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Changeset 108921 in vbox


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Timestamp:
Apr 9, 2025 2:48:16 PM (11 days ago)
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Docs: bugref:10705. The following commits from doc's team git repo has been applied:

6c76f3636576368d4a9963539c9d13348e208183 EFI only for Arm
85ce91f98ba4a229be6e435bea6678ca43f87b4d Changed topic IDs
81c094808cde6217550ab02b74c22d487d1a1746 Updated topic IDs and links to them
50717ec1eaea65d137bde7eb168b519a6b1d9966 Updated topic IDs
75466c5935ec603a2be966669f232bd088b3f287 Updated cloud intro
713b0c03d33098af0158ae0615a4f61370cabdef Updated comments

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  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/UserManual.ditamap

    r108811 r108921  
    1111         <published>
    1212            <completed>
    13           <month>March</month>
     13          <month>April</month>
    1414          <year>2025</year>
    1515        </completed>
    … …  
    105105            <topicref href="topics/unattended-guest-install-example.dita"/>
    106106  </chapter>
    107   <chapter href="topics/BasicConcepts.dita" chunk="to-content">
     107  <chapter href="topics/working-with-vms.dita" chunk="to-content">
    108108    <topicref href="topics/intro-running.dita">
    109109      <topicref href="topics/intro-starting-vm-first-time.dita"/>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/Introduction.dita

    r108297 r108921  
    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="Introduction">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_about-virtualbox">
    44  <title>About <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/></title>
    5  
    65  <body>
    76    <p><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is a cross-platform virtualization application. That means it extends the capabilities of your existing computer so that it can run multiple operating systems, inside multiple virtual machines (VMs), at the same time. As an example, you can run Windows and Linux on your Mac, run Windows Server on your Linux server, run Linux on your Windows PC, and so on, all alongside your existing applications.</p>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/Security.dita

    r108297 r108921  
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    33<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="Security">
    4   <title><?oxy_comment_start author="Mhari Duncan" timestamp="20250131T161634+0000" comment="This can probably be removed, and security built in to the normal tasks"?>Security Guide<?oxy_comment_end?></title>
     4  <title>Security Guide</title>
    55 
    66  <body/>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloud-create-cloud-profile.dita

    r107390 r108921  
    7171    <ul>
    7272      <li>
    73         <p>Automatically, by using the <b outputclass="bold">Cloud Profile Manager</b>. See <xref
    74             href="cloud-using-cloud-profile-manager.dita#cloud-using-cloud-profile-manager"/>. </p>
     73        <p>Automatically, by using the <b outputclass="bold">Cloud Profile Manager</b>. See <xref href="cloud-using-cloud-profile-manager.dita"/>.</p>
    7574        <p>The Cloud Profile Manager is a <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> tool that enables you to
    7675          create, edit, and manage cloud profiles for your cloud service accounts. </p>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloud-integration.dita

    r105289 r108921  
    55 
    66  <body>
    7     <p>This section describes how to use the features of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to
    8       integrate with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. </p>
    9     <p>Integrating with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> involves the following steps: </p>
    10     <ul>
    11       <li>
    12         <p><b outputclass="bold">Prepare for <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>
    13           Integration.</b> Before using <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>
    14           there are some initial configuration steps you may need to do.
    15           See <xref href="cloud-integration-steps.dita#cloud-integration-steps"/>.
    16         </p>
    17       </li>
    18       <li>
    19         <p><b outputclass="bold">Use <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> with
    20           <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>.</b><xref href="cloud-vbox-oci-tasks.dita#cloud-vbox-oci-tasks"/>
    21           describes how you can use <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>.
    22         </p>
    23       </li>
    24     </ul>
     7    <p><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can integrate with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. For example you can create cloud VMs, or import Compute instances to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>.</p>
     8    <p><xref href="cloud-vbox-oci-tasks.dita#cloud-vbox-oci-tasks"/> describes how you can use <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>.</p>
     9    <p>Before using <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> there are some initial configuration steps you may need to do. See <xref href="cloud-integration-steps.dita#cloud-integration-steps"/>.</p>
    2510  </body>
    2611</topic>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloud-using-cloud-profile-manager.dita

    r107390 r108921  
    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="cloud-using-cloud-profile-manager">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="tk_using-cloud-profile-manager">
    44  <title>Using the Cloud Profile Manager</title>
    5  
    65  <body>
    76    <p>To open the Cloud Profile Manager click <b outputclass="bold">File</b>, <b>Tools</b>, <b outputclass="bold">Cloud Profile Manager</b> in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. </p>
    … …  
    1211      </li>
    1312      <li>
    14         <p>To create a cloud profile by importing settings from your <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>
    15           configuration file. </p>
     13        <p>To create a cloud profile by importing settings from your <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> configuration file. </p>
    1614      </li>
    1715    </ul>
    1816  </body>
    19  
    2017</topic>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloud-vm.dita

    r105791 r108921  
    44  <title>Using Cloud Virtual Machines</title>
    55  <body>
    6     <p>A cloud virtual machine (<i>cloud VM</i>) is a type of VM that represents an instance on a cloud service. Cloud
    7       VMs are shown in the machine list in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, in the same way as local
    8       VMs are. </p>
    9     <p>By using cloud VMs you can create, manage, and control your <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>
    10       instances from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. </p>
     6    <p>A cloud virtual machine (<i>cloud VM</i>) is a type of VM that represents an instance on a cloud service. Cloud VMs are shown in the machine list in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, in the same way as local VMs are.</p>
     7    <p>By using cloud VMs you can create, manage, and control your <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instances from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>.</p>
    118    <note>
    12       <p>Cloud VMs do not install, export, or import instances to the <ph
    13           conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> host. All operations are done remotely on the cloud service. </p>
     9      <p>Cloud VMs do not install, export, or import instances to the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> host. All operations are done remotely on the cloud service.</p>
    1410    </note>
    15     <p>Cloud VMs can be used to do the following tasks in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>: </p>
     11    <p>Cloud VMs can be used to do the following tasks in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>:</p>
    1612    <ul>
    1713      <li>
    18         <p><b outputclass="bold">Create a new <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>
    19             instance.</b> See <xref href="cloud-vm-new.dita#cloud-vm-new"/>.
    20           </p>
     14        <p><b outputclass="bold">Create a new <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance.</b> See <xref href="cloud-vm-new.dita#cloud-vm-new"/>.</p>
    2115      </li>
    2216      <li>
    23         <p><b outputclass="bold">Use an existing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>
    24             instance.</b> See <xref href="cloud-vm-add.dita#cloud-vm-add"/>.
    25           </p>
     17        <p><b outputclass="bold">Use an existing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance.</b> See <xref href="cloud-vm-add.dita#cloud-vm-add"/>.</p>
    2618      </li>
    2719      <li>
    28         <p><b outputclass="bold">Copy an existing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>
    29           instance.</b> See <xref href="cloud-vm-clone.dita#cloud-vm-clone"/>.
    30         </p>
     20        <p><b outputclass="bold">Copy an existing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance.</b> See <xref href="cloud-vm-clone.dita#cloud-vm-clone"/>.</p>
    3121      </li>
    3222      <li>
    33         <p><b outputclass="bold">Configure an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance.</b> You can change settings for the instance, such as display name. See <xref href="cloud-vm-settings.dita#cloud-vm-settings"/>. </p>
     23        <p><b outputclass="bold">Configure an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance.</b> You can change settings for the instance, such as display name. See <xref href="cloud-vm-settings.dita#cloud-vm-settings"/>.</p>
    3424      </li>
    3525      <li>
    36         <p><b outputclass="bold">Control an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance.</b>
    37             Stop, start, and terminate the instance. See
    38             <xref href="cloud-vm-control.dita#cloud-vm-control"/>
    39                         </p>
     26        <p><b outputclass="bold">Control an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance.</b> Stop, start, and terminate the instance. See <xref href="cloud-vm-control.dita#cloud-vm-control"/>.</p>
    4027      </li>
    4128      <li>
    42         <p><b outputclass="bold">Create a console connection to an
    43             <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance</b>. See
    44             <xref href="cloud-vm-instance-console.dita#cloud-vm-instance-console"/>.
    45           </p>
     29        <p><b outputclass="bold">Create a console connection to an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance</b>. See <xref href="cloud-vm-instance-console.dita#cloud-vm-instance-console"/>.</p>
    4630      </li>
    4731    </ul>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/config-network.dita

    r108599 r108921  
    11<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic id="config-network">
     3<topic id="tk_config-network">
    44    <title>Configure Networking</title>
    55    <body>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/configbasics.dita

    r105426 r108921  
    1616          settings as required. </li>
    1717      </ol></p>
    18     <p>The settings are described in detail in <xref href="BasicConcepts.dita#BasicConcepts"/>. </p>
     18    <p>The settings are described in detail in <xref href="settings-window.dita"/>.</p>
    1919    <p>Even more parameters are available when using the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> command line interface. See
    2020        <xref href="vboxmanage.dita#vboxmanage"/>. </p>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/create-floppy-disk-image.dita

    r105335 r108921  
    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="create-floppy-disk-image">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="tk_create-floppy-disk-image">
    44  <title>Creating a Virtual Floppy Disk Image</title>
    5  
    65  <body>
    76    <p>Use the <b outputclass="bold">Floppy Disk Creator</b> tool to create a floppy disk image. </p>
    87    <ol>
    98      <li>
    10         <p>Display the <b outputclass="bold">Floppy Disks</b> tab in Virtual Media Manager and click <b
    11             outputclass="bold">Create</b>. </p>
     9        <p>Display the <b outputclass="bold">Floppy Disks</b> tab in Virtual Media Manager and click <b outputclass="bold">Create</b>. </p>
    1210        <p>The <b outputclass="bold">Floppy Disk Creator</b> tool is shown. </p>
    1311      </li>
    … …  
    1614        <ul>
    1715          <li>
    18             <p><b outputclass="bold">File Path:</b> The name and
    19                 location of the floppy disk image.
    20               </p>
     16            <p><b outputclass="bold">File Path:</b> The name and location of the floppy disk image. </p>
    2117          </li>
    2218          <li>
    23             <p><b outputclass="bold">Size:</b> Select from the
    24                 list of supported floppy disk sizes.
    25               </p>
     19            <p><b outputclass="bold">Size:</b> Select from the list of supported floppy disk sizes. </p>
    2620          </li>
    2721          <li>
    28             <p><b outputclass="bold">Format Disk as FAT 12:</b>
    29                 This is the default format used for most floppy disks.
    30                 For an unformatted disk, do not select this option.
    31               </p>
     22            <p><b outputclass="bold">Format Disk as FAT 12:</b> This is the default format used for most floppy disks. For an unformatted disk, do not select this option. </p>
    3223          </li>
    3324        </ul>
    … …  
    3627        <p>Create the floppy disk image file. </p>
    3728        <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Create</b>. </p>
    38         <p>The floppy disk image is created in the specified location and added to the <b outputclass="bold">Floppy
    39             Disks</b> tab in Virtual Media Manager. </p>
     29        <p>The floppy disk image is created in the specified location and added to the <b outputclass="bold">Floppy Disks</b> tab in Virtual Media Manager. </p>
    4030      </li>
    4131    </ol>
    4232  </body>
    43  
    4433</topic>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/create-optical-disk-image.dita

    r106318 r108921  
    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="create-optical-disk-image">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="tk_create-optical-disk-image">
    44  <title>Creating a Virtual Optical Disk Image</title>
    55  <body>
    … …  
    88    <ol>
    99      <li>
    10         <p>Display the <b outputclass="bold">Optical Disks</b> tab in Virtual Media Manager and click <b
    11             outputclass="bold">Create</b>. </p>
     10        <p>Display the <b outputclass="bold">Optical Disks</b> tab in Virtual Media Manager and click <b outputclass="bold">Create</b>. </p>
    1211        <p>The <b outputclass="bold">VISO Creator</b> tool is shown. </p>
    1312      </li>
    … …  
    1716          <li>
    1817            <p>Configure the name of the ISO file. </p>
    19             <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> and select the <b>VISO Options</b> tab. Enter the name in the <b
    20                 outputclass="bold">Viso Name</b> field. </p>
     18            <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> and select the <b>VISO Options</b> tab. Enter the name in the <b outputclass="bold">Viso Name</b> field. </p>
    2119          </li>
    2220          <li>
    2321            <p>Add files to your virtual ISO. </p>
    24             <p>In the <b outputclass="bold">Host File System</b> pane, select files to copy from the host system to the
    25               virtual ISO. </p>
    26             <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Add Items To VISO</b>. The files are displayed in the <b outputclass="bold"
    27                 >VISO Content</b> pane. </p>
     22            <p>In the <b outputclass="bold">Host File System</b> pane, select files to copy from the host system to the virtual ISO. </p>
     23            <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Add Items To VISO</b>. The files are displayed in the <b outputclass="bold">VISO Content</b> pane. </p>
    2824            <p>The following file operations are also available: </p>
    2925            <ul>
    … …  
    3228              </li>
    3329              <li>
    34                 <p>To remove files from the virtual ISO, select files in the <b outputclass="bold">VISO Content</b> pane
    35                   and click <b outputclass="bold">Remove Items From VISO</b>. </p>
     30                <p>To remove files from the virtual ISO, select files in the <b outputclass="bold">VISO Content</b> pane and click <b outputclass="bold">Remove Items From VISO</b>. </p>
    3631              </li>
    3732              <li>
    38                 <p>To remove <i>all</i> files from the virtual ISO, click <b outputclass="bold">Reset the VISO
    39                     Content</b>. </p>
     33                <p>To remove <i>all</i> files from the virtual ISO, click <b outputclass="bold">Reset the VISO Content</b>. </p>
    4034              </li>
    4135              <li>
    42                 <p>To import <i>all</i> file content from an existing ISO into the virtual ISO, highlight the ISO file
    43                   name and click <b>Import Selected ISO into the VISO Content</b>. The imported ISO is opened and
    44                   content is listed in the <b outputclass="bold">VISO Content</b> pane.</p>
    45                 <p>To remove files from the imported ISO, select the files in the <b>Viso
    46                     Content</b> pane and click <b>Remove Selected Item(s) from VISO</b>.</p>
     36                <p>To import <i>all</i> file content from an existing ISO into the virtual ISO, highlight the ISO file name and click <b>Import Selected ISO into the VISO Content</b>. The imported ISO is opened and content is listed in the <b outputclass="bold">VISO Content</b> pane.</p>
     37                <p>To remove files from the imported ISO, select the files in the <b>Viso Content</b> pane and click <b>Remove Selected Item(s) from VISO</b>.</p>
    4738              </li>
    4839            </ul>
    … …  
    5748    </ol>
    5849  </body>
    59  
    6050</topic>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/create-virtual-hard-disk-image.dita

    r105814 r108921  
    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="create-virtual-hard-disk-image">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="tk_create-virtual-hard-disk-image">
    44  <title>Creating a Virtual Hard Disk Image </title>
    5  
    65  <body>
    76    <ol>
    87      <li>
    9         <p>Display the <b outputclass="bold">Hard Disks</b> tab in Virtual Media Manager and click <b outputclass="bold"
    10             >Create</b>. </p>
     8        <p>Display the <b outputclass="bold">Hard Disks</b> tab in Virtual Media Manager and click <b outputclass="bold">Create</b>. </p>
    119      </li>
    1210      <li>
    … …  
    1715      </li>
    1816      <li>
    19         <p>Configure the location of the virtual hard disk file and use the slider to set the size limit for the virtual
    20           hard disk. </p>
     17        <p>Configure the location of the virtual hard disk file and use the slider to set the size limit for the virtual hard disk. </p>
    2118        <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Finish</b> to create the virtual hard disk file. </p>
    22         <p>The virtual hard disk image is created in the specified location and added to the <b outputclass="bold">Hard
    23             Disks</b> tab in Virtual Media Manager. </p>
     19        <p>The virtual hard disk image is created in the specified location and added to the <b outputclass="bold">Hard Disks</b> tab in Virtual Media Manager. </p>
    2420      </li>
    2521    </ol>
    2622  </body>
    27  
    2823</topic>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/create-vm-hardware.dita

    r108750 r108921  
    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="create-vm-hardware">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="tk_create-vm-hardware">
    44  <title>Specify Virtual Hardware</title>
    55  <body>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/create-vm-name-os.dita

    r108599 r108921  
    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="create-vm-name-os">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="tk_create-vm-name-os">
    44  <title>Specify Name and Operating System</title>
    55  <body>

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    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="create-vm-unattended-install">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="tk_create-vm-unattended-install">
    44  <title>Configure Unattended Installation of Guest OS</title>
    55  <body>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/create-vm.dita

    r108599 r108921  
    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="create-vm">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="tk_create-vm">
    44  <title>Creating a New Virtual Machine</title>
    55  <body>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/efi.dita

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    99    <p>To switch back to using the BIOS:</p>
    1010    <pre xml:space="preserve">VBoxManage modifyvm "VM name" --firmware bios</pre>
    11     <p>Most modern macOS and Windows releases require UEFI.</p>
     11    <p>Most modern macOS and Windows releases require UEFI. All Arm VMs require UEFI.</p>
    1212    <p>Another possible use of UEFI in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is development and testing of UEFI applications, without booting any OS.</p>
    1313  </body>

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    5858      </li>
    5959      <li>
    60         <p><b outputclass="bold">Audio.</b> See
    61           <xref href="settings-audio.dita#settings-audio"/>.
    62         </p>
     60        <p><b outputclass="bold">Audio.</b> See <xref href="settings-audio.dita"/>.</p>
    6361      </li>
    6462    </ul>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/extensions.dita

    r108599 r108921  
    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="extensions">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_extensions">
    44  <title>Managing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Extensions</title>
    55  <body>

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    5151        <li>
    5252          <p><b outputclass="bold">Multigeneration branched snapshots.</b>
    53             <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can save arbitrary snapshots of the state of the VM. You can go back in time and revert the VM to any such snapshot and start an alternative VM configuration from there, effectively creating a whole snapshot tree. This can be useful for experimenting with a computing environment, testing, or troubleshooting without the need for frequent backups and restores. See <xref href="snapshots.dita#snapshots"/>. You can create and delete snapshots while the VM is running.</p>
     53            <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can save arbitrary snapshots of the state of the VM. You can go back in time and revert the VM to any such snapshot and start an alternative VM configuration from there, effectively creating a whole snapshot tree. This can be useful for experimenting with a computing environment, testing, or troubleshooting without the need for frequent backups and restores. See <xref href="snapshots.dita"/>. You can create and delete snapshots while the VM is running.</p>
    5454        </li>
    5555        <li>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/generalsettings.dita

    r105841 r108921  
    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="generalsettings">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_generalsettings">
    44  <title>General Settings</title>
    5  
    65  <body>
    76    <p>In the <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window, under <b outputclass="bold">General</b>, you can configure the most fundamental aspects of the virtual machine such as memory and essential hardware. The following tabs are available.</p>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/guestadd-gc-file-manager.dita

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    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="guestadd-gc-file-manager">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_guestadd-gc-file-manager">
    44  <title>Guest Control File Manager</title>
    55  <body>
    6     <p>If you have Guest Additions installed, you can use the Guest Control File Manager to copy files between a virtual
    7       machine (VM) and the host system. You can also create new folders, rename files and delete files. </p>
    8     <p>This feature is useful when the VM window of a guest is not visible. For example, when the guest is running in
    9       headless mode. </p>
     6    <p>If you have Guest Additions installed, you can use the Guest Control File Manager to copy files between a virtual machine (VM) and the host system. You can also create new folders, rename files and delete files. </p>
     7    <p>This feature is useful when the VM window of a guest is not visible. For example, when the guest is running in headless mode. </p>
    108    <note>
    11       <p>To use the Guest Control File Manager, the guest must be running. For powered-off guests, it is disabled
    12         automatically. </p>
     9      <p>To use the Guest Control File Manager, the guest must be running. For powered-off guests, it is disabled automatically. </p>
    1310    </note>
    1411  </body>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/guestadd-install.dita

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    1919          <ol>
    2020            <li>
    21               <p>From the <uicontrol>Devices</uicontrol> menu, choose <uicontrol>Optical Drives</uicontrol>, and then<uicontrol> Choose/Create a Disk Image</uicontrol>. This displays the <xref href="virtual-media-manager.dita#virtual-media-manager"/>.</p>
     21              <p>From the <uicontrol>Devices</uicontrol> menu, choose <uicontrol>Optical Drives</uicontrol>, and then<uicontrol> Choose/Create a Disk Image</uicontrol>. This displays <xref href="virtual-media-manager.dita"/>.</p>
    2222            </li>
    2323            <li>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/hdimagewrites.dita

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    1717          disk. This is the default image mode.
    1818        </p>
    19         <p>When you take a snapshot of your virtual machine as described in <xref href="snapshots.dita#snapshots"/>, the
    20           state of a normal hard disk is recorded together with the snapshot, and when reverting to the snapshot, its
    21           state will be fully reset. </p>
     19        <p>When you take a snapshot of your virtual machine as described in <xref href="snapshots.dita"/>, the state of a normal hard disk is recorded together with the snapshot, and when reverting to the snapshot, its state will be fully reset. </p>
    2220        <p>The image file itself is not reset. Instead, when a snapshot is taken, <ph
    2321            conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>

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    r108796 r108921  
    2929      <li>
    3030        <p>
    31           <b outputclass="bold"><?oxy_comment_start author="Mhari Duncan" timestamp="20241213T115547+0000" comment="Put limitations here, after list?"?>macOS / Intel hosts<?oxy_comment_end?></b>:</p>
     31          <b outputclass="bold">macOS / Intel hosts</b>:</p>
    3232        <ul>
    3333          <li>
    … …  
    8080      </li>
    8181      <li>
    82         <p><b outputclass="bold">Solaris hosts</b><?oxy_comment_start author="Mhari Duncan" timestamp="20241213T115909+0000" comment="Removed
    83 The following versions are supported with the restrictions listed in Known Limitations:
    84 
    85 Need to state restrictions somewhere"?> and<?oxy_comment_end?>
    86           <b outputclass="bold">Solaris 11 IPS hosts</b></p>
     82        <p><b outputclass="bold">Solaris hosts</b> and <b outputclass="bold">Solaris 11 IPS hosts</b></p>
    8783        <ul>
    8884          <li>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/intro-removable-media-changing.dita

    r105289 r108921  
    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="intro-removable-media-changing">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_intro-removable-media-changing">
    44  <title>Changing Removable Media</title>
    5  
    65  <body>
    7     <p>While a virtual machine is running, you can change removable media in the <b outputclass="bold">Devices</b> menu
    8       of the VM's window. Here you can select in detail what <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>
    9       presents to your VM as a CD, DVD, or floppy drive. </p>
    10     <p>The settings are the same as those available for the VM in the <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window of <ph
    11         conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. But as the <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window is disabled
    12       while the VM is in the Running or Saved state, the <b outputclass="bold">Devices</b> menu saves you from having to
    13       shut down and restart the VM every time you want to change media. </p>
    14     <p>Using the <b outputclass="bold">Devices</b> menu, you can attach the host drive to the guest or select a floppy
    15       or DVD image, as described in <xref href="settings-storage.dita#settings-storage"/>. </p>
    16     <p>The <b outputclass="bold">Devices</b> menu also includes an option for creating a virtual ISO (VISO) from
    17       selected files on the host. </p>
     6    <p>While a virtual machine is running, you can change removable media in the <b outputclass="bold">Devices</b> menu of the VM's window. Here you can select in detail what <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> presents to your VM as a CD, DVD, or floppy drive. </p>
     7    <p>The settings are the same as those available for the VM in the <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. But as the <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window is disabled while the VM is in the Running or Saved state, the <b outputclass="bold">Devices</b> menu saves you from having to shut down and restart the VM every time you want to change media. </p>
     8    <p>Using the <b outputclass="bold">Devices</b> menu, you can attach the host drive to the guest or select a floppy or DVD image, as described in <xref href="settings-storage.dita"/>.</p>
     9    <p>The <b outputclass="bold">Devices</b> menu also includes an option for creating a virtual ISO (VISO) from selected files on the host. </p>
    1810  </body>
    19  
    2011</topic>

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    2222      </li>
    2323    </ul>
    24     <p>For information about removing or moving a disk image file from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, see <xref href="virtual-media-manager.dita#virtual-media-manager"/>.</p>
     24    <p>For information about removing or moving a disk image file from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, see <xref href="virtual-media-manager.dita"/>.</p>
    2525  </body>
    2626 

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/intro-running.dita

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    55 
    66  <body>
    7     <p> To start a virtual machine (VM), you have the following options: </p>
     7    <p> To start a virtual machine (VM), you have the following options:</p>
    88    <ul>
    99      <li>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/intro-save-machine-state.dita

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    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="intro-save-machine-state">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_save-machine-state">
    44  <title>Saving the State of the Machine</title>
    55  <body>
    6     <p>When you click the <b outputclass="bold">Close</b> button of your virtual machine window, at the top right of the
    7       window, just like you would close any other window on your system, <ph
    8         conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> asks you whether you want to save or power off the VM. As a
    9       shortcut, you can also press <b outputclass="bold">Host key + Q</b>. </p>
    10     <p>
    11         The difference between the three options is crucial. They mean
    12         the following:
    13       </p>
     6    <p>When you click the <b outputclass="bold">Close</b> button of your virtual machine window, at the top right of the window, just like you would close any other window on your system, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> asks you whether you want to save or power off the VM. As a shortcut, you can also press <b outputclass="bold">Host key + Q</b>. </p>
     7    <p> The difference between the three options is crucial. They mean the following: </p>
    148    <ul>
    159      <li>
    16         <p><b outputclass="bold">Save the machine state:</b>
    17             With this option, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>
    18             <i>freezes</i> the virtual machine by
    19             completely saving its state to your local disk.
    20           </p>
    21         <p>When you start the VM again later, you will find that the VM continues exactly where it was left off. All
    22           your programs will still be open, and your computer resumes operation. Saving the state of a virtual machine
    23           is thus in some ways similar to suspending a laptop computer by closing its lid. </p>
     10        <p><b outputclass="bold">Save the machine state:</b> With this option, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>
     11          <i>freezes</i> the virtual machine by completely saving its state to your local disk. </p>
     12        <p>When you start the VM again later, you will find that the VM continues exactly where it was left off. All your programs will still be open, and your computer resumes operation. Saving the state of a virtual machine is thus in some ways similar to suspending a laptop computer by closing its lid. </p>
    2413      </li>
    2514      <li>
    26         <p><b outputclass="bold">Send the shutdown signal.</b>
    27             This will send an ACPI shutdown signal to the virtual
    28             machine, which has the same effect as if you had pressed the
    29             power button on a real computer. This should trigger a
    30             proper shutdown mechanism from within the VM.
    31           </p>
     15        <p><b outputclass="bold">Send the shutdown signal.</b> This will send an ACPI shutdown signal to the virtual machine, which has the same effect as if you had pressed the power button on a real computer. This should trigger a proper shutdown mechanism from within the VM. </p>
    3216      </li>
    3317      <li>
    34         <p><b outputclass="bold">Power off the machine:</b> With
    35             this option, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> also stops running the virtual
    36             machine, but <i>without</i> saving its state.
    37           </p>
     18        <p><b outputclass="bold">Power off the machine:</b> With this option, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> also stops running the virtual machine, but <i>without</i> saving its state. </p>
    3819        <note type="caution">
    39           <p>This is equivalent to pulling the power plug on a real computer without shutting it down properly. If you
    40             start the machine again after powering it off, your OS will have to reboot completely and may begin a
    41             lengthy check of its virtual system disks. As a result, this should not normally be done, since it can
    42             potentially cause data loss or an inconsistent state of the guest system on disk. </p>
     20          <p>This is equivalent to pulling the power plug on a real computer without shutting it down properly. If you start the machine again after powering it off, your OS will have to reboot completely and may begin a lengthy check of its virtual system disks. As a result, this should not normally be done, since it can potentially cause data loss or an inconsistent state of the guest system on disk. </p>
    4321        </note>
    44         <p>As an exception, if your virtual machine has any snapshots, see <xref href="snapshots.dita#snapshots"/>, you
    45           can use this option to quickly <b outputclass="bold">restore the current snapshot</b> of the virtual machine.
    46           In that case, powering off the machine will discard the current state and any changes made since the previous
    47           snapshot was taken will be lost. </p>
     22        <p>As an exception, if your virtual machine has any snapshots, see <xref href="snapshots.dita"/>, you can use this option to quickly <b outputclass="bold">restore the current snapshot</b> of the virtual machine. In that case, powering off the machine will discard the current state and any changes made since the previous snapshot was taken will be lost. </p>
    4823      </li>
    4924    </ul>
    50     <p>The <b outputclass="bold">Discard</b> button in the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> window
    51       discards a virtual machine's saved state. This has the same effect as powering it off, and the same warnings
    52       apply. </p>
     25    <p>The <b outputclass="bold">Discard</b> button in the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> window discards a virtual machine's saved state. This has the same effect as powering it off, and the same warnings apply. </p>
    5326  </body>
    54  
    5527</topic>

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    1717      keyboard and the mouse. Both cannot own the keyboard and mouse at the same time. You will see a <i>second</i>
    1818      mouse pointer which is always confined to the limits of the VM window. You activate the VM by clicking inside it. </p>
    19     <p>To return ownership of keyboard and mouse to your host OS, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>
    20       reserves a special key on your keyboard: the <i>Host key</i>. By default, this is the <i>right Ctrl key</i> on
    21       your keyboard. On a Mac host, the default Host key is the left Command key. You can change this default using the
    22       Preferences window. See <xref href="preferences.dita#preferences"/>. The current setting for the Host key is
    23       always displayed at the bottom right of your VM window. </p>
     19    <p>To return ownership of keyboard and mouse to your host OS, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> reserves a special key on your keyboard: the <i>Host key</i>. By default, this is the <i>right Ctrl key</i> on your keyboard. On a Mac host, the default Host key is the left Command key. You can change this default using the Preferences window. See <xref href="preferences.dita"/>. The current setting for the Host key is always displayed at the bottom right of your VM window. </p>
    2420    <fig id="fig-host-key">
    2521      <title>Host Key Setting on the Virtual Machine Status Bar</title>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/log-viewer.dita

    r105941 r108921  
    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="log-viewer">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_log-viewer">
    44  <title>The Log Viewer</title>
    5  
    65  <body>
    7     <p>Every time you start up a VM, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> creates a log file that
    8       records system configuration and events. The <b outputclass="bold">Log Viewer</b> is a <ph
    9         conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> tool that enables you to view and analyze system logs. </p>
     6    <p>Every time you start up a VM, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> creates a log file that records system configuration and events. The <b outputclass="bold">Log Viewer</b> is a <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> tool that enables you to view and analyze system logs. </p>
    107    <p>To display the Log Viewer, do either of the following: </p>
    118    <ul>
    … …  
    1714      </li>
    1815    </ul>
    19     <p>Log messages for the VM are displayed in tabs in the Log Viewer window. See <xref href="collect-debug-info.dita"
    20         >Collecting Debugging Information</xref> for details of the various log files generated by <ph
    21         conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. </p>
     16    <p>Log messages for the VM are displayed in tabs in the Log Viewer window. See <xref href="collect-debug-info.dita">Collecting Debugging Information</xref> for details of the various log files generated by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. </p>
    2217    <p>If you select multiple VMs in the machine list, logs are listed for each VM. </p>
    2318    <p>The toolbar of the Log Viewer includes the following options: </p>
    2419    <ul>
    2520      <li>
    26         <p><b outputclass="bold">Save:</b> Exports the contents of
    27           the selected log file to a text file. Specify the destination
    28           filename and location in the displayed dialog.
    29         </p>
     21        <p><b outputclass="bold">Save:</b> Exports the contents of the selected log file to a text file. Specify the destination filename and location in the displayed dialog. </p>
    3022      </li>
    3123      <li>
    32         <p><b outputclass="bold">Find:</b> Searches for a text
    33           string in the log file.
    34         </p>
     24        <p><b outputclass="bold">Find:</b> Searches for a text string in the log file. </p>
    3525      </li>
    3626      <li>
    37         <p><b outputclass="bold">Filter:</b> Uses filter terms to
    38           display specific types of log messages. Common log message
    39           terms used by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, such as Audio and NAT, are
    40           included by default. Select one or more terms from the
    41           drop-down list. To add your own filter term, enter the text
    42           string in the text box field.
    43         </p>
     27        <p><b outputclass="bold">Filter:</b> Uses filter terms to display specific types of log messages. Common log message terms used by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, such as Audio and NAT, are included by default. Select one or more terms from the drop-down list. To add your own filter term, enter the text string in the text box field. </p>
    4428      </li>
    4529      <li>
    46         <p><b outputclass="bold">Bookmark:</b> Saves the location of a log message, enabling you to
    47           find it quickly. To create a bookmark, either click the line number, or select some text
    48           and then click <b outputclass="bold">Bookmark</b>. </p>
     30        <p><b outputclass="bold">Bookmark:</b> Saves the location of a log message, enabling you to find it quickly. To create a bookmark, either click the line number, or select some text and then click <b outputclass="bold">Bookmark</b>. </p>
    4931      </li>
    5032      <li>
    51         <p><b outputclass="bold">Preferences:</b> Configures the text display used in the log
    52           message window. </p>
     33        <p><b outputclass="bold">Preferences:</b> Configures the text display used in the log message window. </p>
    5334      </li>
    5435      <li>
    55         <p><b outputclass="bold">Refresh:</b> Refreshes the log
    56           file you are currently viewing. Only log messages in the
    57           current tab are updated.
    58         </p>
     36        <p><b outputclass="bold">Refresh:</b> Refreshes the log file you are currently viewing. Only log messages in the current tab are updated. </p>
    5937      </li>
    6038      <li>
    61         <p><b outputclass="bold">Reload:</b> Refreshes all log
    62           files. Log messages in every tab are updated.
    63         </p>
     39        <p><b outputclass="bold">Reload:</b> Refreshes all log files. Log messages in every tab are updated. </p>
    6440      </li>
    6541      <li>
    66         <p><b outputclass="bold">Settings:</b> Displays the
    67           <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window for the VM,
    68           enabling you to make configuration changes.
    69         </p>
     42        <p><b outputclass="bold">Settings:</b> Displays the <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window for the VM, enabling you to make configuration changes. </p>
    7043      </li>
    7144      <li>
    72         <p><b outputclass="bold">Discard:</b> For a running VM,
    73           discards the saved state for the VM and closes it down.
    74         </p>
     45        <p><b outputclass="bold">Discard:</b> For a running VM, discards the saved state for the VM and closes it down. </p>
    7546      </li>
    7647      <li>
    77         <p><b outputclass="bold">Show/Start:</b> For a running VM,
    78           <b outputclass="bold">Show</b> displays the VM window.
    79           For a stopped VM, <b outputclass="bold">Start</b>
    80           displays options for powering up the VM.
    81         </p>
     48        <p><b outputclass="bold">Show/Start:</b> For a running VM, <b outputclass="bold">Show</b> displays the VM window. For a stopped VM, <b outputclass="bold">Start</b> displays options for powering up the VM. </p>
    8249      </li>
    8350    </ul>
    8451  </body>
    85  
    8652</topic>

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    55 
    66  <body>
    7     <p>As mentioned in <xref href="settings-network.dita#settings-network"/>, <ph
    8         conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides up to eight virtual PCI Ethernet cards for each
    9       virtual machine. For each such card, you can individually select the following: </p>
     7    <p><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides up to eight virtual PCI Ethernet cards for each virtual machine. For each such card, you can individually select the following: </p>
    108    <ul>
    119      <li>
    … …  
    1816    </ul>
    1917    <p>Four of the network cards can be configured in the <b outputclass="bold">Network</b> section of the <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. You can configure all eight network cards on the command line using <userinput>VBoxManage modifyvm</userinput>. See <xref href="../cli_topics/vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/>.</p>
    20     <p>This chapter explains the various networking settings in more detail. </p>
    2118  </body>
    2219</topic>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/preferences.dita

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    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="preferences">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="tk_preferences">
    44  <title>Set <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Preferences</title>
    5  
    65  <body>
    76    <p>Use the <uicontrol>Preferences</uicontrol> to change settings that apply to all virtual machines.</p>
    … …  
    2726      </li>
    2827      <li>
    29         <p>On the <uicontrol>Language</uicontrol> tab,  choose the language used for menus, labels, and text in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>.</p>
     28        <p>On the <uicontrol>Language</uicontrol> tab, choose the language used for menus, labels, and text in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>.</p>
    3029      </li>
    3130      <li>
    … …  
    3736    </ol>
    3837  </body>
    39  
    4038</topic>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/serialports.dita

    r107390 r108921  
    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="serialports">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_serialports">
    44  <title>Serial Ports</title>
    5  
    65  <body>
    7     <p><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports the use of virtual serial ports in a virtual machine with an x86 architecture.  Serial ports are not available on Arm VMs.</p>
    8     <p>Ever since the original IBM PC, personal computers have been equipped with one or two serial ports, also called
    9       COM ports by DOS and Windows. Serial ports were commonly used with modems, and some computer mice used to be
    10       connected to serial ports before USB became commonplace. </p>
    11     <p>While serial ports are no longer as common as they used to be, there are still some important uses left for them.
    12       For example, serial ports can be used to set up a primitive network over a null-modem cable, in case Ethernet is
    13       not available. Also, serial ports are indispensable for system programmers needing to do kernel debugging, since
    14       kernel debugging software usually interacts with developers over a serial port. With virtual serial ports, system
    15       programmers can do kernel debugging on a virtual machine instead of needing a real computer to connect to. </p>
    16     <p>If a virtual serial port is enabled, the guest OS sees a standard 16550A compatible UART device. Other UART types
    17       can be configured using the <userinput>VBoxManage modifyvm</userinput> command. Both receiving and transmitting
    18       data is supported. How this virtual serial port is then connected to the host is configurable, and the details
    19       depend on your host OS. </p>
     6    <p><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports the use of virtual serial ports in a virtual machine with an x86 architecture. Serial ports are not available on Arm VMs.</p>
     7    <p>Ever since the original IBM PC, personal computers have been equipped with one or two serial ports, also called COM ports by DOS and Windows. Serial ports were commonly used with modems, and some computer mice used to be connected to serial ports before USB became commonplace. </p>
     8    <p>While serial ports are no longer as common as they used to be, there are still some important uses left for them. For example, serial ports can be used to set up a primitive network over a null-modem cable, in case Ethernet is not available. Also, serial ports are indispensable for system programmers needing to do kernel debugging, since kernel debugging software usually interacts with developers over a serial port. With virtual serial ports, system programmers can do kernel debugging on a virtual machine instead of needing a real computer to connect to. </p>
     9    <p>If a virtual serial port is enabled, the guest OS sees a standard 16550A compatible UART device. Other UART types can be configured using the <userinput>VBoxManage modifyvm</userinput> command. Both receiving and transmitting data is supported. How this virtual serial port is then connected to the host is configurable, and the details depend on your host OS. </p>
    2010    <p>You can use either the Settings tabs or the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> command to set up virtual serial ports. For the latter, see <xref href="../cli_topics/vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/> for information on the <codeph>--uart</codeph>, <codeph>--uart-mode</codeph> and <codeph>--uart-type</codeph> options.</p>
    21     <p>You can configure up to four virtual serial ports per virtual machine. For each device, you must set the
    22       following: </p>
     11    <p>You can configure up to four virtual serial ports per virtual machine. For each device, you must set the following: </p>
    2312    <ol>
    2413      <li>
    25         <p><b outputclass="bold">Port Number:</b> This determines
    26           the serial port that the virtual machine should see. For best
    27           results, use the traditional values as follows:
    28         </p>
     14        <p><b outputclass="bold">Port Number:</b> This determines the serial port that the virtual machine should see. For best results, use the traditional values as follows: </p>
    2915        <ul>
    3016          <li>
    31             <p>
    32               COM1: I/O base 0x3F8, IRQ 4
    33             </p>
     17            <p> COM1: I/O base 0x3F8, IRQ 4 </p>
    3418          </li>
    3519          <li>
    36             <p>
    37               COM2: I/O base 0x2F8, IRQ 3
    38             </p>
     20            <p> COM2: I/O base 0x2F8, IRQ 3 </p>
    3921          </li>
    4022          <li>
    41             <p>
    42               COM3: I/O base 0x3E8, IRQ 4
    43             </p>
     23            <p> COM3: I/O base 0x3E8, IRQ 4 </p>
    4424          </li>
    4525          <li>
    46             <p>
    47               COM4: I/O base 0x2E8, IRQ 3
    48             </p>
     26            <p> COM4: I/O base 0x2E8, IRQ 3 </p>
    4927          </li>
    5028        </ul>
    51         <p>
    52           You can also configure a user-defined serial port. Enter an
    53           I/O base address and interrupt (IRQ).
    54         </p>
     29        <p> You can also configure a user-defined serial port. Enter an I/O base address and interrupt (IRQ). </p>
    5530      </li>
    5631      <li>
    57         <p><b outputclass="bold">Port Mode:</b> What the virtual
    58           port is connected to. For each virtual serial port, you have
    59           the following options:
    60         </p>
     32        <p><b outputclass="bold">Port Mode:</b> What the virtual port is connected to. For each virtual serial port, you have the following options: </p>
    6133        <ul>
    6234          <li>
    63             <p><b outputclass="bold">Disconnected:</b> The guest
    64               will see the device, but it will behave as if no cable had
    65               been connected to it.
    66             </p>
     35            <p><b outputclass="bold">Disconnected:</b> The guest will see the device, but it will behave as if no cable had been connected to it. </p>
    6736          </li>
    6837          <li>
    69             <p><b outputclass="bold">Host Device:</b> Connects the
    70               virtual serial port to a physical serial port on your
    71               host. On a Windows host, this will be a name like
    72               <codeph>COM1</codeph>. On Linux or Oracle Solaris hosts,
    73               it will be a device node like
    74               <filepath>/dev/ttyS0</filepath>. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will then
    75               simply redirect all data received from and sent to the
    76               virtual serial port to the physical device.
    77             </p>
     38            <p><b outputclass="bold">Host Device:</b> Connects the virtual serial port to a physical serial port on your host. On a Windows host, this will be a name like <codeph>COM1</codeph>. On Linux or Oracle Solaris hosts, it will be a device node like <filepath>/dev/ttyS0</filepath>. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will then simply redirect all data received from and sent to the virtual serial port to the physical device. </p>
    7839          </li>
    7940          <li>
    80             <p><b outputclass="bold">Host Pipe:</b> Configure
    81               <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to connect the virtual serial port to a
    82               software pipe on the host. This depends on your host OS,
    83               as follows:
    84             </p>
     41            <p><b outputclass="bold">Host Pipe:</b> Configure <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to connect the virtual serial port to a software pipe on the host. This depends on your host OS, as follows: </p>
    8542            <ul>
    8643              <li>
    87                 <p>On a Windows host, data will be sent and received through a named pipe. The pipe name must be in the
    88                   format <filepath>\\.\pipe\<varname>name</varname>
    89                   </filepath> where <varname>name</varname> should identify the virtual machine but may be freely
    90                   chosen. </p>
     44                <p>On a Windows host, data will be sent and received through a named pipe. The pipe name must be in the format <filepath>\\.\pipe\<varname>name</varname>
     45                  </filepath> where <varname>name</varname> should identify the virtual machine but may be freely chosen. </p>
    9146              </li>
    9247              <li>
    93                 <p>On a Mac OS, Linux, or Oracle Solaris host, a local domain socket is used instead. The socket
    94                   filename must be chosen such that the user running <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"
    95                   /> has sufficient privileges to create and write to it. The <filepath>/tmp</filepath> directory is
    96                   often a good candidate. </p>
    97                 <p>On Linux there are various tools which can connect to a local domain socket or create one in server
    98                   mode. The most flexible tool is <userinput>socat</userinput> and is available as part of many
    99                   distributions. </p>
     48                <p>On a Mac OS, Linux, or Oracle Solaris host, a local domain socket is used instead. The socket filename must be chosen such that the user running <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has sufficient privileges to create and write to it. The <filepath>/tmp</filepath> directory is often a good candidate. </p>
     49                <p>On Linux there are various tools which can connect to a local domain socket or create one in server mode. The most flexible tool is <userinput>socat</userinput> and is available as part of many distributions. </p>
    10050              </li>
    10151            </ul>
    102             <p>In this case, you can configure whether <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> should
    103               create the named pipe, or the local domain socket on non-Windows hosts, itself or whether <ph
    104                 conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> should assume that the pipe or socket exists already.
    105               With the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> command-line options, this is referred to as server mode or
    106               client mode, respectively. </p>
    107             <p>For a direct connection between two virtual machines, corresponding to a null-modem cable, simply
    108               configure one VM to create a pipe or socket and another to attach to it. </p>
     52            <p>In this case, you can configure whether <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> should create the named pipe, or the local domain socket on non-Windows hosts, itself or whether <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> should assume that the pipe or socket exists already. With the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> command-line options, this is referred to as server mode or client mode, respectively. </p>
     53            <p>For a direct connection between two virtual machines, corresponding to a null-modem cable, simply configure one VM to create a pipe or socket and another to attach to it. </p>
    10954          </li>
    11055          <li>
    111             <p><b outputclass="bold">Raw File:</b> Send the
    112               virtual serial port output to a file. This option is very
    113               useful for capturing diagnostic output from a guest. Any
    114               file may be used for this purpose, as long as the user
    115               running <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has sufficient privileges to create
    116               and write to the file.
    117             </p>
     56            <p><b outputclass="bold">Raw File:</b> Send the virtual serial port output to a file. This option is very useful for capturing diagnostic output from a guest. Any file may be used for this purpose, as long as the user running <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has sufficient privileges to create and write to the file. </p>
    11857          </li>
    11958          <li>
    120             <p><b outputclass="bold">TCP:</b> Useful for
    121               forwarding serial traffic over TCP/IP, acting as a server,
    122               or it can act as a TCP client connecting to other servers.
    123               This option enables a remote machine to directly connect
    124               to the guest's serial port using TCP.
    125             </p>
     59            <p><b outputclass="bold">TCP:</b> Useful for forwarding serial traffic over TCP/IP, acting as a server, or it can act as a TCP client connecting to other servers. This option enables a remote machine to directly connect to the guest's serial port using TCP. </p>
    12660            <ul>
    12761              <li>
    128                 <p><b outputclass="bold">TCP Server:</b> Deselect
    129                   the <b outputclass="bold">Connect to Existing
    130                   Pipe/Socket</b> check box and specify the port
    131                   number in the
    132                   <b outputclass="bold">Path/Address</b> field.
    133                   This is typically 23 or 2023. Note that on UNIX-like
    134                   systems you will have to use a port a number greater
    135                   than 1024 for regular users.
    136                 </p>
    137                 <p>The client can use software such as <userinput>PuTTY</userinput> or the <userinput>telnet</userinput>
    138                   command line tool to access the TCP Server. </p>
     62                <p><b outputclass="bold">TCP Server:</b> Deselect the <b outputclass="bold">Connect to Existing Pipe/Socket</b> check box and specify the port number in the <b outputclass="bold">Path/Address</b> field. This is typically 23 or 2023. Note that on UNIX-like systems you will have to use a port a number greater than 1024 for regular users. </p>
     63                <p>The client can use software such as <userinput>PuTTY</userinput> or the <userinput>telnet</userinput> command line tool to access the TCP Server. </p>
    13964              </li>
    14065              <li>
    141                 <p><b outputclass="bold">TCP Client:</b> To create
    142                   a virtual null-modem cable over the Internet or LAN,
    143                   the other side can connect using TCP by specifying
    144                   <codeph><varname>hostname</varname>:<varname>port</varname></codeph>
    145                   in the <b outputclass="bold">Path/Address</b>
    146                   field. The TCP socket will act in client mode if you
    147                   select the <b outputclass="bold">Connect to Existing
    148                   Pipe/Socket</b> check box.
    149                 </p>
     66                <p><b outputclass="bold">TCP Client:</b> To create a virtual null-modem cable over the Internet or LAN, the other side can connect using TCP by specifying <codeph><varname>hostname</varname>:<varname>port</varname></codeph> in the <b outputclass="bold">Path/Address</b> field. The TCP socket will act in client mode if you select the <b outputclass="bold">Connect to Existing Pipe/Socket</b> check box. </p>
    15067              </li>
    15168            </ul>
    … …  
    15471      </li>
    15572    </ol>
    156     <p>Up to four serial ports can be configured per virtual machine, but you can pick any port numbers out of the
    157       above. However, serial ports cannot reliably share interrupts. If both ports are to be used at the same time, they
    158       must use different interrupt levels, for example COM1 and COM2, but not COM1 and COM3. </p>
     73    <p>Up to four serial ports can be configured per virtual machine, but you can pick any port numbers out of the above. However, serial ports cannot reliably share interrupts. If both ports are to be used at the same time, they must use different interrupt levels, for example COM1 and COM2, but not COM1 and COM3. </p>
    15974  </body>
    160  
    16175</topic>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/settings-audio.dita

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    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="settings-audio">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_settings-audio">
    44  <title>Audio Settings</title>
    5  
    65  <body>
    7     <p>The <b outputclass="bold">Audio</b> section in a virtual machine's <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window
    8       determines whether the VM will detect a connected sound card, and if the audio output should be played on the host
    9       system. </p>
    10     <p>To enable audio for a guest, select the <b outputclass="bold">Enable Audio</b> check box. The following settings
    11       are available: </p>
     6    <p>The <b outputclass="bold">Audio</b> section in a virtual machine's <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window determines whether the VM will detect a connected sound card, and if the audio output should be played on the host system. </p>
     7    <p>To enable audio for a guest, select the <b outputclass="bold">Enable Audio</b> check box. The following settings are available: </p>
    128    <ul>
    139      <li>
    14         <p><b outputclass="bold">Host Audio Driver:</b> The audio
    15           driver that <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses on the host.
    16         </p>
    17         <p>The <b outputclass="bold">Default</b> option is enabled by default for all new VMs. This option selects the
    18           best audio driver for the host platform automatically. This enables you to move VMs between different
    19           platforms without having to change the audio driver. </p>
    20         <p>On a Linux host, depending on your host configuration, you can select between the OSS, ALSA, or the
    21           PulseAudio subsystem. On newer Linux distributions, the PulseAudio subsystem is preferred. </p>
    22         <p>Only OSS is supported on Oracle Solaris hosts. The Oracle Solaris Audio audio backend is no longer supported
    23           on Oracle Solaris hosts. </p>
     10        <p><b outputclass="bold">Host Audio Driver:</b> The audio driver that <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses on the host. </p>
     11        <p>The <b outputclass="bold">Default</b> option is enabled by default for all new VMs. This option selects the best audio driver for the host platform automatically. This enables you to move VMs between different platforms without having to change the audio driver. </p>
     12        <p>On a Linux host, depending on your host configuration, you can select between the OSS, ALSA, or the PulseAudio subsystem. On newer Linux distributions, the PulseAudio subsystem is preferred. </p>
     13        <p>Only OSS is supported on Oracle Solaris hosts. The Oracle Solaris Audio audio backend is no longer supported on Oracle Solaris hosts. </p>
    2414      </li>
    2515      <li>
    26         <p><b outputclass="bold">Audio Controller:</b> You can
    27           choose between the emulation of an Intel AC'97 controller, an
    28           Intel HD Audio controller, or a SoundBlaster 16 card.
    29         </p>
     16        <p><b outputclass="bold">Audio Controller:</b> You can choose between the emulation of an Intel AC'97 controller, an Intel HD Audio controller, or a SoundBlaster 16 card. </p>
    3017      </li>
    3118      <li>
    32         <p><b outputclass="bold">Enable Audio Output:</b> Enables
    33           audio output only for the VM.
    34         </p>
     19        <p><b outputclass="bold">Enable Audio Output:</b> Enables audio output only for the VM. </p>
    3520      </li>
    3621      <li>
    37         <p><b outputclass="bold">Enable Audio Input:</b> Enables
    38           audio input only for the VM.
    39         </p>
     22        <p><b outputclass="bold">Enable Audio Input:</b> Enables audio input only for the VM. </p>
    4023      </li>
    4124    </ul>
    4225  </body>
    43  
    4426</topic>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/settings-display.dita

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    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="settings-display">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_settings-display">
    44  <title>Display Settings</title>
    5  
    65  <body>
    76    <p>The following tabs are available for configuring the display for a virtual machine. </p>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/settings-network.dita

    r107390 r108921  
    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="settings-network">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_settings-network">
    44  <title>Network Settings</title>
    5  
    65  <body>
    7     <p>The <b outputclass="bold">Network</b> section in a virtual machine's <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window
    8       enables you to configure how <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> presents virtual network cards
    9       to your VM, and how they operate. </p>
    10     <p>When you first create a virtual machine, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> by default enables
    11       one virtual network card and selects the Network Address Translation (NAT) mode for it. This way the guest can
    12       connect to the outside world using the host's networking and the outside world can connect to services on the
    13       guest which you choose to make visible outside of the virtual machine. </p>
    14     <p>This default setup is good for the majority of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> users.
    15       However, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is extremely flexible in how it can virtualize
    16       networking. It supports many virtual network cards per virtual machine. The first four virtual network cards can
    17       be configured in detail in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. Additional network cards can be
    18       configured using the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> command. </p>
    19     <p>Many networking options are available. See <xref href="networkingdetails.dita#networkingdetails"/> for more
    20       information. </p>
     6    <p>The <b outputclass="bold">Network</b> section in a virtual machine's <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window enables you to configure how <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> presents virtual network cards to your VM, and how they operate. </p>
     7    <p>When you first create a virtual machine, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> by default enables one virtual network card and selects the Network Address Translation (NAT) mode for it. This way the guest can connect to the outside world using the host's networking and the outside world can connect to services on the guest which you choose to make visible outside of the virtual machine. </p>
     8    <p>This default setup is good for the majority of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> users. However, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is extremely flexible in how it can virtualize networking. It supports many virtual network cards per virtual machine. The first four virtual network cards can be configured in detail in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. Additional network cards can be configured using the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> command. </p>
     9    <p>Many networking options are available. See <xref href="networkingdetails.dita#networkingdetails"/> for more information. </p>
    2110  </body>
    22  
    2311</topic>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/settings-storage.dita

    r107390 r108921  
    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="settings-storage">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_settings-storage">
    44  <title>Storage Settings</title>
    5  
    65  <body>
    7     <p>The <b outputclass="bold">Storage</b> category in the VM settings enables you to connect virtual hard disk and
    8       CD/DVD images and drives to your virtual machine. </p>
    9     <p>In a real computer, so-called <i>storage controllers</i> connect physical disk drives to the rest of the
    10       computer. Similarly, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> presents virtual storage controllers to
    11       a virtual machine. Under each controller, the virtual devices, such as hard disks and CD/DVD drives, attached to
    12       the controller are shown. </p>
     6    <p>The <b outputclass="bold">Storage</b> category in the VM settings enables you to connect virtual hard disk and CD/DVD images and drives to your virtual machine. </p>
     7    <p>In a real computer, so-called <i>storage controllers</i> connect physical disk drives to the rest of the computer. Similarly, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> presents virtual storage controllers to a virtual machine. Under each controller, the virtual devices, such as hard disks and CD/DVD drives, attached to the controller are shown. </p>
    138    <note>
    14       <p>This section gives a quick introduction to the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> storage
    15         settings. See <xref href="storage.dita#storage"/> for a full description of the available storage settings in
    16           <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. </p>
     9      <p>This section gives a quick introduction to the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> storage settings. See <xref href="storage.dita#storage"/> for a full description of the available storage settings in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. </p>
    1710    </note>
    18     <p>Depending on the guest OS type that you selected when you created the VM, a new VM includes the following storage
    19       devices: </p>
     11    <p>Depending on the guest OS type that you selected when you created the VM, a new VM includes the following storage devices: </p>
    2012    <ul>
    2113      <li>
    22         <p><b outputclass="bold">IDE controller.</b> A virtual
    23           CD/DVD drive is attached to device 0 on the secondary channel
    24           of the IDE controller.
    25         </p>
     14        <p><b outputclass="bold">IDE controller.</b> A virtual CD/DVD drive is attached to device 0 on the secondary channel of the IDE controller. </p>
    2615      </li>
    2716      <li>
    28         <p><b outputclass="bold">SATA controller.</b> This is a
    29           modern type of storage controller for higher hard disk data
    30           throughput, to which the virtual hard disks are attached.
    31           Initially you will normally have one such virtual disk, but as
    32           shown in the previous screenshot, you can have more than one.
    33           Each is represented by a disk image file, such as a VDI file
    34           in this example.
    35         </p>
     17        <p><b outputclass="bold">SATA controller.</b> This is a modern type of storage controller for higher hard disk data throughput, to which the virtual hard disks are attached. Initially you will normally have one such virtual disk, but as shown in the previous screenshot, you can have more than one. Each is represented by a disk image file, such as a VDI file in this example. </p>
    3618      </li>
    3719    </ul>
    3820    <p>VMs with an Arm architecture have VirtIO SCSI only.</p>
    39     <p>If you created your VM with an older version of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, the
    40       default storage layout may differ. You might then only have an IDE controller to which both the CD/DVD drive and
    41       the hard disks have been attached. This might also apply if you selected an older OS type when you created the VM.
    42       Since older OSes do not support SATA without additional drivers, <ph
    43         conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will make sure that no such devices are present initially. See
    44         <xref href="harddiskcontrollers.dita#harddiskcontrollers"/>. </p>
    45     <p><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> also provides a <i>floppy controller</i>. You cannot add
    46       devices other than floppy drives to this controller. Virtual floppy drives, like virtual CD/DVD drives, can be
    47       connected to either a host floppy drive, if you have one, or a disk image, which in this case must be in RAW
    48       format. </p>
    49     <p>You can modify these media attachments freely. For example, if you want to copy some files from another virtual
    50       disk that you created, you can connect that disk as a second hard disk, as in the above screenshot. You could also
    51       add a second virtual CD/DVD drive, or change where these items are attached. The following options are available: </p>
     21    <p>If you created your VM with an older version of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, the default storage layout may differ. You might then only have an IDE controller to which both the CD/DVD drive and the hard disks have been attached. This might also apply if you selected an older OS type when you created the VM. Since older OSes do not support SATA without additional drivers, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will make sure that no such devices are present initially. See <xref href="harddiskcontrollers.dita#harddiskcontrollers"/>. </p>
     22    <p><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> also provides a <i>floppy controller</i>. You cannot add devices other than floppy drives to this controller. Virtual floppy drives, like virtual CD/DVD drives, can be connected to either a host floppy drive, if you have one, or a disk image, which in this case must be in RAW format. </p>
     23    <p>You can modify these media attachments freely. For example, if you want to copy some files from another virtual disk that you created, you can connect that disk as a second hard disk, as in the above screenshot. You could also add a second virtual CD/DVD drive, or change where these items are attached. The following options are available: </p>
    5224    <ul>
    5325      <li>
    54         <p>To <b outputclass="bold">add another virtual hard disk, or a CD/DVD or floppy drive</b>, select the storage
    55           controller to which it should be added (such as IDE, SATA, SCSI, SAS, floppy controller) and then click the <b
    56             outputclass="bold">Add Disk</b> button below the tree. You can then either select <b outputclass="bold"
    57             >Optical Drive</b> or <b outputclass="bold">Hard Disk</b>. If you clicked on a floppy controller, you can
    58           add a floppy drive instead. Alternatively, right-click the storage controller and select a menu item there. </p>
    59         <p>A dialog is displayed, enabling you to select an existing disk image file or to create a new disk image file.
    60           Depending on the type of disk image, the dialog is called <b outputclass="bold">Hard Disk Selector</b>, <b
    61             outputclass="bold">Optical Disk Selector</b>, or <b outputclass="bold">Floppy Disk Selector</b>. </p>
    62         <p>See <xref href="vdidetails.dita#vdidetails"/> for information on the image file types that are supported by
    63             <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. </p>
    64         <p>For virtual CD/DVD drives, the image files will typically be in the standard ISO format instead. Most
    65           commonly, you will select this option when installing an OS from an ISO file that you have obtained from the
    66           Internet. For example, most Linux distributions are available in this way. </p>
    67         <p>Depending on the type of disk image, you can set the following <b outputclass="bold">Attributes</b> for the
    68           disk image in the right part of the Storage settings page: </p>
     26        <p>To <b outputclass="bold">add another virtual hard disk, or a CD/DVD or floppy drive</b>, select the storage controller to which it should be added (such as IDE, SATA, SCSI, SAS, floppy controller) and then click the <b outputclass="bold">Add Disk</b> button below the tree. You can then either select <b outputclass="bold">Optical Drive</b> or <b outputclass="bold">Hard Disk</b>. If you clicked on a floppy controller, you can add a floppy drive instead. Alternatively, right-click the storage controller and select a menu item there. </p>
     27        <p>A dialog is displayed, enabling you to select an existing disk image file or to create a new disk image file. Depending on the type of disk image, the dialog is called <b outputclass="bold">Hard Disk Selector</b>, <b outputclass="bold">Optical Disk Selector</b>, or <b outputclass="bold">Floppy Disk Selector</b>. </p>
     28        <p>See <xref href="vdidetails.dita#vdidetails"/> for information on the image file types that are supported by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. </p>
     29        <p>For virtual CD/DVD drives, the image files will typically be in the standard ISO format instead. Most commonly, you will select this option when installing an OS from an ISO file that you have obtained from the Internet. For example, most Linux distributions are available in this way. </p>
     30        <p>Depending on the type of disk image, you can set the following <b outputclass="bold">Attributes</b> for the disk image in the right part of the Storage settings page: </p>
    6931        <ul>
    7032          <li>
    71             <p>The <b outputclass="bold">device slot</b> of the controller that the virtual disk is connected to. IDE
    72               controllers have four slots: primary device 0, primary device 1, secondary device 0, and secondary device
    73               1. By contrast, SATA and SCSI controllers offer you up to 30 slots for attaching virtual devices. </p>
     33            <p>The <b outputclass="bold">device slot</b> of the controller that the virtual disk is connected to. IDE controllers have four slots: primary device 0, primary device 1, secondary device 0, and secondary device 1. By contrast, SATA and SCSI controllers offer you up to 30 slots for attaching virtual devices. </p>
    7434          </li>
    7535          <li><b outputclass="bold">Solid-state Drive</b> presents a virtual disk to the guest as a solid-state device. </li>
    7636          <li><b outputclass="bold">Hot-pluggable</b> presents a virtual disk to the guest as a hot-pluggable device. </li>
    7737          <li>
    78             <p>For virtual CD/DVD drives, you can select <b outputclass="bold">Live CD/DVD</b>. This means that the
    79               virtual optical disk is not removed from when the guest system ejects it. </p>
     38            <p>For virtual CD/DVD drives, you can select <b outputclass="bold">Live CD/DVD</b>. This means that the virtual optical disk is not removed from when the guest system ejects it. </p>
    8039          </li>
    8140        </ul>
    8241      </li>
    8342      <li>
    84         <p>To <b outputclass="bold">remove an attachment</b>, either select it and click the <b outputclass="bold"
    85             >Remove</b> icon at the bottom, or right-click the attachment and select the menu item. </p>
     43        <p>To <b outputclass="bold">remove an attachment</b>, either select it and click the <b outputclass="bold">Remove</b> icon at the bottom, or right-click the attachment and select the menu item. </p>
    8644      </li>
    8745    </ul>
    88     <p>Removable media, such as CD/DVDs and floppies, can be changed while the guest is running. Since the <b
    89         outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window is not available at that time, you can also access these settings from
    90       the <b outputclass="bold">Devices</b> menu of your virtual machine window. </p>
     46    <p>Removable media, such as CD/DVDs and floppies, can be changed while the guest is running. Since the <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window is not available at that time, you can also access these settings from the <b outputclass="bold">Devices</b> menu of your virtual machine window. </p>
    9147  </body>
    92  
    9348</topic>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/settings-system.dita

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    22<!DOCTYPE topic
    33  PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    4 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="settings-system">
    5             <title>System Settings</title>
    6            
    7             <body>
    8                <p>The <b outputclass="bold">System</b> category groups various settings that are related to the basic
    9       hardware that is presented to the virtual machine. </p>
    10                <note>
    11                   <p>As the activation mechanism of Microsoft Windows is sensitive to hardware changes, if you are
    12         changing hardware settings for a Windows guest, some of these changes may trigger a request for another
    13         activation with Microsoft. </p>
    14                </note>
    15                <p>The following tabs are available. </p>
    16             </body>
    17            
    18            
    19            
    20          </topic>
     4<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_settings-system">
     5  <title>System Settings</title>
     6  <body>
     7    <p>The <b outputclass="bold">System</b> category groups various settings that are related to the basic hardware that is presented to the virtual machine. </p>
     8    <note>
     9      <p>As the activation mechanism of Microsoft Windows is sensitive to hardware changes, if you are changing hardware settings for a Windows guest, some of these changes may trigger a request for another activation with Microsoft. </p>
     10    </note>
     11    <p>The following tabs are available. </p>
     12  </body>
     13</topic>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/settings-window.dita

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    11<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="settings-window">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_settings-window">
    44  <title>The Settings Window</title>
    5  
    65  <body>
    76    <p>Settings for a virtual machine are configured using the <b>Settings</b> window.</p>
    … …  
    98    <ul>
    109      <li>
    11         <p>In the machine list, right-click the virtual machine name. Select the <b>Settings</b>
    12            menu option.</p>
     10        <p>In the machine list, right-click the virtual machine name. Select the <b>Settings</b> menu option.</p>
    1311      </li>
    1412      <li>
    15         <p>In the machine list, click the virtual machine name. Select the <b>Machine</b>, <b>Settings</b>
    16           menu option.</p>
     13        <p>In the machine list, click the virtual machine name. Select the <b>Machine</b>, <b>Settings</b> menu option.</p>
    1714      </li>
    1815      <li>
    … …  
    2017      </li>
    2118    </ul>
    22    
    2319    <note>
    24       <p>The available settings depend on the selected experience level. To display all
    25        available settings, ensure the experience level is set to <b>Expert</b>.</p>
     20      <p>The available settings depend on the selected experience level. To display all available settings, ensure the experience level is set to <b>Expert</b>.</p>
    2621      <p>See <xref href="ui-experience-level.dita#gui-experience-level"/>.</p>
    2722    </note>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/snapshots.dita

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    22<!DOCTYPE topic
    33  PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    4 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="snapshots">
    5             <title>Snapshots</title>
    6            
    7             <body>
    8                <p>With snapshots, you can save a particular state of a virtual machine for later use. At any later time,
    9       you can revert to that state, even though you may have changed the VM considerably since then. A snapshot of a
    10       virtual machine is thus similar to a machine in Saved state, but there can be many of them, and these saved states
    11       are preserved. </p>
    12                <p>To see the snapshots of a virtual machine, click the machine name in <ph
    13         conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. In the machine tools menu for the VM, click <b outputclass="bold"
    14         >Snapshots</b>. The Snapshots tool is displayed. </p>
    15                <p>If you select multiple VMs in the machine list, all snapshots are listed for each VM. </p>
    16                <p>Until you take a snapshot of the virtual machine, the list of snapshots will be empty, except for the
    17         <b outputclass="bold">Current State</b> item. This item represents the current point in the lifetime of the
    18       virtual machine. </p>
    19                <p>The Snapshots window includes a toolbar, enabling you to perform the following snapshot operations: </p>
    20                <ul>
    21                   <li>
    22                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Take.</b> Takes a snapshot of the selected VM. See <xref
    23             href="snapshots-take-restore-delete.dita#snapshots-take-restore-delete"/>. </p>
    24                   </li>
    25                   <li>
    26                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Delete.</b> Removes a snapshot from the list of snapshots. See <xref
    27             href="snapshots-take-restore-delete.dita#snapshots-take-restore-delete"/>. </p>
    28                   </li>
    29                   <li>
    30                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Restore.</b> Restores the VM state to be the same as the selected
    31           snapshot. See <xref href="snapshots-take-restore-delete.dita#snapshots-take-restore-delete"/>. </p>
    32                   </li>
    33                   <li>
    34                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Properties.</b> Displays the properties for the selected snapshot. The <b
    35             outputclass="bold">Attributes</b> tab is used to specify a Name and Description for the snapshot. The <b
    36             outputclass="bold">Information</b> tab shows VM settings for the snapshot. </p>
    37                   </li>
    38                   <li>
    39                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Clone.</b> Displays the <b outputclass="bold">Clone Virtual Machine</b>
    40           wizard. This enables you to create a clone of the VM, based on the selected snapshot. </p>
    41                   </li>
    42                   <li>
    43                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Settings.</b> Available for the Current State snapshot only. Displays the
    44             <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window for the VM, enabling you to make configuration changes. </p>
    45                   </li>
    46                   <li>
    47                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Discard.</b> For a running VM, discards the saved state for the VM and
    48           closes it down. </p>
    49                   </li>
    50                   <li>
    51                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Start.</b> Start the VM. This operation is available for the <b
    52             outputclass="bold">Current State</b> item. </p>
    53                   </li>
    54                </ul>
    55             </body>
    56            
    57            
    58          </topic>
     4<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_snapshots">
     5   <title>Snapshots</title>
     6   <body>
     7      <p>With snapshots, you can save a particular state of a virtual machine for later use. At any later time, you can revert to that state, even though you may have changed the VM considerably since then. A snapshot of a virtual machine is thus similar to a machine in Saved state, but there can be many of them, and these saved states are preserved. </p>
     8      <p>To see the snapshots of a virtual machine, click the machine name in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. In the machine tools menu for the VM, click <b outputclass="bold">Snapshots</b>. The Snapshots tool is displayed. </p>
     9      <p>If you select multiple VMs in the machine list, all snapshots are listed for each VM. </p>
     10      <p>Until you take a snapshot of the virtual machine, the list of snapshots will be empty, except for the <b outputclass="bold">Current State</b> item. This item represents the current point in the lifetime of the virtual machine. </p>
     11      <p>The Snapshots window includes a toolbar, enabling you to perform the following snapshot operations: </p>
     12      <ul>
     13         <li>
     14            <p><b outputclass="bold">Take.</b> Takes a snapshot of the selected VM. See <xref href="snapshots-take-restore-delete.dita#snapshots-take-restore-delete"/>. </p>
     15         </li>
     16         <li>
     17            <p><b outputclass="bold">Delete.</b> Removes a snapshot from the list of snapshots. See <xref href="snapshots-take-restore-delete.dita#snapshots-take-restore-delete"/>. </p>
     18         </li>
     19         <li>
     20            <p><b outputclass="bold">Restore.</b> Restores the VM state to be the same as the selected snapshot. See <xref href="snapshots-take-restore-delete.dita#snapshots-take-restore-delete"/>. </p>
     21         </li>
     22         <li>
     23            <p><b outputclass="bold">Properties.</b> Displays the properties for the selected snapshot. The <b outputclass="bold">Attributes</b> tab is used to specify a Name and Description for the snapshot. The <b outputclass="bold">Information</b> tab shows VM settings for the snapshot. </p>
     24         </li>
     25         <li>
     26            <p><b outputclass="bold">Clone.</b> Displays the <b outputclass="bold">Clone Virtual Machine</b> wizard. This enables you to create a clone of the VM, based on the selected snapshot. </p>
     27         </li>
     28         <li>
     29            <p><b outputclass="bold">Settings.</b> Available for the Current State snapshot only. Displays the <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window for the VM, enabling you to make configuration changes. </p>
     30         </li>
     31         <li>
     32            <p><b outputclass="bold">Discard.</b> For a running VM, discards the saved state for the VM and closes it down. </p>
     33         </li>
     34         <li>
     35            <p><b outputclass="bold">Start.</b> Start the VM. This operation is available for the <b outputclass="bold">Current State</b> item. </p>
     36         </li>
     37      </ul>
     38   </body>
     39</topic>

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    44
    5 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="soft-keyb">
     5<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_soft-keyb">
    66  <title>Soft Keyboard</title>
    77  <body>
    8     <p><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides a <i>soft keyboard</i> that enables you to input
    9       keyboard characters on the guest. A soft keyboard is an on-screen keyboard that can be used as an alternative to a
    10       physical keyboard. See <xref href="soft-keyb-using.dita#soft-keyb-using"/> for details of how to use the soft
    11       keyboard. </p>
     8    <p><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides a <i>soft keyboard</i> that enables you to input keyboard characters on the guest. A soft keyboard is an on-screen keyboard that can be used as an alternative to a physical keyboard. See <xref href="soft-keyb-using.dita#soft-keyb-using"/> for details of how to use the soft keyboard. </p>
    129    <note type="caution">
    13       <p>For best results, ensure that the keyboard layout configured on the guest OS matches the keyboard layout used
    14         by the soft keyboard. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> does not do this automatically. </p>
     10      <p>For best results, ensure that the keyboard layout configured on the guest OS matches the keyboard layout used by the soft keyboard. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> does not do this automatically. </p>
    1511    </note>
    1612    <p>The soft keyboard can be used in the following scenarios: </p>
    1713    <ul>
    1814      <li>
    19         <p>When the physical keyboard on the host is not the same as the keyboard layout configured on the guest. For
    20           example, if the guest is configured to use an international keyboard, but the host keyboard is US English. </p>
     15        <p>When the physical keyboard on the host is not the same as the keyboard layout configured on the guest. For example, if the guest is configured to use an international keyboard, but the host keyboard is US English. </p>
    2116      </li>
    2217      <li>
    23         <p>To send special key combinations to the guest. Note that some common key combinations are also available in
    24           the <b outputclass="bold">Input</b>, <b outputclass="bold">Keyboard</b> menu of the guest VM window. See <xref
    25             href="specialcharacters.dita#specialcharacters"/>. </p>
     18        <p>To send special key combinations to the guest. Note that some common key combinations are also available in the <b outputclass="bold">Input</b>, <b outputclass="bold">Keyboard</b> menu of the guest VM window. See <xref href="specialcharacters.dita#specialcharacters"/>. </p>
    2619      </li>
    2720      <li>
    … …  
    3225      </li>
    3326    </ul>
    34     <p>By default, the soft keyboard includes some common international keyboard layouts. You can copy and modify these
    35       to meet your own requirements. See <xref href="soft-keyb-custom.dita#soft-keyb-custom"/>. </p>
     27    <p>By default, the soft keyboard includes some common international keyboard layouts. You can copy and modify these to meet your own requirements. See <xref href="soft-keyb-custom.dita#soft-keyb-custom"/>. </p>
    3628  </body>
    37 
    38 
    3929</topic>

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    6666                     <li>
    67                         <p>A soft keyboard can be used to input key combinations in the guest. See <xref
    68             href="soft-keyb.dita#soft-keyb"/>. </p>
     67                        <p>A soft keyboard can be used to input key combinations in the guest. See <xref href="soft-keyb-using.dita"/>.</p>
    6968                     </li>
    7069                  </ul>

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    33<topic id="ts-scale-mode">
    4     <title><?oxy_comment_start author="Mhari Duncan" timestamp="20241210T152423+0000" comment="kespenla: Sergey wants to get rid of Scale Mode (with my support) and replace it with the usual UI scaling functionality. Then this can also go."?>Preserving the Aspect Ratio in Scale Mode Not Available on All Hosts<?oxy_comment_end?></title>
     4    <title><?oxy_comment_start author="Mhari Duncan" timestamp="20241210T152423+0000" comment="When Scale Mode is removed, and replaced with the usual UI scaling functionality, then this can also go."?>Preserving the Aspect Ratio in Scale Mode Not Available on All Hosts<?oxy_comment_end?></title>
    55    <body>
    66        <dl>

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    22<!DOCTYPE topic
    33  PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    4 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="usb-support">
    5             <title>USB Support</title>
    6            
    7             <body/>
    8            
    9            
    10          </topic>
     4<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_usb-support">
     5  <title>USB Support</title>
     6  <body/>
     7</topic>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/user-interface.dita

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    22<!DOCTYPE topic
    33  PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    4 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="user-interface">
    5             <title>User Interface</title>
    6            
    7             <body>
    8                <p>The <b outputclass="bold">User Interface</b> section enables you to change certain aspects of the user
    9       interface of the selected VM. </p>
    10                <ul>
    11                   <li>
    12                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Menu Bar:</b> This widget enables you to disable a complete menu, by
    13           clicking on the menu name to deselect it. Menu entries can be disabled, by deselecting the check box next to
    14           the entry. On Windows and Linux hosts, the complete menu bar can be disabled by deselecting the check box on
    15           the right. </p>
    16                   </li>
    17                   <li>
    18                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Mini ToolBar:</b> In full screen or seamless mode, <ph
    19             conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can display a small toolbar that contains some of the
    20           items that are normally available from the virtual machine's menu bar. This toolbar reduces itself to a small
    21           gray line unless you move the mouse over it. With the toolbar, you can return from full screen or seamless
    22           mode, control machine execution, or enable certain devices. If you do not want to see the toolbar, disable the
    23             <b outputclass="bold">Show in Full Screen/Seamless</b> setting. </p>
    24                      <p>The <b outputclass="bold">Show at Top of Screen</b> setting enables you to show the toolbar at
    25           the top of the screen, instead of showing it at the bottom. </p>
    26                      <p>The Mini Toolbar is not available on macOS hosts. </p>
    27                   </li>
    28                   <li>
    29                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Status Bar:</b> This widget enables you to disable and reorder icons on
    30           the status bar. Deselect the check box of an icon to disable it, or rearrange icons by dragging and dropping
    31           the icon. To disable the complete status bar deselect the check box on the left. </p>
    32                   </li>
    33                </ul>
    34             </body>
    35            
    36          </topic>
     4<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_user-interface">
     5   <title>User Interface</title>
     6   <body>
     7      <p>The <b outputclass="bold">User Interface</b> section enables you to change certain aspects of the user interface of the selected VM. </p>
     8      <ul>
     9         <li>
     10            <p><b outputclass="bold">Menu Bar:</b> This widget enables you to disable a complete menu, by clicking on the menu name to deselect it. Menu entries can be disabled, by deselecting the check box next to the entry. On Windows and Linux hosts, the complete menu bar can be disabled by deselecting the check box on the right. </p>
     11         </li>
     12         <li>
     13            <p><b outputclass="bold">Mini ToolBar:</b> In full screen or seamless mode, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can display a small toolbar that contains some of the items that are normally available from the virtual machine's menu bar. This toolbar reduces itself to a small gray line unless you move the mouse over it. With the toolbar, you can return from full screen or seamless mode, control machine execution, or enable certain devices. If you do not want to see the toolbar, disable the <b outputclass="bold">Show in Full Screen/Seamless</b> setting. </p>
     14            <p>The <b outputclass="bold">Show at Top of Screen</b> setting enables you to show the toolbar at the top of the screen, instead of showing it at the bottom. </p>
     15            <p>The Mini Toolbar is not available on macOS hosts. </p>
     16         </li>
     17         <li>
     18            <p><b outputclass="bold">Status Bar:</b> This widget enables you to disable and reorder icons on the status bar. Deselect the check box of an icon to disable it, or rearrange icons by dragging and dropping the icon. To disable the complete status bar deselect the check box on the left. </p>
     19         </li>
     20      </ul>
     21   </body>
     22</topic>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/virtual-media-manager.dita

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    33  PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    4 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="virtual-media-manager">
    5             <title>The Virtual Media Manager</title>
    6            
    7             <body>
    8                <p><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> keeps track of all the hard disk, CD/DVD-ROM, and floppy disk images which are in use by virtual machines. These are often referred to as <i>known media</i> and come from two sources:</p>
    9                <ul>
    10                   <li>
    11                      <p>All media currently attached to virtual machines.</p>
    12                   </li>
    13                   <li>
    14                      <p>Registered media, for compatibility with legacy <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> versions.</p>
    15                   </li>
    16                </ul>
    17                <p>To view and change the known media, click <uicontrol>Media</uicontrol>  in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>.</p>
    18                <p>The known media are conveniently grouped in separate tabs for the supported formats. These formats
    19       are: </p>
    20                <ul>
    21                   <li>
    22                      <p>Hard disk images, either in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>'s own Virtual
    23                Disk Image (VDI) format, or in the third-party formats listed in <xref href="vdidetails.dita#vdidetails"
    24                />. </p>
    25                   </li>
    26                   <li>
    27                      <p>CD/DVD images in standard ISO format. </p>
    28                   </li>
    29                   <li>
    30                      <p>Floppy images in standard RAW format. </p>
    31                   </li>
    32                </ul>
    33                <p>For each image, the Virtual Media Manager shows you the full path of the image file and other
    34       information, such as the virtual machine the image is currently attached to. </p>
    35                <p>The Virtual Media Manager enables you to do the following: </p>
    36                <ul>
    37                   <li>
    38                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Add</b> an image to the known media. </p>
    39                   </li>
    40                   <li>
    41                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Create</b> a new disk image. </p>
    42                      <ul>
    43                         <li>
    44                            <p>For hard disks, the <b outputclass="bold">Create Virtual Hard Disk</b> wizard is shown.
    45               See <xref href="create-virtual-hard-disk-image.dita#create-virtual-hard-disk-image"/>. </p>
    46                         </li>
    47                         <li>
    48                            <p>For optical disks, the <b outputclass="bold">VISO Creator</b> tool is shown. See <xref
    49                 href="create-optical-disk-image.dita#create-optical-disk-image"/>. </p>
    50                         </li>
    51                         <li>
    52                            <p>For floppy disks, the <b outputclass="bold">Floppy Disk Creator</b> tool is shown. See
    53                 <xref href="create-floppy-disk-image.dita#create-floppy-disk-image"/>. </p>
    54                         </li>
    55                      </ul>
    56                   </li>
    57                   <li>
    58                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Copy</b> an image to create another one. </p>
    59                      <p>For virtual hard disks, you can specify one of the following target types: VDI, VHD, or VMDK. </p>
    60                   </li>
    61                   <li>
    62                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Move</b> an image to another location. </p>
    63                      <p>A file dialog prompts you for the new image file location. </p>
    64                      <p>When you use the Virtual Media Manager to move a disk image, <ph
    65             conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> updates all related configuration files automatically. </p>
    66                      <note>
    67                         <p>Always use the Virtual Media Manager or the <userinput>VBoxManage modifymedium</userinput>
    68             command to move a disk image. </p>
    69                         <p>If you use a file management feature of the host OS to move a disk image to a new location,
    70             run the <userinput>VBoxManage modifymedium --setlocation</userinput> command to configure the new path of
    71             the disk image on the host file system. This command updates the <ph
    72               conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> configuration automatically. </p>
    73                      </note>
    74                   </li>
    75                   <li>
    76                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Remove</b> an image from the known media. You can optionally delete the image file when removing the image.</p>
    77                   </li>
    78                   <li>
    79                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Release</b> an image to detach it from a VM. This action only applies if the image is currently attached to a VM as a virtual hard disk.</p>
    80                   </li>
    81                   <li>
    82                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Clear</b> all inaccessible disk images from the list. The disk images are released from the VMs they are attached to and removed from the known media.</p>
    83                      <note>
    84                         <p>This option is for optical disks and floppy disks only.</p>
    85                      </note>
    86                   </li>
    87                   <li>
    88                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Search</b> for an image by name or UUID.</p>
    89                   </li>
    90                   <li>
    91                      <p>View and edit the <b outputclass="bold">Properties</b> of a disk image.</p>
    92                      <p>Available properties include the following:</p>
    93                      <ul>
    94                         <li>
    95                            <p><b outputclass="bold">Type:</b> Specifies the snapshot behavior of the disk. See <xref
    96                 href="hdimagewrites.dita#hdimagewrites"/>. </p>
    97                         </li>
    98                         <li>
    99                            <p><b outputclass="bold">Location:</b> Specifies the location of the disk image file on the host system. You can use a file dialog to browse for the disk image location.</p>
    100                         </li>
    101                         <li>
    102                            <p><b outputclass="bold">Description:</b> Specifies a short description of the disk image.</p>
    103                         </li>
    104                         <li>
    105                            <p><b outputclass="bold">Size:</b> Specifies the size of the disk image. You can use the slider to increase or decrease the disk image size.</p>
    106                         </li>
    107                         <li>
    108                            <p><b outputclass="bold">Information:</b> Specifies detailed information about the disk image.</p>
    109                         </li>
    110                      </ul>
    111                   </li>
    112                   <li>
    113                      <p><b outputclass="bold">Refresh</b> the property values of the selected disk image.</p>
    114                   </li>
    115                </ul>
    116                <p>To perform these actions, highlight the medium in the Virtual Media Manager and then do one of the
    117       following: </p>
    118                <ul>
    119                   <li>
    120                      <p>Click an icon in the Virtual Media Manager toolbar. </p>
    121                   </li>
    122                   <li>
    123                      <p>Right-click the medium and select an option. </p>
    124                   </li>
    125                </ul>
    126                <p>Use the <b outputclass="bold">Storage</b> page in a VM's <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window to
    127       create a new disk image. By default, disk images are stored in the VM's folder. </p>
    128                <p>You can copy hard disk image files to other host systems and then import them in to VMs from the host
    129       system. However, some Windows guest OSes may require that you configure the new VM in a similar way to the old
    130       one. </p>
    131                <note>
    132                   <p>Do not simply make copies of virtual disk images. If you import such a second copy into a VM, <ph
    133           conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> issues an error because <ph
    134           conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> assigns a universally unique identifier (UUID) to each disk
    135         image to ensure that it is only used one time. See <xref href="cloningvdis.dita#cloningvdis"/>. Also, if you
    136         want to copy a VM to another system, use the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> import and
    137         export features. See <xref href="ovf.dita#ovf"/>. </p>
    138                </note>
    139             </body>
    140            
    141            
    142            
    143          </topic>
     4<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_virtual-media-manager">
     5   <title>The Virtual Media Manager</title>
     6   <body>
     7      <p><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> keeps track of all the hard disk, CD/DVD-ROM, and floppy disk images which are in use by virtual machines. These are often referred to as <i>known media</i> and come from two sources:</p>
     8      <ul>
     9         <li>
     10            <p>All media currently attached to virtual machines.</p>
     11         </li>
     12         <li>
     13            <p>Registered media, for compatibility with legacy <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> versions.</p>
     14         </li>
     15      </ul>
     16      <p>To view and change the known media, click <uicontrol>Media</uicontrol> in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>.</p>
     17      <p>The known media are conveniently grouped in separate tabs for the supported formats. These formats are: </p>
     18      <ul>
     19         <li>
     20            <p>Hard disk images, either in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>'s own Virtual Disk Image (VDI) format, or in the third-party formats listed in <xref href="vdidetails.dita#vdidetails"/>. </p>
     21         </li>
     22         <li>
     23            <p>CD/DVD images in standard ISO format. </p>
     24         </li>
     25         <li>
     26            <p>Floppy images in standard RAW format. </p>
     27         </li>
     28      </ul>
     29      <p>For each image, the Virtual Media Manager shows you the full path of the image file and other information, such as the virtual machine the image is currently attached to. </p>
     30      <p>The Virtual Media Manager enables you to do the following: </p>
     31      <ul>
     32         <li>
     33            <p><b outputclass="bold">Add</b> an image to the known media. </p>
     34         </li>
     35         <li>
     36            <p><b outputclass="bold">Create</b> a new disk image. </p>
     37            <ul>
     38               <li>
     39                  <p>For hard disks, the <b outputclass="bold">Create Virtual Hard Disk</b> wizard is shown. See <xref href="create-virtual-hard-disk-image.dita"/>.</p>
     40               </li>
     41               <li>
     42                  <p>For optical disks, the <b outputclass="bold">VISO Creator</b> tool is shown. See <xref href="create-optical-disk-image.dita"/>.</p>
     43               </li>
     44               <li>
     45                  <p>For floppy disks, the <b outputclass="bold">Floppy Disk Creator</b> tool is shown. See <xref href="create-floppy-disk-image.dita"/>.</p>
     46               </li>
     47            </ul>
     48         </li>
     49         <li>
     50            <p><b outputclass="bold">Copy</b> an image to create another one. </p>
     51            <p>For virtual hard disks, you can specify one of the following target types: VDI, VHD, or VMDK. </p>
     52         </li>
     53         <li>
     54            <p><b outputclass="bold">Move</b> an image to another location. </p>
     55            <p>A file dialog prompts you for the new image file location. </p>
     56            <p>When you use the Virtual Media Manager to move a disk image, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> updates all related configuration files automatically. </p>
     57            <note>
     58               <p>Always use the Virtual Media Manager or the <userinput>VBoxManage modifymedium</userinput> command to move a disk image. </p>
     59               <p>If you use a file management feature of the host OS to move a disk image to a new location, run the <userinput>VBoxManage modifymedium --setlocation</userinput> command to configure the new path of the disk image on the host file system. This command updates the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> configuration automatically. </p>
     60            </note>
     61         </li>
     62         <li>
     63            <p><b outputclass="bold">Remove</b> an image from the known media. You can optionally delete the image file when removing the image.</p>
     64         </li>
     65         <li>
     66            <p><b outputclass="bold">Release</b> an image to detach it from a VM. This action only applies if the image is currently attached to a VM as a virtual hard disk.</p>
     67         </li>
     68         <li>
     69            <p><b outputclass="bold">Clear</b> all inaccessible disk images from the list. The disk images are released from the VMs they are attached to and removed from the known media.</p>
     70            <note>
     71               <p>This option is for optical disks and floppy disks only.</p>
     72            </note>
     73         </li>
     74         <li>
     75            <p><b outputclass="bold">Search</b> for an image by name or UUID.</p>
     76         </li>
     77         <li>
     78            <p>View and edit the <b outputclass="bold">Properties</b> of a disk image.</p>
     79            <p>Available properties include the following:</p>
     80            <ul>
     81               <li>
     82                  <p><b outputclass="bold">Type:</b> Specifies the snapshot behavior of the disk. See <xref href="hdimagewrites.dita#hdimagewrites"/>. </p>
     83               </li>
     84               <li>
     85                  <p><b outputclass="bold">Location:</b> Specifies the location of the disk image file on the host system. You can use a file dialog to browse for the disk image location.</p>
     86               </li>
     87               <li>
     88                  <p><b outputclass="bold">Description:</b> Specifies a short description of the disk image.</p>
     89               </li>
     90               <li>
     91                  <p><b outputclass="bold">Size:</b> Specifies the size of the disk image. You can use the slider to increase or decrease the disk image size.</p>
     92               </li>
     93               <li>
     94                  <p><b outputclass="bold">Information:</b> Specifies detailed information about the disk image.</p>
     95               </li>
     96            </ul>
     97         </li>
     98         <li>
     99            <p><b outputclass="bold">Refresh</b> the property values of the selected disk image.</p>
     100         </li>
     101      </ul>
     102      <p>To perform these actions, highlight the medium in the Virtual Media Manager and then do one of the following: </p>
     103      <ul>
     104         <li>
     105            <p>Click an icon in the Virtual Media Manager toolbar. </p>
     106         </li>
     107         <li>
     108            <p>Right-click the medium and select an option. </p>
     109         </li>
     110      </ul>
     111      <p>Use the <b outputclass="bold">Storage</b> page in a VM's <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window to create a new disk image. By default, disk images are stored in the VM's folder. </p>
     112      <p>You can copy hard disk image files to other host systems and then import them in to VMs from the host system. However, some Windows guest OSes may require that you configure the new VM in a similar way to the old one. </p>
     113      <note>
     114         <p>Do not simply make copies of virtual disk images. If you import such a second copy into a VM, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> issues an error because <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> assigns a universally unique identifier (UUID) to each disk image to ensure that it is only used one time. See <xref href="cloningvdis.dita#cloningvdis"/>. Also, if you want to copy a VM to another system, use the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> import and export features. See <xref href="ovf.dita#ovf"/>. </p>
     115      </note>
     116   </body>
     117</topic>

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    22<!DOCTYPE topic
    33  PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    4 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="vm-activity-overview">
    5                <title>VM Activity Overview</title>
    6                <body>
    7                   <p>The VM Activity Overview tool displays several performance metrics for all running virtual machines and cloud VM instances, and for the host system. This provides an overview of system resources used by individual virtual machines and the host system.</p>
    8                   <p>To display the VM Activity Overview tool, in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> click <b outputclass="bold">Activities</b>. The <b outputclass="bold">VM Activity Overview</b> window is shown.</p>
     4<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="tk_vm-activity-overview">
     5  <title>VM Activity Overview</title>
     6  <body>
     7    <p>The VM Activity Overview tool displays several performance metrics for all running virtual machines and cloud VM instances, and for the host system. This provides an overview of system resources used by individual virtual machines and the host system.</p>
     8    <p>To display the VM Activity Overview tool, in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> click <b outputclass="bold">Activities</b>. The <b outputclass="bold">VM Activity Overview</b> window is shown.</p>
    99    <ul id="ul_hqh_5hg_ccc">
    10       <li>To show metrics for <i>all</i> virtual machines, including those that are not running, right-click the list of
    11         virtual machines and select <b outputclass="bold">List All Virtual Machines</b>. </li>
    12       <li>To show metrics for cloud VMs, right-click the list of virtual machines and select <b outputclass="bold">Show
    13           Cloud Virtual Machines</b>.</li>
    14       <li>To configure the set of metrics to be shown, click <b outputclass="bold">Columns</b> in the toolbar. You can
    15         then sort the list of virtual machines by a particular metric.</li>
    16       <li>To see more performance information for a virtual machine, select the VM name and click <b outputclass="bold"
    17           >VM Activity</b> in the toolbar. The <b outputclass="bold">VM Activity</b> tab of the <b outputclass="bold"
    18           >Session Information</b> dialog is shown, see <xref
    19           href="vm-activity-session-information.dita#vm-activity-session-information"/>.</li>
     10      <li>To show metrics for <i>all</i> virtual machines, including those that are not running, right-click the list of virtual machines and select <b outputclass="bold">List All Virtual Machines</b>. </li>
     11      <li>To show metrics for cloud VMs, right-click the list of virtual machines and select <b outputclass="bold">Show Cloud Virtual Machines</b>.</li>
     12      <li>To configure the set of metrics to be shown, click <b outputclass="bold">Columns</b> in the toolbar. You can then sort the list of virtual machines by a particular metric.</li>
     13      <li>To see more performance information for a virtual machine, select the VM name and click <b outputclass="bold">VM Activity</b> in the toolbar. The <b outputclass="bold">VM Activity</b> tab of the <b outputclass="bold">Session Information</b> dialog is shown, see <xref href="vm-activity-session-information.dita"/>.</li>
    2014    </ul>
    21                </body>
    22                
    23             </topic>
     15  </body>
     16</topic>

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    22<!DOCTYPE topic
    33  PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    4 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="vm-activity-session-information">
    5                <title>Session Information Dialog</title>
    6                <body>
    7                   <p>The Session Information dialog includes multiple tabs that show important configuration and runtime
    8       information for the guest system. The tabs are as follows: </p>
    9                   <ul>
    10                      <li>
    11                         <p><b outputclass="bold">Configuration Details</b>. Displays the system configuration of the
    12           virtual machine in a tabular format. The displayed information includes details such as storage configuration
    13           and audio settings. </p>
    14                      </li>
    15                      <li>
    16                         <p><b outputclass="bold">Runtime Information</b>. Displays runtime information for the guest
    17           session in a tabular format similar to the Configuration Details tab. </p>
    18                      </li>
    19                      <li>
    20                         <p><b outputclass="bold">VM Activity</b>. Includes several time series charts which monitor
    21           guest resource usage including CPU, RAM, Disk I/O, and Network. Note that the RAM chart requires the Guest
    22           Additions to be running on the guest system. The VM Activity tab can also be accessed directly from the VM
    23           Activity Overview tool. See <xref href="vm-activity-overview.dita#vm-activity-overview"/>. </p>
    24                      </li>
    25                      <li>
    26                         <p><b outputclass="bold">Guest Control</b>. Details of processes used by the Guest Control File
    27           Manager. See <xref href="guestadd-gc-file-manager.dita#guestadd-gc-file-manager"/>. </p>
    28                      </li>
    29                   </ul>
    30                  <note><p>For cloud VMs, only the VM Activity tab is shown.</p></note>
    31                   <p>To display session information for a guest VM or a cloud VM, select the VM name in the machine list
    32       and click <b>Activity</b> in the machine tools menu.</p>
    33                </body>
    34                
    35             </topic>
     4<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="tk_vm-activity-session-information">
     5   <title>Session Information Dialog</title>
     6   <body>
     7      <p>The Session Information dialog includes multiple tabs that show important configuration and runtime information for the guest system. The tabs are as follows: </p>
     8      <ul>
     9         <li>
     10            <p><b outputclass="bold">Configuration Details</b>. Displays the system configuration of the virtual machine in a tabular format. The displayed information includes details such as storage configuration and audio settings. </p>
     11         </li>
     12         <li>
     13            <p><b outputclass="bold">Runtime Information</b>. Displays runtime information for the guest session in a tabular format similar to the Configuration Details tab. </p>
     14         </li>
     15         <li>
     16            <p><b outputclass="bold">VM Activity</b>. Includes several time series charts which monitor guest resource usage including CPU, RAM, Disk I/O, and Network. Note that the RAM chart requires the Guest Additions to be running on the guest system. The VM Activity tab can also be accessed directly from the VM Activity Overview tool. See <xref href="vm-activity-overview.dita"/>. </p>
     17         </li>
     18         <li>
     19            <p><b outputclass="bold">Guest Control</b>. Details of processes used by the Guest Control File Manager. See <xref href="guestadd-gc-file-manager.dita"/>.</p>
     20         </li>
     21      </ul>
     22      <note>
     23         <p>For cloud VMs, only the VM Activity tab is shown.</p>
     24      </note>
     25      <p>To display session information for a guest VM or a cloud VM, select the VM name in the machine list and click <b>Activity</b> in the machine tools menu.</p>
     26   </body>
     27</topic>

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    1414                     <p><b outputclass="bold"> VM Activity Overview.</b> Displays an overview of performance metrics for
    1515          all running virtual machines and cloud VM instances. </p>
    16                      <p>
    17           See <xref href="vm-activity-overview.dita#vm-activity-overview"/>.
    18         </p>
     16                     <p> See <xref href="vm-activity-overview.dita"/>.</p>
    1917                  </li>
    2018                  <li>
    2119                     <p><b outputclass="bold">Session Information Dialog.</b> Displays configuration and runtime
    2220          information for the selected guest system or cloud VM. </p>
    23                      <p>See <xref href="vm-activity-session-information.dita#vm-activity-session-information"/>. </p>
     21                     <p>See <xref href="vm-activity-session-information.dita"/>.</p>
    2422                  </li>
    2523               </ul>

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    1313      </li>
    1414    </ul>
    15    
    16    <p>See <xref href="BasicConcepts.dita#BasicConcepts"/> for detailed information about the available virtual
    17       machine settings.</p>
    1815   
    1916    <p><xref href="#vm-status-bar/table-status-bar-icons"/> describes the icons on the status bar.</p>
    … …  
    5451              <p><b>Storage (SATA)</b></p>
    5552              <p>Settings for attached SATA storage devices, such as hard disk drives.</p>
    56               <p>See also <xref href="settings-storage.dita#settings-storage"/>.</p>
     53              <p>See also <xref href="settings-storage.dita"/>.</p>
    5754             
    5855            </entry>
    … …  
    7471              <p><b>Storage (IDE)</b></p>
    7572              <p>Settings for attached IDE storage devices, such as optical CD-ROM drives.</p>
    76               <p>See also <xref href="settings-storage.dita#settings-storage"/>.</p>
     73              <p>See also <xref href="settings-storage.dita"/>.</p>
    7774              <p>Right-click to show options for adding and removing IDE devices.</p>
    78               <p>See also <xref href="intro-removable-media-changing.dita#intro-removable-media-changing"/>.</p>
     75              <p>See also <xref href="virtual-media-manager.dita"/>.</p>
    7976            </entry>
    8077          </row>
    … …  
    9794              <p>Right-click to change a setting. The status bar icon is updated automatically to show
    9895                which settings are enabled.</p>
    99               <p>See also <xref href="settings-audio.dita#settings-audio"/>.</p>
     96              <p>See also <xref href="settings-audio.dita"/>.</p>
    10097            </entry>
    10198          </row>
    … …  
    117114              <p>Settings for attached network adapters.</p>
    118115              <p>Right-click to connect or disconnect a network adapter.</p>
    119               <p>See also <xref href="settings-network.dita#settings-network"/>.</p>
     116              <p>See also <xref href="settings-network.dita"/>.</p>
    120117            </entry>
    121118          </row>
    … …  
    322319          </ul>
    323320          <p>Click the check mark button to save your changes to the status bar.</p>
    324           <p>See also <xref href="user-interface.dita#user-interface"/> for other options to change the status bar.</p>
     321          <p>See also <xref href="user-interface.dita"/> for other options to change the status bar.</p>
    325322        </li>     
    326323      </ul> 

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    22<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
    3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="BasicConcepts">
     3<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ct_working-with-vms">
    44  <title>Working with Virtual Machines</title>
    5  
    65  <body>
    7     <p>This chapter provides detailed steps for configuring an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>
    8       virtual machine (VM). For an introduction to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and steps to
    9       get your first virtual machine running, see <xref href="Introduction.dita#Introduction"/>. </p>
    10     <p>You have considerable latitude when deciding what virtual hardware to provide to the guest. Use virtual hardware
    11       to communicate with the host system or with other guests. For example, you can use virtual hardware in the
    12       following ways: </p>
     6    <p>This chapter provides detailed steps for configuring an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> virtual machine (VM). For an introduction to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and steps to get your first virtual machine running, see <xref href="Introduction.dita"/>.</p>
     7    <p>You have considerable latitude when deciding what virtual hardware to provide to the guest. Use virtual hardware to communicate with the host system or with other guests. For example, you can use virtual hardware in the following ways: </p>
    138    <ul>
    149      <li>
    15         <p>Have <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> present an ISO CD-ROM image to a guest system as
    16           if it were a physical CD-ROM. </p>
     10        <p>Have <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> present an ISO CD-ROM image to a guest system as if it were a physical CD-ROM. </p>
    1711      </li>
    1812      <li>

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    9292      You can use the Virtual Media Manager to transfer the cloned image
    9393      to another host system or reimport it into &product-name;. See
    94       <xref linkend="virtual-media-manager" /> and <xref linkend="cloningvdis" />.
     94      <xref linkend="ct_virtual-media-manager" /> and <xref linkend="cloningvdis" />.
    9595    </para>
    9696    <variablelist>

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    11761176        and <literal>bidirectional</literal>. The default value is
    11771177        <literal>disabled</literal>. See
    1178         <xref linkend="generalsettings" />.
     1178        <xref linkend="ct_generalsettings" />.
    11791179      </para>
    11801180      <para>

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    216216      <para>
    217217        This command performs the same function as the Virtual Media
    218         Manager. See <xref linkend="virtual-media-manager"/>.
     218        Manager. See <xref linkend="ct_virtual-media-manager"/>.
    219219      </para>
    220220    </refsect2>
    … …  
    247247      <para>
    248248        This command performs the same function as the Virtual Media
    249         Manager. See <xref linkend="virtual-media-manager"/>.
     249        Manager. See <xref linkend="ct_virtual-media-manager"/>.
    250250      </para>
    251251    </refsect2>
    … …  
    290290      <para>
    291291        This command performs the same function as the Virtual Media
    292         Manager. See <xref linkend="virtual-media-manager"/>.
     292        Manager. See <xref linkend="ct_virtual-media-manager"/>.
    293293      </para>
    294294    </refsect2>

  • trunk/doc/manual/en_US/man_VBoxManage-modifyvm.xml

    r108741 r108921  
    694694      shown in each VM's <emphasis role="bold">Settings</emphasis>
    695695      dialog in the VirtualBox Manager. See
    696       <xref linkend="BasicConcepts" />. However, some settings can only
     696      <xref linkend="ct_working-with-vms" />. However, some settings can only
    697697      be viewed and managed with the <command>VBoxManage</command>
    698698      command.
    … …  
    769769              Specifies the amount of host system RAM to allocate to the
    770770              VM. The size is in MB. See
    771               <xref linkend="create-vm" />.
     771              <xref linkend="tk_create-vm" />.
    772772            </para></listitem>
    773773        </varlistentry>
    … …  
    786786          <listitem><para>
    787787              Specifies the amount of RAM to allocate to the virtual
    788               graphics card. See <xref linkend="settings-display" />.
     788              graphics card. See <xref linkend="ct_settings-display" />.
    789789            </para></listitem>
    790790        </varlistentry>
    … …  
    17811781              the port or an I/O base address and IRQ. For information
    17821782              about the traditional COM port I/O base address and IRQ
    1783               values, see <xref linkend="serialports" />.
     1783              values, see <xref linkend="ct_serialports" />.
    17841784            </para></listitem>
    17851785        </varlistentry>
    … …  
    17891789              Specifies how &product-name; connects the specified
    17901790              virtual serial port to the host system that runs the VM.
    1791               See <xref linkend="serialports" />.
     1791              See <xref linkend="ct_serialports" />.
    17921792            </para><para>
    17931793              Ensure that you first configure the virtual serial port by
    … …  
    19721972              <literal>guesttohost</literal>, and
    19731973              <literal>bidirectional</literal>. See
    1974               <xref linkend="generalsettings" />.
     1974              <xref linkend="ct_generalsettings" />.
    19751975            </para><para>
    19761976              The clipboard feature is available only if you have the
    … …  
    20102010          <listitem><para>
    20112011              Enables you to configure multiple monitors. See
    2012               <xref linkend="settings-display" />.
     2012              <xref linkend="ct_settings-display" />.
    20132013            </para></listitem>
    20142014        </varlistentry>

  • trunk/doc/manual/ru_RU/man_VBoxManage-clonemedium.xml

    r106061 r108921  
    8686      Можно использовать Менеджер Виртуальных Носителей для передачи
    8787      клонированного носителя на другой хост или импортировать его в &product-name;.
    88       Смотрите <xref linkend="virtual-media-manager" /> и <xref linkend="cloningvdis" />.
     88      Смотрите <xref linkend="ct_virtual-media-manager" /> и <xref linkend="cloningvdis" />.
    8989    </para>
    9090    <variablelist>

  • trunk/doc/manual/ru_RU/man_VBoxManage-controlvm.xml

    r106007 r108921  
    12471247        <literal>guesttohost</literal> и <literal>bidirectional</literal>.
    12481248        Значение по умолчанию <literal>disabled</literal>. Смотрите
    1249         <xref linkend="generalsettings" />.
     1249        <xref linkend="ct_generalsettings" />.
    12501250      </para>
    12511251      <para>

  • trunk/doc/manual/ru_RU/man_VBoxManage-list.xml

    r108297 r108921  
    202202      <para>
    203203        Эта команда выполняет ту же функцию, что и Менеджер виртуальных
    204         носителей. Смотрите <xref linkend="virtual-media-manager"/>.
     204        носителей. Смотрите <xref linkend="ct_virtual-media-manager"/>.
    205205      </para>
    206206    </refsect2>
    … …  
    233233      <para>
    234234        Эта команда выполняет ту же функцию, что и Менеджер виртуальных
    235         носителей. Смотрите <xref linkend="virtual-media-manager"/>.
     235        носителей. Смотрите <xref linkend="ct_virtual-media-manager"/>.
    236236      </para>
    237237    </refsect2>
    … …  
    275275      <para>
    276276        Эта команда выполняет ту же функцию, что и Менеджер виртуальных
    277         носителей. Смотрите <xref linkend="virtual-media-manager"/>.
     277        носителей. Смотрите <xref linkend="ct_virtual-media-manager"/>.
    278278      </para>
    279279    </refsect2>

  • trunk/doc/manual/ru_RU/man_VBoxManage-modifyvm.xml

    r108680 r108921  
    654654      Большинство этих свойств соответствуют настройкам ВМ отображаемых
    655655      в диалоге <emphasis role="bold">Настройки</emphasis> Менеджера
    656       VirtualBox для каждой ВМ. Смотрите <xref linkend="BasicConcepts" />.
     656      VirtualBox для каждой ВМ. Смотрите <xref linkend="ct_working-with-vms" />.
    657657      Однако, некоторые настройки могут отображаться или управляться
    658658      только командой <command>VBoxManage</command>.
    … …  
    728728          <listitem><para>
    729729              Задает количество оперативной памяти хоста, выделенной ВМ.
    730               Размер в МБ. Смотрите <xref linkend="create-vm" />.
     730              Размер в МБ. Смотрите <xref linkend="tk_create-vm" />.
    731731            </para></listitem>
    732732        </varlistentry>
    … …  
    745745          <listitem><para>
    746746              Задает количество оперативной памяти, выделенной
    747               графической карте. Смотрите <xref linkend="settings-display" />.
     747              графической карте. Смотрите <xref linkend="ct_settings-display" />.
    748748            </para></listitem>
    749749        </varlistentry>
    … …  
    17571757              <literal>off</literal>, отключающее порт или базу I/O и
    17581758              IRQ. Для информации по значениям базы I/O и IRQ традиционных
    1759               COM портов смотрите <xref linkend="serialports" />.
     1759              COM портов смотрите <xref linkend="ct_serialports" />.
    17601760            </para></listitem>
    17611761        </varlistentry>
    … …  
    17651765              Указывает, как &product-name; соединяет указанный
    17661766              виртуальный последовательный порт к хост-системе, где
    1767               работает ВМ. Смотрите <xref linkend="serialports" />.
     1767              работает ВМ. Смотрите <xref linkend="ct_serialports" />.
    17681768            </para><para>
    17691769              Убедитесь, что сначала настроили виртуальный последовательный
    … …  
    19451945              <literal>guesttohost</literal> и
    19461946              <literal>bidirectional</literal>. Смотрите
    1947               <xref linkend="generalsettings" />.
     1947              <xref linkend="ct_generalsettings" />.
    19481948            </para><para>
    19491949              Функционал буфера обмена доступен только если
    … …  
    19701970          <listitem><para>
    19711971              Позволяет настроить несколько мониторов. Смотрите
    1972               <xref linkend="settings-display" />.
     1972              <xref linkend="ct_settings-display" />.
    19731973            </para></listitem>
    19741974        </varlistentry>
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