables physical address extension (PAE). See
885 <xref linkend="settings-processor" />.
886 </para></listitem>
887 </varlistentry>
888 <varlistentry>
889 <term><option>--x86-long-mode=on | off</option></term>
890 <listitem><para>
891 Enables or disables long mode. See
892 <xref linkend="settings-processor" />.
893 </para></listitem>
894 </varlistentry>
895 <varlistentry>
896 <term><option>--ibpb-on-vm-exit=on | off</option></term>
897 <listitem><para>
898 Enables use of Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier (IBPB)
899 on every VM exit.
900 </para></listitem>
901 </varlistentry>
902 <varlistentry>
903 <term><option>--ibpb-on-vm-entry=on | off</option></term>
904 <listitem><para>
905 Enables use of Indirect Branch Prediction Barrier (IBPB)
906 on every VM entry.
907 </para></listitem>
908 </varlistentry>
909 <varlistentry>
910 <term><option>--spec-ctrl=on | off</option></term>
911 <listitem><para>
912 Enables or disables the exposure of speculation control
913 interfaces to the guest VM. These interfaces must be
914 available on the host system.
915 </para><para>
916 Depending on the host CPU and the workload, enabling
917 speculation control might significantly reduce
918 performance.
919 </para></listitem>
920 </varlistentry>
921 <varlistentry>
922 <term><option>--l1d-flush-on-sched=on | off</option></term>
923 <listitem><para>
924 Enables or disables level 1 data cache flushing when a
925 thread is scheduled to execute guest code. See
926 <xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-3646" />.
927 </para></listitem>
928 </varlistentry>
929 <varlistentry>
930 <term><option>--l1d-flush-on-vm-entry=on | off</option></term>
931 <listitem><para>
932 Enables or disables level 1 data cache flushing on every
933 VM entry. See <xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-3646" />.
934 </para></listitem>
935 </varlistentry>
936 <varlistentry>
937 <term><option>--mds-clear-on-sched=on | off</option></term>
938 <listitem><para>
939 Enables CPU buffer clearing when a thread is scheduled to
940 execute guest code. See
941 <xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-12126-et-al" />.
942 </para></listitem>
943 </varlistentry>
944 <varlistentry>
945 <term><option>--mds-clear-on-vm-entry=on | off</option></term>
946 <listitem><para>
947 Enables CPU buffer clearing on every VM entry. See
948 <xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-12126-et-al" />.
949 </para></listitem>
950 </varlistentry>
951 <varlistentry>
952 <term><option>--cpu-profile=host | Intel 8086 | Intel 80286 | Intel 80386</option></term>
953 <listitem><para>
954 Specifies the profile to use for guest CPU emulation.
955 Specify a value that is based on the host system CPU
956 (<literal>host</literal>) or one of the following older
957 Intel micro-architectures: <literal>8086</literal>,
958 <literal>80286</literal>, or <literal>80386</literal>.
959 </para></listitem>
960 </varlistentry>
961 <varlistentry>
962 <term><option>--x86-hpet=on | off</option></term>
963 <listitem><para>
964 Enables or disables a High Precision Event Timer (HPET)
965 that can replace a legacy system timer. This feature is
966 disabled by default. Note HPET is supported on Windows
967 versions starting with Vista.
968 </para></listitem>
969 </varlistentry>
970 <varlistentry>
971 <term><option>--hwvirtex=on | off</option></term>
972 <listitem><para>
973 Enables or disables the use of hardware virtualization
974 extensions in the processor of the host system. Such
975 extensions are Intel VT-x or AMD-V.
976 </para></listitem>
977 </varlistentry>
978 <varlistentry>
979 <term><option>--triple-fault-reset=on | off</option></term>
980 <listitem><para>
981 Enables or disables the resetting of the guest VM instead
982 of triggering a Guru Meditation. Some guest VMs raise a
983 triple fault to reset the CPU, so sometimes resetting the
984 guest VM is the best outcome. This option only applies to
985 guests that do not use symmetric multiprocessing (SMP).
986 </para></listitem>
987 </varlistentry>
988 <varlistentry>
989 <term><option>--apic=on | off</option></term>
990 <listitem><para>
991 Enables or disables APIC. With APIC, OSes can use
992 more than 16 interrupt requests (IRQs) to avoid IRQ
993 sharing and to improve reliability. APIC is enabled by
994 default. See <xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
995 </para></listitem>
996 </varlistentry>
997 <varlistentry>
998 <term><option>--x86-x2apic=on | off</option></term>
999 <listitem><para>
1000 Enables or disables the CPU x2APIC feature. CPU x2APIC
1001 enables an OS to run more efficiently on high core count
1002 configurations and to optimize interrupt distribution in
1003 virtualized environments. This feature is enabled by
1004 default.
1005 </para><para>
1006 Disable this feature when the OS that runs on a host
1007 system or a guest VM is incompatible with CPU x2APIC.
1008 </para></listitem>
1009 </varlistentry>
1010 <varlistentry>
1011 <term><option>--paravirt-provider=none | default | legacy | minimal | hyperv | kvm</option></term>
1012 <listitem><para>
1013 Specifies one of the following paravirtualization
1014 interfaces to provide to the guest OS:
1015 </para><itemizedlist>
1016 <listitem><para>
1017 <literal>none</literal> does not expose any
1018 paravirtualization interface.
1019 </para></listitem>
1020 <listitem><para>
1021 <literal>default</literal> selects the appropriate
1022 interface based on the guest OS type when starting the
1023 VM. This is the default value used when creating new
1024 VMs.
1025 </para></listitem>
1026 <listitem><para>
1027 <literal>legacy</literal> selects a paravirtual
1028 interface for VMs that were created by older
1029 &product-name; versions.
1030 </para></listitem>
1031 <listitem><para>
1032 <literal>minimal</literal> is required for Mac OS X
1033 guest VMs.
1034 </para></listitem>
1035 <listitem><para>
1036 <literal>kvm</literal> is recommended for Linux guest
1037 VMs. See <xref linkend="gimproviders" />.
1038 </para></listitem>
1039 <listitem><para>
1040 <literal>hyperv</literal> is recommended for Windows
1041 guest VMs. See <xref linkend="gimproviders" />.
1042 </para></listitem>
1043 </itemizedlist></listitem>
1044 </varlistentry>
1045 <varlistentry>
1046 <term><option>--paravirt-debug=<replaceable>property</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
1047 <listitem><para>
1048 Specifies debugging properties that are specific to the
1049 paravirtualization provider configured for the specified
1050 VM. See <xref linkend="gimdebug" />.
1051 </para></listitem>
1052 </varlistentry>
1053 <varlistentry>
1054 <term><option>--nested-paging=on | off</option></term>
1055 <listitem><para>
1056 Enables or disables the nested paging feature in the
1057 processor of the host system. This option is available
1058 only when hardware virtualization is enabled. See
1059 <xref linkend="sec-rec-cve-2018-3646" />.
1060 </para></listitem>
1061 </varlistentry>
1062 <varlistentry>
1063 <term><option>--large-pages=on | off</option></term>
1064 <listitem><para>
1065 Enables or disables the hypervisor's use of large pages,
1066 which can improve performance by up to 5%. The use of
1067 large pages reduces TLB use and overhead. This option is
1068 available only when both hardware virtualization and
1069 nested paging are enabled.
1070 </para></listitem>
1071 </varlistentry>
1072 <varlistentry>
1073 <term><option>--x86-vtx-vpid=on | off</option></term>
1074 <listitem><para>
1075 Enables or disables the use of the tagged TLB (VPID)
1076 feature in the processor of your host system. This
1077 option is available only when hardware virtualization
1078 is enabled on Intel VT-x.
1079 </para></listitem>
1080 </varlistentry>
1081 <varlistentry>
1082 <term><option>--x86-vtx-ux=on | off</option></term>
1083 <listitem><para>
1084 Enables or disables the use of unrestricted guest mode for
1085 executing the guest VM. This option is available only when
1086 hardware virtualization is enabled on Intel VT-x.
1087 </para></listitem>
1088 </varlistentry>
1089 <varlistentry>
1090 <term><option>--nested-hw-virt=on | off</option></term>
1091 <listitem><para>
1092 Enables or disables nested virtualization. Enabling makes
1093 hardware virtualization features available to the VM. See
1094 <xref linkend="nested-virt" />.
1095 </para></listitem>
1096 </varlistentry>
1097 <varlistentry>
1098 <term><option>--virt-vmsave-vmload=on | off</option></term>
1099 <listitem><para>
1100 If hardware virtualization is enabled and the host has an
1101 AMD CPU, this setting enables or disables the use of the
1102 virtualized vmsave/vmload host feature while executing the
1103 VM. It is enabled by default. It is recommended to leave it
1104 enabled as it has a drastic impact on performance while
1105 executing nested VMs when using the nested hardware
1106 virtualization feature.
1107 <xref linkend="nested-virt" />.
1108 </para></listitem>
1109 </varlistentry>
1110 <varlistentry>
1111 <term><option>--accelerate-3d=on | off</option></term>
1112 <listitem><para>
1113 Enables or disables hardware 3D acceleration for the
1114 graphics adapter variants which support it. This option
1115 has an effect only when the Guest Additions are installed.
1116 See <xref linkend="guestadd-video" />.
1117 </para></listitem>
1118 </varlistentry>
1119 <varlistentry>
1120 <term><option>--chipset=piix3 | ich9 | armv8virtual</option></term>
1121 <listitem><para>
1122 Specify the Intel chipset for &product-name; to emulate.
1123 For the x86 platform, the default value is the Intel PIIX3 chipset.
1124 (<literal>piix3</literal>).
1125 For the ARM platform, the default value is the ARMv8Virtual chipset.
1126 (<literal>armv8virtual</literal>).
1127 </para><para>
1128 Change this value only if you need to relax some of the
1129 chipset constraints. See
1130 <xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
1131 </para></listitem>
1132 </varlistentry>
1133 <varlistentry>
1134 <term><option>--iommu=none | automatic | amd | intel</option></term>
1135 <listitem><para>
1136 Specifies the IOMMU type for &product-name; to emulate.
1137 Both Intel and AMD IOMMU emulation currently require the
1138 use of the Intel ICH9 chipset (see
1139 <option>--chipset</option> option).
1140 </para><para>
1141 Valid values are as follows:
1142 </para><itemizedlist>
1143 <listitem><para>
1144 <literal>none</literal> &ndash; No IOMMU is present
1145 and is the default value.
1146 </para></listitem>
1147 <listitem><para>
1148 <literal>automatic</literal> &ndash; An IOMMU is
1149 present but its type is automatically chosen to match
1150 the host CPU vendor when the VM is powered on.
1151 </para></listitem>
1152 <listitem><para>
1153 <literal>amd</literal> &ndash; An AMD IOMMU is
1154 present.
1155 </para></listitem>
1156 <listitem><para>
1157 <literal>intel</literal> &ndash; An Intel IOMMU is
1158 present.
1159 </para></listitem>
1160 </itemizedlist></listitem>
1161 </varlistentry>
1162 <varlistentry>
1163 <term><option>--tpm-type=none | 1.2 | 2.0 | host | swtpm</option></term>
1164 <listitem><para>
1165 Specifies the TPM type for &product-name; to emulate.
1166 </para><para>
1167 Valid values are as follows:
1168 </para><itemizedlist>
1169 <listitem><para>
1170 <literal>none</literal> &ndash; No TPM is present
1171 and is the default value.
1172 </para></listitem>
1173 <listitem><para>
1174 <literal>1.2</literal> &ndash; A TPM conforming to the TCG specification
1175 version 1.2 is present.
1176 </para></listitem>
1177 <listitem><para>
1178 <literal>2.0</literal> &ndash; A TPM conforming to the TCG specification
1179 version 2.0 is present.
1180 </para></listitem>
1181 <listitem><para>
1182 <literal>host</literal> &ndash; The host TPM is passed through to the guest.
1183 May not be available on all supported host platforms.
1184 </para></listitem>
1185 <listitem><para>
1186 <literal>swtpm</literal> &ndash; The VM connects to an external TPM emulation
1187 compliant to swtpm. Requires to set the TPM location to connect to (see
1188 <option>--tpm-location</option> option).
1189 </para></listitem>
1190 </itemizedlist></listitem>
1191 </varlistentry>
1192 <varlistentry>
1193 <term><option>--firmware-logo-fade-in=on | off</option></term>
1194 <listitem><para>
1195 Specifies whether the BIOS logo fades in on VM startup. By
1196 default, an &product-name; logo is shown.
1197 </para></listitem>
1198 </varlistentry>
1199 <varlistentry>
1200 <term><option>--firmware-logo-fade-out=on | off</option></term>
1201 <listitem><para>
1202 Specifies whether the BIOS logo fades out on VM startup.
1203 </para></listitem>
1204 </varlistentry>
1205 <varlistentry>
1206 <term><option>--firmware-logo-display-time=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></option></term>
1207 <listitem><para>
1208 Specifies the amount of time in milliseconds that the BIOS
1209 logo is visible.
1210 </para></listitem>
1211 </varlistentry>
1212 <varlistentry>
1213 <term><option>--firmware-logo-image-path=<replaceable>pathname</replaceable></option></term>
1214 <listitem><para>
1215 Replaces the existing BIOS logo with a different image.
1216 The replacement image must be an uncompressed 16, 256 or 16M
1217 color bitmap file (BMP) that does not contain color space
1218 information (Windows 3.0 format). Also ensure that the
1219 image is no larger than 640 X 480 pixels.
1220 </para></listitem>
1221 </varlistentry>
1222 <varlistentry>
1223 <term><option>--firmware-boot-menu=disabled | menuonly | messageandmenu</option></term>
1224 <listitem><para>
1225 Specifies whether the BIOS permits you to select a
1226 temporary boot device. Valid values are:
1227 </para><itemizedlist>
1228 <listitem><para>
1229 <literal>disabled</literal> outputs the alternate boot
1230 device message and permits you to select a temporary
1231 boot device by pressing F12.
1232 </para></listitem>
1233 <listitem><para>
1234 <literal>menuonly</literal> suppresses the alternate
1235 boot device message, but permits you to select a
1236 temporary boot device by pressing F12.
1237 </para></listitem>
1238 <listitem><para>
1239 <literal>messageandmenu</literal> suppresses the
1240 alternate boot device message and prevents you from
1241 selecting a temporary boot device by pressing F12.
1242 </para></listitem>
1243 </itemizedlist></listitem>
1244 </varlistentry>
1245 <varlistentry>
1246 <term><option>--firmware-apic=x2apic | apic | disabled</option></term>
1247 <listitem><para>
1248 Specifies the APIC level of the firmware. Valid values
1249 are: <literal>x2apic</literal>, <literal>apic</literal>,
1250 and <literal>disabled</literal>. When the value is
1251 <literal>disabled</literal>, neither the
1252 <literal>apic</literal> nor the <literal>x2apic</literal>
1253 version of the firmware is used.
1254 </para><para>
1255 Note that if you specify the <literal>x2apic</literal>
1256 value and x2APIC is unsupported by the virtual CPU, the
1257 APIC level downgrades to <literal>apic</literal>, if
1258 supported. Otherwise, the APIC level downgrades to
1259 <literal>disabled</literal>. Similarly, if you specify the
1260 <literal>apic</literal> value and APIC is unsupported by
1261 the virtual CPU, the APIC level downgrades to
1262 <literal>disabled</literal>.
1263 </para></listitem>
1264 </varlistentry>
1265 <varlistentry>
1266 <term><option>--firmware-system-time-offset=<replaceable>msec</replaceable></option></term>
1267 <listitem><para>
1268 Specifies the time offset in milliseconds of the guest VM
1269 relative to the time on the host system. If the offset
1270 value is positive, the guest VM time runs ahead of the
1271 time on the host system.
1272 </para></listitem>
1273 </varlistentry>
1274 <varlistentry>
1275 <term><option>--firmware-pxe-debug=on | off</option></term>
1276 <listitem><para>
1277 Enables or disables additional debugging output when using
1278 the Intel PXE boot ROM. The debug output is written to the
1279 release log file. See
1280 <xref linkend="collect-debug-info" />.
1281 </para></listitem>
1282 </varlistentry>
1283 <varlistentry>
1284 <term><option>--system-uuid-le=on | off</option></term>
1285 <listitem><para>
1286 Enables or disables representing the system UUID in little
1287 endian form. The default value is <literal>on</literal> for
1288 new VMs. For old VMs the setting is <literal>off</literal> to
1289 keep the content of the DMI/SMBIOS table unchanged, which can
1290 be important for Windows license activation.
1291 </para></listitem>
1292 </varlistentry>
1293 <varlistentry>
1294 <term><option>--boot<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none | floppy | dvd | disk | net</option></term>
1295 <listitem><para>
1296 Enables you to specify the boot device order for the VM by
1297 assigning one of the device types to each of the four boot
1298 device slots that are represented by
1299 <replaceable>N</replaceable> in the option name.
1300 </para><para>
1301 A value of 1 for <replaceable>N</replaceable> represents
1302 the first boot device slot, and so on.
1303 </para><para>
1304 The device types are <literal>floppy</literal> for floppy
1305 disks, <literal>dvd</literal> for DVDs or CDs,
1306 <literal>disk</literal> for hard disks, and
1307 <literal>net</literal> for a network device. A value of
1308 <literal>none</literal> indicates that no boot device is
1309 associated with the specified slot.
1310 </para></listitem>
1311 </varlistentry>
1312 <varlistentry>
1313 <term><option>--rtc-use-utc=on | off</option></term>
1314 <listitem><para>
1315 Specifies whether the real-time clock (RTC) uses
1316 coordinated universal time (UTC). See
1317 <xref linkend="settings-motherboard" />.
1318 </para></listitem>
1319 </varlistentry>
1320 <varlistentry>
1321 <term><option>--graphicscontroller=none | vboxvga | vmsvga | vboxsvga</option></term>
1322 <listitem><para>
1323 Specifies the graphics controller type to use. See
1324 <xref linkend="settings-screen" />.
1325 </para></listitem>
1326 </varlistentry>
1327 <varlistentry>
1328 <term><option>--snapshot-folder=default | <replaceable>pathname</replaceable></option></term>
1329 <listitem><para>
1330 Specifies the name of the VM's snapshot storage folder. If
1331 you specify <literal>default</literal>, the folder name is
1332 <filename>Snapshots/</filename> in the machine folder.
1333 </para></listitem>
1334 </varlistentry>
1335 <varlistentry>
1336 <term><option>--firmware=bios | efi | efi32 | efi64</option></term>
1337 <listitem><para>
1338 Specifies the firmware used to boot the VM. Valid values
1339 are: <literal>bios</literal>, <literal>efi</literal>,
1340 <literal>efi32</literal>, or <literal>efi64</literal>. Use
1341 EFI values with care.
1342 </para><para>
1343 By default, BIOS firmware is used.
1344 </para></listitem>
1345 </varlistentry>
1346 <varlistentry>
1347 <term><option>--guest-memory-balloon=<replaceable>size</replaceable></option></term>
1348 <listitem><para>
1349 Specifies the size of the guest memory balloon. The guest
1350 memory balloon is the memory allocated by the Guest
1351 Additions from the guest OS and returned to the hypervisor
1352 for use by other VMs. Specify
1353 <replaceable>size</replaceable> in megabytes. The default
1354 value is <literal>0</literal> megabytes. See
1355 <xref linkend="guestadd-balloon" />.
1356 </para></listitem>
1357 </varlistentry>
1358 <varlistentry>
1359 <term><option>--default-frontend=default | <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
1360 <listitem><para>
1361 Specifies the default frontend to use when starting the
1362 specified VM. If you specify <literal>default</literal>,
1363 the VM is shown in a window on the user's desktop. See
1364 <xref linkend="vboxmanage-startvm" />.
1365 </para></listitem>
1366 </varlistentry>
1367 <varlistentry>
1368 <term><option>--vm-process-priority=default | flat | low | normal | high</option></term>
1369 <listitem><para>
1370 Specifies the priority scheme of the VM process to use
1371 when starting the specified VM and while the VM runs.
1372 </para><para>
1373 The following valid values are:
1374 </para><itemizedlist>
1375 <listitem><para>
1376 <literal>default</literal> &ndash; Default process
1377 priority determined by the OS.
1378 </para></listitem>
1379 <listitem><para>
1380 <literal>flat</literal> &ndash; Assumes a scheduling
1381 policy which puts the process at the default priority
1382 and with all threads at the same priority.
1383 </para></listitem>
1384 <listitem><para>
1385 <literal>low</literal> &ndash; Assumes a scheduling
1386 policy which puts the process mostly below the default
1387 priority of the host OS.
1388 </para></listitem>
1389 <listitem><para>
1390 <literal>normal</literal> &ndash; Assume a scheduling
1391 policy which shares the CPU resources fairly with
1392 other processes running with the default priority of
1393 the host OS.
1394 </para></listitem>
1395 <listitem><para>
1396 <literal>high</literal> &ndash; Assumes a scheduling
1397 policy which puts the task above the default priority of
1398 the host OS. This policy might easily cause other tasks
1399 in the system to starve.
1400 </para></listitem>
1401 </itemizedlist></listitem>
1402 </varlistentry>
1403 </variablelist>
1404 </refsect2>
1405 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-networking">
1406 <title>Networking Settings</title>
1407 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
1408 <para>
1409 The following options enable you to modify networking on your
1410 VM. With all these options, <replaceable>N</replaceable> is an
1411 integer greater than zero that represents the particular virtual
1412 network adapter to configure.
1413 </para>
1414 <variablelist>
1415 <varlistentry>
1416 <term><option>--nic<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none | null | nat | natnetwork | bridged | intnet | hostonly | generic</option></term>
1417 <listitem><para>
1418 Configures the network type used by each virtual network
1419 card in the VM.
1420 </para><para>
1421 The following valid values correspond to the modes
1422 described in <xref linkend="networkingmodes" />:
1423 </para><itemizedlist>
1424 <listitem><para>
1425 <literal>none</literal> &ndash; No networking present
1426 </para></listitem>
1427 <listitem><para>
1428 <literal>null</literal> &ndash; Not connected to the
1429 host system
1430 </para></listitem>
1431 <listitem><para>
1432 <literal>nat</literal> &ndash; Use network address
1433 translation (NAT)
1434 </para></listitem>
1435 <listitem><para>
1436 <literal>natnetwork</literal> &ndash; Use a NAT
1437 network
1438 </para></listitem>
1439 <listitem><para>
1440 <literal>bridged</literal> &ndash; Use bridged
1441 networking
1442 </para></listitem>
1443 <listitem><para>
1444 <literal>intnet</literal> &ndash; Use internal
1445 networking
1446 </para></listitem>
1447 <listitem><para>
1448 <literal>hostonly</literal> &ndash; Use host-only
1449 networking
1450 </para></listitem>
1451 <listitem><para>
1452 <literal>generic</literal> &ndash; Access rarely used
1453 sub-modes
1454 </para></listitem>
1455 </itemizedlist></listitem>
1456 </varlistentry>
1457 <varlistentry>
1458 <term><option>--nic-type<replaceable>N</replaceable>=Am79C970A | Am79C973 | 82540EM | 82543GC | 82545EM | virtio | usbnet</option></term>
1459 <listitem><para>
1460 Identifies the type of networking hardware that
1461 &product-name; presents to the guest VM for the specified
1462 virtual network card. See <xref linkend="nichardware" />.
1463 </para><para>
1464 Valid values are as follows:
1465 </para><itemizedlist>
1466 <listitem><para>
1467 <literal>Am79C970A</literal> represents the AMD PCNet
1468 PCI II.
1469 </para></listitem>
1470 <listitem><para>
1471 <literal>Am79C973</literal> represents the AMD PCNet
1472 FAST III, which is the default value.
1473 </para></listitem>
1474 <listitem><para>
1475 <literal>82540EM</literal> represents the Intel
1476 PRO/1000 MT Desktop.
1477 </para></listitem>
1478 <listitem><para>
1479 <literal>82543GC</literal> represents the Intel
1480 PRO/1000 T Server.
1481 </para></listitem>
1482 <listitem><para>
1483 <literal>82545EM</literal> represents the Intel
1484 PRO/1000 MT Server.
1485 </para></listitem>
1486 <listitem><para>
1487 <literal>virtio</literal> represents a paravirtualized
1488 network adapter.
1489 </para></listitem>
1490 <listitem><para>
1491 <literal>usbnet</literal> represents an Ethernet over
1492 USB network adapter.
1493 </para></listitem>
1494 </itemizedlist></listitem>
1495 </varlistentry>
1496 <varlistentry>
1497 <term><option>--cable-connected<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on | off</option></term>
1498 <listitem><para>
1499 Temporarily disconnects a virtual network interface, as if
1500 you pull a network cable from a physical network card. You
1501 might use this option to reset certain software components
1502 in the VM.
1503 </para></listitem>
1504 </varlistentry>
1505 <varlistentry>
1506 <term><option>--nic-trace<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on | off</option></term>
1507 <listitem><para>
1508 Enables or disables network tracing for the specified
1509 virtual network card.
1510 </para></listitem>
1511 </varlistentry>
1512 <varlistentry>
1513 <term><option>--nic-trace-file<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
1514 <listitem><para>
1515 Specifies the absolute path of the file in which to write
1516 trace log information. Use this option if network tracing
1517 is enabled.
1518 </para></listitem>
1519 </varlistentry>
1520 <varlistentry>
1521 <term><option>--nic-property<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>name</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
1522 <listitem><para>
1523 Enables you to set property values and pass them to rarely
1524 used network backends. To use this option, you must also
1525 use the <option>--nic-generic-drv</option> option.
1526 </para><para>
1527 These properties are specific to the backend engine and
1528 differ between the UDP Tunnel and the VDE backend drivers.
1529 For property examples, see
1530 <xref linkend="network_udp_tunnel" />.
1531 </para></listitem>
1532 </varlistentry>
1533 <varlistentry>
1534 <term><option>--nic-speed<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>kbps</replaceable></option></term>
1535 <listitem><para>
1536 Specifies the throughput rate in kilobits per second for
1537 rarely used networking sub-modes such as VDE network and
1538 UDP Tunnel. Use this option only if you used the
1539 <option>--nic</option> option to enable generic networking
1540 for the specified virtual network card.
1541 </para></listitem>
1542 </varlistentry>
1543 <varlistentry>
1544 <term><option>--nic-boot-prio<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>priority</replaceable></option></term>
1545 <listitem><para>
1546 Assigns a priority to each NIC that determines the order
1547 in which that NIC is used to perform a PXE network boot.
1548 The priority value is an integer in the range from
1549 <literal>0</literal> to <literal>4</literal>. Priority
1550 <literal>0</literal>, which is the default value, is the
1551 lowest priority. Priority <literal>1</literal> is the
1552 highest priority, and priorities <literal>3</literal> and
1553 <literal>4</literal> are lower.
1554 </para><para>
1555 This option has an effect only when using the Intel PXE
1556 boot ROM.
1557 </para></listitem>
1558 </varlistentry>
1559 <varlistentry>
1560 <term><option>--nic-promisc<replaceable>N</replaceable>=deny | allow-vms | allow-all</option></term>
1561 <listitem><para>
1562 Enables you to specify whether to deny or allow
1563 promiscuous mode for the specified VM virtual network
1564 card. This option is relevant only for bridged networking.
1565 Valid values are as follows:
1566 </para><itemizedlist>
1567 <listitem><para>
1568 <literal>deny</literal> hides any traffic that is not
1569 intended for the VM. This is the default value.
1570 </para></listitem>
1571 <listitem><para>
1572 <literal>allow-vms</literal> hides all host traffic
1573 from the VM, but allows the VM to see traffic to and
1574 from other VMs.
1575 </para></listitem>
1576 <listitem><para>
1577 <literal>allow-all</literal> allows the VM to see all
1578 traffic.
1579 </para></listitem>
1580 </itemizedlist></listitem>
1581 </varlistentry>
1582 <varlistentry>
1583 <term><option>--nic-bandwidth-group<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none | <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
1584 <listitem><para>
1585 Adds or removes a bandwidth group assignment to the
1586 specified virtual network interface. Valid values are as
1587 follows:
1588 </para><itemizedlist>
1589 <listitem><para>
1590 <literal>none</literal> removes any current bandwidth
1591 group assignment from the specified virtual network
1592 interface.
1593 </para></listitem>
1594 <listitem><para>
1595 <replaceable>name</replaceable> adds a bandwidth group
1596 assignment to the specified virtual network interface.
1597 </para></listitem>
1598 </itemizedlist><para>
1599 See <xref linkend="network_bandwidth_limit" />.
1600 </para></listitem>
1601 </varlistentry>
1602 <varlistentry>
1603 <term><option>--bridge-adapter<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none | <replaceable>device-name</replaceable></option></term>
1604 <listitem><para>
1605 Specifies the host interface to use for the specified
1606 virtual network interface. See
1607 <xref linkend="network_bridged" />. Use this option only
1608 if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
1609 bridged networking for the specified virtual network card.
1610 </para></listitem>
1611 </varlistentry>
1612 <varlistentry>
1613 <term><option>--host-only-adapter<replaceable>N</replaceable>=none | <replaceable>device-name</replaceable></option></term>
1614 <listitem><para>
1615 Specifies which host-only networking interface to use for
1616 the specified virtual network interface. See
1617 <xref linkend="network_hostonly" />. Use this option only
1618 if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
1619 host-only networking for the specified virtual network
1620 card.
1621 </para></listitem>
1622 </varlistentry>
1623 <varlistentry>
1624 <term><option>--intnet<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></option></term>
1625 <listitem><para>
1626 Specifies the name of the internal network. See
1627 <xref linkend="network_internal" />. Use this option only
1628 if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
1629 internal networking for the specified virtual network
1630 card.
1631 </para></listitem>
1632 </varlistentry>
1633 <varlistentry>
1634 <term><option>--nat-network<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>network-name</replaceable></option></term>
1635 <listitem><para>
1636 Specifies the name of the NAT network to which this
1637 adapter is connected. Use this option only if the
1638 networking type is <literal>natnetwork</literal>, not
1639 <literal>nat</literal>.
1640 </para></listitem>
1641 </varlistentry>
1642 <varlistentry>
1643 <term><option>--nic-generic-drv<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>backend-driver</replaceable></option></term>
1644 <listitem><para>
1645 Enables you to access rarely used networking sub-modes,
1646 such as VDE networks and UDP Tunnel. Use this option only
1647 if you used the <option>--nic</option> option to enable
1648 generic networking for a virtual network card.
1649 </para></listitem>
1650 </varlistentry>
1651 <varlistentry>
1652 <term><option>--mac-address<replaceable>N</replaceable>=auto | <replaceable>MAC-address</replaceable></option></term>
1653 <listitem><para>
1654 Specifies the MAC address of the specified network adapter
1655 on the VM. By default, &product-name; assigns a random MAC
1656 address to each network adapter at VM creation.
1657 </para></listitem>
1658 </varlistentry>
1659 </variablelist>
1660 </refsect2>
1661 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-networking-nat">
1662 <title>NAT Networking Settings</title>
1663 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
1664 <para>
1665 The following options use <replaceable>N</replaceable> to
1666 specify the particular virtual network adapter to modify.
1667 </para>
1668 <variablelist>
1669 <varlistentry>
1670 <term><option>--nat-net<replaceable>N</replaceable>=default | <replaceable>network</replaceable></option></term>
1671 <listitem><para>
1672 Specifies the IP address range to use for this network.
1673 See <xref linkend="changenat" />. Use this option only if
1674 the networking type is <literal>nat</literal>, not
1675 <literal>natnetwork</literal>.
1676 </para></listitem>
1677 </varlistentry>
1678 <varlistentry>
1679 <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>
1680 <listitem><para>
1681 Specifies the NAT port-forwarding rule to use. See
1682 <xref linkend="natforward" />.
1683 </para></listitem>
1684 </varlistentry>
1685 <varlistentry>
1686 <term><option>--nat-pf<replaceable>N</replaceable>=delete <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
1687 <listitem><para>
1688 Specifies the NAT port-forwarding rule to delete. See
1689 <xref linkend="natforward" />.
1690 </para></listitem>
1691 </varlistentry>
1692 <varlistentry>
1693 <term><option>--nat-tftp-prefix<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>prefix</replaceable></option></term>
1694 <listitem><para>
1695 Specifies a prefix to use for the built-in TFTP server.
1696 For example, you might use a prefix to indicate where the
1697 boot file is located. See <xref linkend="nat-tftp" /> and
1698 <xref linkend="nat-adv-tftp" />.
1699 </para></listitem>
1700 </varlistentry>
1701 <varlistentry>
1702 <term><option>--nat-tftp-file<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>boot-file</replaceable></option></term>
1703 <listitem><para>
1704 Specifies the name of the TFT boot file. See
1705 <xref linkend="nat-adv-tftp" />.
1706 </para></listitem>
1707 </varlistentry>
1708 <varlistentry>
1709 <term><option>--nat-tftp-server<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>tftp-server</replaceable></option></term>
1710 <listitem><para>
1711 Specifies the address of the TFTP server from which to
1712 boot. See <xref linkend="nat-adv-tftp" />.
1713 </para></listitem>
1714 </varlistentry>
1715 <varlistentry>
1716 <term><option>--nat-bind-ip<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
1717 <listitem><para>
1718 Specifies an alternate IP address to which the NAT engine
1719 binds. See <xref linkend="changenat" />. By
1720 default, &product-name;'s NAT engine routes TCP/IP packets
1721 through the default interface assigned by the host's
1722 TCP/IP stack.
1723 </para></listitem>
1724 </varlistentry>
1725 <varlistentry>
1726 <term><option>--nat-dns-pass-domain<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on | off</option></term>
1727 <listitem><para>
1728 Specifies whether the built-in DHCP server passes the
1729 domain name for network name resolution.
1730 </para></listitem>
1731 </varlistentry>
1732 <varlistentry>
1733 <term><option>--nat-dns-proxy<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on | off</option></term>
1734 <listitem><para>
1735 Specifies whether the NAT engine is the proxy for all
1736 guest DNS requests to the host system's DNS servers. See
1737 <xref linkend="nat-adv-dns" />.
1738 </para></listitem>
1739 </varlistentry>
1740 <varlistentry>
1741 <term><option>--nat-dns-host-resolver<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on | off</option></term>
1742 <listitem><para>
1743 Specifies whether the NAT engine uses the host system's
1744 resolver mechanisms to handle DNS requests. See
1745 <xref linkend="nat-adv-dns" />.
1746 </para></listitem>
1747 </varlistentry>
1748 <varlistentry>
1749 <term><option>--nat-localhostreachable<replaceable>N</replaceable>=on | off</option></term>
1750 <listitem><para>
1751 Specifies whether the NAT engine allows traffic from the guest directed to
1752 10.0.2.2 to pass to the host's loopback interface, i.e. localhost or 127.0.0.1.
1753 </para></listitem>
1754 </varlistentry>
1755 <varlistentry>
1756 <term><option>--nat-settings<replaceable>N</replaceable>=[<replaceable>mtu</replaceable>],[<replaceable>socksnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>sockrcv</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcpsnd</replaceable>],[<replaceable>tcprcv</replaceable>]</option></term>
1757 <listitem><para>
1758 Specifies values for tuning NAT performance. See
1759 <xref linkend="changenat" />.
1760 </para></listitem>
1761 </varlistentry>
1762 <varlistentry>
1763 <term><option>--nat-alias-mode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=default | [log],[proxyonly],[sameports]</option></term>
1764 <listitem><para>
1765 Specifies the behavior of the NAT engine core as follows:
1766 </para><itemizedlist>
1767 <listitem><para>
1768 <literal>log</literal> enables logging
1769 </para></listitem>
1770 <listitem><para>
1771 <literal>proxyonly</literal> switches off aliasing
1772 mode and makes NAT transparent
1773 </para></listitem>
1774 <listitem><para>
1775 <literal>sameports</literal> enforces that the NAT
1776 engine sends packets through the same port on which
1777 they originated
1778 </para></listitem>
1779 <listitem><para>
1780 <literal>default</literal> disables all aliasing modes
1781 </para></listitem>
1782 </itemizedlist><para>
1783 For more information, see
1784 <xref linkend="nat-adv-alias" />.
1785 </para></listitem>
1786 </varlistentry>
1787 </variablelist>
1788 </refsect2>
1789 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-other-hardware">
1790 <title>Other Hardware Settings</title>
1791 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
1792 <para>
1793 The following options enable you to configure other hardware,
1794 such as the serial port, monitor, audio device, USB ports, and
1795 the clipboard, and drag-and-drop features.
1796 </para>
1797 <variablelist>
1798 <varlistentry>
1799 <term><option>--mouse=ps2 | usb | usbtablet | usbmultitouch | usbmtscreenpluspad</option></term>
1800 <listitem><para>
1801 Specifies the mode of the mouse to use in the VM. Valid
1802 values are: <literal>ps2</literal>,
1803 <literal>usb</literal>, <literal>usbtablet</literal>,
1804 <literal>usbmultitouch</literal> and
1805 <literal>usbmtscreenpluspad</literal>.
1806 </para></listitem>
1807 </varlistentry>
1808 <varlistentry>
1809 <term><option>--keyboard=ps2 | usb</option></term>
1810 <listitem><para>
1811 Specifies the mode of the keyboard to use in the VM. Valid
1812 values are: <literal>ps2</literal> and
1813 <literal>usb</literal>.
1814 </para></listitem>
1815 </varlistentry>
1816 <varlistentry>
1817 <term><option>--uart<replaceable>N</replaceable>=off | <replaceable>I/O-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></option></term>
1818 <listitem><para>
1819 Configures virtual serial ports for the VM.
1820 <replaceable>N</replaceable> represents the serial port to
1821 modify. Valid values are <literal>off</literal> to disable
1822 the port or an I/O base address and IRQ. For information
1823 about the traditional COM port I/O base address and IRQ
1824 values, see <xref linkend="serialports" />.
1825 </para></listitem>
1826 </varlistentry>
1827 <varlistentry>
1828 <term><option>--uart-mode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>mode</replaceable></option></term>
1829 <listitem><para>
1830 Specifies how &product-name; connects the specified
1831 virtual serial port to the host system that runs the VM.
1832 See <xref linkend="serialports" />.
1833 </para><para>
1834 Ensure that you first configure the virtual serial port by
1835 using the
1836 <option>--uart<replaceable>N</replaceable></option>
1837 option.
1838 </para><para>
1839 Specify one of the following connection modes for each
1840 port:
1841 </para><itemizedlist>
1842 <listitem><para>
1843 <literal>disconnected</literal> indicates that even
1844 though the serial port is shown to the guest VM, it is
1845 not connected. This state is like a physical COM port
1846 without a cable attached.
1847 </para></listitem>
1848 <listitem><para>
1849 <literal>server</literal>
1850 <replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> creates the
1851 specified named pipe or local domain socket on the
1852 host system and connects the virtual serial device to
1853 it.
1854 </para><para>
1855 On a Windows host system,
1856 <replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> is a named pipe
1857 that has a name that uses the following form:
1858 <literal>\\.\pipe\<replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable></literal>.
1859 </para><para>
1860 On a Linux host system,
1861 <replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> is a local domain
1862 socket.
1863 </para></listitem>
1864 <listitem><para>
1865 <literal>client</literal>
1866 <replaceable>pipe-name</replaceable> connects the
1867 virtual serial device to the specified named pipe or
1868 local domain socket.
1869 </para><para>
1870 Note that the named pipe or local domain socket must
1871 already exist.
1872 </para></listitem>
1873 <listitem><para>
1874 <literal>tcpserver</literal>
1875 <replaceable>port</replaceable> creates a TCP socket
1876 with the specified TCP port on the host system and
1877 connects the virtual serial device to it.
1878 </para><para>
1879 For UNIX-like systems, use ports over 1024 for
1880 non-root users.
1881 </para></listitem>
1882 <listitem><para>
1883 <literal>tcpclient</literal>
1884 <replaceable>hostname</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable>
1885 connects the virtual serial device to the TCP socket.
1886 </para><para>
1887 Note that the TCP socket must already exist.
1888 </para></listitem>
1889 <listitem><para>
1890 <literal>file</literal>
1891 <replaceable>filename</replaceable> redirects the
1892 serial port output to the specified raw file. Ensure
1893 that <replaceable>filename</replaceable> is the
1894 absolute path of the file on the host system.
1895 </para></listitem>
1896 <listitem><para>
1897 <replaceable>device-name</replaceable>: specifies the
1898 device name of a physical hardware serial port on the
1899 specified host system to which the virtual serial port
1900 connects.
1901 </para><para>
1902 Use this mode to connect a physical serial port to a
1903 VM.
1904 </para><para>
1905 On a Windows host system, the device name is a COM
1906 port such as <literal>COM1</literal>. On a Linux host
1907 system, the device name is similar to
1908 <filename>/dev/ttyS0</filename>.
1909 </para></listitem>
1910 </itemizedlist></listitem>
1911 </varlistentry>
1912 <varlistentry>
1913 <term><option>--uart-type<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>UART-type</replaceable></option></term>
1914 <listitem><para>
1915 Configures the UART type for the specified virtual serial
1916 port (<replaceable>N</replaceable>). Valid values are
1917 <literal>16450</literal>, <literal>16550A</literal>, and
1918 <literal>16750</literal>. The default value is
1919 <literal>16550A</literal>.
1920 </para></listitem>
1921 </varlistentry>
1922 <varlistentry>
1923 <term><option>--lpt-mode<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>device-name</replaceable></option></term>
1924 <listitem><para>
1925 Specifies the device name of the parallel port to use.
1926 </para><para>
1927 For a Windows host system, use a device name such as
1928 <command>lpt1</command>. For a Linux host system, use a
1929 device name such as <filename>/dev/lp0</filename>.
1930 </para></listitem>
1931 </varlistentry>
1932 <varlistentry>
1933 <term><option>--lpt<replaceable>N</replaceable>=<replaceable>I/O-base</replaceable> <replaceable>IRQ</replaceable></option></term>
1934 <listitem><para>
1935 Specifies the I/O base address and IRQ of the parallel
1936 port.
1937 </para><para>
1938 You can view the I/O base address and IRQ that the VM uses
1939 for the parallel port in the Device Manager.
1940 </para></listitem>
1941 </varlistentry>
1942 <varlistentry>
1943 <term><option>--audio-controller=<replaceable>controller-type</replaceable></option></term>
1944 <listitem><para>
1945 Specifies the audio controller to be used with the VM.
1946 Valid audio controller type values are:
1947 <literal>ac97</literal>, <literal>hda</literal>, and
1948 <literal>sb16</literal>.
1949 </para></listitem>
1950 </varlistentry>
1951 <varlistentry>
1952 <term><option>--audio-codec=<replaceable>codec-type</replaceable></option></term>
1953 <listitem><para>
1954 Specifies the audio codec to be used with the VM. Valid
1955 audio codec type values are: <literal>stac9700</literal>,
1956 <literal>ad1980</literal>, <literal>stac9221</literal>,
1957 and <literal>sb16</literal>.
1958 </para></listitem>
1959 </varlistentry>
1960 <varlistentry>
1961 <term><option>--audio-driver=<replaceable>type</replaceable></option></term>
1962 <listitem><para>
1963 Specifies whether which audio driver (backend) to use.
1964 <literal>none</literal>, <literal>default</literal>,
1965 <literal>null</literal>, <literal>dsound</literal>,
1966 <literal>was</literal>, <literal>oss</literal>,
1967 <literal>alsa</literal>, <literal>pulse</literal>, and
1968 <literal>coreaudio</literal>.
1969 </para><para>
1970 Note that the audio driver are dependent on the host
1971 operating system. Use the <command>VBoxManage
1972 modifyvm</command> command usage output to determine the
1973 supported audio types for your host system.
1974 </para>
1975 <para>
1976 For maximum interoperability between hosts, the default
1977 audio driver can be used. The VM will then automatically select
1978 the most appropriate audio driver for the current host available.
1979 </para></listitem>
1980 </varlistentry>
1981 <varlistentry>
1982 <term><option>--audio-enabled=on|off</option></term>
1983 <listitem><para>
1984 Specifies whether to enable or disable audio for the VM.
1985 </para>
1986 <para>
1987 This option has precedence over the --audio-on and --audio-off
1988 options, i.e. turning off audio via this option will turn off
1989 both, input and output, audio.
1990 </para></listitem>
1991 </varlistentry>
1992 <varlistentry>
1993 <term><option>--audio-in=on|off</option></term>
1994 <listitem><para>
1995 Specifies whether to enable or disable audio capture from
1996 the host system.
1997 </para></listitem>
1998 </varlistentry>
1999 <varlistentry>
2000 <term><option>--audio-out=on|off</option></term>
2001 <listitem><para>
2002 Specifies whether to enable or disable audio playback from
2003 the guest VM.
2004 </para></listitem>
2005 </varlistentry>
2006 <varlistentry>
2007 <term><option>--clipboard-mode=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2008 <listitem><para>
2009 Specifies how to share the guest VM or host system OS's
2010 clipboard with the host system or guest VM, respectively.
2011 Valid values are: <literal>disabled</literal>,
2012 <literal>hosttoguest</literal>,
2013 <literal>guesttohost</literal>, and
2014 <literal>bidirectional</literal>. See
2015 <xref linkend="generalsettings" />.
2016 </para><para>
2017 The clipboard feature is available only if you have the
2018 Guest Additions be installed in the VM.
2019 </para></listitem>
2020 </varlistentry>
2021 <varlistentry>
2022 <term><option>--clipboard-file-transfers=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2023 <listitem><para>
2024 Specifies whether file transfers via clipboard between
2025 the guest VM and the host are enabled or not.
2026 Valid values are: <literal>disabled</literal>,
2027 <literal>enabled</literal>. Depends on the current
2028 clipboard mode being set.
2029 </para><para>
2030 This clipboard file transfer feature is available only if you have the
2031 Guest Additions be installed in the VM.
2032 </para></listitem>
2033 </varlistentry>
2034 <varlistentry>
2035 <term><option>--drag-and-drop=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2036 <listitem><para>
2037 Specifies how to use the drag and drop feature between the
2038 host system and the VM. Valid values are:
2039 <literal>disabled</literal>,
2040 <literal>hosttoguest</literal>,
2041 <literal>guesttohost</literal>, and
2042 <literal>bidirectional</literal>. See
2043 <xref linkend="guestadd-dnd" />.
2044 </para><para>
2045 The drag and drop feature is available only if you have
2046 the Guest Additions be installed in the VM.
2047 </para></listitem>
2048 </varlistentry>
2049 <varlistentry>
2050 <term><option>--monitor-count=<replaceable>count</replaceable></option></term>
2051 <listitem><para>
2052 Enables you to configure multiple monitors. See
2053 <xref linkend="settings-display" />.
2054 </para></listitem>
2055 </varlistentry>
2056 <varlistentry>
2057 <term><option>--usb-ohci=on | off</option></term>
2058 <listitem><para>
2059 Enables or disables the VM's virtual USB 1.1 controller.
2060 See <xref linkend="settings-usb" />.
2061 </para></listitem>
2062 </varlistentry>
2063 <varlistentry>
2064 <term><option>--usb-ehci=on | off</option></term>
2065 <listitem><para>
2066 Enables or disables the VM's virtual USB 2.0 controller.
2067 See <xref linkend="settings-usb" />.
2068 </para></listitem>
2069 </varlistentry>
2070 <varlistentry>
2071 <term><option>--usb-xhci=on | off</option></term>
2072 <listitem><para>
2073 Enables or disables the VM's virtual USB 3.0 controller.
2074 This is the most efficient option if the VM supports it.
2075 See <xref linkend="settings-usb" />.
2076 </para></listitem>
2077 </varlistentry>
2078 <varlistentry>
2079 <term><option>--usb-rename=<replaceable>old-name</replaceable> <replaceable>new-name</replaceable></option></term>
2080 <listitem><para>
2081 Rename's the VM's virtual USB controller from
2082 <replaceable>old-name</replaceable> to
2083 <replaceable>new-name</replaceable>.
2084 </para></listitem>
2085 </varlistentry>
2086 </variablelist>
2087 </refsect2>
2088 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-recording">
2089 <title>Recording Settings</title>
2090 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2091 <para>
2092 The following options enable you to modify settings for video
2093 recording, audio recording, or both.
2094 </para>
2095 <variablelist>
2096 <varlistentry>
2097 <term><option>--recording=on | off</option></term>
2098 <listitem><para>
2099 Enables or disables the recording of a VM session into a
2100 WebM or VP8 file. When set to <literal>on</literal>,
2101 recording begins when the VM session starts.
2102 </para></listitem>
2103 </varlistentry>
2104 <varlistentry>
2105 <term><option>--recording-screens=all | none | <replaceable>screen-ID</replaceable>[,<replaceable>screen-ID</replaceable>...</option></term>
2106 <listitem><para>
2107 Enables you to specify the VM screens to record. The
2108 recording for each screen is output to its own file. Valid
2109 values are: <literal>all</literal>, which records all
2110 screens, <literal>none</literal>, which records no
2111 screens, or one or more specified screens.
2112 </para></listitem>
2113 </varlistentry>
2114 <varlistentry>
2115 <term><option>--recording-file=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
2116 <listitem><para>
2117 Specifies the name of the file in which to save the
2118 recording.
2119 </para></listitem>
2120 </varlistentry>
2121 <varlistentry>
2122 <term><option>--recording-max-size=<replaceable>MB</replaceable></option></term>
2123 <listitem><para>
2124 Specifies the maximum size of the recorded video file in
2125 megabytes. When the file reaches the specified size,
2126 recording stops. If the value is <literal>0</literal>,
2127 recording continues until you manually stop recording.
2128 </para></listitem>
2129 </varlistentry>
2130 <varlistentry>
2131 <term><option>--recording-max-time=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></option></term>
2132 <listitem><para>
2133 Specifies the maximum amount of time to record in seconds.
2134 When the specified time elapses, recording stops. If the
2135 value is <literal>0</literal>, recording continues until
2136 you manually stop recording.
2137 </para></listitem>
2138 </varlistentry>
2139 <varlistentry>
2140 <term><option>--recording-opts=<replaceable>keyword</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2141 <listitem><para>
2142 Specifies additional video-recording properties as a
2143 comma-separated property keyword-value list. For example,
2144 <literal>foo=bar,a=b</literal>.
2145 </para><para>
2146 Only use this option if you are an advanced user. For
2147 information about keywords, see the <citetitle>&product-name;
2148 Programming Guide and Reference</citetitle>.
2149 </para></listitem>
2150 </varlistentry>
2151 <varlistentry>
2152 <term><option>--recording-video-fps=<replaceable>fps</replaceable></option></term>
2153 <listitem><para>
2154 Specifies the maximum number of video frames per second
2155 (FPS) to record. The recording ignores any frames that
2156 have a higher frequency. When you increase the FPS, fewer
2157 frames are ignored but the recording and the size of the
2158 recording file increases.
2159 </para></listitem>
2160 </varlistentry>
2161 <varlistentry>
2162 <term><option>--recording-video-rate=<replaceable>bit-rate</replaceable></option></term>
2163 <listitem><para>
2164 Specifies the bit rate of the video in kilobits per
2165 second. When you increase the bit rate, the recording
2166 appearance improves and the size of the recording file
2167 increases.
2168 </para></listitem>
2169 </varlistentry>
2170 <varlistentry>
2171 <term><option>--recording-video-res=<replaceable>width</replaceable>x<replaceable>height</replaceable></option></term>
2172 <listitem><para>
2173 Specifies the video resolution (width and height) of the
2174 recorded video in pixels.
2175 </para></listitem>
2176 </varlistentry>
2177 </variablelist>
2178 </refsect2>
2179 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-vrde">
2180 <title>Remote Machine Settings</title>
2181 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2182 <para>
2183 The following options enable you to modify the VirtualBox Remote
2184 Desktop Extension (VRDE) behavior.
2185 </para>
2186 <variablelist>
2187 <varlistentry>
2188 <term><option>--vrde=on | off</option></term>
2189 <listitem><para>
2190 Enables or disables the VRDE server.
2191 </para></listitem>
2192 </varlistentry>
2193 <varlistentry>
2194 <term><option>--vrde-property=TCP/Ports=<replaceable>port</replaceable></option></term>
2195 <listitem><para>
2196 <replaceable>port</replaceable> is the port or port range
2197 to which the VRDE server binds. The
2198 <literal>default</literal> or <literal>0</literal> value
2199 uses port <literal>3389</literal>, which is the standard
2200 RDP port.
2201 </para><para>
2202 See also the <option>--vrde-port</option> option
2203 description.
2204 </para></listitem>
2205 </varlistentry>
2206 <varlistentry>
2207 <term><option>--vrde-property=TCP/Address=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
2208 <listitem><para>
2209 <replaceable>IP-address</replaceable> is the IP address of
2210 the host network interface to which the VRDE server binds.
2211 When specified, the server accepts connections only on the
2212 host network interface at that IP address.
2213 </para><para>
2214 See also the <option>--vrde-address</option> option
2215 description.
2216 </para></listitem>
2217 </varlistentry>
2218 <varlistentry>
2219 <term><option>--vrde-property=VideoChannel/Enabled=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2220 <listitem><para>
2221 Specifies whether the VRDP video channel is on or off.
2222 <literal>1</literal> means <literal>on</literal> and
2223 <literal>0</literal> means <literal>off</literal>. See
2224 <xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
2225 </para></listitem>
2226 </varlistentry>
2227 <varlistentry>
2228 <term><option>--vrde-property=Quality=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2229 <listitem><para>
2230 Specifies a value between 10% and 100%, inclusive, that
2231 represents the JPEG compression level on the VRDE server
2232 video channel. A lower value produces lower JPEG quality
2233 but higher compression. See
2234 <xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
2235 </para></listitem>
2236 </varlistentry>
2237 <varlistentry>
2238 <term><option>--vrde-property=DownscaleProtection=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2239 <listitem><para>
2240 Enables or disables the video downscale protection
2241 feature. Valid values are <literal>1</literal> to enable
2242 the feature and <literal>0</literal> to disable the
2243 feature.
2244 </para><para>
2245 When this feature is enabled, &product-name; determines
2246 whether to display the video:
2247 </para><itemizedlist>
2248 <listitem><para>
2249 When the video size equals the size of the shadow
2250 buffer, the video is considered to be full screen and
2251 is displayed.
2252 </para></listitem>
2253 <listitem><para>
2254 When the video size is between full screen and the
2255 downscale threshold, the video is not displayed. Such
2256 a video might be an application window, which is
2257 unreadable when downscaled.
2258 </para></listitem>
2259 </itemizedlist><para>
2260 When this feature is disabled, an attempt is always made
2261 to display a video.
2262 </para></listitem>
2263 </varlistentry>
2264 <varlistentry>
2265 <term><option>--vrde-property=Client/DisableDisplay=1</option></term>
2266 <listitem><para>
2267 Disables the display VRDE server feature.
2268 </para><para>
2269 To re-enable a feature, assign an empty value. For example,
2270 to re-enable the display feature, specify the
2271 <command>VBoxManage modifyvm
2272 --vrde-property=Client/DisableDisplay=</command> command.
2273 See <xref linkend="vrde-customization" />.
2274 </para></listitem>
2275 </varlistentry>
2276 <varlistentry>
2277 <term><option>--vrde-property=DisableInput=1</option></term>
2278 <listitem><para>
2279 Disables the input VRDE server feature.
2280 </para></listitem>
2281 </varlistentry>
2282 <varlistentry>
2283 <term><option>--vrde-property=DisableAudio=1</option></term>
2284 <listitem><para>
2285 Disables the audio VRDE server feature.
2286 </para></listitem>
2287 </varlistentry>
2288 <varlistentry>
2289 <term><option>--vrde-property=DisableUSB=1</option></term>
2290 <listitem><para>
2291 Disables the USB VRDE server feature.
2292 </para></listitem>
2293 </varlistentry>
2294 <varlistentry>
2295 <term><option>--vrde-property=Client/DisableClipboard=1</option></term>
2296 <listitem><para>
2297 Disables the clipboard VRDE server feature. To re-enable
2298 the feature, assign an empty value. See
2299 <xref linkend="vrde-customization" />.
2300 </para></listitem>
2301 </varlistentry>
2302 <varlistentry>
2303 <term><option>--vrde-property=DisableUpstreamAudio=1</option></term>
2304 <listitem><para>
2305 Disables the upstream audio VRDE server feature. To
2306 re-enable the feature, assign an empty value. See
2307 <xref linkend="vrde-customization" />.
2308 </para></listitem>
2309 </varlistentry>
2310 <varlistentry>
2311 <term><option>--vrde-property=Client/DisableRDPDR=1</option></term>
2312 <listitem><para>
2313 Disables the RDP device redirection for smart cards VRDE
2314 server feature. To re-enable this feature, assign an empty
2315 value.
2316 </para></listitem>
2317 </varlistentry>
2318 <varlistentry>
2319 <term><option>--vrde-property=H3DRedirect/Enabled=1</option></term>
2320 <listitem><para>
2321 Enables the 3D redirection VRDE server feature. To disable
2322 this feature, assign an empty value.
2323 </para></listitem>
2324 </varlistentry>
2325 <varlistentry>
2326 <term><option>--vrde-property=Security/Method=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2327 <listitem><para>
2328 Specifies the following information that is required for a
2329 connection:
2330 </para><itemizedlist>
2331 <listitem><para>
2332 <literal>Negotiate</literal> indicates that both
2333 Enhanced (TLS) and Standard RDP Security connections
2334 are permitted. The security method is negotiated with
2335 the client. This is the default value.
2336 </para></listitem>
2337 <listitem><para>
2338 <literal>RDP</literal> indicates that only Standard
2339 RDP Security is accepted.
2340 </para></listitem>
2341 <listitem><para>
2342 <literal>TLS</literal> indicates that only Enhanced
2343 RDP Security is accepted. The client must support TLS.
2344 </para></listitem>
2345 </itemizedlist><para>
2346 See <xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
2347 </para></listitem>
2348 </varlistentry>
2349 <varlistentry>
2350 <term><option>--vrde-property=ServerCertificate=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2351 <listitem><para>
2352 Specifies the absolute path to the server certificate. See
2353 <xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
2354 </para></listitem>
2355 </varlistentry>
2356 <varlistentry>
2357 <term><option>--vrde-property=ServerPrivateKey=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2358 <listitem><para>
2359 Specifies the absolute path to the server private key. See
2360 <xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
2361 </para></listitem>
2362 </varlistentry>
2363 <varlistentry>
2364 <term><option>--vrde-property=CACertificate=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2365 <listitem><para>
2366 Specifies the absolute path to the CA self-signed
2367 certificate. See <xref linkend="vrde-crypt" />.
2368 </para></listitem>
2369 </varlistentry>
2370 <varlistentry>
2371 <term><option>--vrde-property Audio/RateCorrectionMode=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2372 <listitem><para>
2373 Specifies the audio connection mode or the path to the
2374 audio log file. Valid values are as follows:
2375 </para><itemizedlist>
2376 <listitem><para>
2377 <literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_VOID</literal> is no mode.
2378 Use this value to unset any set audio mode.
2379 </para></listitem>
2380 <listitem><para>
2381 <literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_RC</literal> is the rate
2382 correction mode.
2383 </para></listitem>
2384 <listitem><para>
2385 <literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_LPF</literal> is the low pass
2386 filter mode.
2387 </para></listitem>
2388 <listitem><para>
2389 <literal>VRDP_AUDIO_MODE_CS</literal> is the client
2390 sync sync mode to prevent an underflow or overflow of
2391 the client queue.
2392 </para></listitem>
2393 </itemizedlist></listitem>
2394 </varlistentry>
2395 <varlistentry>
2396 <term><option>--vrde-property=LogPath=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2397 <listitem><para>
2398 Specifies the absolute path to the audio log file.
2399 </para></listitem>
2400 </varlistentry>
2401 <varlistentry>
2402 <term><option>--vrde-extpack=default | <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
2403 <listitem><para>
2404 Specifies the library to use to access the VM remotely.
2405 The <literal>default</literal> value uses the RDP code
2406 that is part of the &product-name; Extension Pack.
2407 </para><para>
2408 To use the VRDE module in VNC, specify
2409 <literal>VNC</literal>. See
2410 <xref linkend="otherextpacks"/>.
2411 </para></listitem>
2412 </varlistentry>
2413 <varlistentry>
2414 <term><option>--vrde-port=default | <replaceable>port</replaceable></option></term>
2415 <listitem><para>
2416 <replaceable>port</replaceable> is the port or port range
2417 to which the VRDE server binds. The
2418 <literal>default</literal> or <literal>0</literal> value
2419 uses port <literal>3389</literal>, which is the standard
2420 RDP port.
2421 </para><para>
2422 You can specify a comma-separated list of ports or port
2423 ranges of ports. Use a dash between two port numbers to
2424 specify a port range. The VRDE server binds to only one of
2425 the available ports from the list. Only one machine can
2426 use a given port at a time. For example, the
2427 <option>--vrde-port=5000,5010-5012</option> option
2428 specifies that server can bind to one of following ports:
2429 <literal>5000</literal>, <literal>5010</literal>,
2430 <literal>5011</literal>, or <literal>5012</literal>.
2431 </para></listitem>
2432 </varlistentry>
2433 <varlistentry>
2434 <term><option>--vrde-address=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
2435 <listitem><para>
2436 Specifies the IP address of the host network interface to
2437 which the VRDE server binds. If you specify an IP address,
2438 the server accepts connections only on the specified host
2439 network interface.
2440 </para><para>
2441 Use this option to specify whether the VRDP server should
2442 accept IPv4, IPv6, or both type of connections:
2443 </para><itemizedlist>
2444 <listitem><para>
2445 <emphasis role="bold">Only IPv4:</emphasis> Use the
2446 <option>--vrde-address="0.0.0.0"</option> option.
2447 </para></listitem>
2448 <listitem><para>
2449 <emphasis role="bold">Only IPv6:</emphasis> Use the
2450 <option>--vrde-address="::"</option> option.
2451 </para></listitem>
2452 <listitem><para>
2453 <emphasis role="bold">Both IPv6 and IPv4:</emphasis>
2454 Use the <option>--vrde-address=""</option>
2455 option. This is the default value.
2456 </para></listitem>
2457 </itemizedlist></listitem>
2458 </varlistentry>
2459 <varlistentry>
2460 <term><option>--vrde-auth-type=null | external | guest</option></term>
2461 <listitem><para>
2462 Specify whether to use authorization and how to perform
2463 authorization. See <xref linkend="vbox-auth" />. Valid
2464 values are as follows:
2465 </para><itemizedlist>
2466 <listitem><para>
2467 <literal>null</literal> provides no authentication.
2468 </para></listitem>
2469 <listitem><para>
2470 <literal>external</literal> provides external
2471 authentication through an authentication library.
2472 </para></listitem>
2473 <listitem><para>
2474 <literal>guest</literal> performs authentication by
2475 using guest user accounts. This unsupported method
2476 requires that you install the Guest Additions on the
2477 VM.
2478 </para></listitem>
2479 </itemizedlist></listitem>
2480 </varlistentry>
2481 <varlistentry>
2482 <term><option>--vrde-auth-library=default | <replaceable>name</replaceable></option></term>
2483 <listitem><para>
2484 Specifies the library to use for RDP authentication. The
2485 default library for external authentication is
2486 <filename>VBoxAuth</filename>. See
2487 <xref linkend="vbox-auth" />.
2488 </para></listitem>
2489 </varlistentry>
2490 <varlistentry>
2491 <term><option>--vrde-multi-con=on | off</option></term>
2492 <listitem><para>
2493 Enables or disables the multiple connections VRDE server
2494 feature, if supported. See
2495 <xref linkend="vrde-multiconnection" />.
2496 </para></listitem>
2497 </varlistentry>
2498 <varlistentry>
2499 <term><option>--vrde-reuse-con=on | off</option></term>
2500 <listitem><para>
2501 Specifies how the VRDE server behaves when multiple
2502 connections are disabled. When the value is
2503 <literal>on</literal>, the server permits a new client to
2504 connect and drops the existing connection. When the value
2505 is <literal>off</literal>, a new connection is not
2506 accepted if a client is already connected to the server.
2507 This is the default value.
2508 </para></listitem>
2509 </varlistentry>
2510 <varlistentry>
2511 <term><option>--vrde-video-channel=on | off</option></term>
2512 <listitem><para>
2513 Enables video redirection if supported by the VRDE server.
2514 See <xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
2515 </para></listitem>
2516 </varlistentry>
2517 <varlistentry>
2518 <term><option>--vrde-video-channel-quality=<replaceable>percent</replaceable></option></term>
2519 <listitem><para>
2520 Specifies the image quality for video redirection as a
2521 value from 10 to 100 percent. The percentage represents
2522 the JPEG compression level where a lower number diminishes
2523 quality and provides higher compression. See
2524 <xref linkend="vrde-videochannel" />.
2525 </para></listitem>
2526 </varlistentry>
2527 </variablelist>
2528 </refsect2>
2529 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-teleport">
2530 <title>Teleporting Settings</title>
2531 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2532 <para>
2533 The following options enable you to configure a machine as a
2534 teleporting target. See <xref linkend="teleporting" /> and the
2535 teleporting related entries in <xref linkend="pot-insecure" />.
2536 </para>
2537 <variablelist>
2538 <varlistentry>
2539 <term><option>--teleporter=on | off</option></term>
2540 <listitem><para>
2541 Enables or disables the teleporter. When enabled, a
2542 machine starts up and waits to receive a teleporting
2543 request from the network instead of booting normally.
2544 </para><para>
2545 Teleporting requests are received on the port and address
2546 specified using the following parameters.
2547 </para></listitem>
2548 </varlistentry>
2549 <varlistentry>
2550 <term><option>--teleporter-port=<replaceable>port</replaceable></option></term>
2551 <listitem><para>
2552 Specifies the port on which the VM listens to receive a
2553 teleporting request from another VM.
2554 <replaceable>port</replaceable> is any free TCP/IP port
2555 number, such as <literal>6000</literal>. You must also
2556 specify the <option>--teleporter</option> option.
2557 </para></listitem>
2558 </varlistentry>
2559 <varlistentry>
2560 <term><option>--teleporter-address=<replaceable>IP-address</replaceable></option></term>
2561 <listitem><para>
2562 Specifies the IP address on which the VM listens to
2563 receive a teleporting request from another VM.
2564 <replaceable>IP-address</replaceable> is any IP address or
2565 host name and specifies the TCP/IP socket on which to
2566 bind. The default IP address is
2567 <literal>0.0.0.0</literal>, which represents any IP
2568 address. You must also specify the
2569 <option>--teleporter</option> option.
2570 </para></listitem>
2571 </varlistentry>
2572 <varlistentry>
2573 <term><option>--teleporter-password=<replaceable>password</replaceable></option></term>
2574 <listitem><para>
2575 Specifies the password to use for authentication. When
2576 specified, the teleporting request only succeeds if the
2577 password on the source machine is the same password as the
2578 one you specify.
2579 </para></listitem>
2580 </varlistentry>
2581 <varlistentry>
2582 <term><option>--teleporter-password-file=<replaceable>filename</replaceable></option></term>
2583 <listitem><para>
2584 Specifies a file that contains the password to use for
2585 authentication. When specified, the teleporting request
2586 only succeeds if the password on the source machine is the
2587 same password as the one you specify in the password file.
2588 A value of <literal>stdin</literal> reads the password
2589 from standard input.
2590 </para></listitem>
2591 </varlistentry>
2592 <varlistentry>
2593 <term><option>--cpuid-portability-level=<replaceable>level</replaceable></option></term>
2594 <listitem>
2595 <para>
2596 Restricts the virtual CPU capabilities that &product-name;
2597 presents to the guest OS by using portability rules. Higher
2598 integer values designate more restrictive behavior. The
2599 default level of <literal>0</literal> indicates that all
2600 virtualized features supported by the host are made available
2601 to the guest. The value <literal>3</literal> suppresses most
2602 features. Values of <literal>1</literal> and <literal>2</literal>
2603 represent restrictions in between. The behavior may change
2604 depending on the product version.
2605 </para></listitem>
2606 </varlistentry>
2607 <varlistentry>
2608 <term><option>--cpuid-set=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable>[:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable>]
2609 <replaceable>eax</replaceable>&nbsp;<replaceable>ebx</replaceable>&nbsp;<replaceable>ecx</replaceable>&nbsp;<replaceable>edx</replaceable></option></term>
2610 <listitem>
2611 <para>
2612 Advanced users can use this setting before a teleporting
2613 operation (in fact before starting the VM) to restrict the
2614 virtual CPU capabilities that &product-name; presents to
2615 the guest operating system. This must be run on both the
2616 source and the target machines involved in teleporting and
2617 will then modify what the guest sees when it executes the
2618 CPUID machine instruction. This might help with misbehaving
2619 applications that wrongly assume that certain CPU
2620 capabilities are present. The meaning of the parameters
2621 is hardware dependent. Refer to the AMD or Intel processor
2622 documentation.
2623 </para><para>
2624 The values of <replaceable>leaf</replaceable>,
2625 <replaceable>subleaf</replaceable> (optional),
2626 <replaceable>eax</replaceable>, <replaceable>ebx</replaceable>,
2627 <replaceable>ecx</replaceable> and <replaceable>edx</replaceable>
2628 are integers given in hexadecimal format, i.e. using a radix
2629 (base) of 16 without requiring any prefix.
2630 </para></listitem>
2631 </varlistentry>
2632 <varlistentry>
2633 <term><option>--cpuid-remove=<replaceable>leaf</replaceable>[:<replaceable>subleaf</replaceable>]</option></term>
2634 <listitem>
2635 <para>
2636 Removes an adjustment established with <option>--cpuid-set</option>.
2637 </para></listitem>
2638 </varlistentry>
2639 <varlistentry>
2640 <term><option>--cpuid-remove-all</option></term>
2641 <listitem>
2642 <para>
2643 Removes all adjustments established with <option>--cpuid-set</option>.
2644 </para></listitem>
2645 </varlistentry>
2646 </variablelist>
2647 </refsect2>
2648 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-debugging">
2649 <title>Debugging Settings</title>
2650 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2651 <para>
2652 Only use the following options to perform low-level VM
2653 debugging. These options are for advanced users only.
2654 </para>
2655 <variablelist>
2656 <varlistentry>
2657 <term><option>--tracing-enabled=on | off</option></term>
2658 <listitem><para>
2659 Enables or disables the trace buffer. Note that when
2660 specified, the trace buffer consumes some memory and adds
2661 overhead.
2662 </para></listitem>
2663 </varlistentry>
2664 <varlistentry>
2665 <term><option>--tracing-config=<replaceable>config-string</replaceable></option></term>
2666 <listitem><para>
2667 Enables a tracing configuration that defines which group
2668 of trace points are enabled.
2669 </para></listitem>
2670 </varlistentry>
2671 <varlistentry>
2672 <term><option>--tracing-allow-vm-access=on | off</option></term>
2673 <listitem><para>
2674 Enables or disables VM access to the trace buffer. The
2675 default value is <literal>off</literal>, which disables
2676 access.
2677 </para></listitem>
2678 </varlistentry>
2679 </variablelist>
2680 </refsect2>
2681 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-usbcardreader">
2682 <title>USB Card Reader Settings</title>
2683 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2684 <para>
2685 The following options specify the access to a USB Card Reader by
2686 the guest environment. A USB card reader can access data on
2687 memory cards, such as CompactFlash (CF), Secure Digital (SD),
2688 and MultiMediaCard (MMC).
2689 </para>
2690 <variablelist>
2691 <varlistentry>
2692 <term><option>--usb-card-reader=on | off</option></term>
2693 <listitem><para>
2694 Enables or disables the USB card reader interface.
2695 </para></listitem>
2696 </varlistentry>
2697 </variablelist>
2698 </refsect2>
2699 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-autostart">
2700 <title>Autostarting VMs During Host System Boot</title>
2701 <para>
2702 The following options enable you to configure the VM autostart
2703 feature, which automatically starts the VM at host system
2704 boot-up. You must do some host system configuration before you
2705 can use this feature. See <xref linkend="autostart" />.
2706 </para>
2707 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2708 <variablelist>
2709 <varlistentry>
2710 <term><option>--autostart-enabled=on | off</option></term>
2711 <listitem><para>
2712 Enables or disables VM autostart at host system boot-up
2713 for the specified users.
2714 </para></listitem>
2715 </varlistentry>
2716 <varlistentry>
2717 <term><option>--autostart-delay=<replaceable>seconds</replaceable></option></term>
2718 <listitem><para>
2719 Specifies the number of seconds after host system boot-up
2720 to autostart the VM.
2721 </para></listitem>
2722 </varlistentry>
2723 </variablelist>
2724 </refsect2>
2725 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-guest-debug">
2726 <title>Guest Debugging</title>
2727 <para>
2728 These options are for configuring the VMM for guest debugging.
2729 </para>
2730 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2731 <variablelist>
2732 <varlistentry>
2733 <term><option>--guest-debug-provider=none | native | gdb | kd</option></term>
2734 <listitem><para>Selects the given debug stub provider. </para></listitem>
2735 </varlistentry>
2736 <varlistentry>
2737 <term><option>--guest-debug-io-provider=none | tcp | udp | ipc</option></term>
2738 <listitem><para>Selects the given I/O transport backend for the selected provider.</para></listitem>
2739 </varlistentry>
2740 <varlistentry>
2741 <term><option>--guest-debug-address=<replaceable>IP-Address</replaceable> | <replaceable>path</replaceable></option></term>
2742 <listitem><para>Sets the path the debugger is accessible under, depends on the selected I/O transport.</para></listitem>
2743 </varlistentry>
2744 <varlistentry>
2745 <term><option>--guest-debug-port=<replaceable>port</replaceable></option></term>
2746 <listitem><para>Sets the port the debugger is accessible under, depends on the selected I/O transport.</para></listitem>
2747 </varlistentry>
2748 </variablelist>
2749 </refsect2>
2750 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-pcipassthrough">
2751 <title>PCI Passthrough Settings</title>
2752 <para>
2753 The following options enable you to configure the PCI passthrough
2754 feature, which currently is not available in &product-name;. It is
2755 planned to bring this functionality back in the future.
2756 </para>
2757 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2758 <variablelist>
2759 <varlistentry>
2760 <term><option>--pci-attach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable>[@<replaceable>guest-PCI-bus-address</replaceable>]</option></term>
2761 <listitem><para>
2762 Attaches the specified PCI network controller on the host
2763 to the guest VM. You can optionally specify the PCI bus on
2764 the guest VM on which to attach the controller.
2765<!-- See <xref linkend="pcipassthrough" />. -->
2766 </para></listitem>
2767 </varlistentry>
2768 <varlistentry>
2769 <term><option>--pci-detach=<replaceable>host-PCI-address</replaceable></option></term>
2770 <listitem><para>
2771 Detaches the specified PCI network controller from the
2772 attached PCI bus on the guest VM.
2773<!-- See <xref linkend="pcipassthrough" />. -->
2774 </para></listitem>
2775 </varlistentry>
2776 </variablelist>
2777 </refsect2>
2778 <refsect2 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-testing">
2779 <title>Testing (ValidationKit / Bootsector)</title>
2780 <para>
2781 These options are for configuring the testing functionality of the VMM
2782 device and almost exclusively used by the bootsector testcases in the
2783 ValidationKit.
2784 </para>
2785 <remark role="help-copy-synopsis"/>
2786 <variablelist>
2787 <varlistentry>
2788 <term><option>--testing-enabled=on | off</option></term>
2789 <listitem><para>Enabled the testing functionality of the VMMDev. See VMMDevTesting.h for details. </para></listitem>
2790 </varlistentry>
2791 <varlistentry>
2792 <term><option>--testing-mmio=on | off</option></term>
2793 <listitem><para>Enabled the MMIO region of the VMMDev testing feature.</para></listitem>
2794 </varlistentry>
2795 <varlistentry>
2796 <term><option>--testing-cfg-dword<replaceable>idx</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
2797 <listitem><para>
2798 This sets one of the 10 dword configuration values. The
2799 <replaceable>idx</replaceable> must be in the range 0 through 9.
2800 The <replaceable>value</replaceable> is limited to 32 bits (dword).
2801 </para></listitem>
2802 </varlistentry>
2803 </variablelist>
2804 </refsect2>
2805
2806 </refsect1>
2807
2808 <refsect1 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-examples">
2809 <title>Examples</title>
2810 <remark role="help-scope" condition="GLOBAL" />
2811 <para>
2812 The following command changes the description for the
2813 <filename>ol7</filename> VM.
2814 </para>
2815<screen>$ VBoxManage modifyvm ol7 --description "Oracle Linux 7 with UEK4"</screen>
2816 <para>
2817 The following command enables VirtualBox Remote Display Protocol
2818 (VRDP) support for the <filename>ol7</filename> VM.
2819 </para>
2820<screen>$ VBoxManage modifyvm ol7 --vrde on</screen>
2821 </refsect1>
2822
2823 <refsect1 id="vboxmanage-modifyvm-see-also">
2824 <title>See Also</title>
2825 <para>
2826 <xref linkend="vboxmanage-showvminfo" />,
2827 <xref linkend="vboxmanage-controlvm" />,
2828 <xref linkend="vboxmanage-createvm" />,
2829 <xref linkend="vboxmanage-startvm" />
2830 <xref linkend="vboxmanage-list" />
2831 </para>
2832 </refsect1>
2833</refentry>
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