Changeset 99797 in vbox for trunk/doc/manual
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- May 15, 2023 5:27:56 PM (21 months ago)
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trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/UserManual.ditamap
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trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/ohc.ditaval
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trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/BasicConcepts.dita
r98549 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 This chapter provides detailed steps for configuring an 9 Oracle VM VirtualBoxvirtual machine (VM). For an introduction to10 Oracle VM VirtualBoxand steps to get your first virtual machine running,9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> virtual machine (VM). For an introduction to 10 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and steps to get your first virtual machine running, 11 11 see <xref href="Introduction.dita#Introduction"/>. 12 12 </p> … … 20 20 <li> 21 21 <p> 22 Have Oracle VM VirtualBoxpresent an ISO CD-ROM image to a guest22 Have <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> present an ISO CD-ROM image to a guest 23 23 system as if it were a physical CD-ROM. 24 24 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/ExperimentalFeatures.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Some Oracle VM VirtualBoxfeatures are labeled as experimental. Such8 Some <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> features are labeled as experimental. Such 9 9 features are provided on an "as-is" basis and are not formally 10 10 supported. However, feedback and suggestions about such features … … 52 52 <li> 53 53 <p> 54 Using Oracle VM VirtualBoxand Hyper-V on the same host54 Using <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and Hyper-V on the same host 55 55 </p> 56 56 </li> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/Introduction.dita
r99182 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Welcome to Oracle VM VirtualBox.8 Welcome to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 9 9 </p> 10 10 <p> 11 Oracle VM VirtualBoxis a cross-platform virtualization application. What11 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is a cross-platform virtualization application. What 12 12 does that mean? For one thing, it installs on your existing Intel or 13 13 AMD-based computers, whether they are running Windows, macOS, Linux, … … 22 22 </p> 23 23 <p> 24 Oracle VM VirtualBoxis deceptively simple yet also very powerful. It can24 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is deceptively simple yet also very powerful. It can 25 25 run everywhere from small embedded systems or desktop class machines 26 26 all the way up to datacenter deployments and even Cloud … … 28 28 </p> 29 29 <p> 30 The following screenshot shows how Oracle VM VirtualBox, installed on an30 The following screenshot shows how <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, installed on an 31 31 Apple Mac computer, is running Windows Server 2016 in a virtual 32 32 machine window. … … 46 46 In this User Manual, we will begin simply with a quick introduction 47 47 to virtualization and how to get your first virtual machine running 48 with the easy-to-use Oracle VM VirtualBoxgraphical user interface.48 with the easy-to-use <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> graphical user interface. 49 49 Subsequent chapters will go into much more detail covering more 50 50 powerful tools and features, but fortunately, it is not necessary to 51 read the entire User Manual before you can use Oracle VM VirtualBox.51 read the entire User Manual before you can use <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 52 52 </p> 53 53 <p> 54 You can find a summary of Oracle VM VirtualBox's capabilities in55 <xref href="features-overview.dita#features-overview"/>. For existing Oracle VM VirtualBox54 You can find a summary of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>'s capabilities in 55 <xref href="features-overview.dita#features-overview"/>. For existing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 56 56 users who just want to find out what is new in this release, see the 57 <xref href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/virtualization/virtualbox/7.0/relnotes/ ChangeLog.html" format="html" scope="external">Change Log</xref>.57 <xref href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/virtualization/virtualbox/7.0/relnotes/relnotes-ChangeLog.html" format="html" scope="external">Change Log</xref>. 58 58 </p> 59 59 </body> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/KnownProblems.dita
r98549 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 The following section describes known problems with this release 9 of Oracle VM VirtualBox. Unless marked otherwise, these issues are9 of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. Unless marked otherwise, these issues are 10 10 planned to be fixed in later releases. 11 11 </p> … … 13 13 <li> 14 14 <p> 15 The macOS installer packages for Oracle VM VirtualBox7 currently do15 The macOS installer packages for <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 7 currently do 16 16 not include the Internal Networking feature, which is 17 17 available on all other platforms. This will be addressed with 18 an update of Oracle VM VirtualBox7. For setups which depend on this19 functionality it is best to keep using Oracle VM VirtualBox6.1.20 </p> 21 </li> 22 <li> 23 <p> 24 Poor performance when using Oracle VM VirtualBoxand18 an update of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 7. For setups which depend on this 19 functionality it is best to keep using <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 6.1. 20 </p> 21 </li> 22 <li> 23 <p> 24 Poor performance when using <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and 25 25 <b outputclass="bold">Hyper-V</b> on the same host. To 26 26 fix this, certain Windows features like "Hyper-V Platform", … … 146 146 <li> 147 147 <p> 148 The RDP server in the Oracle VM VirtualBoxextension pack supports148 The RDP server in the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> extension pack supports 149 149 only audio streams in format 22.05kHz stereo 16-bit. If the 150 150 RDP client requests any other audio format there will be no … … 202 202 <li> 203 203 <p> 204 Oracle VM VirtualBoxdoes not provide Guest Additions for Mac OS204 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> does not provide Guest Additions for Mac OS 205 205 X at this time. 206 206 </p> … … 230 230 <li> 231 231 <p> 232 By default, the Oracle VM VirtualBoxEFI enables debug output of232 By default, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> EFI enables debug output of 233 233 the Mac OS X kernel to help you diagnose boot problems. 234 234 Note that there is a lot of output and not all errors are -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/TechnicalBackground.dita
r99016 r99797 8 8 This chapter provides additional information for readers who are 9 9 familiar with computer architecture and technology and wish to find 10 out more about how Oracle VM VirtualBoxworks <i>under the10 out more about how <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> works <i>under the 11 11 hood</i>. The contents of this chapter are not required 12 reading in order to use Oracle VM VirtualBoxsuccessfully.12 reading in order to use <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> successfully. 13 13 </p> 14 14 </body> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/Troubleshooting.dita
r99016 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 This chapter provides answers to commonly asked questions. In order 9 to improve your user experience with Oracle VM VirtualBox, it is9 to improve your user experience with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, it is 10 10 recommended to read this section to learn more about common pitfalls 11 11 and get recommendations on how to use the product. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/VirtualBoxAPI.dita
r99016 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="VirtualBoxAPI"> 4 <title> Oracle VM VirtualBoxProgramming Interfaces</title>4 <title><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Programming Interfaces</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcomes with comprehensive support for third-party8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> comes with comprehensive support for third-party 9 9 developers. The so-called <i>Main API</i> of 10 Oracle VM VirtualBoxexposes the entire feature set of the virtualization10 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> exposes the entire feature set of the virtualization 11 11 engine. It is completely documented and available to anyone who 12 wishes to control Oracle VM VirtualBoxprogrammatically.12 wishes to control <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> programmatically. 13 13 </p> 14 14 <p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/addhostonlysolaris.dita
r98549 r99797 7 7 <body> 8 8 <p> 9 By default Oracle VM VirtualBoxprovides you with one host-only network9 By default <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides you with one host-only network 10 10 interface. Adding more host-only network interfaces on Oracle 11 11 Solaris hosts requires manual configuration. Here is how to add … … 69 69 <filepath>/etc/nwam/llp</filepath> and add the appropriate entries 70 70 to set the netmask and static IP for each of those interfaces. The 71 Oracle VM VirtualBoxinstaller only updates these configuration files71 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> installer only updates these configuration files 72 72 for the one "vboxnet0" interface it creates by default. 73 73 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/additions-linux-graphics-mouse.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 In Linux and Oracle Solaris guests, Oracle VM VirtualBoxgraphics8 In Linux and Oracle Solaris guests, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> graphics 9 9 and mouse integration goes through the X Window System. 10 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan use the X.Org variant of the system, or10 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can use the X.Org variant of the system, or 11 11 XFree86 version 4.3 which is identical to the first X.Org 12 12 release. During the installation process, the X.Org display … … 19 19 many unsupported systems will work correctly too, the guest's 20 20 graphics mode will change to fit the size of the 21 Oracle VM VirtualBoxwindow on the host when it is resized. You can21 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> window on the host when it is resized. You can 22 22 also ask the guest system to switch to a particular resolution 23 23 by sending a video mode hint using the … … 38 38 </p> 39 39 <p> 40 Starting from Oracle VM VirtualBox7, Linux guest screen resize40 Starting from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 7, Linux guest screen resize 41 41 functionality for guests running VMSVGA graphics configuration 42 42 has been changed. Since then, this functionality consists of a -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/additions-linux-install-unattended.dita
r98549 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 You can configure unattended installation of the 9 Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions when you create a new VM using9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions when you create a new VM using 10 10 the <b outputclass="bold">Create Virtual Machine</b> 11 11 wizard. Select the <b outputclass="bold">Guest -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/additions-linux-install.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions for Linux are provided on8 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions for Linux are provided on 9 9 the same virtual CD-ROM file as the Guest Additions for 10 10 Windows. See <xref href="mountingadditionsiso.dita#mountingadditionsiso"/>. They also -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/additions-linux.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Like the Windows Guest Additions, the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest8 Like the Windows Guest Additions, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest 9 9 Additions for Linux are a set of device drivers and system 10 10 applications which may be installed in the guest operating … … 54 54 <p> 55 55 Note that some Linux distributions already come with all or part 56 of the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions. You may choose to keep56 of the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions. You may choose to keep 57 57 the distribution's version of the Guest Additions but these are 58 58 often not up to date and limited in functionality, so we 59 59 recommend replacing them with the Guest Additions that come with 60 Oracle VM VirtualBox. The Oracle VM VirtualBoxLinux Guest Additions60 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Linux Guest Additions 61 61 installer tries to detect an existing installation and replace 62 62 them but depending on how the distribution integrates the Guest -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/additions-os2.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxalso ships with a set of drivers that improve8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> also ships with a set of drivers that improve 9 9 running OS/2 in a virtual machine. Due to restrictions of OS/2 10 10 itself, this variant of the Guest Additions has a limited -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/additions-solaris-install-unattended.dita
r98549 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 You can configure unattended installation of the 9 Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions when you create a new VM using9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions when you create a new VM using 10 10 the <b outputclass="bold">Create Virtual Machine</b> 11 11 wizard. Select the <b outputclass="bold">Guest -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/additions-solaris-install.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions for Oracle Solaris are8 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions for Oracle Solaris are 9 9 provided on the same ISO CD-ROM as the Additions for Windows 10 10 and Linux. They come with an installation program that guides -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/additions-solaris.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Like the Windows Guest Additions, the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest8 Like the Windows Guest Additions, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest 9 9 Additions for Oracle Solaris take the form of a set of device 10 10 drivers and system applications which may be installed in the -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/additions-windows-install-unattended-certs.dita
r98549 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 To avoid popups when performing an unattended installation 9 of the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions, the code signing9 of the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions, the code signing 10 10 certificates used to sign the drivers needs to be installed 11 11 in the correct certificate stores on the guest operating … … 40 40 <li> 41 41 <p> 42 Mount the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions .ISO.42 Mount the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions .ISO. 43 43 </p> 44 44 </li> … … 47 47 Open a command line window on the guest and change to 48 48 the <filepath>cert</filepath> folder on the 49 Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions CD.49 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions CD. 50 50 </p> 51 51 </li> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/additions-windows-install-unattended.dita
r98549 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 You can configure unattended installation of the 9 Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions when you create a new VM using9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions when you create a new VM using 10 10 the <b outputclass="bold">Create Virtual Machine</b> 11 11 wizard. Select the <b outputclass="bold">Guest -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/additions-windows-updating.dita
r98549 r99797 18 18 <li> 19 19 <p> 20 Oracle VM VirtualBoxGraphics Adapter20 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Graphics Adapter 21 21 </p> 22 22 </li> 23 23 <li> 24 24 <p> 25 Oracle VM VirtualBoxSystem Device25 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> System Device 26 26 </p> 27 27 </li> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/additions-windows.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxWindows Guest Additions are designed to be8 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Windows Guest Additions are designed to be 9 9 installed in a virtual machine running a Windows operating 10 10 system. The following versions of Windows guests are supported: -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/auth-config-using.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="auth-config-using"> 4 4 <title>Configuring and Using Authentication</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The following components of Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan use passwords for8 The following components of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can use passwords for 9 9 authentication: 10 10 </p> … … 12 12 <li> 13 13 <p> 14 When using remote iSCSI storage and the storage server 15 requires authentication, an initiator secret can optionally 16 be supplied with the <userinput>VBoxManage 17 storageattach</userinput> command. As long as no settings 18 password is provided, by using the command line option 19 <codeph>--settingspwfile</codeph>, then this secret is 20 stored <i>unencrypted</i> in the machine 21 configuration and is therefore potentially readable on the 22 host. See <xref href="storage-iscsi.dita">iSCSI Servers</xref> and 23 <xref href="vboxmanage-storageattach.dita">VBoxManage storageattach</xref>. 24 </p> 14 When using remote iSCSI storage and the storage server requires authentication, an 15 initiator secret can optionally be supplied with the <userinput>VBoxManage 16 storageattach</userinput> command. As long as no settings password is provided, by using 17 the command line option <codeph>--settingspwfile</codeph>, then this secret is stored 18 <i>unencrypted</i> in the machine configuration and is therefore potentially readable on 19 the host. See <xref href="storage-iscsi.dita">iSCSI Servers</xref> and <xref 20 href="vboxmanage-storageattach.dita">VBoxManage storageattach</xref>. 21 </p> 25 22 </li> 26 23 <li> 27 24 <p> 28 When using the Oracle VM VirtualBoxweb service to control an29 Oracle VM VirtualBoxhost remotely, connections to the web service25 When using the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> web service to control an 26 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> host remotely, connections to the web service 30 27 are authenticated in various ways. This is described in 31 detail in the Oracle VM VirtualBoxSoftware Development Kit (SDK)28 detail in the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Software Development Kit (SDK) 32 29 reference. See <xref href="VirtualBoxAPI.dita#VirtualBoxAPI"/>. 33 30 </p> … … 35 32 </ul> 36 33 </body> 37 34 38 35 </topic> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/autologon.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxprovides Guest Addition modules for Windows, Linux,8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides Guest Addition modules for Windows, Linux, 9 9 and Oracle Solaris to enable automated logins on the guest. 10 10 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/autologon_unix.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxprovides a custom PAM module (Pluggable8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides a custom PAM module (Pluggable 9 9 Authentication Module) which can be used to perform automated 10 10 guest logins on platforms which support this framework. … … 82 82 <codeph>use_first_pass</codeph> for 83 83 <filepath>pam_unix2.so</filepath> is needed in order to pass 84 the credentials from the Oracle VM VirtualBoxmodule to the shadow84 the credentials from the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> module to the shadow 85 85 database authentication module. For Ubuntu, this needs to be 86 86 added to <filepath>/etc/pam.d/common-auth</filepath>, to the … … 88 88 <filepath>pam_unix.so</filepath>. This argument tells the 89 89 PAM module to use credentials already present in the stack, 90 such as the ones provided by the Oracle VM VirtualBoxPAM module.90 such as the ones provided by the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> PAM module. 91 91 </p> 92 92 </li> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/autologon_unix_lightdm.dita
r98549 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="autologon_unix_lightdm"> 4 <title> Oracle VM VirtualBoxGreeter for Ubuntu/LightDM</title>4 <title><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Greeter for Ubuntu/LightDM</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcomes with a greeter module, named8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> comes with a greeter module, named 9 9 <userinput>vbox-greeter</userinput>, that can be used with 10 10 LightDM. LightDM is the default display manager for Ubuntu … … 41 41 <p> 42 42 The <userinput>vbox-greeter</userinput> module is installed by the 43 Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions installer and is located in43 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions installer and is located in 44 44 <filepath>/usr/sbin/</filepath>. To enable 45 45 <userinput>vbox-greeter</userinput> as the standard greeter -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/autologon_win.dita
r98549 r99797 11 11 modules. In Windows Vista and later releases, the GINA modules 12 12 were replaced with a new mechanism called credential providers. 13 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions for Windows come with both, a13 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions for Windows come with both, a 14 14 GINA and a credential provider module, and therefore enable any 15 15 Windows guest to perform automated logins. 16 16 </p> 17 17 <p> 18 To activate the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGINA or credential provider18 To activate the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> GINA or credential provider 19 19 module, install the Guest Additions using the command line 20 20 switch <codeph>/with_autologon</codeph>. All the following … … 23 23 </p> 24 24 <p> 25 To manually install the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGINA module, extract the25 To manually install the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> GINA module, extract the 26 26 Guest Additions as shown in 27 27 <xref href="windows-guest-file-extraction.dita">Manual File Extraction</xref>, and copy the … … 34 34 <note> 35 35 <p> 36 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxGINA module is implemented as a wrapper36 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> GINA module is implemented as a wrapper 37 37 around the <filepath>MSGINA.DLL</filepath> standard Windows 38 38 GINA module. As a result, it might not work correctly with … … 41 41 </note> 42 42 <p> 43 To manually install the Oracle VM VirtualBoxcredential provider43 To manually install the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> credential provider 44 44 module, extract the Guest Additions as shown in 45 45 <xref href="windows-guest-file-extraction.dita">Manual File Extraction</xref> and copy the … … 70 70 <p> 71 71 While the VM is running, the credentials can be queried by the 72 Oracle VM VirtualBoxlogin modules, GINA or credential provider, using73 the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions device driver. When Windows72 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> login modules, GINA or credential provider, using 73 the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions device driver. When Windows 74 74 is in <i>logged out</i> mode, the login modules 75 75 will constantly poll for credentials and if they are present, a … … 94 94 For <b outputclass="bold">Windows XP guests.</b> The 95 95 login subsystem needs to be configured to use the classic 96 login dialog, as the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGINA module does not96 login dialog, as the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> GINA module does not 97 97 support the Windows XP-style welcome dialog. 98 98 </p> … … 124 124 </ul> 125 125 <p> 126 The following command forces Oracle VM VirtualBoxto keep the126 The following command forces <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to keep the 127 127 credentials after they were read by the guest and on VM reset: 128 128 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/autostart-osx.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 On macOS, launchd is used to start the Oracle VM VirtualBoxautostart8 On macOS, launchd is used to start the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> autostart 9 9 service. An example configuration file can be found in 10 10 <filepath>/Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/org.virtualbox.vboxautostart.plist</filepath>. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/autostart-solaris.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 On Oracle Solaris hosts, the Oracle VM VirtualBoxautostart daemon is8 On Oracle Solaris hosts, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> autostart daemon is 9 9 integrated into the SMF framework. To enable it you must point 10 10 the service to an existing configuration file which has the same … … 16 16 <p> 17 17 When everything is configured correctly you can start the 18 Oracle VM VirtualBoxautostart service with the following command:18 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> autostart service with the following command: 19 19 </p> 20 20 <pre xml:space="preserve"># svcadm enable svc:/application/virtualbox/autostart:default</pre> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/basic-unattended.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan install a guest OS automatically. You only need8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can install a guest OS automatically. You only need 9 9 to provide the installation medium and a few other parameters, 10 10 such as the name of the default user. … … 24 24 </p> 25 25 <p> 26 During this step, Oracle VM VirtualBoxscans the installation medium26 During this step, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> scans the installation medium 27 27 and changes certain parameters to ensure a seamless 28 installation as a guest running on Oracle VM VirtualBox.28 installation as a guest running on <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 29 29 </p> 30 30 </li> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/buffer-overwriting-mitigation.dita
r98549 r99797 30 30 </p> 31 31 <p> 32 The default action taken by Oracle VM VirtualBoxis to clear the32 The default action taken by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is to clear the 33 33 affected buffers when a thread is scheduled to execute guest 34 34 code, rather than on each VM entry. This reduces the -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/changeacpicust.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 You can configure Oracle VM VirtualBoxto present up to four custom ACPI8 You can configure <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to present up to four custom ACPI 9 9 tables to the guest. Use a command such as the following to 10 10 configure custom ACPI tables. Note that -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/changedmi.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The DMI data that Oracle VM VirtualBoxprovides to guests can be changed8 The DMI data that <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides to guests can be changed 9 9 for a specific VM. Use the following commands to configure the DMI 10 10 BIOS information. In case your VM is configured to use EFI … … 106 106 </ul> 107 107 <p> 108 If a DMI string is not set, the default value of Oracle VM VirtualBoxis108 If a DMI string is not set, the default value of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is 109 109 used. To set an empty string use 110 110 <codeph>"<EMPTY>"</codeph>. -
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r98549 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="changenat"> 4 <title>Fine Tuning the Oracle VM VirtualBoxNAT Engine</title>4 <title>Fine Tuning the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> NAT Engine</title> 5 5 6 6 <body/> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/changetimesync.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions ensure that the guest's8 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions ensure that the guest's 9 9 system time is synchronized with the host time. There are 10 10 several parameters which can be tuned. The parameters can be set -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/changetscmode.dita
r98549 r99797 7 7 <body> 8 8 <p> 9 By default, Oracle VM VirtualBoxkeeps all sources of time visible to9 By default, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> keeps all sources of time visible to 10 10 the guest synchronized to a single time source, the monotonic 11 11 host time. This reflects the assumptions of many guest operating -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/changevpd.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxreports vendor product data for its virtual hard8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> reports vendor product data for its virtual hard 9 9 disks which consist of hard disk serial number, firmware 10 10 revision and model number. These can be changed using the -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/clone.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="clone"> 4 4 <title>Cloning Virtual Machines</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> … … 67 67 <li> 68 68 <p><b outputclass="bold">Path:</b> Choose a location for 69 the cloned virtual machine, otherwise Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses the69 the cloned virtual machine, otherwise <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses the 70 70 default machines folder. 71 71 </p> … … 129 129 differencing disk images based on the source VM disk images. 130 130 If you select the current state of the source VM as the clone 131 point, Oracle VM VirtualBoxcreates a new snapshot.131 point, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> creates a new snapshot. 132 132 </p> 133 133 </li> … … 181 181 </p> 182 182 <p> 183 You can also use the <userinput>VBoxManage clonevm</userinput> command 184 to clone a VM. See<xref href="vboxmanage-clonevm.dita"/>.183 You can also use the <userinput>VBoxManage clonevm</userinput> command to clone a VM. See 184 <xref href="vboxmanage-clonevm.dita"/>. 185 185 </p> 186 186 </body> 187 187 188 188 </topic> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloningvdis.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="cloningvdis"> 4 4 <title>Cloning Disk Images</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 You can duplicate hard disk image files on the same host to 9 quickly produce a second virtual machine with the same OS setup. 10 However, you should <i>only</i> make copies of 11 virtual disk images using the utility supplied with 12 Oracle VM VirtualBox. See <xref href="vboxmanage-clonemedium.dita"/>. 13 This is because Oracle VM VirtualBox assigns a UUID to each disk image, 14 which is also stored inside the image, and Oracle VM VirtualBox will 15 refuse to work with two images that use the same number. If you do 16 accidentally try to reimport a disk image which you copied 17 normally, you can make a second copy using the <userinput>VBoxManage 18 clonevm</userinput> command and import that instead. 8 You can duplicate hard disk image files on the same host to quickly produce a second virtual 9 machine with the same OS setup. However, you should <i>only</i> make copies of virtual disk 10 images using the utility supplied with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. See 11 <xref href="vboxmanage-clonemedium.dita"/>. This is because <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> assigns a UUID to 12 each disk image, which is also stored inside the image, and <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will refuse 13 to work with two images that use the same number. If you do accidentally try to reimport a 14 disk image which you copied normally, you can make a second copy using the 15 <userinput>VBoxManage clonevm</userinput> command and import that instead. 19 16 </p> 20 17 <p> 21 18 Note that Linux distributions identify the boot hard disk from the 22 ID of the drive. The ID Oracle VM VirtualBoxreports for a drive is19 ID of the drive. The ID <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> reports for a drive is 23 20 determined from the UUID of the virtual disk image. So if you 24 21 clone a disk image and try to boot the copied image the guest … … 35 32 <pre xml:space="preserve">hdparm -i /dev/sda</pre> 36 33 </body> 37 34 38 35 </topic> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloud-create-api-keypair.dita
r98549 r99797 7 7 <p/> 8 8 <p> 9 To use the cloud integration features of Oracle VM VirtualBox, you9 To use the cloud integration features of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, you 10 10 must generate an API signing key pair that is used for API 11 requests to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.11 requests to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. 12 12 </p> 13 13 <p> 14 Your API requests are signed with your private key, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure14 Your API requests are signed with your private key, and <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> 15 15 uses the public key to verify the authenticity of the request. 16 You must upload the public key to the Oracle Cloud InfrastructureConsole.16 You must upload the public key to the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> Console. 17 17 </p> 18 18 <note> 19 19 <p> 20 20 This key pair is not the same SSH key that you use to access 21 compute instances on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.21 compute instances on <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. 22 22 </p> 23 23 </note> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloud-create-cloud-profile.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="cloud-create-cloud-profile"> 4 4 <title>Creating a Cloud Profile</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses a <i>cloud profile</i> to9 connect to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. A cloud profile is a text file that contains8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses a <i>cloud profile</i> to 9 connect to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. A cloud profile is a text file that contains 10 10 details of your key files and Oracle Cloud Identifier (OCID) 11 11 resource identifiers for your cloud account, such as the … … 33 33 </li> 34 34 <li> 35 <p><b outputclass="bold">Region</b>. Shown on the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure35 <p><b outputclass="bold">Region</b>. Shown on the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> 36 36 Console. Click 37 37 <b outputclass="bold">Administration</b>, … … 41 41 <li> 42 42 <p><b outputclass="bold">Tenancy OCID.</b> Shown on the 43 Oracle Cloud InfrastructureConsole. Click43 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> Console. Click 44 44 <b outputclass="bold">Administration</b>, 45 45 <b outputclass="bold">Tenancy Details</b>. … … 51 51 <li> 52 52 <p><b outputclass="bold">Compartment OCID.</b> Shown on 53 the Oracle Cloud InfrastructureConsole. Click53 the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> Console. Click 54 54 <b outputclass="bold">Identity</b>, 55 55 <b outputclass="bold">Compartments</b>. … … 61 61 <li> 62 62 <p><b outputclass="bold">User OCID.</b> Shown on the 63 Oracle Cloud InfrastructureConsole. Click63 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> Console. Click 64 64 <b outputclass="bold">Profile</b>, 65 65 <b outputclass="bold">User Settings</b>. … … 81 81 </p> 82 82 <p> 83 The Cloud Profile Manager is a VirtualBox Managertool that enables83 The Cloud Profile Manager is a <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> tool that enables 84 84 you to create, edit, and manage cloud profiles for your 85 85 cloud service accounts. … … 88 88 <li> 89 89 <p> 90 Automatically, by using the <userinput>VBoxManage 91 cloudprofile</userinput> command. See 92 <xref href="vboxmanage-cloudprofile.dita"/>. 93 </p> 90 Automatically, by using the <userinput>VBoxManage cloudprofile</userinput> command. See 91 <xref href="vboxmanage-cloudprofile.dita"/>. 92 </p> 94 93 </li> 95 94 <li> 96 95 <p> 97 96 Manually, by creating an <filepath>oci_config</filepath> 98 file in your Oracle VM VirtualBoxglobal configuration directory.97 file in your <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> global configuration directory. 99 98 For example, this is 100 99 <filepath>$HOME/.config/VirtualBox/oci_config</filepath> on … … 105 104 <p> 106 105 Manually, by creating a <filepath>config</filepath> file in 107 your Oracle Cloud Infrastructureconfiguration directory. For example, this is106 your <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> configuration directory. For example, this is 108 107 <filepath>$HOME/.oci/config</filepath> on a Linux host. 109 108 </p> 110 109 <p> 111 This is the same file that is used by the Oracle Cloud Infrastructurecommand line110 This is the same file that is used by the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> command line 112 111 interface. 113 112 </p> 114 113 <p> 115 Oracle VM VirtualBoxautomatically uses the114 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> automatically uses the 116 115 <filepath>config</filepath> file if no cloud profile file is 117 116 present in your global configuration directory. … … 122 121 </ul> 123 122 </body> 124 123 125 124 </topic> -
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r98549 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="cloud-export-oci-prepare-vm"> 4 <title>Preparing a VM for Export to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure</title>4 <title>Preparing a VM for Export to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/></title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle Cloud Infrastructureprovides the option to import a custom Linux image.9 Before an Oracle VM VirtualBox image can be exported to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, the8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> provides the option to import a custom Linux image. 9 Before an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> image can be exported to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>, the 10 10 custom image needs to be prepared to ensure that instances 11 11 launched from the custom image can boot correctly and that 12 12 network connections will work. This section provides advice on 13 how to prepare a Linux image for export from Oracle VM VirtualBox.13 how to prepare a Linux image for export from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 14 14 </p> 15 15 <p> … … 22 22 addresses.</b> Configure the VM to use a DHCP 23 23 server to allocate network addresses, rather than using a 24 static IP address. The Oracle Cloud Infrastructureinstance will then be24 static IP address. The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance will then be 25 25 allocated an IP address automatically. 26 26 </p> … … 39 39 <li> 40 40 <p><b outputclass="bold">Disable persistent network device 41 naming rules.</b> This means that the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure41 naming rules.</b> This means that the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> 42 42 instance will use the same network device names as the VM. 43 43 </p> … … 78 78 <p><b outputclass="bold">Enable the serial 79 79 console.</b> This enables you to troubleshoot the 80 instance when it is running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.80 instance when it is running on <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. 81 81 </p> 82 82 <ol> … … 171 171 <p> 172 172 For more information about importing a custom Linux image into 173 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, see also:173 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>, see also: 174 174 </p> 175 175 <p> -
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r99497 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="cloud-export-oci"> 4 <title>Exporting an Appliance to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure</title>5 4 <title>Exporting an Appliance to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/></title> 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBox supports the export of VMs to an Oracle Cloud Infrastructureservice.9 The exported VM is stored on Oracle Cloud Infrastructureas a custom Linux image. You8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports the export of VMs to an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> service. 9 The exported VM is stored on <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> as a custom Linux image. You 10 10 can configure whether a cloud instance is created and started 11 11 after the export process has completed. … … 13 13 <note> 14 14 <p> 15 Before you export a VM to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, you must prepare the VM as15 Before you export a VM to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>, you must prepare the VM as 16 16 described in <xref href="cloud-export-oci-prepare-vm.dita#cloud-export-oci-prepare-vm"/>. 17 17 </p> 18 18 </note> 19 19 <p> 20 Use the following steps to export a VM to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure:20 Use the following steps to export a VM to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>: 21 21 </p> 22 22 <ol> … … 37 37 <p> 38 38 From the <b outputclass="bold">Format</b> drop-down 39 list, select <b outputclass="bold"> Oracle Cloud Infrastructure</b>.39 list, select <b outputclass="bold"><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/></b>. 40 40 </p> 41 41 <p> 42 42 In the <b outputclass="bold">Profile</b> drop-down 43 list, select the cloud profile used for your Oracle Cloud Infrastructureaccount.43 list, select the cloud profile used for your <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> account. 44 44 </p> 45 45 <fig id="fig-export-appliance-oci"> … … 57 57 In the <b outputclass="bold">Machine Creation</b> 58 58 field, select an option to configure settings for the cloud 59 instance created when you export to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The options59 instance created when you export to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. The options 60 60 enable you to do one of the following: 61 61 </p> … … 82 82 <p> 83 83 Click <b outputclass="bold">Next</b> to make an API 84 request to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructureservice and open the84 request to the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> service and open the 85 85 <b outputclass="bold">Appliance Settings</b> page. 86 86 </p> … … 89 89 <p> 90 90 (Optional) Edit storage settings used for the exported 91 virtual machine in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. You can change the following91 virtual machine in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. You can change the following 92 92 settings: 93 93 </p> … … 100 100 <li> 101 101 <p> 102 Whether to store the custom image in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.102 Whether to store the custom image in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. 103 103 </p> 104 104 </li> 105 105 <li> 106 106 <p> 107 The display name for the custom image in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.107 The display name for the custom image in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. 108 108 </p> 109 109 </li> … … 114 114 <p><b outputclass="bold">Paravirtualized</b> mode 115 115 gives improved performance and should be suitable for 116 most Oracle VM VirtualBoxVMs.116 most <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> VMs. 117 117 </p> 118 118 <p><b outputclass="bold">Emulated</b> mode is … … 136 136 <p> 137 137 Click <b outputclass="bold">Finish</b>. The VM is 138 exported to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.138 exported to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. 139 139 </p> 140 140 <p> 141 141 Depending on the <b outputclass="bold">Machine 142 142 Creation</b> setting, a cloud instance may be started 143 after upload to Oracle Cloud Infrastructureis completed.143 after upload to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> is completed. 144 144 </p> 145 145 </li> 146 146 <li> 147 147 <p> 148 Monitor the export process by using the Oracle Cloud InfrastructureConsole.148 Monitor the export process by using the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> Console. 149 149 </p> 150 150 </li> 151 151 </ol> 152 152 <p> 153 You can also use the <userinput>VBoxManage export</userinput> 154 command to export a VM to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. See 155 <xref href="vboxmanage-export.dita"/>. 156 </p> 153 You can also use the <userinput>VBoxManage export</userinput> command to export a VM to 154 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. See <xref href="vboxmanage-export.dita"/>. 155 </p> 157 156 </body> 158 157 </topic> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloud-import-oci.dita
r99497 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="cloud-import-oci"> 4 <title>Importing an Instance from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure</title>5 4 <title>Importing an Instance from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/></title> 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 8 Perform the following steps to import a cloud instance from 9 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure into Oracle VM VirtualBox:9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> into <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>: 10 10 </p> 11 11 <ol> … … 19 19 <p> 20 20 In the <b outputclass="bold">Source</b> drop-down 21 list, select <b outputclass="bold"> Oracle Cloud Infrastructure</b>.21 list, select <b outputclass="bold"><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/></b>. 22 22 </p> 23 23 <p> 24 24 In the <b outputclass="bold">Profile</b> drop-down 25 list, select the cloud profile for your Oracle Cloud Infrastructureaccount.25 list, select the cloud profile for your <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> account. 26 26 </p> 27 27 <p> … … 31 31 <p> 32 32 Click <b outputclass="bold">Next</b> to make an API 33 request to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructureservice and display the33 request to the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> service and display the 34 34 <b outputclass="bold">Appliance Settings</b> page. 35 35 </p> … … 55 55 <p> 56 56 Click <b outputclass="bold">Finish</b> to import the 57 instance from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.57 instance from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. 58 58 </p> 59 59 </li> 60 60 <li> 61 61 <p> 62 Monitor the import process by using the Oracle Cloud InfrastructureConsole.62 Monitor the import process by using the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> Console. 63 63 </p> 64 64 </li> 65 65 </ol> 66 66 <p> 67 You can also use the <userinput>VBoxManage import</userinput> 68 command to import an instance from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. See 69 <xref href="vboxmanage-import.dita"/>. 70 </p> 67 You can also use the <userinput>VBoxManage import</userinput> command to import an instance 68 from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. See <xref href="vboxmanage-import.dita"/>. 69 </p> 71 70 </body> 72 71 </topic> -
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r98549 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="cloud-integration-steps"> 4 <title>Preparing for Oracle Cloud InfrastructureIntegration</title>4 <title>Preparing for <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> Integration</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 8 Perform the following configuration steps before using 9 Oracle VM VirtualBox to integrate with your Oracle Cloud Infrastructureaccount.9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to integrate with your <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> account. 10 10 </p> 11 11 <ol> … … 13 13 <p><b outputclass="bold">Install the Extension Pack.</b> 14 14 Cloud integration features are only available when you 15 install the Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack. See15 install the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-ext"/>. See 16 16 <xref href="intro-installing.dita#intro-installing"/>. 17 17 </p> … … 20 20 <p><b outputclass="bold">Create a key pair.</b> Generate 21 21 an API signing key pair that is used for API requests to 22 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. See <xref href="cloud-create-api-keypair.dita#cloud-create-api-keypair"/>.22 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. See <xref href="cloud-create-api-keypair.dita#cloud-create-api-keypair"/>. 23 23 </p> 24 24 <p> -
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r98549 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="cloud-integration"> 4 <title>Integrating with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure</title>4 <title>Integrating with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/></title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 This section describes how to use the features of Oracle VM VirtualBox9 to integrate with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.8 This section describes how to use the features of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 9 to integrate with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. 10 10 </p> 11 11 <p> 12 Integrating with Oracle Cloud Infrastructureinvolves the following steps:12 Integrating with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> involves the following steps: 13 13 </p> 14 14 <ul> 15 15 <li> 16 <p><b outputclass="bold">Prepare for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure17 Integration.</b> Before using Oracle VM VirtualBox with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure16 <p><b outputclass="bold">Prepare for <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> 17 Integration.</b> Before using <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> 18 18 there are some initial configuration steps you may need to do. 19 19 See <xref href="cloud-integration-steps.dita#cloud-integration-steps"/>. … … 21 21 </li> 22 22 <li> 23 <p><b outputclass="bold">Use Oracle VM VirtualBoxwith24 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.</b><xref href="cloud-vbox-oci-tasks.dita#cloud-vbox-oci-tasks"/>25 describes how you can use Oracle VM VirtualBox with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.23 <p><b outputclass="bold">Use <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> with 24 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>.</b><xref href="cloud-vbox-oci-tasks.dita#cloud-vbox-oci-tasks"/> 25 describes how you can use <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. 26 26 </p> 27 27 </li> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloud-upload-public-key.dita
r99182 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="cloud-upload-public-key"> 4 <title>Uploading the Public Key to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure</title>4 <title>Uploading the Public Key to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/></title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Use the following steps to upload your public key to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.8 Use the following steps to upload your public key to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. 9 9 </p> 10 10 <ol> 11 11 <li> 12 12 <p> 13 Log in to the Oracle Cloud InfrastructureConsole.13 Log in to the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> Console. 14 14 </p> 15 15 </li> … … 45 45 </p> 46 46 <fig id="fig-upload-key-oci"> 47 <title>Upload Public Key Dialog in Oracle Cloud InfrastructureConsole</title>47 <title>Upload Public Key Dialog in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> Console</title> 48 48 <xref href="images/upload-key.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp"> 49 49 <image href="images/upload-key.png" width="12cm" placement="break"> 50 <alt>Upload Public Key Dialog in Oracle Cloud InfrastructureConsole</alt>50 <alt>Upload Public Key Dialog in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> Console</alt> 51 51 </image> 52 52 </xref> 53 53 <image href="images/upload-key.png" width="12cm" placement="break" platform="ohc"> 54 <alt>Upload Public Key Dialog in Oracle Cloud InfrastructureConsole</alt>54 <alt>Upload Public Key Dialog in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> Console</alt> 55 55 </image> 56 56 </fig> -
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r99497 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="cloud-using-cli"> 4 <title>Using VBoxManage Commands With Oracle Cloud Infrastructure</title>5 4 <title>Using VBoxManage Commands With <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/></title> 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 8 This section includes some examples of how 9 9 <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> commands can be used to integrate 10 with Oracle Cloud Infrastructureand perform common cloud operations.10 with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> and perform common cloud operations. 11 11 </p> 12 12 <p> … … 22 22 <p> 23 23 The new cloud profile is added to the 24 <filepath>oci_config</filepath> file in your Oracle VM VirtualBox24 <filepath>oci_config</filepath> file in your <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 25 25 global configuration directory. For example, this is 26 26 <filepath>$HOME/.VirtualBox/oci_config</filepath> on a Windows … … 31 31 </p> 32 32 <p> 33 To list the instances in your Oracle Cloud Infrastructurecompartment:33 To list the instances in your <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> compartment: 34 34 </p> 35 35 <pre xml:space="preserve">VBoxManage cloud --provider="OCI" --profile="vbox-oci" list instances 36 36 </pre> 37 37 <p> 38 <b outputclass="bold">Exporting an Oracle VM VirtualBoxVM to the38 <b outputclass="bold">Exporting an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> VM to the 39 39 Cloud</b> 40 40 </p> … … 51 51 <p> 52 52 <b outputclass="bold">Importing a Cloud Instance Into 53 Oracle VM VirtualBox</b>53 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/></b> 54 54 </p> 55 55 <p> 56 To import a cloud instance and create an Oracle VM VirtualBoxVM56 To import a cloud instance and create an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> VM 57 57 called <codeph>oci_Import</codeph>: 58 58 </p> … … 66 66 </p> 67 67 <p> 68 To create a new cloud instance from a custom image on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure:68 To create a new cloud instance from a custom image on <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>: 69 69 </p> 70 70 <pre xml:space="preserve">VBoxManage cloud --provider="OCI" --profile="vbox-oci" instance create \ … … 75 75 </p> 76 76 <p> 77 To terminate an instance in your compartment on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure:77 To terminate an instance in your compartment on <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>: 78 78 </p> 79 79 <pre xml:space="preserve">VBoxManage cloud --provider="OCI" --profile="vbox-oci" instance terminate \ 80 80 --id="ocid1.instance.oc1..." </pre> 81 81 <p> 82 For more details about the available commands for cloud 83 operations, see <xrefhref="vboxmanage-cloud.dita"/>.84 82 For more details about the available commands for cloud operations, see <xref 83 href="vboxmanage-cloud.dita"/>. 84 </p> 85 85 </body> 86 86 87 87 </topic> -
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r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="cloud-using-cloud-networks"> 4 4 <title>Using a Cloud Network</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 8 A cloud network is a type of network that can be used for 9 connections from a local VM to a remote Oracle Cloud Infrastructurecloud instance.9 connections from a local VM to a remote <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> cloud instance. 10 10 </p> 11 11 <p> … … 15 15 <li> 16 16 <p> 17 Set up a virtual cloud network on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.17 Set up a virtual cloud network on <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. 18 18 </p> 19 19 <p> 20 20 The following steps create and configure a virtual cloud 21 network (VCN) on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The VCN is used to tunnel network21 network (VCN) on <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. The VCN is used to tunnel network 22 22 traffic across the cloud. 23 23 </p> … … 26 26 <p> 27 27 Ensure that you have a cloud profile for connecting to 28 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. See <xref href="cloud-create-cloud-profile.dita#cloud-create-cloud-profile"/>.28 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. See <xref href="cloud-create-cloud-profile.dita#cloud-create-cloud-profile"/>. 29 29 </p> 30 30 </li> … … 40 40 </p> 41 41 <p> 42 Other options are available for the <userinput>VBoxManage 43 cloud network setup</userinput> command, to enable you to 44 configure details for the VCN. For example, you can 45 configure the operating system used for the cloud 46 gateway instance and the IP address range used by the 47 tunneling network. See 48 <xref href="vboxmanage-cloud.dita"/>. 49 </p> 42 Other options are available for the <userinput>VBoxManage cloud network 43 setup</userinput> command, to enable you to configure details for the VCN. For 44 example, you can configure the operating system used for the cloud gateway instance 45 and the IP address range used by the tunneling network. See <xref href="vboxmanage-cloud.dita"/>. 46 </p> 50 47 <p> 51 48 For best results, use an Oracle Linux 7 instance for the … … 57 54 <li> 58 55 <p> 59 Register the new cloud network with Oracle VM VirtualBox.56 Register the new cloud network with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 60 57 </p> 61 58 <p> … … 74 71 </ol> 75 72 </body> 76 73 77 74 </topic> -
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r99182 r99797 13 13 <b outputclass="bold">File</b>, 14 14 <b outputclass="bold">Cloud Profile Manager</b> in 15 VirtualBox Manager.15 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. 16 16 </p> 17 17 <fig id="fig-cloud-profile-manager"> … … 38 38 <p> 39 39 To create a cloud profile by importing settings from your 40 Oracle Cloud Infrastructureconfiguration file.40 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> configuration file. 41 41 </p> 42 42 </li> … … 92 92 </ul> 93 93 <p> 94 Some of these are settings for your Oracle Cloud Infrastructureaccount, which you95 can view from the Oracle Cloud InfrastructureConsole.94 Some of these are settings for your <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> account, which you 95 can view from the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> Console. 96 96 </p> 97 97 </li> … … 104 104 <p> 105 105 This creates a new subgroup of the 106 <b outputclass="bold">OCI</b> group in VirtualBox Manager.106 <b outputclass="bold">OCI</b> group in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. 107 107 See <xref href="cloud-vm-oci-group.dita#cloud-vm-oci-group"/>. 108 108 </p> … … 115 115 <p> 116 116 The cloud profile settings are saved to the 117 <filepath>oci_config</filepath> file in your Oracle VM VirtualBox117 <filepath>oci_config</filepath> file in your <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 118 118 global settings directory. 119 119 </p> … … 121 121 </ol> 122 122 <p> 123 Perform the following steps to import an existing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure123 Perform the following steps to import an existing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> 124 124 configuration file into the Cloud Profile Manager: 125 125 </p> … … 128 128 <p> 129 129 Ensure that a <filepath>config</filepath> file is present in 130 your Oracle Cloud Infrastructureconfiguration directory. For example, this is130 your <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> configuration directory. For example, this is 131 131 <filepath>$HOME/.oci/config</filepath> on a Linux host. 132 132 </p> … … 141 141 <p> 142 142 This action overwrites any cloud profiles that are in your 143 Oracle VM VirtualBoxglobal settings directory.143 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> global settings directory. 144 144 </p> 145 145 </note> … … 151 151 <p> 152 152 Your cloud profile settings are saved to the 153 <filepath>oci_config</filepath> file in your Oracle VM VirtualBox153 <filepath>oci_config</filepath> file in your <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 154 154 global settings directory. 155 155 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloud-vbox-oci-tasks.dita
r98549 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="cloud-vbox-oci-tasks"> 4 <title>Using Oracle VM VirtualBox With Oracle Cloud Infrastructure</title>4 <title>Using <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> With <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/></title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 This section describes how you can use Oracle VM VirtualBox with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure8 This section describes how you can use <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> 9 9 to do the following tasks: 10 10 </p> … … 12 12 <li> 13 13 <p> 14 Create, add, and manage Oracle Cloud Infrastructurecloud instances using15 VirtualBox Manager. See <xref href="cloud-vm.dita#cloud-vm"/>.14 Create, add, and manage <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> cloud instances using 15 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. See <xref href="cloud-vm.dita#cloud-vm"/>. 16 16 </p> 17 17 </li> 18 18 <li> 19 19 <p> 20 Export an Oracle VM VirtualBox VM to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. See20 Export an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> VM to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. See 21 21 <xref href="cloud-export-oci.dita#cloud-export-oci"/>. 22 22 </p> … … 24 24 <li> 25 25 <p> 26 Import a cloud instance into Oracle VM VirtualBox. See26 Import a cloud instance into <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. See 27 27 <xref href="cloud-import-oci.dita#cloud-import-oci"/>. 28 28 </p> … … 30 30 <li> 31 31 <p> 32 Connect from a local VM to an Oracle Cloud Infrastructurecloud subnet. See32 Connect from a local VM to an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> cloud subnet. See 33 33 <xref href="cloud-using-cloud-networks.dita#cloud-using-cloud-networks"/>. 34 34 </p> … … 37 37 <p> 38 38 Use the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> commands to integrate 39 with Oracle Cloud Infrastructureand perform cloud operations. See39 with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> and perform cloud operations. See 40 40 <xref href="cloud-using-cli.dita#cloud-using-cli"/>. 41 41 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloud-vm-add.dita
r99182 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 When you add a cloud VM, an <i>existing</i> 9 Oracle Cloud Infrastructureinstance is associated with the cloud VM. You can only9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance is associated with the cloud VM. You can only 10 10 add one cloud VM for each instance. 11 11 </p> … … 54 54 service provider that hosts the instance used for the 55 55 cloud VM. Select 56 <b outputclass="bold"> Oracle Cloud Infrastructure</b>.56 <b outputclass="bold"><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/></b>. 57 57 </p> 58 58 </li> … … 79 79 A cloud VM with the same name as the instance is added to 80 80 the <b outputclass="bold">OCI</b> group in 81 VirtualBox Manager.81 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. 82 82 </p> 83 83 </li> … … 89 89 </p> 90 90 <p> 91 The cloud VM name in VirtualBox Manageris updated automatically.91 The cloud VM name in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> is updated automatically. 92 92 </p> 93 93 </li> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloud-vm-control.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 You can use VirtualBox Managerto control a cloud VM as follows:8 You can use <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> to control a cloud VM as follows: 9 9 </p> 10 10 <ul> … … 12 12 <p><b outputclass="bold">Start.</b> Use the 13 13 <b outputclass="bold">Start</b> button in the 14 VirtualBox Managertoolbar.14 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> toolbar. 15 15 </p> 16 16 </li> … … 25 25 <p><b outputclass="bold">Terminate.</b> Use the 26 26 <b outputclass="bold">Terminate</b> button in the 27 VirtualBox Managertoolbar.27 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> toolbar. 28 28 </p> 29 29 <note type="caution"> 30 30 <p> 31 This action deletes the instance from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.31 This action deletes the instance from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. 32 32 </p> 33 33 </note> … … 35 35 </ul> 36 36 <p> 37 When you control a cloud VM in VirtualBox Managerthe machine list is37 When you control a cloud VM in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> the machine list is 38 38 updated automatically with the current instance state, such as 39 39 <b outputclass="bold">Stopped</b> or … … 41 41 </p> 42 42 <p> 43 When you control an instance using the Oracle Cloud Infrastructureconsole,44 VirtualBox Managerupdates the status for the corresponding cloud VM43 When you control an instance using the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> console, 44 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> updates the status for the corresponding cloud VM 45 45 automatically. 46 46 </p> -
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r98549 r99797 46 46 </ol> 47 47 <p> 48 See the Oracle Cloud Infrastructuredocumentation for details about how you can use48 See the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> documentation for details about how you can use 49 49 an instance console connection to troubleshoot instance 50 50 problems. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloud-vm-new.dita
r99182 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 When you create a new cloud VM, a <i>new</i> 9 Oracle Cloud Infrastructureinstance is created and associated with the cloud VM.9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance is created and associated with the cloud VM. 10 10 </p> 11 11 <p> … … 53 53 <p><b outputclass="bold">Location:</b> The cloud 54 54 service provider that will host the new instance. 55 Select <b outputclass="bold"> Oracle Cloud Infrastructure</b>.55 Select <b outputclass="bold"><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/></b>. 56 56 </p> 57 57 </li> … … 78 78 <p> 79 79 You can use this page to change the default settings for 80 the new Oracle Cloud Infrastructureinstance, such as the display name, shape,80 the new <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance, such as the display name, shape, 81 81 and networking configuration. 82 82 </p> … … 90 90 <p> 91 91 Click <b outputclass="bold">Finish</b> to create a 92 new Oracle Cloud Infrastructureinstance using the selected image or boot92 new <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance using the selected image or boot 93 93 volume. The new instance is started automatically. 94 94 </p> 95 95 <p> 96 96 The new cloud VM is shown in the 97 <b outputclass="bold">OCI</b> group in VirtualBox Manager.97 <b outputclass="bold">OCI</b> group in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. 98 98 </p> 99 99 </li> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloud-vm-oci-group.dita
r99182 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 All cloud VMs are shown in the machine list in VirtualBox Manager, in8 All cloud VMs are shown in the machine list in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, in 9 9 a special VM group called 10 10 <b outputclass="bold">OCI</b>. … … 29 29 </fig> 30 30 <p> 31 All cloud profiles registered with Oracle VM VirtualBoxare listed31 All cloud profiles registered with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> are listed 32 32 automatically in the OCI group. 33 33 </p> 34 34 <p> 35 To enable or disable listing of cloud VMs in VirtualBox Managerfor a35 To enable or disable listing of cloud VMs in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> for a 36 36 specific cloud profile, do the following: 37 37 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloud-vm-remove.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 You can use VirtualBox Managerto remove a cloud VM as follows:8 You can use <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> to remove a cloud VM as follows: 9 9 </p> 10 10 <p> … … 23 23 <p> 24 24 Click <b outputclass="bold">Delete Everything</b> 25 to remove the cloud VM from VirtualBox Managerand also to delete26 the Oracle Cloud Infrastructureinstance and any associated boot volumes.25 to remove the cloud VM from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> and also to delete 26 the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance and any associated boot volumes. 27 27 </p> 28 28 </li> -
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r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Select the cloud VM in VirtualBox Managerand click8 Select the cloud VM in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> and click 9 9 <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b>. 10 10 </p> … … 13 13 <p> 14 14 For a <i>new</i> cloud VM, you can change 15 many settings for the Oracle Cloud Infrastructureinstance, such as the display15 many settings for the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance, such as the display 16 16 name, shape, and disk size. 17 17 </p> … … 20 20 <p> 21 21 When you <i>add</i> a cloud VM based on an 22 existing Oracle Cloud Infrastructureinstance you can only change the display22 existing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance you can only change the display 23 23 name. 24 24 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cloud-vm.dita
r99182 r99797 8 8 A cloud virtual machine (<i>cloud VM</i>) is a 9 9 type of VM that represents an instance on a cloud service. Cloud 10 VMs are shown in the machine list in VirtualBox Manager, in the same way10 VMs are shown in the machine list in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, in the same way 11 11 as local VMs are. 12 12 </p> 13 13 <p> 14 14 By using cloud VMs you can create, manage, and control your 15 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure instances from VirtualBox Manager.15 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instances from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. 16 16 </p> 17 17 <note> 18 18 <p> 19 19 Cloud VMs do not install, export, or import instances to the 20 Oracle VM VirtualBoxhost. All operations are done remotely on the20 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> host. All operations are done remotely on the 21 21 cloud service. 22 22 </p> 23 23 </note> 24 24 <fig id="fig-cloud-vm-overview"> 25 <title>Cloud VMs, Shown in VirtualBox Manager</title>25 <title>Cloud VMs, Shown in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/></title> 26 26 <xref href="images/cloudvm-overview.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp"> 27 27 <image href="images/cloudvm-overview.png" width="12cm" placement="break"> 28 <alt>Cloud VMs, Shown in VirtualBox Manager</alt>28 <alt>Cloud VMs, Shown in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/></alt> 29 29 </image> 30 30 </xref> 31 31 <image platform="ohc" href="images/cloudvm-overview.png" width="12cm" placement="break"> 32 <alt>Cloud VMs, Shown in VirtualBox Manager</alt>32 <alt>Cloud VMs, Shown in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/></alt> 33 33 </image> 34 34 </fig> 35 35 <p> 36 Cloud VMs can be used to do the following tasks in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure:36 Cloud VMs can be used to do the following tasks in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>: 37 37 </p> 38 38 <ul> 39 39 <li> 40 <p><b outputclass="bold">Create a new Oracle Cloud Infrastructure40 <p><b outputclass="bold">Create a new <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> 41 41 instance.</b> See <xref href="cloud-vm-new.dita#cloud-vm-new"/>. 42 42 </p> 43 43 </li> 44 44 <li> 45 <p><b outputclass="bold"> Use an existing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure45 <p><b outputclass="bold"> Use an existing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> 46 46 instance.</b> See <xref href="cloud-vm-add.dita#cloud-vm-add"/>. 47 47 </p> 48 48 </li> 49 49 <li> 50 <p><b outputclass="bold">Configure an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure50 <p><b outputclass="bold">Configure an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> 51 51 instance.</b> You can change settings for the 52 52 instance, such as display name and shape. See … … 55 55 </li> 56 56 <li> 57 <p><b outputclass="bold">Control an Oracle Cloud Infrastructureinstance.</b>57 <p><b outputclass="bold">Control an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance.</b> 58 58 Stop, start, and terminate the instance. See 59 59 <xref href="cloud-vm-control.dita#cloud-vm-control"/> … … 62 62 <li> 63 63 <p><b outputclass="bold">Create a console connection to an 64 Oracle Cloud Infrastructureinstance</b>. See64 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance</b>. See 65 65 <xref href="cloud-vm-instance-console.dita#cloud-vm-instance-console"/>. 66 66 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/collect-debug-info.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="collect-debug-info"> 4 4 <title>Collecting Debugging Information</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 8 For problem determination, it is often important to collect 9 debugging information which can be analyzed by Oracle VM VirtualBox9 debugging information which can be analyzed by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 10 10 support. This section contains information about what kind of 11 11 information can be obtained. 12 12 </p> 13 13 <p> 14 Every time Oracle VM VirtualBoxstarts up a VM, a so-called14 Every time <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> starts up a VM, a so-called 15 15 <i>release log file</i> is created, containing 16 16 lots of information about the VM configuration and runtime … … 26 26 <filepath>.3</filepath>. Sometimes when there is a problem, it 27 27 is useful to have a look at the logs. Also when requesting 28 support for Oracle VM VirtualBox, supplying the corresponding log file28 support for <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, supplying the corresponding log file 29 29 is mandatory. 30 30 </p> 31 31 <p> 32 For convenience, for each virtual machine, VirtualBox Managercan show32 For convenience, for each virtual machine, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> can show 33 33 these logs in a window. Select a virtual machine from the 34 34 machine list on the left and click … … 38 38 The release log file, <filepath>VBox.log</filepath>, contains a 39 39 wealth of diagnostic information, such as Host OS type and 40 version, Oracle VM VirtualBoxversion and build. It also includes a40 version, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> version and build. It also includes a 41 41 complete dump of the guest's configuration (CFGM), detailed 42 42 information about the host CPU type and supported features, … … 52 52 guest crashes. For information about enabling core dumps on 53 53 Linux, Oracle Solaris, and macOS systems, refer to the following 54 core dump article on the Oracle VM VirtualBoxwebsite:54 core dump article on the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> website: 55 55 </p> 56 56 <p><ph>http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Core_dump</ph>. 57 57 </p> 58 58 <p> 59 You can also use <userinput>VBoxManage debugvm</userinput> to create 60 a dump of a complete virtual machine. See 61 <xref href="vboxmanage-debugvm.dita">VBoxManage debugvm</xref>. 62 </p> 59 You can also use <userinput>VBoxManage debugvm</userinput> to create a dump of a complete 60 virtual machine. See <xref href="vboxmanage-debugvm.dita">VBoxManage debugvm</xref>. 61 </p> 63 62 <p> 64 63 For network related problems, it is often helpful to capture a … … 69 68 </p> 70 69 <p> 71 Oracle VM VirtualBoxprovides an ability to capture network traffic70 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides an ability to capture network traffic 72 71 only on a specific VM's network adapter. Refer to the following 73 network tracing article on the Oracle VM VirtualBoxwebsite for72 network tracing article on the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> website for 74 73 information on enabling this capture: 75 74 </p> … … 77 76 </p> 78 77 <p> 79 The trace files created by Oracle VM VirtualBoxare in78 The trace files created by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> are in 80 79 <filepath>.pcap</filepath> format and can be easily analyzed 81 80 with Wireshark. 82 81 </p> 83 82 </body> 84 83 85 84 </topic> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/configbasics.dita
r98549 r99797 32 32 </note> 33 33 <p> 34 Oracle VM VirtualBoxprovides a wide range of parameters that can be34 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides a wide range of parameters that can be 35 35 changed for a virtual machine. The various settings that can be 36 36 changed in the <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/cpuhotplug.dita
r99497 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 With virtual machines running modern server operating systems, 9 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports CPU hot-plugging.9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports CPU hot-plugging. 10 10 </p> 11 11 <p> 12 12 On a physical computer CPU hot-plugging would mean that a CPU can 13 be added or removed while the machine is running. Oracle VM VirtualBox13 be added or removed while the machine is running. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 14 14 supports adding and removing of virtual CPUs while a virtual 15 15 machine is running. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/create-vm-wizard-hardware.dita
r99182 r99797 26 26 <li> 27 27 <p><b outputclass="bold">Base Memory.</b> Select the 28 amount of RAM that Oracle VM VirtualBoxshould allocate every time28 amount of RAM that <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> should allocate every time 29 29 the virtual machine is started. The amount of memory 30 30 selected here will be taken away from your host machine and -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/create-vm-wizard-name-os.dita
r99182 r99797 33 33 <p><b outputclass="bold">Name.</b> A name for the new 34 34 VM. The name you enter is shown in the machine list of 35 VirtualBox Managerand is also used for the virtual machine's files35 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> and is also used for the virtual machine's files 36 36 on disk. 37 37 </p> … … 70 70 install something very unusual that is not listed, select 71 71 the <b outputclass="bold">Other</b> type. Depending 72 on your selection, Oracle VM VirtualBoxwill enable or disable72 on your selection, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will enable or disable 73 73 certain VM settings that your guest OS may require. This is 74 74 particularly important for 64-bit guests. See … … 77 77 </p> 78 78 <p> 79 If an ISO image is selected and Oracle VM VirtualBoxdetects the79 If an ISO image is selected and <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> detects the 80 80 operating system for the ISO, the 81 81 <b outputclass="bold">Type</b> and -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/create-vm-wizard-summary.dita
r98549 r99797 17 17 Click <b outputclass="bold">Finish</b> to create your new 18 18 virtual machine. The virtual machine is displayed in the machine 19 list on the left side of the VirtualBox Managerwindow, with the name19 list on the left side of the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> window, with the name 20 20 that you entered on the first page of the wizard. 21 21 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/create-vm-wizard-unattended-examples.dita
r98549 r99797 8 8 To configure unattended installation, you typically just need to 9 9 specify an ISO image in the <b outputclass="bold">Create Virtual 10 Machine</b> wizard. Oracle VM VirtualBoxthen detects the OS10 Machine</b> wizard. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> then detects the OS 11 11 type and the unattended installation process is done 12 12 automatically when the wizard is completed. However, in some -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/create-vm-wizard-unattended-install.dita
r99182 r99797 19 19 Use this page to set up the required parameters for unattended 20 20 guest OS installation and to configure automatic installation of 21 the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions. See also21 the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions. See also 22 22 <xref href="create-vm-wizard-unattended-examples.dita#create-vm-wizard-unattended-examples"/> for some 23 23 typical scenarios when using automated installation. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/create-vm-wizard-virtual-hard-disk.dita
r99497 r99797 10 10 </p> 11 11 <p> 12 There are many ways in which Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan provide hard12 There are many ways in which <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can provide hard 13 13 disk space to a VM, see <xref href="storage.dita#storage"/>. The most 14 14 common way is to use a large image file on your physical hard 15 disk, whose contents Oracle VM VirtualBoxpresents to your VM as if it15 disk, whose contents <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> presents to your VM as if it 16 16 were a complete hard disk. This file then represents an entire 17 17 hard disk, so you can even copy it to another host and use it 18 with another Oracle VM VirtualBoxinstallation.18 with another <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> installation. 19 19 </p> 20 20 <fig id="fig-create-vm-hard-disk"> … … 95 95 <p> 96 96 The drop-down list presented in the window lists all disk 97 images which are known by Oracle VM VirtualBox. These disk images97 images which are known by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. These disk images 98 98 are currently attached to a virtual machine, or have been 99 99 attached to a virtual machine. … … 115 115 <p> 116 116 To prevent your physical hard disk on the host OS from filling 117 up, Oracle VM VirtualBoxlimits the size of the image file. But the117 up, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> limits the size of the image file. But the 118 118 image file must be large enough to hold the contents of the 119 119 guest OS and the applications you want to install. For a Windows -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/customize-vm-manager.dita
r98549 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="customize-vm-manager"> 4 <title>Customizing VirtualBox Manager</title>4 <title>Customizing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/></title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 8 There are several advanced customization settings for locking 9 down VirtualBox Manager. Locking down means removing some features that9 down <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. Locking down means removing some features that 10 10 the user should not see. 11 11 </p> … … 21 21 <dd> 22 22 <p> 23 Do not allow users to start VirtualBox Manager. Trying to do so23 Do not allow users to start <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. Trying to do so 24 24 will show a window containing a proper error message. 25 25 </p> … … 48 48 </dl> 49 49 <p> 50 To disable any of these VirtualBox Managercustomizations use the50 To disable any of these <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> customizations use the 51 51 following command: 52 52 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/customvesa.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Apart from the standard VESA resolutions, the Oracle VM VirtualBox8 Apart from the standard VESA resolutions, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 9 9 VESA BIOS enables you to add up to 16 custom video modes which 10 10 will be reported to the guest operating system. When using 11 Windows guests with the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions, a custom11 Windows guests with the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions, a custom 12 12 graphics driver will be used instead of the fallback VESA 13 13 solution so this information does not apply. … … 34 34 vga = 864</pre> 35 35 <p> 36 For guest operating systems with Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions,36 For guest operating systems with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions, 37 37 a custom video mode can be set using the video mode hint 38 38 feature. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/diffimages.dita
r99182 r99797 26 26 When the machine reads a sector from such a virtual hard disk, it 27 27 looks into the differencing image first. If the sector is present, 28 it is returned from there. If not, Oracle VM VirtualBoxlooks into the28 it is returned from there. If not, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> looks into the 29 29 parent. In other words, the parent becomes 30 30 <i>read-only</i>. It is never written to again, but … … 38 38 read-only as well, and write operations only go to the 39 39 second-level differencing image. When reading from the virtual 40 disk, Oracle VM VirtualBoxneeds to look into the second differencing40 disk, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> needs to look into the second differencing 41 41 image first, then into the first if the sector was not found, and 42 42 then into the original image. … … 49 49 Write operations always go to the one <i>active</i> 50 50 differencing image that is attached to the machine, and for read 51 operations, Oracle VM VirtualBoxmay need to look up all the parents in51 operations, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> may need to look up all the parents in 52 52 the chain until the sector in question is found. You can view such 53 53 a tree in the Virtual Media Manager. … … 68 68 machine, the virtual hard disk behaves like any other disk. While 69 69 the virtual machine is running, there is a slight run-time I/O 70 overhead because Oracle VM VirtualBoxmight need to look up sectors70 overhead because <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> might need to look up sectors 71 71 several times. This is not noticeable however since the tables 72 72 with sector information are always kept in memory and can be … … 79 79 <li> 80 80 <p><b outputclass="bold">Snapshots.</b> When you create a 81 snapshot, as explained in the previous section, Oracle VM VirtualBox81 snapshot, as explained in the previous section, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 82 82 <i>freezes</i> the images attached to the 83 83 virtual machine and creates differencing images for each image … … 102 102 <li> 103 103 <p> 104 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcopies the virtual machine settings that104 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> copies the virtual machine settings that 105 105 were copied into the snapshot back to the virtual machine. 106 106 As a result, if you have made changes to the machine … … 136 136 differencing images becomes obsolete. In this case, the 137 137 differencing image of the disk attachment cannot simply be 138 deleted. Instead, Oracle VM VirtualBoxneeds to look at each sector138 deleted. Instead, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> needs to look at each sector 139 139 of the differencing image and needs to copy it back into its 140 140 parent. This is called "merging" images and can be a -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/disabletimesync.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Once installed and started, the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions8 Once installed and started, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions 9 9 will try to synchronize the guest time with the host time. This 10 10 can be prevented by forbidding the guest service from reading -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/diskencryption-decryption.dita
r98549 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 In some circumstances it might be required to decrypt previously 9 encrypted images. This can be done in VirtualBox Managerfor a complete9 encrypted images. This can be done in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> for a complete 10 10 VM or using <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> with the following 11 11 command: -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/diskencryption-encryption.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Encrypting disk images can be done either using VirtualBox Manageror9 the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput>. While VirtualBox Manageris easier to8 Encrypting disk images can be done either using <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> or 9 the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput>. While <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> is easier to 10 10 use, it works on a per VM basis and encrypts all disk images 11 11 attached to the specific VM. With <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/diskencryption-limitations.dita
r98549 r99797 12 12 <li> 13 13 <p> 14 This feature is part of the Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack,14 This feature is part of the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-ext"/>, 15 15 which needs to be installed. Otherwise disk encryption is 16 16 unavailable. … … 45 45 <p> 46 46 When encrypting or decrypting the images, the password is 47 passed in clear text using the Oracle VM VirtualBoxAPI. This47 passed in clear text using the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> API. This 48 48 needs to be kept in mind, especially when using third party 49 49 API clients which make use of the webservice where the … … 56 56 Encrypting images with differencing images is only possible 57 57 if there are no snapshots or a linear chain of snapshots. 58 This limitation may be addressed in a future Oracle VM VirtualBox58 This limitation may be addressed in a future <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 59 59 version. 60 60 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/diskencryption-startvm.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 When a VM is started using VirtualBox Manager, a dialog will open where8 When a VM is started using <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, a dialog will open where 9 9 the user needs to enter all passwords for all encrypted images 10 10 attached to the VM. If another frontend like VBoxHeadless is -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/diskencryption.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxenables you to transparently encrypt the data8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> enables you to transparently encrypt the data 9 9 stored in hard disk images for the guest. It does not depend on a 10 10 specific image format to be used. Images which have the data 11 encrypted are not portable between Oracle VM VirtualBoxand other11 encrypted are not portable between <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and other 12 12 virtualization software. 13 13 </p> 14 14 <p> 15 Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses the AES algorithm in XTS mode and supports15 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses the AES algorithm in XTS mode and supports 16 16 128-bit or 256-bit data encryption keys (DEK). The DEK is stored 17 17 encrypted in the medium properties and is decrypted during VM -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/efi.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxincludes experimental support for the Extensible8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> includes experimental support for the Extensible 9 9 Firmware Interface (EFI), which is an industry standard intended 10 10 to replace the legacy BIOS as the primary interface for … … 12 12 </p> 13 13 <p> 14 By default, Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses the BIOS firmware for virtual14 By default, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses the BIOS firmware for virtual 15 15 machines. To use EFI for a given virtual machine, you can enable 16 16 EFI in the machine's <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> … … 30 30 </p> 31 31 <p> 32 Another possible use of EFI in Oracle VM VirtualBoxis development and32 Another possible use of EFI in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is development and 33 33 testing of EFI applications, without booting any OS. 34 34 </p> 35 35 <p> 36 Note that the Oracle VM VirtualBoxEFI support is experimental and will36 Note that the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> EFI support is experimental and will 37 37 be enhanced as EFI matures and becomes more widespread. Mac OS X, 38 38 Linux, and newer Windows guests are known to work fine. Windows 7 39 guests are unable to boot with the Oracle VM VirtualBoxEFI39 guests are unable to boot with the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> EFI 40 40 implementation. 41 41 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/efividmode.dita
r98549 r99797 9 9 Protocol) and UGA (Universal Graphics Adapter). Modern OSes, 10 10 such as Mac OS X, generally use GOP, while some older ones still 11 use UGA. Oracle VM VirtualBoxprovides a configuration option to11 use UGA. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides a configuration option to 12 12 control the graphics resolution for both interfaces, making the 13 13 difference mostly irrelevant for users. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/emul-hardware.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxvirtualizes nearly all hardware of the host.8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> virtualizes nearly all hardware of the host. 9 9 Depending on a VM's configuration, the guest will see the 10 10 following virtual hardware: … … 12 12 <ul> 13 13 <li> 14 <p><b outputclass="bold">Input devices.</b> Oracle VM VirtualBox14 <p><b outputclass="bold">Input devices.</b> <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 15 15 can emulate a standard PS/2 keyboard and mouse. These devices 16 16 are supported by most guest OSes. 17 17 </p> 18 18 <p> 19 In addition, Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan provide virtual USB input19 In addition, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can provide virtual USB input 20 20 devices to avoid having to capture mouse and keyboard, as 21 21 described in <xref href="keyb_mouse_normal.dita#keyb_mouse_normal"/>. … … 24 24 <li> 25 25 <p><b outputclass="bold">Graphics.</b> The default 26 Oracle VM VirtualBoxgraphics device for Windows guests is an SVGA26 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> graphics device for Windows guests is an SVGA 27 27 device. For Linux guests, the default graphics device emulates 28 28 a VMware SVGA graphics device. See … … 35 35 </li> 36 36 <li> 37 <p><b outputclass="bold">Storage.</b> Oracle VM VirtualBox37 <p><b outputclass="bold">Storage.</b> <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 38 38 emulates the most common types of hard disk controllers. See 39 39 <xref href="harddiskcontrollers.dita#harddiskcontrollers"/>. Whereas supporting 40 40 only one of these controllers would be enough for 41 Oracle VM VirtualBoxby itself, this multitude of storage adapters41 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> by itself, this multitude of storage adapters 42 42 is required for compatibility with other hypervisors. Windows 43 43 is very selective about its boot devices, and migrating VMs … … 52 52 </li> 53 53 <li> 54 <p><b outputclass="bold">USB.</b> Oracle VM VirtualBoxemulates54 <p><b outputclass="bold">USB.</b> <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> emulates 55 55 these types of USB host controllers: xHCI, EHCI, and OHCI. 56 56 While xHCI handles all USB transfer speeds, some legacy guest -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/externalkernelmodules.dita
r98549 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="externalkernelmodules"> 4 <title>The Oracle VM VirtualBoxKernel Modules</title>4 <title>The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Kernel Modules</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 8 In order to run other operating systems in virtual machines 9 alongside your main operating system, Oracle VM VirtualBoxneeds to9 alongside your main operating system, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> needs to 10 10 integrate very tightly with your system. To do this it installs 11 11 a driver module called <userinput>vboxdrv</userinput> into the 12 12 system kernel. The kernel is the part of the operating system 13 13 which controls your processor and physical hardware. Without 14 this kernel module, you can still use VirtualBox Managerto configure14 this kernel module, you can still use <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> to configure 15 15 virtual machines, but they will not start. 16 16 </p> … … 24 24 <p> 25 25 Since distributing driver modules separately from the kernel is 26 not something which Linux supports well, the Oracle VM VirtualBox26 not something which Linux supports well, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 27 27 install process creates the modules on the system where they 28 28 will be used. This means that you may need to install some -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/features-overview.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The following is a brief outline of Oracle VM VirtualBox's main8 The following is a brief outline of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>'s main 9 9 features: 10 10 </p> 11 11 <ul> 12 12 <li> 13 <p><b outputclass="bold">Portability.</b> Oracle VM VirtualBox13 <p><b outputclass="bold">Portability.</b> <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 14 14 runs on a large number of 64-bit host operating systems. See 15 15 <xref href="hostossupport.dita#hostossupport"/>. 16 16 </p> 17 17 <p> 18 Oracle VM VirtualBoxis a so-called <i>hosted</i>18 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is a so-called <i>hosted</i> 19 19 hypervisor, sometimes referred to as a <i>type 20 20 2</i> hypervisor. Whereas a 21 21 <i>bare-metal</i> or <i>type 1</i> 22 hypervisor runs directly on the hardware, Oracle VM VirtualBox22 hypervisor runs directly on the hardware, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 23 23 requires an existing OS to be installed. It can thus run 24 24 alongside existing applications on that host. 25 25 </p> 26 26 <p> 27 To a very large degree, Oracle VM VirtualBoxis functionally27 To a very large degree, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is functionally 28 28 identical on all of the host platforms, and the same file and 29 29 image formats are used. This enables you to run virtual … … 40 40 </p> 41 41 <p> 42 For users of Oracle Cloud Infrastructurethe functionality extends to exporting and42 For users of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> the functionality extends to exporting and 43 43 importing virtual machines to and from the cloud. This 44 44 simplifies development of applications and deployment to the … … 50 50 <p><b outputclass="bold">Guest Additions: shared folders, 51 51 seamless windows, 3D virtualization.</b> The 52 Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions are software packages which can52 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions are software packages which can 53 53 be installed <i>inside</i> of supported guest 54 54 systems to improve their performance and to provide additional … … 68 68 <li> 69 69 <p><b outputclass="bold">Comprehensive hardware 70 support.</b> Among other features, Oracle VM VirtualBox70 support.</b> Among other features, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 71 71 supports the following: 72 72 </p> … … 74 74 <li> 75 75 <p><b outputclass="bold">Guest multiprocessing 76 (SMP).</b> Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan present up to 3276 (SMP).</b> <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can present up to 32 77 77 virtual CPUs to each virtual machine, irrespective of how 78 78 many CPU cores are physically present on your host. … … 81 81 <li> 82 82 <p><b outputclass="bold">USB device support.</b> 83 Oracle VM VirtualBoximplements a virtual USB controller and83 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> implements a virtual USB controller and 84 84 enables you to connect arbitrary USB devices to your 85 85 virtual machines without having to install device-specific … … 90 90 <li> 91 91 <p><b outputclass="bold">Hardware compatibility.</b> 92 Oracle VM VirtualBoxvirtualizes a vast array of virtual92 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> virtualizes a vast array of virtual 93 93 devices, among them many devices that are typically 94 94 provided by other virtualization platforms. That includes … … 99 99 systems. This enables easy cloning of disk images from 100 100 real machines and importing of third-party virtual 101 machines into Oracle VM VirtualBox.101 machines into <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 102 102 </p> 103 103 </li> … … 105 105 <p><b outputclass="bold">Full ACPI support.</b> The 106 106 Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) is fully 107 supported by Oracle VM VirtualBox. This enables easy cloning of107 supported by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. This enables easy cloning of 108 108 disk images from real machines or third-party virtual 109 machines into Oracle VM VirtualBox. With its unique109 machines into <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. With its unique 110 110 <i>ACPI power status support</i>, 111 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan even report to ACPI-aware guest OSes111 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can even report to ACPI-aware guest OSes 112 112 the power status of the host. For mobile systems running 113 113 on battery, the guest can thus enable energy saving and … … 118 118 <li> 119 119 <p><b outputclass="bold">Multiscreen resolutions.</b> 120 Oracle VM VirtualBoxvirtual machines support screen resolutions120 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> virtual machines support screen resolutions 121 121 many times that of a physical screen, allowing them to be 122 122 spread over a large number of screens attached to the host … … 136 136 <li> 137 137 <p><b outputclass="bold">PXE Network boot.</b> The 138 integrated virtual network cards of Oracle VM VirtualBoxfully138 integrated virtual network cards of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> fully 139 139 support remote booting using the Preboot Execution 140 140 Environment (PXE). … … 145 145 <li> 146 146 <p><b outputclass="bold">Multigeneration branched 147 snapshots.</b> Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan save arbitrary147 snapshots.</b> <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can save arbitrary 148 148 snapshots of the state of the virtual machine. You can go back 149 149 in time and revert the virtual machine to any such snapshot … … 155 155 </li> 156 156 <li> 157 <p><b outputclass="bold">VM groups.</b> Oracle VM VirtualBox157 <p><b outputclass="bold">VM groups.</b> <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 158 158 provides a groups feature that enables the user to organize 159 159 and control virtual machines collectively, as well as … … 169 169 <li> 170 170 <p><b outputclass="bold">Clean architecture and unprecedented 171 modularity.</b> Oracle VM VirtualBoxhas an extremely modular171 modularity.</b> <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has an extremely modular 172 172 design with well-defined internal programming interfaces and a 173 173 clean separation of client and server code. This makes it easy 174 174 to control it from several interfaces at once. For example, 175 175 you can start a VM simply by clicking on a button in the 176 Oracle VM VirtualBoxgraphical user interface and then control that176 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> graphical user interface and then control that 177 177 machine from the command line, or even remotely. See 178 178 <xref href="frontends.dita#frontends"/>. 179 179 </p> 180 180 <p> 181 Due to its modular architecture, Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan also181 Due to its modular architecture, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can also 182 182 expose its full functionality and configurability through a 183 183 comprehensive <b outputclass="bold">software development kit 184 (SDK),</b> which enables integration of Oracle VM VirtualBox184 (SDK),</b> which enables integration of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 185 185 with other software systems. See 186 <xref href="VirtualBoxAPI.dita"> Oracle VM VirtualBoxProgramming Interfaces</xref>.186 <xref href="VirtualBoxAPI.dita"><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Programming Interfaces</xref>. 187 187 </p> 188 188 </li> … … 204 204 </p> 205 205 <p> 206 On top of this special capacity, Oracle VM VirtualBoxoffers you206 On top of this special capacity, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> offers you 207 207 more unique features: 208 208 </p> … … 210 210 <li> 211 211 <p><b outputclass="bold">Extensible RDP 212 authentication.</b> Oracle VM VirtualBoxalready supports212 authentication.</b> <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> already supports 213 213 Winlogon on Windows and PAM on Linux for RDP 214 214 authentication. In addition, it includes an easy-to-use … … 220 220 <li> 221 221 <p><b outputclass="bold">USB over RDP.</b> Using RDP 222 virtual channel support, Oracle VM VirtualBoxalso enables you222 virtual channel support, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> also enables you 223 223 to connect arbitrary USB devices locally to a virtual 224 machine which is running remotely on an Oracle VM VirtualBoxRDP224 machine which is running remotely on an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> RDP 225 225 server. See <xref href="usb-over-rdp.dita">Remote USB</xref>. 226 226 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/frontends.dita
r98549 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 As briefly mentioned in <xref href="features-overview.dita#features-overview"/>, 9 Oracle VM VirtualBoxhas a very flexible internal design that enables9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has a very flexible internal design that enables 10 10 you to use multiple interfaces to control the same virtual 11 11 machines. For example, you can start a virtual machine with the 12 VirtualBox Managerwindow and then stop it from the command line. With13 Oracle VM VirtualBox's support for the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP),12 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> window and then stop it from the command line. With 13 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>'s support for the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), 14 14 you can even run virtual machines remotely on a headless server 15 15 and have all the graphical output redirected over the network. … … 17 17 <p> 18 18 The following front-ends are shipped in the standard 19 Oracle VM VirtualBoxpackage:19 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> package: 20 20 </p> 21 21 <ul> 22 22 <li> 23 23 <p><b outputclass="bold">VirtualBox.</b> This is the 24 VirtualBox Manager, a graphical user interface that uses the Qt24 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, a graphical user interface that uses the Qt 25 25 toolkit. This interface is described throughout this manual. 26 26 While this is the simplest and easiest front-end to use, some 27 of the more advanced Oracle VM VirtualBoxfeatures are not included.27 of the more advanced <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> features are not included. 28 28 </p> 29 29 </li> … … 31 31 <p><b outputclass="bold">VBoxManage.</b> A command-line 32 32 interface for automated and detailed control of every aspect 33 of Oracle VM VirtualBox. See33 of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. See 34 34 <xref href="vboxmanage.dita#vboxmanage"/>. 35 35 </p> … … 51 51 If the above front-ends still do not satisfy your particular 52 52 needs, it is possible to create yet another front-end to the 53 complex virtualization engine that is the core of Oracle VM VirtualBox,54 as the Oracle VM VirtualBoxcore neatly exposes all of its features in a55 clean API. See <xref href="VirtualBoxAPI.dita"> Oracle VM VirtualBoxProgramming Interfaces</xref>.53 complex virtualization engine that is the core of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, 54 as the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> core neatly exposes all of its features in a 55 clean API. See <xref href="VirtualBoxAPI.dita"><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Programming Interfaces</xref>. 56 56 </p> 57 57 </body> -
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r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxenables the exposure of a paravirtualization8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> enables the exposure of a paravirtualization 9 9 interface, to facilitate accurate and efficient execution of 10 10 software within a virtual machine. These interfaces require the 11 11 guest operating system to recognize their presence and make use of 12 12 them in order to leverage the benefits of communicating with the 13 Oracle VM VirtualBoxhypervisor.13 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> hypervisor. 14 14 </p> 15 15 <p> … … 25 25 the <i>Hyper-V</i> paravirtualization provider can 26 26 be used for VMs to run on any host platform supported by 27 Oracle VM VirtualBoxand not just Windows.27 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and not just Windows. 28 28 </p> 29 29 <p> 30 Oracle VM VirtualBoxprovides the following interfaces:30 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides the following interfaces: 31 31 </p> 32 32 <ul> … … 41 41 <p><b outputclass="bold">KVM</b>: Presents a Linux KVM 42 42 hypervisor interface which is recognized by Linux kernels 43 version 2.6.25 or later. Oracle VM VirtualBox's implementation43 version 2.6.25 or later. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>'s implementation 44 44 currently supports paravirtualized clocks and SMP spinlocks. 45 45 This provider is recommended for Linux guests. … … 49 49 <p><b outputclass="bold">Hyper-V</b>: Presents a Microsoft 50 50 Hyper-V hypervisor interface which is recognized by Windows 7 51 and newer operating systems. Oracle VM VirtualBox's implementation51 and newer operating systems. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>'s implementation 52 52 currently supports paravirtualized clocks, APIC frequency 53 53 reporting, guest debugging, guest crash reporting and relaxed -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/guestadd-2d.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions contain experimental hardware8 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions contain experimental hardware 9 9 2D video acceleration support for Windows guests. 10 10 </p> … … 12 12 With this feature, if an application such as a video player 13 13 inside your Windows VM uses 2D video overlays to play a movie 14 clip, then Oracle VM VirtualBoxwill attempt to use your host's video14 clip, then <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will attempt to use your host's video 15 15 acceleration hardware instead of performing overlay stretching 16 16 and color conversion in software, which would be slow. This … … 45 45 </ul> 46 46 <p> 47 Technically, Oracle VM VirtualBoximplements this by exposing video47 Technically, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> implements this by exposing video 48 48 overlay DirectDraw capabilities in the Guest Additions video 49 49 driver. The driver sends all overlay commands to the host 50 50 through a special communication tunnel implemented by 51 Oracle VM VirtualBox. On the host side, OpenGL is then used to51 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. On the host side, OpenGL is then used to 52 52 implement color space transformation and scaling. 53 53 </p> -
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r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions contain experimental hardware8 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions contain experimental hardware 9 9 3D support for Windows, Linux, and Oracle Solaris guests. 10 10 </p> … … 13 13 uses 3D features through the OpenGL or Direct3D 8/9 programming 14 14 interfaces, instead of emulating them in software, which would 15 be slow, Oracle VM VirtualBoxwill attempt to use your host's 3D15 be slow, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will attempt to use your host's 3D 16 16 hardware. This works for all supported host platforms, provided 17 17 that your host operating system can make use of your accelerated … … 59 59 <p> 60 60 For the basic Direct3D acceleration to work in a Windows 61 Guest, Oracle VM VirtualBoxneeds to replace Windows system61 Guest, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> needs to replace Windows system 62 62 files in the virtual machine. As a result, the Guest 63 63 Additions installation program offers Direct3D … … 80 80 <p> 81 81 Untrusted guest systems should not be allowed to use the 82 3D acceleration features of Oracle VM VirtualBox, just as82 3D acceleration features of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, just as 83 83 untrusted host software should not be allowed to use 3D 84 84 acceleration. Drivers for 3D hardware are generally too … … 87 87 operating system running them. In addition, enabling 3D 88 88 acceleration gives the guest direct access to a large body 89 of additional program code in the Oracle VM VirtualBoxhost89 of additional program code in the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> host 90 90 process which it might conceivably be able to use to crash 91 91 the virtual machine. … … 95 95 </ul> 96 96 <p> 97 To enable Aero theme support, the Oracle VM VirtualBoxWDDM video97 To enable Aero theme support, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> WDDM video 98 98 driver must be installed, which is available with the Guest 99 99 Additions installation. The WDDM driver is not installed by … … 111 111 </p> 112 112 <p> 113 Technically, Oracle VM VirtualBoximplements 3D acceleration by113 Technically, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> implements 3D acceleration by 114 114 installing an additional hardware 3D driver inside the guest 115 115 when the Guest Additions are installed. This driver acts as a … … 119 119 hardware acceleration through the OpenGL or Direct3D programming 120 120 interfaces, these are sent to the host through a special 121 communication tunnel implemented by Oracle VM VirtualBox. The121 communication tunnel implemented by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. The 122 122 <i>host</i> then performs the requested 3D 123 123 operation using the host's programming interfaces. -
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r99497 r99797 15 15 <li> 16 16 <p> 17 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports memory ballooning only on 64-bit17 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports memory ballooning only on 64-bit 18 18 hosts. It is not supported on macOS hosts. 19 19 </p> … … 37 37 </p> 38 38 <p> 39 When memory ballooning is requested, the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest39 When memory ballooning is requested, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest 40 40 Additions, which run inside the guest, allocate physical memory 41 41 from the guest operating system on the kernel level and lock … … 43 43 not use that memory any longer. No guest applications can 44 44 allocate it, and the guest kernel will not use it either. 45 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan then reuse this memory and give it to another45 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can then reuse this memory and give it to another 46 46 virtual machine. 47 47 </p> 48 48 <p> 49 49 The memory made available through the ballooning mechanism is 50 only available for reuse by Oracle VM VirtualBox. It is50 only available for reuse by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. It is 51 51 <i>not</i> returned as free memory to the host. 52 52 Requesting balloon memory from a running guest will therefore -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/guestadd-dnd-formats.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 As Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan run on a variety of host operating systems8 As <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can run on a variety of host operating systems 9 9 and also supports a wide range of guests, certain data formats 10 10 must be translated after transfer. This is so that the … … 21 21 </note> 22 22 <p> 23 The following formats are handled by the Oracle VM VirtualBoxdrag and23 The following formats are handled by the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> drag and 24 24 drop service: 25 25 </p> -
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r98549 r99797 12 12 UAC-elevated (User Account Control) programs and 13 13 non-UAC-elevated programs is not allowed. If you start 14 Oracle VM VirtualBoxwith Administrator privileges then drag and drop14 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> with Administrator privileges then drag and drop 15 15 will not work with Windows Explorer, which runs with regular 16 16 user privileges by default. -
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r99182 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxenables you to drag and drop content from the host8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> enables you to drag and drop content from the host 9 9 to the guest, and vice versa. For this to work the latest version 10 10 of the Guest Additions must be installed on the guest. … … 24 24 most common one, XDND, is supported for now. Applications using 25 25 other protocols, such as Motif or OffiX, will not be recognized by 26 Oracle VM VirtualBox.26 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 27 27 </p> 28 28 <p> … … 97 97 <p> 98 98 Drag and drop support depends on the frontend being used. At the 99 moment, only the VirtualBox Managerfrontend provides this99 moment, only the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> frontend provides this 100 100 functionality. 101 101 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/guestadd-gc-file-manager-using.dita
r98549 r99797 25 25 <li> 26 26 <p> 27 In VirtualBox Manager, click on the machine name. Click27 In <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, click on the machine name. Click 28 28 <b outputclass="bold">File Manager</b> in the 29 29 machine tools menu for the VM. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/guestadd-guestcontrol.dita
r99497 r99797 25 25 </p> 26 26 <p> 27 To use these features, use the Oracle VM VirtualBoxcommand line. See27 To use these features, use the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> command line. See 28 28 <xref href="vboxmanage-guestcontrol.dita"/>. 29 29 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/guestadd-guestprops.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="guestadd-guestprops"> 4 4 <title>Guest Properties</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxenables requests of some properties from a running9 guest, provided that the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions are8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> enables requests of some properties from a running 9 guest, provided that the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions are 10 10 installed and the VM is running. This provides the following 11 11 advantages: … … 15 15 <p> 16 16 A number of predefined VM characteristics are automatically 17 maintained by Oracle VM VirtualBoxand can be retrieved on the host.17 maintained by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and can be retrieved on the host. 18 18 For example, to monitor VM performance and statistics. 19 19 </p> … … 27 27 </ul> 28 28 <p> 29 To accomplish this, Oracle VM VirtualBoxestablishes a private30 communication channel between the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions29 To accomplish this, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> establishes a private 30 communication channel between the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions 31 31 and the host, and software on both sides can use this channel to 32 32 exchange string data for arbitrary purposes. Guest properties are … … 38 38 In addition to establishing the general mechanism of reading and 39 39 writing values, a set of predefined guest properties is 40 automatically maintained by the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions to40 automatically maintained by the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions to 41 41 allow for retrieving interesting guest data such as the guest's 42 42 exact operating system and service pack level, the installed … … 52 52 </p> 53 53 <p> 54 A more flexible way to use this channel is with the 55 <userinput>VBoxManage guestproperty</userinput> command. See 56 <xref href="vboxmanage-guestproperty.dita"/>. For example, to have 57 <i>all</i> the available guest properties for a 58 given running VM listed with their respective values, use this 59 command: 54 A more flexible way to use this channel is with the <userinput>VBoxManage 55 guestproperty</userinput> command. See <xref href="vboxmanage-guestproperty.dita"/>. 56 For example, to have <i>all</i> the available guest properties for a given running VM 57 listed with their respective values, use this command: 60 58 </p> 61 59 <pre xml:space="preserve">$ VBoxManage guestproperty enumerate "Windows Vista III" … … 139 137 ...</pre> 140 138 <p> 141 For more complex needs, you can use the Oracle VM VirtualBoxprogramming142 interfaces. See <xref href="VirtualBoxAPI.dita"> Oracle VM VirtualBoxProgramming Interfaces</xref>.139 For more complex needs, you can use the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> programming 140 interfaces. See <xref href="VirtualBoxAPI.dita"><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Programming Interfaces</xref>. 143 141 </p> 144 142 </body> -
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r98549 r99797 13 13 See <xref href="guestossupport.dita#guestossupport"/> for details on what guest 14 14 operating systems are fully supported with Guest Additions by 15 Oracle VM VirtualBox.15 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 16 16 </p> 17 17 <p> 18 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions for all supported guest18 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions for all supported guest 19 19 operating systems are provided as a single CD-ROM image file which 20 20 is called <filepath>VBoxGuestAdditions.iso</filepath>. This image 21 file is located in the installation directory of Oracle VM VirtualBox.21 file is located in the installation directory of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 22 22 To install the Guest Additions for a particular VM, you mount this 23 23 ISO file in your VM as a virtual CD-ROM and install from there. … … 44 44 an easy way to exchange files between the host and the guest. 45 45 Much like ordinary Windows network shares, you can tell 46 Oracle VM VirtualBoxto treat a certain host directory as a shared47 folder, and Oracle VM VirtualBoxwill make it available to the guest46 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to treat a certain host directory as a shared 47 folder, and <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will make it available to the guest 48 48 operating system as a network share, irrespective of whether 49 49 the guest actually has a network. See … … 53 53 <li> 54 54 <p><b outputclass="bold">Better video support.</b> While 55 the virtual graphics card which Oracle VM VirtualBoxemulates for55 the virtual graphics card which <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> emulates for 56 56 any guest operating system provides all the basic features, 57 57 the custom video drivers that are installed with the Guest … … 98 98 <li> 99 99 <p><b outputclass="bold">Time synchronization.</b> With 100 the Guest Additions installed, Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan ensure that100 the Guest Additions installed, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can ensure that 101 101 the guest's system time is better synchronized with that of 102 102 the host. … … 136 136 </ul> 137 137 <p> 138 Each version of Oracle VM VirtualBox, even minor releases, ship with138 Each version of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, even minor releases, ship with 139 139 their own version of the Guest Additions. While the interfaces 140 through which the Oracle VM VirtualBoxcore communicates with the Guest140 through which the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> core communicates with the Guest 141 141 Additions are kept stable so that Guest Additions already 142 installed in a VM should continue to work when Oracle VM VirtualBoxis142 installed in a VM should continue to work when <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is 143 143 upgraded on the host, for best results, it is recommended to keep 144 144 the Guest Additions at the same version. … … 147 147 The Windows and Linux Guest Additions therefore check 148 148 automatically whether they have to be updated. If the host is 149 running a newer Oracle VM VirtualBoxversion than the Guest Additions, a149 running a newer <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> version than the Guest Additions, a 150 150 notification with further instructions is displayed in the guest. 151 151 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/guestadd-pagefusion.dita
r99497 r99797 13 13 In a server environment running several similar VMs on the same 14 14 host, lots of memory pages are identical. For example, if the 15 VMs are using identical operating systems. Oracle VM VirtualBox's Page15 VMs are using identical operating systems. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>'s Page 16 16 Fusion technology can efficiently identify these identical 17 17 memory pages and share them between multiple VMs. … … 19 19 <note> 20 20 <p> 21 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports Page Fusion only on 64-bit hosts, and21 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports Page Fusion only on 64-bit hosts, and 22 22 it is not supported on macOS hosts. Page Fusion currently 23 23 works only with Windows 2000 and later guests. … … 63 63 </p> 64 64 <p> 65 Page Fusion in Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses logic in the66 Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions to quickly identify memory65 Page Fusion in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses logic in the 66 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions to quickly identify memory 67 67 cells that are most likely identical across VMs. It can 68 68 therefore achieve most of the possible savings of page … … 86 86 </p> 87 87 <pre xml:space="preserve">VBoxManage modifyvm "VM name" --page-fusion on</pre> 88 <p> 89 You can observe Page Fusion operation using some metrics. 90 <codeph>RAM/VMM/Shared</codeph> shows the total amount of 91 fused pages, whereas the per-VM metric 92 <codeph>Guest/RAM/Usage/Shared</codeph> will return the amount 93 of fused memory for a given VM. See 94 <xref href="vboxmanage-metrics.dita"/> for information on how to 95 query metrics. 96 </p> 88 <p> You can observe Page Fusion operation using some metrics. <codeph>RAM/VMM/Shared</codeph> 89 shows the total amount of fused pages, whereas the per-VM metric 90 <codeph>Guest/RAM/Usage/Shared</codeph> will return the amount of fused memory for a given 91 VM. See <xref href="vboxmanage-metrics.dita"/> for information on how to query metrics. </p> 97 92 <note> 98 93 <p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/guestadditions.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The previous chapter covered getting started with Oracle VM VirtualBoxand8 The previous chapter covered getting started with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and 9 9 installing operating systems in a virtual machine. For any serious 10 and interactive use, the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions will make10 and interactive use, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions will make 11 11 your life much easier by providing closer integration between host 12 12 and guest and improving the interactive performance of guest -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/guestossupport.dita
r99182 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Because Oracle VM VirtualBoxis designed to provide a generic8 Because <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is designed to provide a generic 9 9 virtualization environment for x86 systems, it can run guest 10 10 operating systems (OSes) of any kind. … … 23 23 <p><b outputclass="bold">Platforms With Limited 24 24 Support.</b> These legacy guest OS platforms can be 25 used with Oracle VM VirtualBox, but only qualify for <i>best25 used with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, but only qualify for <i>best 26 26 effort</i> support. Therefore, resolution of customer 27 27 issues is not guaranteed. See -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/guestxorgsetup.dita
r98549 r99797 12 12 </p> 13 13 <p> 14 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions includes drivers for X.Org.14 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions includes drivers for X.Org. 15 15 By default these drivers are in the following directory: 16 16 </p> … … 26 26 load the <codeph>vboxvideo</codeph> driver. Many recent X 27 27 server versions look for it automatically if they see that they 28 are running in Oracle VM VirtualBox. For an optimal user experience,28 are running in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. For an optimal user experience, 29 29 the guest kernel drivers must be loaded and the Guest Additions 30 30 tool <userinput>VBoxClient</userinput> must be running as a client … … 41 41 </p> 42 42 <p> 43 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxguest graphics driver can use any graphics43 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> guest graphics driver can use any graphics 44 44 configuration for which the virtual resolution fits into the 45 45 virtual video memory allocated to the virtual machine, minus a -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/gui-details-settings.dita
r98549 r99797 22 22 Virtual machine settings can also be changed using the 23 23 <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> button on the 24 VirtualBox Managertoolbar.24 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> toolbar. 25 25 </p> 26 26 <p> -
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r98549 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="gui-details-toolbar"> 4 <title> VirtualBox ManagerToolbar</title>4 <title><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> Toolbar</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> -
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r99182 r99797 11 11 </p> 12 12 <fig id="fig-vbox-details-pane"> 13 <title> VirtualBox ManagerDetails Pane, Including Toolbar</title>13 <title><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> Details Pane, Including Toolbar</title> 14 14 <xref href="images/details-pane.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp"> 15 15 <image href="images/details-pane.png" width="12cm" placement="break"> 16 <alt> VirtualBox ManagerDetails Pane, Including Toolbar</alt>16 <alt><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> Details Pane, Including Toolbar</alt> 17 17 </image> 18 18 </xref> 19 19 <image platform="ohc" href="images/details-pane.png" width="12cm" placement="break"> 20 <alt> VirtualBox ManagerDetails Pane, Including Toolbar</alt>20 <alt><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> Details Pane, Including Toolbar</alt> 21 21 </image> 22 22 </fig> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/gui-tools-global.dita
r99182 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 In the left pane of the VirtualBox Managerwindow, click the8 In the left pane of the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> window, click the 9 9 <b outputclass="bold">Menu</b> icon in the 10 10 <b outputclass="bold">Tools</b> banner located above … … 30 30 <li> 31 31 <p><b outputclass="bold">Welcome.</b> Displays the 32 VirtualBox Manager welcome message. The VirtualBox Managertoolbar is also32 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> welcome message. The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> toolbar is also 33 33 included, to enable you to get started with using 34 Oracle VM VirtualBox. See34 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. See 35 35 <xref href="gui-virtualboxmanager.dita#gui-virtualboxmanager/fig-vbox-manager-initial"/>. 36 36 </p> … … 40 40 <b outputclass="bold">Extension Pack Manager</b> 41 41 tool. This tool is used to install and uninstall 42 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Packs. See42 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-ext"/>s. See 43 43 <xref href="install-ext-pack-manager.dita#install-ext-pack-manager"/>. 44 44 </p> … … 48 48 <b outputclass="bold">Virtual Media Manager</b> 49 49 tool. This tool is used to manage the disk images used by 50 Oracle VM VirtualBox. See50 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. See 51 51 <xref href="virtual-media-manager.dita#virtual-media-manager"/>. 52 52 </p> … … 56 56 <b outputclass="bold">Network Manager</b> tool. 57 57 This tool is used to create and configure some types of 58 networks used by Oracle VM VirtualBox. See58 networks used by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. See 59 59 <xref href="network-manager.dita#network-manager"/>. 60 60 </p> … … 64 64 <b outputclass="bold">Cloud Profile Editor</b> 65 65 tool. This tool is used to configure connections to a 66 cloud service, such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. See66 cloud service, such as <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. See 67 67 <xref href="cloud-using-cloud-profile-manager.dita#cloud-using-cloud-profile-manager"/>. 68 68 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/gui-tools-machine.dita
r99182 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 In the machine list in the left pane of the VirtualBox Managerwindow,8 In the machine list in the left pane of the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> window, 9 9 select a virtual machine. 10 10 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/gui-tools.dita
r98549 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="gui-tools"> 4 <title> VirtualBox ManagerTools</title>4 <title><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> Tools</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 VirtualBox Managerprovides two types of user tools, to enable you to8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> provides two types of user tools, to enable you to 9 9 perform common tasks easily. 10 10 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/gui-virtualboxmanager.dita
r99182 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="gui-virtualboxmanager"> 4 <title> VirtualBox Manager</title>4 <title><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/></title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 VirtualBox Manager is the user interface for Oracle VM VirtualBox. You can use9 VirtualBox Managerto create, configure, and manage your virtual machines.8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> is the user interface for <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. You can use 9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> to create, configure, and manage your virtual machines. 10 10 </p> 11 11 <p> 12 This section describes the main features of the VirtualBox Manageruser12 This section describes the main features of the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> user 13 13 interface. Subsequent sections and chapters describe how to use 14 VirtualBox Manager to perform tasks in Oracle VM VirtualBox.14 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> to perform tasks in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 15 15 </p> 16 16 <p> 17 When you start Oracle VM VirtualBox, the18 <b outputclass="bold"> VirtualBox Manager</b> window is displayed.17 When you start <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, the 18 <b outputclass="bold"><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/></b> window is displayed. 19 19 </p> 20 <p><xref href="#gui-virtualboxmanager/fig-vbox-manager-initial"/> shows VirtualBox Managerthe21 first time you start Oracle VM VirtualBox, before you have created any20 <p><xref href="#gui-virtualboxmanager/fig-vbox-manager-initial"/> shows <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> the 21 first time you start <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, before you have created any 22 22 virtual machines. 23 23 </p> 24 24 <fig id="fig-vbox-manager-initial"> 25 <title> VirtualBox Manager, Showing Welcome Screen After Initial Startup</title>25 <title><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, Showing Welcome Screen After Initial Startup</title> 26 26 <xref href="images/virtualbox-main-empty.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp"> 27 27 <image href="images/virtualbox-main-empty.png" width="12cm" placement="break"> 28 <alt> VirtualBox Manager, Showing Welcome Screen After Initial Startup</alt>28 <alt><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, Showing Welcome Screen After Initial Startup</alt> 29 29 </image> 30 30 </xref> 31 31 <image platform="ohc" href="images/virtualbox-main-empty.png" width="12cm" placement="break"> 32 <alt> VirtualBox Manager, Showing Welcome Screen After Initial Startup</alt>32 <alt><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, Showing Welcome Screen After Initial Startup</alt> 33 33 </image> 34 34 </fig> 35 <p><xref href="#gui-virtualboxmanager/fig-vbox-manager-populated"/> shows how VirtualBox Manager35 <p><xref href="#gui-virtualboxmanager/fig-vbox-manager-populated"/> shows how <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> 36 36 might look after you have created some virtual machines. 37 37 </p> 38 38 <fig id="fig-vbox-manager-populated"> 39 <title> VirtualBox ManagerWindow, After Creating Virtual Machines</title>39 <title><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> Window, After Creating Virtual Machines</title> 40 40 <xref href="images/virtualbox-main.png" format="png" platform="htmlhelp"> 41 41 <image href="images/virtualbox-main.png" width="12cm" placement="break"> 42 <alt> VirtualBox ManagerWindow, After Creating Virtual Machines</alt>42 <alt><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> Window, After Creating Virtual Machines</alt> 43 43 </image> 44 44 </xref> 45 45 <image platform="ohc" href="images/virtualbox-main.png" width="12cm" placement="break"> 46 <alt> VirtualBox ManagerWindow, After Creating Virtual Machines</alt>46 <alt><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> Window, After Creating Virtual Machines</alt> 47 47 </image> 48 48 </fig> 49 49 <p> 50 The main components of the VirtualBox Managerwindow are as follows:50 The main components of the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> window are as follows: 51 51 </p> 52 52 <ul> … … 73 73 <li> 74 74 <p><b outputclass="bold">Help Viewer.</b> A window that 75 displays context-sensitive help topics for VirtualBox Managertasks.75 displays context-sensitive help topics for <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> tasks. 76 76 See <xref href="help-viewer.dita#help-viewer"/>. 77 77 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/gui-vmgroups.dita
r99182 r99797 31 31 <li> 32 32 <p> 33 Create a group using VirtualBox Manager. Do one of the following:33 Create a group using <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. Do one of the following: 34 34 </p> 35 35 <ul> … … 101 101 <li> 102 102 <p> 103 Use VirtualBox Managermenu options to control and manage all the VMs103 Use <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> menu options to control and manage all the VMs 104 104 in a group. For example: 105 105 <b outputclass="bold">Start</b>, -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/guitweaks.dita
r98549 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="guitweaks"> 4 <title>Locking Down VirtualBox Manager</title>4 <title>Locking Down <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/></title> 5 5 6 6 <body/> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/harddiskcontrollers.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="harddiskcontrollers"> 4 4 <title>Hard Disk Controllers</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 8 In a computing device, hard disks and CD/DVD drives are connected 9 9 to a device called a hard disk controller, which drives hard disk 10 operation and data transfers. Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan emulate the most10 operation and data transfers. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can emulate the most 11 11 common types of hard disk controllers typically found in computing 12 12 devices: IDE, SATA (AHCI), SCSI, SAS, USB-based, NVMe and … … 28 28 </p> 29 29 <p> 30 In Oracle VM VirtualBox, each virtual machine may have one IDE30 In <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, each virtual machine may have one IDE 31 31 controller enabled, which gives you up to four virtual storage 32 32 devices that you can attach to the machine. By default, one of … … 41 41 <p> 42 42 You can also select which exact type of IDE controller 43 hardware Oracle VM VirtualBoxshould present to the virtual machine:43 hardware <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> should present to the virtual machine: 44 44 PIIX3, PIIX4, or ICH6. This makes no difference in terms of 45 45 performance, but if you import a virtual machine from another … … 50 50 After you have created a new virtual machine with the 51 51 <b outputclass="bold">New Virtual Machine</b> wizard in 52 VirtualBox Manager, you will typically see one IDE controller in the52 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, you will typically see one IDE controller in the 53 53 machine's <b outputclass="bold">Storage</b> settings. 54 54 The virtual CD/DVD drive will be attached to one of the four … … 65 65 </p> 66 66 <p> 67 Like a real SATA controller, Oracle VM VirtualBox's virtual SATA67 Like a real SATA controller, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>'s virtual SATA 68 68 controller operates faster and also consumes fewer CPU 69 69 resources than the virtual IDE controller. Also, this enables 70 70 you to connect up to 30 virtual hard disks to one machine 71 instead of just three, when compared to the Oracle VM VirtualBoxIDE71 instead of just three, when compared to the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> IDE 72 72 controller with a DVD drive attached. 73 73 </p> 74 74 <p> 75 75 For this reason, depending on the selected guest OS, 76 Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses SATA as the default for newly created76 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses SATA as the default for newly created 77 77 virtual machines. One virtual SATA controller is created by 78 78 default, and the default disk that is created with a new VM is … … 94 94 </p> 95 95 <p> 96 Oracle VM VirtualBoxrecommends the Intel Matrix Storage drivers,96 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> recommends the Intel Matrix Storage drivers, 97 97 which can be downloaded from 98 98 <ph>http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=2101</ph>. … … 102 102 To add a SATA controller to a machine for which it has not 103 103 been enabled by default, either because it was created by an 104 earlier version of Oracle VM VirtualBox, or because SATA is not104 earlier version of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, or because SATA is not 105 105 supported by default by the selected guest OS, do the 106 106 following. Go to the <b outputclass="bold">Storage</b> … … 114 114 </p> 115 115 <p> 116 To change the IDE compatibility mode settings for the SATA117 controller, see <xrefhref="vboxmanage-storagectl.dita"/>.116 To change the IDE compatibility mode settings for the SATA controller, see <xref 117 href="vboxmanage-storagectl.dita"/>. 118 118 </p> 119 119 </li> … … 130 130 <p> 131 131 Primarily for compatibility with other virtualization 132 software, Oracle VM VirtualBoxoptionally supports LSI Logic and132 software, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> optionally supports LSI Logic and 133 133 BusLogic SCSI controllers, to each of which up to fifteen 134 134 virtual hard disks can be attached. … … 164 164 <p> 165 165 To support high-end guests which require SAS controllers, 166 Oracle VM VirtualBoxemulates a LSI Logic SAS controller, which can166 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> emulates a LSI Logic SAS controller, which can 167 167 be enabled much the same way as a SCSI controller. At this 168 168 time, up to 255 devices can be connected to the SAS … … 190 190 </p> 191 191 <p> 192 The virtual USB storage controller offered by Oracle VM VirtualBox192 The virtual USB storage controller offered by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 193 193 works differently to the other storage controller types. While 194 194 most storage controllers appear as a single PCI device to the … … 245 245 </ul> 246 246 <p> 247 In summary, Oracle VM VirtualBoxgives you the following categories of247 In summary, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> gives you the following categories of 248 248 virtual storage slots: 249 249 </p> … … 298 298 the only controller supported by your guest. Whether you use SATA, 299 299 SCSI, or SAS does not make any real difference. The variety of 300 controllers is only supplied by Oracle VM VirtualBoxfor compatibility300 controllers is only supplied by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> for compatibility 301 301 with existing hardware and other hypervisors. 302 302 </p> 303 303 </body> 304 304 305 305 </topic> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/hdimagewrites.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="hdimagewrites"> 4 4 <title>Special Image Write Modes</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 For each virtual disk image supported by Oracle VM VirtualBox, you can8 For each virtual disk image supported by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, you can 9 9 determine separately how it should be affected by write operations 10 10 from a virtual machine and snapshot operations. This applies to … … 14 14 </p> 15 15 <p> 16 By default, images are in <i>normal</i> mode. To 17 mark an existing image with one of the non-standard modes listed 18 below, use <userinput>VBoxManage modifymedium</userinput>. See 19 <xref href="vboxmanage-modifymedium.dita"/>. Alternatively, use 20 <userinput>VBoxManage storageattach</userinput> to attach the image to 21 a VM and specify the <codeph>--mtype</codeph> argument. See 22 <xref href="vboxmanage-storageattach.dita"/>. 16 By default, images are in <i>normal</i> mode. To mark an existing image with one of the 17 non-standard modes listed below, use <userinput>VBoxManage modifymedium</userinput>. See 18 <xref href="vboxmanage-modifymedium.dita"/>. Alternatively, use <userinput>VBoxManage 19 storageattach</userinput> to attach the image to a VM and specify the 20 <codeph>--mtype</codeph> argument. See <xref href="vboxmanage-storageattach.dita"/>. 23 21 </p> 24 22 <p> … … 39 37 <p> 40 38 The image file itself is not reset. Instead, when a snapshot 41 is taken, Oracle VM VirtualBox<i>freezes</i> the39 is taken, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> <i>freezes</i> the 42 40 image file and no longer writes to it. For the write 43 41 operations from the VM, a second, … … 118 116 </note> 119 117 <p> 120 Oracle VM VirtualBoxnever writes to an immutable image directly at118 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> never writes to an immutable image directly at 121 119 all. All write operations from the machine are directed to a 122 120 differencing image. The next time the VM is powered on, the … … 126 124 <p> 127 125 The differencing image is only reset when the machine is 128 powered on from within Oracle VM VirtualBox, not when you reboot by126 powered on from within <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, not when you reboot by 129 127 requesting a reboot from within the machine. This is also why 130 128 immutable images behave as described above when snapshots are 131 129 also present, which use differencing images as well. 132 130 </p> 133 <p> 134 If the automatic discarding of the differencing image on VM 135 startup does not fit your needs, you can turn it off using the 136 <codeph>autoreset</codeph> parameter of <userinput>VBoxManage 137 modifymedium</userinput>. See 138 <xref href="vboxmanage-modifymedium.dita"/>. 139 </p> 131 <p> If the automatic discarding of the differencing image on VM startup does not fit your 132 needs, you can turn it off using the <codeph>autoreset</codeph> parameter of 133 <userinput>VBoxManage modifymedium</userinput>. See <xref 134 href="vboxmanage-modifymedium.dita"/>. </p> 140 135 </li> 141 136 <li> … … 195 190 </p> 196 191 </body> 197 192 198 193 </topic> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/headless-vm-steps.dita
r98549 r99797 16 16 <li> 17 17 <p> 18 Oracle VM VirtualBoxon a server machine with a supported host19 operating system. The Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Packfor the18 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> on a server machine with a supported host 19 operating system. The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-ext"/> for the 20 20 VRDP server must be installed, see <xref href="vrde.dita#vrde"/>. 21 21 The procedures assume a Linux server is used. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/heartbeatservice.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxships a simple heartbeat service. Once the Guest8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> ships a simple heartbeat service. Once the Guest 9 9 Additions are active, the guest sends frequent heartbeat pings to 10 10 the host. If the guest stops sending the heartbeat pings without … … 18 18 interval</i> defines the time between two heartbeat pings. 19 19 The default value is 2 seconds, that is, the heartbeat service of 20 the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions will send a heartbeat ping20 the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions will send a heartbeat ping 21 21 every two seconds. The value in nanoseconds can be configured like 22 22 this: -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/help-viewer.dita
r98549 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 The Help Viewer is a window that displays context-sensitive help 9 to assist you in completing common VirtualBox Managertasks. You can9 to assist you in completing common <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> tasks. You can 10 10 display the Help Viewer in the following ways: 11 11 </p> … … 13 13 <li> 14 14 <p> 15 In a VirtualBox Managerwizard or dialog, click15 In a <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> wizard or dialog, click 16 16 <b outputclass="bold">Help</b> to display the 17 17 relevant help topic. … … 20 20 <li> 21 21 <p> 22 In VirtualBox Manageror from a guest VM, do either of the22 In <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> or from a guest VM, do either of the 23 23 following: 24 24 </p> … … 54 54 <li> 55 55 <p><b outputclass="bold">Contents.</b> Displays the 56 help topic location in the Oracle VM VirtualBoxdocumentation.56 help topic location in the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> documentation. 57 57 </p> 58 58 </li> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/host-key-customize.dita
r99182 r99797 8 8 To disable all Host key combinations, open the preferences and 9 9 change the Host key to None. This might be useful when using 10 Oracle VM VirtualBoxin a kiosk mode.10 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> in a kiosk mode. 11 11 </p> 12 12 <p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/hostossupport.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Currently, Oracle VM VirtualBoxruns on the following host OSes:8 Currently, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> runs on the following host OSes: 9 9 </p> 10 10 <ul> … … 148 148 </ul> 149 149 <p> 150 It should be possible to use Oracle VM VirtualBoxon most systems150 It should be possible to use <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> on most systems 151 151 based on Linux kernel 2.6, 3.x, 4.x or 5.x using either the 152 Oracle VM VirtualBoxinstaller or by doing a manual installation.152 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> installer or by doing a manual installation. 153 153 See <xref href="install-linux-host.dita#install-linux-host"/>. However, the 154 154 formally tested and supported Linux distributions are those -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/hostpowertweaks.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Some host power management events are handled by Oracle VM VirtualBox.8 Some host power management events are handled by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 9 9 The actual behavior depends on the platform: 10 10 </p> … … 17 17 <p> 18 18 This event is currently only handled on Windows hosts and Mac 19 OS X hosts. When this event is generated, Oracle VM VirtualBoxwill19 OS X hosts. When this event is generated, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will 20 20 pause all running VMs. 21 21 </p> … … 27 27 <p> 28 28 This event is currently only handled on Windows hosts and Mac 29 OS X hosts. When this event is generated, Oracle VM VirtualBoxwill29 OS X hosts. When this event is generated, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will 30 30 resume all VMs which are where paused before. 31 31 </p> … … 38 38 <p> 39 39 This event is currently only handled on Windows hosts and Mac 40 OS X hosts. When this event is generated, Oracle VM VirtualBoxwill40 OS X hosts. When this event is generated, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will 41 41 save the state and terminate all VMs in preparation of a 42 42 potential host powerdown. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/hwvirt.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxenables software in the virtual machine to run8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> enables software in the virtual machine to run 9 9 directly on the processor of the host, but an array of complex 10 10 techniques is employed to intercept operations that would 11 11 interfere with your host. Whenever the guest attempts to do 12 12 something that could be harmful to your computer and its data, 13 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsteps in and takes action. In particular, for lots13 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> steps in and takes action. In particular, for lots 14 14 of hardware that the guest believes to be accessing, 15 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsimulates a certain <i>virtual</i>15 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> simulates a certain <i>virtual</i> 16 16 environment according to how you have configured a virtual 17 17 machine. For example, when the guest attempts to access a hard 18 disk, Oracle VM VirtualBoxredirects these requests to whatever you have18 disk, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> redirects these requests to whatever you have 19 19 configured to be the virtual machine's virtual hard disk. This is 20 20 normally an image file on your host. … … 22 22 <p> 23 23 Unfortunately, the x86 platform was never designed to be 24 virtualized. Detecting situations in which Oracle VM VirtualBoxneeds to24 virtualized. Detecting situations in which <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> needs to 25 25 take control over the guest code that is executing, as described 26 above, is difficult. To achieve this, Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses26 above, is difficult. To achieve this, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses 27 27 <i>hardware virtualization</i>. 28 28 </p> 29 29 <p> 30 30 Intel and AMD processors have support for hardware virtualization. 31 This means that these processors can help Oracle VM VirtualBoxto31 This means that these processors can help <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to 32 32 intercept potentially dangerous operations that a guest operating 33 33 system may be attempting and also makes it easier to present … … 43 43 <p> 44 44 On many systems, the hardware virtualization features first need 45 to be enabled in the BIOS before Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan use them.45 to be enabled in the BIOS before <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can use them. 46 46 </p> 47 47 </note> … … 61 61 <li> 62 62 <p> 63 Oracle VM VirtualBox's 64-bit guest and multiprocessing (SMP)63 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>'s 64-bit guest and multiprocessing (SMP) 64 64 support both require hardware virtualization to be enabled. 65 65 This is not much of a limitation since the vast majority of … … 73 73 <p> 74 74 Do not run other hypervisors, either open source or commercial 75 virtualization products, together with Oracle VM VirtualBox. While75 virtualization products, together with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. While 76 76 several hypervisors can normally be 77 77 <i>installed</i> in parallel, do not attempt to 78 78 <i>run</i> several virtual machines from competing 79 hypervisors at the same time. Oracle VM VirtualBoxcannot track what79 hypervisors at the same time. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> cannot track what 80 80 another hypervisor is currently attempting to do on the same 81 81 host, and especially if several products attempt to use hardware -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/hyperv-support.dita
r98549 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="hyperv-support"> 4 <title>Using Hyper-V with Oracle VM VirtualBox</title>4 <title>Using Hyper-V with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/></title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan be used on a Windows host where Hyper-V is8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can be used on a Windows host where Hyper-V is 9 9 running. This is an experimental feature. 10 10 </p> 11 11 <p> 12 No configuration is required. Oracle VM VirtualBoxdetects Hyper-V12 No configuration is required. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> detects Hyper-V 13 13 automatically and uses Hyper-V as the virtualization engine for 14 14 the host system. The CPU icon in the VM window status bar … … 18 18 <p> 19 19 When using this feature, some host systems might experience 20 significant Oracle VM VirtualBoxperformance degradation.20 significant <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> performance degradation. 21 21 </p> 22 22 </note> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/import-instance-sequence.dita
r98549 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 The following describes the sequence of events when you import 9 an instance from Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.9 an instance from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. 10 10 </p> 11 11 <ul> … … 18 18 <li> 19 19 <p> 20 The custom image is exported to an Oracle Cloud Infrastructureobject and is20 The custom image is exported to an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> object and is 21 21 stored using Object Storage in the bucket specified by the 22 22 user. … … 25 25 <li> 26 26 <p> 27 The Oracle Cloud Infrastructureobject is downloaded to the local host. The27 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> object is downloaded to the local host. The 28 28 object is a TAR archive which contains a boot volume of 29 29 the instance in QCOW2 format and a JSON file containing … … 36 36 archive and a new VMDK image is created by converting the 37 37 boot volume into the VMDK format. The VMDK image is 38 registered with Oracle VM VirtualBox.38 registered with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 39 39 </p> 40 40 </li> … … 46 46 <p> 47 47 By default, the new VM is not started after import from 48 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.48 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. 49 49 </p> 50 50 </li> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/install-ext-pack-manager.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="install-ext-pack-manager"> 4 4 <title>The Extension Pack Manager</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 8 Extension packs can be installed and managed using the 9 9 <b outputclass="bold">Extension Pack Manager</b> tool in 10 VirtualBox Manager.10 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. 11 11 </p> 12 12 <p> … … 50 50 </ol> 51 51 <p> 52 Alternatively, you can use the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> 53 command line to install and manage Oracle VM VirtualBox extension 54 packs. See <xref href="vboxmanage-extpack.dita"/>. 55 </p> 52 Alternatively, you can use the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> command line to install and 53 manage an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-ext"/>. See <xref href="vboxmanage-extpack.dita"/>. 54 </p> 56 55 </body> 57 56 58 57 </topic> -
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r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Extension packs provide extra functionality to the Oracle VM VirtualBox8 Extension packs provide extra functionality to the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 9 9 base package, such as extended USB device support and cloud 10 10 integration features. See <xref href="intro-installing.dita#intro-installing"/>. 11 11 </p> 12 12 <p> 13 To install an Oracle VM VirtualBox extension pack, do the following:13 To install an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-ext"/>, do the following: 14 14 </p> 15 15 <ol> … … 19 19 </p> 20 20 <p> 21 Oracle VM VirtualBoxextension packs have a21 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> extension packs have a 22 22 <filepath>.vbox-extpack</filepath> file name extension. 23 23 </p> -
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r98549 r99797 19 19 <li> 20 20 <p> 21 Builds and installs the Oracle VM VirtualBoxkernel modules:21 Builds and installs the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> kernel modules: 22 22 <userinput>vboxdrv</userinput>, <userinput>vboxnetflt</userinput>, 23 23 and <userinput>vboxnetadp</userinput>. … … 27 27 <p> 28 28 Creates <filepath>/sbin/rcvboxdrv</filepath>, an init 29 script to start the Oracle VM VirtualBoxkernel module.29 script to start the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> kernel module. 30 30 </p> 31 31 </li> -
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r98549 r99797 23 23 <p> 24 24 These default settings can be applied prior to the 25 installation of the Oracle VM VirtualBoxDebian package, as follows:25 installation of the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Debian package, as follows: 26 26 </p> 27 27 <pre xml:space="preserve">debconf-set-selections vboxconf</pre> -
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r98549 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="install-linux-debian-ubuntu"> 4 <title>Installing Oracle VM VirtualBoxfrom a Debian or Ubuntu Package</title>4 <title>Installing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> from a Debian or Ubuntu Package</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> … … 35 35 </p> 36 36 <p> 37 Once Oracle VM VirtualBoxhas been successfully installed and37 Once <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has been successfully installed and 38 38 configured, you can start it by clicking 39 39 <b outputclass="bold">VirtualBox</b> in your -
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r98549 r99797 14 14 This will unpack all the files needed for installation in the 15 15 directory <codeph>install</codeph> under the current 16 directory. The Oracle VM VirtualBoxapplication files are contained16 directory. The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> application files are contained 17 17 in <filepath>VirtualBox.tar.bz2</filepath> which you can 18 18 unpack to any directory on your system. For example: … … 26 26 tar jxf ./install/VirtualBox.tar.bz2 -C /opt/VirtualBox</pre> 27 27 <p> 28 The sources for Oracle VM VirtualBox's kernel module are provided in28 The sources for <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>'s kernel module are provided in 29 29 the <filepath>src</filepath> directory. To build the module, 30 30 change to the directory and use the following command: … … 42 42 <pre xml:space="preserve">make install</pre> 43 43 <p> 44 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxkernel module needs a device node to44 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> kernel module needs a device node to 45 45 operate. The above <userinput>make</userinput> command will tell 46 46 you how to create the device node, depending on your Linux … … 69 69 <pre xml:space="preserve">cp /opt/VirtualBox/vboxdrv.sh /sbin/rcvboxdrv</pre> 70 70 <p> 71 This example assumes you installed Oracle VM VirtualBoxto the71 This example assumes you installed <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to the 72 72 <filepath>/opt/VirtualBox</filepath> directory. 73 73 </p> 74 74 <p> 75 Create a configuration file for Oracle VM VirtualBox, as follows:75 Create a configuration file for <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, as follows: 76 76 </p> 77 77 <pre xml:space="preserve">mkdir /etc/vbox -
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r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxis available in a number of package formats8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is available in a number of package formats 9 9 native to various common Linux distributions. See 10 10 <xref href="hostossupport.dita#hostossupport"/>. In addition, there is an -
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r98549 r99797 12 12 You may need to install the following packages on your Linux 13 13 system before starting the installation. Some systems will do 14 this for you automatically when you install Oracle VM VirtualBox.14 this for you automatically when you install <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 15 15 </p> 16 16 <ul> … … 30 30 <p> 31 31 These packages are only required if you want to run the 32 Oracle VM VirtualBoxgraphical user interfaces. In particular,32 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> graphical user interfaces. In particular, 33 33 <userinput>VirtualBox</userinput>, the graphical VirtualBox 34 34 Manager, requires both Qt and SDL. If you only want to run -
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r98549 r99797 9 9 comparable to the debconf system. See 10 10 <xref href="linux_install_opts.dita#linux_install_opts"/> for how to set some 11 common installation options provided by Oracle VM VirtualBox.11 common installation options provided by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 12 12 </p> 13 13 </body> -
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r98549 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="install-linux-update-uninstall"> 4 <title>Updating and Uninstalling Oracle VM VirtualBox</title>4 <title>Updating and Uninstalling <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/></title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Before updating or uninstalling Oracle VM VirtualBox, you must8 Before updating or uninstalling <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, you must 9 9 terminate any virtual machines which are currently running and 10 exit the Oracle VM VirtualBoxor VBoxSVC applications. To update11 Oracle VM VirtualBox, simply run the installer of the updated12 version. To uninstall Oracle VM VirtualBox, run the installer as10 exit the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> or VBoxSVC applications. To update 11 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, simply run the installer of the updated 12 version. To uninstall <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, run the installer as 13 13 follows: 14 14 </p> … … 23 23 <pre xml:space="preserve">/opt/VirtualBox/uninstall.sh</pre> 24 24 <p> 25 To manually uninstall Oracle VM VirtualBox, perform the manual25 To manually uninstall <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, perform the manual 26 26 installation steps in reverse order. 27 27 </p> -
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r98549 r99797 8 8 The Linux installers create the system user group 9 9 <codeph>vboxusers</codeph> during installation. Any system 10 user who is going to use USB devices from Oracle VM VirtualBoxguests10 user who is going to use USB devices from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> guests 11 11 must be a member of that group. A user can be made a member of 12 12 the group <codeph>vboxusers</codeph> either by using the -
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r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 For macOS hosts, Oracle VM VirtualBoxships in a8 For macOS hosts, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> ships in a 9 9 <filepath>dmg</filepath> disk image file. Perform the following 10 10 steps to install on a macOS host: … … 27 27 <p> 28 28 This starts the installer, which enables you to select where 29 to install Oracle VM VirtualBox.29 to install <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 30 30 </p> 31 31 </li> 32 32 <li> 33 33 <p> 34 An Oracle VM VirtualBoxicon is added to the34 An <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> icon is added to the 35 35 <filepath>Applications</filepath> folder in the Finder. 36 36 </p> -
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r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 To perform a non-interactive installation of Oracle VM VirtualBoxyou8 To perform a non-interactive installation of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> you 9 9 can use the command line version of the installer application. 10 10 </p> -
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r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 To uninstall Oracle VM VirtualBox, open the disk image8 To uninstall <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, open the disk image 9 9 <filepath>dmg</filepath> file and double-click on the uninstall 10 10 icon shown. -
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r98549 r99797 10 10 </p> 11 11 <p> 12 If you have a previously installed instance of Oracle VM VirtualBoxon12 If you have a previously installed instance of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> on 13 13 your Oracle Solaris host, please uninstall it first before 14 14 installing a new instance. See -
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r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxis available as a standard Oracle Solaris9 package. Download the Oracle VM VirtualBoxSunOS package, which10 includes the 64-bit version of Oracle VM VirtualBox. <i>The8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is available as a standard Oracle Solaris 9 package. Download the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> SunOS package, which 10 includes the 64-bit version of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. <i>The 11 11 installation must be performed as root and from the global 12 zone</i>. This is because the Oracle VM VirtualBoxinstaller12 zone</i>. This is because the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> installer 13 13 loads kernel drivers, which cannot be done from non-global 14 14 zones. To verify which zone you are currently in, execute the … … 20 20 <pre xml:space="preserve">gunzip -cd VirtualBox-<varname>version-number</varname>-SunOS.tar.gz | tar xvf -</pre> 21 21 <p> 22 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxkernel package is integrated into the main23 package. Install the Oracle VM VirtualBoxpackage as follows:22 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> kernel package is integrated into the main 23 package. Install the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> package as follows: 24 24 </p> 25 25 <pre xml:space="preserve">pkgadd -d VirtualBox-<varname>version-number</varname>-SunOS.pkg</pre> … … 31 31 script to be executed. Choose <b outputclass="bold">y</b> 32 32 and proceed, as it is essential to execute this script which 33 installs the Oracle VM VirtualBoxkernel module. Following this34 confirmation the installer will install Oracle VM VirtualBoxand33 installs the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> kernel module. Following this 34 confirmation the installer will install <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and 35 35 execute the postinstall setup script. 36 36 </p> … … 39 39 is now complete. You may now safely delete the uncompressed 40 40 package and <filepath>autoresponse</filepath> files from your 41 system. Oracle VM VirtualBoxis installed in41 system. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is installed in 42 42 <filepath>/opt/VirtualBox</filepath>. 43 43 </p> 44 44 <note> 45 45 <p> 46 If you need to use Oracle VM VirtualBoxfrom non-global zones, see46 If you need to use <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> from non-global zones, see 47 47 <xref href="solaris-zones.dita#solaris-zones"/>. 48 48 </p> -
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r98549 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="install-solaris-starting"> 4 <title>Starting Oracle VM VirtualBoxon Oracle Solaris</title>4 <title>Starting <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> on Oracle Solaris</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The easiest way to start an Oracle VM VirtualBoxprogram is by running8 The easiest way to start an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> program is by running 9 9 the program of your choice (<userinput>VirtualBox</userinput>, 10 10 <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput>, or -
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r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 To perform a non-interactive installation of Oracle VM VirtualBox8 To perform a non-interactive installation of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 9 9 there is a response file named 10 10 <filepath>autoresponse</filepath>. The installer uses this for -
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r98549 r99797 9 9 <codeph>vboxuser</codeph> during installation for Oracle 10 10 Solaris hosts that support the USB features required by 11 Oracle VM VirtualBox. Any system user who is going to use USB devices12 from Oracle VM VirtualBoxguests must be a member of this group. A11 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. Any system user who is going to use USB devices 12 from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> guests must be a member of this group. A 13 13 user can be made a member of this group either by using the 14 14 desktop user and group tools or by running the following command -
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r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxinstallation can be started in either of the8 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> installation can be started in either of the 9 9 following ways: 10 10 </p> … … 31 31 Using either way displays the installation 32 32 <b outputclass="bold">Welcome</b> dialog and enables you 33 to choose where to install Oracle VM VirtualBox, and which components34 to install. In addition to the Oracle VM VirtualBoxapplication, the33 to choose where to install <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, and which components 34 to install. In addition to the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> application, the 35 35 following components are available: 36 36 </p> … … 39 39 <p><b outputclass="bold">USB support.</b> This package 40 40 contains special drivers for your Windows host that 41 Oracle VM VirtualBoxrequires to fully support USB devices inside41 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> requires to fully support USB devices inside 42 42 your virtual machines. 43 43 </p> … … 46 46 <p><b outputclass="bold">Networking.</b> This package 47 47 contains extra networking drivers for your Windows host that 48 Oracle VM VirtualBoxneeds to support Bridged Networking. This48 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> needs to support Bridged Networking. This 49 49 enables your VM's virtual network cards to be accessed from 50 50 other machines on your physical network. … … 54 54 <p><b outputclass="bold">Python support.</b> This 55 55 package contains Python scripting support for the 56 Oracle VM VirtualBox API, see <xref href="VirtualBoxAPI.dita">Oracle VM VirtualBoxProgramming Interfaces</xref>.56 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> API, see <xref href="VirtualBoxAPI.dita"><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Programming Interfaces</xref>. 57 57 For this to work, an already working Windows Python 58 58 installation on the system is required. … … 74 74 about unsigned drivers, or similar. Click 75 75 <b outputclass="bold">Continue</b> for these warnings, as 76 otherwise Oracle VM VirtualBoxmight not function correctly after76 otherwise <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> might not function correctly after 77 77 installation. 78 78 </p> 79 79 <p> 80 The installer will create an Oracle VM VirtualBoxgroup in the Windows80 The installer will create an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> group in the Windows 81 81 <b outputclass="bold">Start</b> menu, which enables you 82 82 to launch the application and access its documentation. 83 83 </p> 84 84 <p> 85 With standard settings, Oracle VM VirtualBoxwill be installed for all85 With standard settings, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will be installed for all 86 86 users on the local system. If this is not wanted, you must 87 87 invoke the installer by first extracting as follows: … … 90 90 <p> 91 91 Then, run either of the following commands on the extracted .MSI 92 file. This will install Oracle VM VirtualBoxonly for the current92 file. This will install <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> only for the current 93 93 user. 94 94 </p> … … 96 96 <pre xml:space="preserve">msiexec /i VirtualBox-<version>-Win.msi ALLUSERS=2</pre> 97 97 <p> 98 If you do not want to install all features of Oracle VM VirtualBox,98 If you do not want to install all features of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, 99 99 you can set the optional <codeph>ADDLOCAL</codeph> parameter 100 100 to explicitly name the features to be installed. The following … … 108 108 <dd> 109 109 <p> 110 Main binaries of Oracle VM VirtualBox.110 Main binaries of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 111 111 </p> 112 112 <note> 113 113 <p> 114 114 This feature must not be absent, since it contains the 115 minimum set of files to have working Oracle VM VirtualBox115 minimum set of files to have working <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 116 116 installation. 117 117 </p> -
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r98549 r99797 21 21 </p> 22 22 <p> 23 Specifies whether or not an Oracle VM VirtualBoxicon on the23 Specifies whether or not an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> icon on the 24 24 desktop should be created. 25 25 </p> … … 34 34 </p> 35 35 <p> 36 Specifies whether or not an Oracle VM VirtualBoxicon in the Quick36 Specifies whether or not an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> icon in the Quick 37 37 Launch Bar should be created. 38 38 </p> … … 49 49 Specifies whether or not the file extensions .vbox, 50 50 .vbox-extpack, .ovf, .ova, .vdi, .vmdk, .vhd and .vdd should 51 be associated with Oracle VM VirtualBox. Files of these types then52 will be opened with Oracle VM VirtualBox.51 be associated with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. Files of these types then 52 will be opened with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 53 53 </p> 54 54 <p> … … 62 62 </p> 63 63 <p> 64 Specifies whether to start Oracle VM VirtualBoxright after64 Specifies whether to start <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> right after 65 65 successful installation. 66 66 </p> -
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r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 As Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses the standard Microsoft Windows installer,9 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan be safely uninstalled at any time. Click the8 As <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses the standard Microsoft Windows installer, 9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can be safely uninstalled at any time. Click the 10 10 program entry in the <b outputclass="bold">Add/Remove 11 11 Programs</b> list in the Windows Control Panel. -
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r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 As installation of Oracle VM VirtualBoxvaries depending on your host8 As installation of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> varies depending on your host 9 9 operating system, the following sections provide installation 10 10 instructions for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Oracle Solaris. -
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r98549 r99797 19 19 <p> 20 20 If you use the <b outputclass="bold">Create VM</b> wizard 21 of VirtualBox Manager, Oracle VM VirtualBoxautomatically uses the correct21 of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> automatically uses the correct 22 22 settings for each selected 64-bit OS type. See 23 23 <xref href="create-vm-wizard.dita#create-vm-wizard"/>. -
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r98549 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="intro-installing"> 4 <title>Installing Oracle VM VirtualBoxand Extension Packs</title>4 <title>Installing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and Extension Packs</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcomes in many different packages, and installation8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> comes in many different packages, and installation 9 9 depends on your host OS. If you have installed software before, 10 10 installation should be straightforward. On each host platform, 11 Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses the installation method that is most common11 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses the installation method that is most common 12 12 and easy to use. If you run into trouble or have special 13 13 requirements, see <xref href="installation.dita#installation"/> for details … … 15 15 </p> 16 16 <p> 17 Oracle VM VirtualBoxis split into the following components:17 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is split into the following components: 18 18 </p> 19 19 <ul> … … 27 27 <p><b outputclass="bold">Extension packs.</b> Additional 28 28 extension packs can be downloaded which extend the 29 functionality of the Oracle VM VirtualBoxbase package. Currently,29 functionality of the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> base package. Currently, 30 30 Oracle provides a single extension pack, available from: 31 31 <ph>http://www.virtualbox.org</ph>. The extension pack -
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r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxenables you to install and execute unmodified8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> enables you to install and execute unmodified 9 9 versions of Mac OS X guests on supported host hardware. Note 10 10 that this feature is experimental and thus unsupported. 11 11 </p> 12 12 <p> 13 Oracle VM VirtualBoxis the first product to provide the modern PC13 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is the first product to provide the modern PC 14 14 architecture expected by OS X without requiring any of the 15 15 modifications used by competing virtualization solutions. For … … 40 40 hardware. Most DVDs that accompany Apple hardware check for 41 41 the exact model. These restrictions are 42 <i>not</i> circumvented by Oracle VM VirtualBoxand42 <i>not</i> circumvented by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and 43 43 continue to apply. 44 44 </p> … … 69 69 <li> 70 70 <p> 71 In addition, Mac OS X support in Oracle VM VirtualBoxis an71 In addition, Mac OS X support in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is an 72 72 experimental feature. See <xref href="KnownIssues.dita">Known Limitations</xref>. 73 73 </p> -
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r98549 r99797 9 9 media in the <b outputclass="bold">Devices</b> menu of 10 10 the VM's window. Here you can select in detail what 11 Oracle VM VirtualBoxpresents to your VM as a CD, DVD, or floppy11 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> presents to your VM as a CD, DVD, or floppy 12 12 drive. 13 13 </p> 14 14 <p> 15 15 The settings are the same as those available for the VM in the 16 <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window of VirtualBox Manager.16 <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. 17 17 But as the <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window is 18 18 disabled while the VM is in the Running or Saved state, the -
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r99497 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 You can remove a VM from Oracle VM VirtualBoxor move the VM and its8 You can remove a VM from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> or move the VM and its 9 9 associated files, such as disk images, to another location on the 10 10 host. … … 13 13 <li> 14 14 <p><b outputclass="bold">Removing a VM.</b> To remove a 15 VM, right-click on the VM in the VirtualBox Managermachine list and15 VM, right-click on the VM in the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> machine list and 16 16 select <b outputclass="bold">Remove</b>. 17 17 </p> … … 29 29 <p><b outputclass="bold">Moving a VM.</b> To move a VM to 30 30 a new location on the host, right-click on the VM in the 31 VirtualBox Manager's machine list and select31 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>'s machine list and select 32 32 <b outputclass="bold">Move</b>. 33 33 </p> … … 37 37 </p> 38 38 <p> 39 When you move a VM, Oracle VM VirtualBoxconfiguration files are39 When you move a VM, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> configuration files are 40 40 updated automatically to use the new location on the host. 41 41 </p> … … 44 44 is disabled while a VM is running. 45 45 </p> 46 <p> 47 You can also use the <userinput>VBoxManage movevm</userinput> 48 command to move a VM. See <xref href="vboxmanage-movevm.dita"/>. 49 </p> 46 <p> You can also use the <userinput>VBoxManage movevm</userinput> command to move a VM. See 47 <xref href="vboxmanage-movevm.dita"/>. </p> 50 48 </li> 51 49 </ul> 52 50 <p> 53 51 For information about removing or moving a disk image file from 54 Oracle VM VirtualBox, see <xref href="virtual-media-manager.dita#virtual-media-manager"/>.52 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, see <xref href="virtual-media-manager.dita#virtual-media-manager"/>. 55 53 </p> 56 54 </body> -
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r98549 r99797 12 12 <p> 13 13 Double-click on the VM's entry in the machine list in 14 VirtualBox Manager.14 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. 15 15 </p> 16 16 </li> 17 17 <li> 18 18 <p> 19 Select the VM's entry in the machine list in VirtualBox Manager, and19 Select the VM's entry in the machine list in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, and 20 20 click <b outputclass="bold">Start</b> in the toolbar 21 21 the top of the window. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/intro-save-machine-state.dita
r99182 r99797 9 9 button of your virtual machine window, at the top right of the 10 10 window, just like you would close any other window on your 11 system, Oracle VM VirtualBoxasks you whether you want to save or11 system, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> asks you whether you want to save or 12 12 power off the VM. As a shortcut, you can also press 13 13 <b outputclass="bold">Host key + Q</b>. … … 31 31 <li> 32 32 <p><b outputclass="bold">Save the machine state:</b> 33 With this option, Oracle VM VirtualBox33 With this option, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 34 34 <i>freezes</i> the virtual machine by 35 35 completely saving its state to your local disk. … … 53 53 <li> 54 54 <p><b outputclass="bold">Power off the machine:</b> With 55 this option, Oracle VM VirtualBoxalso stops running the virtual55 this option, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> also stops running the virtual 56 56 machine, but <i>without</i> saving its state. 57 57 </p> … … 80 80 <p> 81 81 The <b outputclass="bold">Discard</b> button in the 82 VirtualBox Managerwindow discards a virtual machine's saved state. This82 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> window discards a virtual machine's saved state. This 83 83 has the same effect as powering it off, and the same warnings 84 84 apply. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/intro-starting.dita
r98549 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="intro-starting"> 4 <title>Starting Oracle VM VirtualBox</title>4 <title>Starting <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/></title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 After installation, you can start Oracle VM VirtualBoxas follows:8 After installation, you can start <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> as follows: 9 9 </p> 10 10 <ul> … … 29 29 <p><b outputclass="bold">Linux or Oracle Solaris 30 30 hosts</b>. Depending on your desktop environment, an 31 Oracle VM VirtualBoxitem may have been placed in either the System31 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> item may have been placed in either the System 32 32 or System Tools group of your 33 33 <b outputclass="bold">Applications</b> menu. … … 38 38 </ul> 39 39 <p> 40 When you start Oracle VM VirtualBox, the VirtualBox Managerinterface is shown.40 When you start <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> interface is shown. 41 41 See <xref href="gui-virtualboxmanager.dita#gui-virtualboxmanager"/>. 42 42 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/iocaching.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="iocaching"> 4 4 <title>Host Input/Output Caching</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan optionally disable the I/O caching that the8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can optionally disable the I/O caching that the 9 9 host OS would otherwise perform on disk image files. 10 10 </p> 11 11 <p> 12 Traditionally, Oracle VM VirtualBoxhas opened disk image files as12 Traditionally, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has opened disk image files as 13 13 normal files, which results in them being cached by the host OS 14 14 like any other file. The main advantage of this is speed: when the … … 66 66 <p> 67 67 If you decide to disable host I/O caching for the above reasons, 68 Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses its own small cache to buffer writes, but no68 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses its own small cache to buffer writes, but no 69 69 read caching since this is typically already performed by the 70 guest OS. In addition, Oracle VM VirtualBoxfully supports asynchronous70 guest OS. In addition, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> fully supports asynchronous 71 71 I/O for its virtual SATA, SCSI, and SAS controllers through 72 72 multiple I/O threads. … … 78 78 </p> 79 79 <p> 80 For this reason, Oracle VM VirtualBoxenables you to configure whether80 For this reason, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> enables you to configure whether 81 81 the host I/O cache is used for each I/O controller separately. 82 82 Either select the <b outputclass="bold">Use Host I/O … … 92 92 </p> 93 93 <p> 94 For the above reasons, Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses SATA controllers by94 For the above reasons, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses SATA controllers by 95 95 default for new virtual machines. 96 96 </p> 97 97 </body> 98 98 99 99 </topic> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/iscsi-intnet.dita
r99497 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 As an experimental feature, Oracle VM VirtualBoxenables access to an8 As an experimental feature, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> enables access to an 9 9 iSCSI target running in a virtual machine which is configured to 10 10 use Internal Networking mode. See -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/keyb_mouse_normal.dita
r99182 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxprovides a virtual USB tablet device to new8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides a virtual USB tablet device to new 9 9 virtual machines through which mouse events are communicated to 10 10 the guest OS. If you are running a modern guest OS that can … … 34 34 <p> 35 35 To return ownership of keyboard and mouse to your host OS, 36 Oracle VM VirtualBoxreserves a special key on your keyboard: the36 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> reserves a special key on your keyboard: the 37 37 <i>Host key</i>. By default, this is the 38 38 <i>right Ctrl key</i> on your keyboard. On a Mac … … 104 104 </ul> 105 105 <p> 106 As this behavior is inconvenient, Oracle VM VirtualBoxprovides a set106 As this behavior is inconvenient, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides a set 107 107 of tools and device drivers for guest systems called the 108 Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions. These tools make VM keyboard and108 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions. These tools make VM keyboard and 109 109 mouse operations much more seamless. Most importantly, the Guest 110 110 Additions suppress the second "guest" mouse pointer and make -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/legacy-fullscreen-mode.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses special window manager facilities to switch8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses special window manager facilities to switch 9 9 a multi-screen machine to full-screen on a multi-monitor host 10 10 system. However, not all window managers provide these 11 facilities correctly. Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan be configured to use a11 facilities correctly. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can be configured to use a 12 12 legacy method of switching to full-screen mode instead, by using 13 13 the command: -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/linux-guest-manual-setup.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions contain several different8 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions contain several different 9 9 drivers. If you do not want to configure them all, use the 10 10 following command to install the Guest Additions: -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/log-viewer.dita
r99182 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Every time you start up a VM, Oracle VM VirtualBoxcreates a log file8 Every time you start up a VM, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> creates a log file 9 9 that records system configuration and events. The 10 <b outputclass="bold">Log Viewer</b> is a VirtualBox Managertool10 <b outputclass="bold">Log Viewer</b> is a <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> tool 11 11 that enables you to view and analyze system logs. 12 12 </p> … … 44 44 Log messages for the VM are displayed in tabs in the Log Viewer 45 45 window. See <xref href="collect-debug-info.dita">Collecting Debugging Information</xref> for details of 46 the various log files generated by Oracle VM VirtualBox.46 the various log files generated by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 47 47 </p> 48 48 <p> … … 68 68 <p><b outputclass="bold">Filter:</b> Uses filter terms to 69 69 display specific types of log messages. Common log message 70 terms used by Oracle VM VirtualBox, such as Audio and NAT, are70 terms used by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, such as Audio and NAT, are 71 71 included by default. Select one or more terms from the 72 72 drop-down list. To add your own filter term, enter the text -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/max-resolution-guests.dita
r98549 r99797 8 8 <p> 9 9 When guest systems with the Guest Additions installed are 10 started using the graphical frontend, the normal Oracle VM VirtualBox10 started using the graphical frontend, the normal <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 11 11 application, they will not be allowed to use screen resolutions 12 12 greater than the host's screen size unless the user manually -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/mountingadditionsiso.dita
r98549 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 In the <b outputclass="bold">Devices</b> menu in the 9 virtual machine's menu bar, Oracle VM VirtualBoxhas a menu item9 virtual machine's menu bar, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has a menu item 10 10 <b outputclass="bold">Insert Guest Additions CD 11 11 Image</b>, which mounts the Guest Additions ISO file … … 64 64 <li> 65 65 <p> 66 On a Windows host, this file is in the Oracle VM VirtualBox66 On a Windows host, this file is in the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 67 67 installation directory, usually in 68 68 <filepath>C:\Program … … 73 73 <p> 74 74 On macOS hosts, this file is in the application bundle 75 of Oracle VM VirtualBox. Right-click on the Oracle VM VirtualBox75 of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. Right-click on the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 76 76 icon in Finder and choose <b outputclass="bold">Show 77 77 Package Contents</b>. The file is located in … … 83 83 On a Linux host, this file is in the 84 84 <filepath>additions</filepath> folder where you 85 installed Oracle VM VirtualBox, usually85 installed <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, usually 86 86 <filepath>/opt/VirtualBox/</filepath>. 87 87 </p> … … 91 91 On Oracle Solaris hosts, this file is in the 92 92 <filepath>additions</filepath> folder where you 93 installed Oracle VM VirtualBox, usually93 installed <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, usually 94 94 <filepath>/opt/VirtualBox</filepath>. 95 95 </p> … … 108 108 <p> 109 109 Unless you have the Autostart feature disabled in your Windows 110 guest, Windows will now autostart the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest110 guest, Windows will now autostart the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest 111 111 Additions installation program from the Additions ISO. If the 112 112 Autostart feature has been turned off, choose -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/mouse-capture.dita
r98549 r99797 9 9 guest window and the guest expects relative mouse coordinates at 10 10 this time. This happens if the pointing device is configured as 11 PS/2 mouse and the guest has not yet started the Oracle VM VirtualBox11 PS/2 mouse and the guest has not yet started the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 12 12 Guest Additions. For instance, the guest is booting or the Guest 13 13 Additions are not installed, or if the pointing device is -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/nat-adv-settings.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxNAT stack performance is often determined by8 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> NAT stack performance is often determined by 9 9 its interaction with the host's TCP/IP stack and the size of 10 10 several buffers, <codeph>SO_RCVBUF</codeph> and -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/nat-adv-tftp.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 For network booting in NAT mode, by default Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses8 For network booting in NAT mode, by default <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses 9 9 a built-in TFTP server at the IP address 10.0.2.4. This default 10 10 behavior should work fine for typical remote-booting scenarios. -
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r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 By default, Oracle VM VirtualBox's NAT engine will route TCP/IP8 By default, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>'s NAT engine will route TCP/IP 9 9 packets through the default interface assigned by the host's 10 10 TCP/IP stack. The technical reason for this is that the NAT -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/nat-limitations.dita
r98549 r99797 15 15 <userinput>ping</userinput> or <userinput>traceroute</userinput>, 16 16 rely on the ICMP protocol for sending and receiving 17 messages. Oracle VM VirtualBoxICMP support has some limitations,17 messages. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> ICMP support has some limitations, 18 18 meaning <userinput>ping</userinput> should work but some other 19 19 tools may not work reliably. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/nat_host_resolver_proxy.dita
r98549 r99797 9 9 offers a list of registered DNS servers of the host. If for some 10 10 reason you need to hide this DNS server list and use the host's 11 resolver settings, thereby forcing the Oracle VM VirtualBoxNAT engine11 resolver settings, thereby forcing the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> NAT engine 12 12 to intercept DNS requests and forward them to host's resolver, 13 13 use the following command: -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/natforward.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="natforward"> 4 4 <title>Configuring Port Forwarding with NAT</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 8 As the virtual machine is connected to a private network 9 internal to Oracle VM VirtualBoxand invisible to the host, network9 internal to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and invisible to the host, network 10 10 services on the guest are not accessible to the host machine or 11 11 to other computers on the same network. However, like a physical 12 router, Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan make selected services available to12 router, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can make selected services available to 13 13 the world outside the guest through <i>port 14 forwarding</i>. This means that Oracle VM VirtualBoxlistens to14 forwarding</i>. This means that <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> listens to 15 15 certain ports on the host and resends all packets which arrive 16 16 there to the guest, on the same or a different port. … … 36 36 </p> 37 37 <p> 38 Alternatively, the command line tool 39 <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> can be used. See 38 Alternatively, the command line tool <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> can be used. See 40 39 <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/>. 41 40 </p> 42 41 <p> 43 42 You will need to know which ports on the guest the service uses … … 89 88 </p> 90 89 <p> 91 It is possible to configure incoming NAT connections while the 92 VM is running, see <xrefhref="vboxmanage-controlvm.dita"/>.93 90 It is possible to configure incoming NAT connections while the VM is running, see <xref 91 href="vboxmanage-controlvm.dita"/>. 92 </p> 94 93 </body> 95 94 96 95 </topic> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/nested-virt.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="nested-virt"> 4 4 <title>Nested Virtualization</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports <i>nested8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports <i>nested 9 9 virtualization</i>. This feature enables the passthrough of 10 10 hardware virtualization functions to the guest VM. That means that 11 you can install a hypervisor, such as Oracle VM VirtualBox, Oracle VM12 Server or KVM, on an Oracle VM VirtualBoxguest. You can then create and11 you can install a hypervisor, such as <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, Oracle VM 12 Server or KVM, on an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> guest. You can then create and 13 13 run VMs within the guest VM. 14 14 </p> … … 25 25 <li> 26 26 <p> 27 From VirtualBox Manager, select the <b outputclass="bold">Enable27 From <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, select the <b outputclass="bold">Enable 28 28 Nested VT-x/AMD-V</b> check box on the 29 29 <b outputclass="bold">Processor</b> tab. To disable the … … 33 33 <li> 34 34 <p> 35 Use the <codeph>--nested-hw-virt</codeph> option of the 36 <userinput>VBoxManage modifyvm</userinput> command to enable or 37 disable nested virtualization. See 35 Use the <codeph>--nested-hw-virt</codeph> option of the <userinput>VBoxManage 36 modifyvm</userinput> command to enable or disable nested virtualization. See 38 37 <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita">VBoxManage modifyvm</xref>. 39 38 </p> … … 41 40 </ul> 42 41 </body> 43 42 44 43 </topic> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/nestedpaging.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="nestedpaging"> 4 4 <title>Nested Paging and VPIDs</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> … … 42 42 </p> 43 43 <p> 44 If nested paging is enabled, the Oracle VM VirtualBox hypervisor can 45 also use <i>large pages</i> to reduce TLB usage 46 and overhead. This can yield a performance improvement of up 47 to 5%. To enable this feature for a VM, you use the 48 <userinput>VBoxManage modifyvm --large-pages</userinput> command. 49 See <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita">VBoxManage modifyvm</xref>. 44 If nested paging is enabled, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> hypervisor can also use <i>large 45 pages</i> to reduce TLB usage and overhead. This can yield a performance improvement of 46 up to 5%. To enable this feature for a VM, you use the <userinput>VBoxManage modifyvm --large-pages</userinput> 47 command. See <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita">VBoxManage 48 modifyvm</xref>. 50 49 </p> 51 50 <p> … … 62 61 Translation Lookaside Buffers (TLBs). 63 62 </p> 64 <p> 65 To enable these features for a VM, you use the 66 <userinput>VBoxManage modifyvm --vtx-vpid</userinput> and 67 <userinput>VBoxManage modifyvm --large-pages</userinput> commands. 68 See <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita">VBoxManage modifyvm</xref>. 69 </p> 63 <p> To enable these features for a VM, you use the <userinput>VBoxManage modifyvm 64 --vtx-vpid</userinput> and <userinput>VBoxManage modifyvm --large-pages</userinput> 65 commands. See <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita">VBoxManage modifyvm</xref>. </p> 70 66 </li> 71 67 </ul> 72 68 </body> 73 69 74 70 </topic> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/network-manager-cloud-network-tab.dita
r98549 r99797 42 42 <li> 43 43 <p><b outputclass="bold">Provider:</b> The cloud service 44 provider, such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.44 provider, such as <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. 45 45 </p> 46 46 </li> … … 54 54 tunneling network. Click the 55 55 <b outputclass="bold">Network</b> icon to view the 56 subnets on Oracle Cloud Infrastructurethat are available for tunneling traffic.56 subnets on <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> that are available for tunneling traffic. 57 57 </p> 58 58 <p> … … 60 60 of how you can use the <userinput>VBoxManage cloud</userinput> 61 61 command to create and configure a virtual cloud network 62 (VCN) on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.62 (VCN) on <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. 63 63 </p> 64 64 </li> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/network-manager-host-only-tab.dita
r98549 r99797 45 45 Use the <b outputclass="bold">DHCP Server</b> tab to 46 46 configure settings for the DHCP server used by the host-only 47 network. The DHCP server is built into Oracle VM VirtualBoxand47 network. The DHCP server is built into <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and 48 48 manages IP addresses for the network automatically. 49 49 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/network-manager.dita
r98549 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 The <b outputclass="bold">Network Manager</b> tool in 9 VirtualBox Managerenables you to create, delete, and configure the10 following types of networks used by Oracle VM VirtualBox:9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> enables you to create, delete, and configure the 10 following types of networks used by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>: 11 11 </p> 12 12 <ul> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/network_bandwidth_limit.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports limiting of the maximum bandwidth used for8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports limiting of the maximum bandwidth used for 9 9 network transmission. Several network adapters of one VM may share 10 10 limits through bandwidth groups. It is possible to have more than … … 13 13 <note> 14 14 <p> 15 Oracle VM VirtualBoxshapes VM traffic only in the transmit direction,15 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> shapes VM traffic only in the transmit direction, 16 16 delaying the packets being sent by virtual machines. It does not 17 17 limit the traffic being received by virtual machines. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/network_bridged.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 With bridged networking, Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses a device driver on8 With bridged networking, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses a device driver on 9 9 your <i>host</i> system that filters data from your 10 10 physical network adapter. This driver is therefore called a 11 11 <i>net filter</i> driver. This enables 12 Oracle VM VirtualBoxto intercept data from the physical network and12 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to intercept data from the physical network and 13 13 inject data into it, effectively creating a new network interface 14 14 in software. When a guest is using such a new software interface, … … 46 46 not support promiscuous mode. All traffic has to use the MAC 47 47 address of the host's wireless adapter, and therefore 48 Oracle VM VirtualBoxneeds to replace the source MAC address in the48 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> needs to replace the source MAC address in the 49 49 Ethernet header of an outgoing packet to make sure the reply 50 will be sent to the host interface. When Oracle VM VirtualBoxsees an50 will be sent to the host interface. When <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> sees an 51 51 incoming packet with a destination IP address that belongs to 52 52 one of the virtual machine adapters it replaces the destination 53 53 MAC address in the Ethernet header with the VM adapter's MAC 54 address and passes it on. Oracle VM VirtualBoxexamines ARP and DHCP54 address and passes it on. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> examines ARP and DHCP 55 55 packets in order to learn the IP addresses of virtual machines. 56 56 </p> … … 64 64 <p><b outputclass="bold">macOS hosts.</b> Functionality is 65 65 limited when using AirPort, the Mac's wireless networking 66 system, for bridged networking. Currently, Oracle VM VirtualBox66 system, for bridged networking. Currently, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 67 67 supports only IPv4 and IPv6 over AirPort. For other protocols, 68 68 such as IPX, you must choose a wired interface. … … 72 72 <p><b outputclass="bold">Linux hosts.</b> Functionality is 73 73 limited when using wireless interfaces for bridged networking. 74 Currently, Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports only IPv4 and IPv6 over74 Currently, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports only IPv4 and IPv6 over 75 75 wireless. For other protocols, such as IPX, you must choose a 76 76 wired interface. … … 100 100 On Oracle Solaris 11 hosts build 159 and above, it is possible 101 101 to use Oracle Solaris Crossbow Virtual Network Interfaces 102 (VNICs) directly with Oracle VM VirtualBoxwithout any additional102 (VNICs) directly with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> without any additional 103 103 configuration other than each VNIC must be exclusive for every 104 104 guest network interface. 105 105 </p> 106 106 <p> 107 When using VLAN interfaces with Oracle VM VirtualBox, they must be107 When using VLAN interfaces with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, they must be 108 108 named according to the PPA-hack naming scheme, such as 109 109 e1000g513001. Otherwise, the guest may receive packets in an -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/network_cloud.dita
r99497 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 Cloud networks can be used for connections from a local VM to a 9 subnet on a remote Oracle Cloud Infrastructureinstance. See9 subnet on a remote <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> instance. See 10 10 <xref href="network-manager-cloud-network-tab.dita#network-manager-cloud-network-tab"/> for details of 11 11 how to create and configure a cloud network using the Network 12 Manager tool in VirtualBox Manager.12 Manager tool in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. 13 13 </p> 14 14 <p> … … 29 29 </li> 30 30 <li> 31 <p> 32 On the command line, use <userinput>VBoxManage modifyvm 33 vmname --nic <varname>x</varname> cloud</userinput>. See 34 <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/>. 35 </p> 31 <p> On the command line, use <userinput>VBoxManage modifyvm vmname --nic 32 <varname>x</varname> cloud</userinput>. See <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/>. </p> 36 33 </li> 37 34 </ul> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/network_hostonly.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="network_hostonly"> 4 4 <title>Host-Only Networking</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> … … 16 16 </p> 17 17 <p> 18 When host-only networking is used, Oracle VM VirtualBoxcreates a new18 When host-only networking is used, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> creates a new 19 19 software interface on the host which then appears next to your 20 20 existing network interfaces. In other words, whereas with bridged … … 51 51 machine may contain a web server and a second one a database, and 52 52 since they are intended to talk to each other, the appliance can 53 instruct Oracle VM VirtualBoxto set up a host-only network for the two.53 instruct <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to set up a host-only network for the two. 54 54 A second, bridged, network would then connect the web server to 55 55 the outside world to serve data to, but the outside world cannot … … 74 74 <li> 75 75 <p> 76 On the command line, use <userinput>VBoxManage modifyvm 77 vmname --nic <varname>x</varname> hostonly</userinput>. See 78 <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/>. 76 On the command line, use <userinput>VBoxManage modifyvm vmname --nic 77 <varname>x</varname> hostonly</userinput>. See <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/>. 79 78 </p> 80 79 </li> … … 82 81 <p> 83 82 For host-only networking, as with internal networking, you may 84 find the DHCP server useful that is built into Oracle VM VirtualBox.83 find the DHCP server useful that is built into <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 85 84 This is enabled by default and manages the IP addresses in the 86 85 host-only network. Without the DHCP server you would need to … … 90 89 <li> 91 90 <p> 92 In VirtualBox Manageryou can configure the DHCP server by choosing91 In <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> you can configure the DHCP server by choosing 93 92 <b outputclass="bold">File</b>, 94 93 <b outputclass="bold">Tools</b>, … … 101 100 </li> 102 101 <li> 103 <p> 104 Alternatively, you can use the <userinput>VBoxManage 105 dhcpserver</userinput> command. See 106 <xref href="vboxmanage-dhcpserver.dita"/>. 107 </p> 102 <p> Alternatively, you can use the <userinput>VBoxManage dhcpserver</userinput> command. See 103 <xref href="vboxmanage-dhcpserver.dita"/>. </p> 108 104 </li> 109 105 </ul> … … 116 112 </note> 117 113 <p> 118 On Linux, macOS and Solaris Oracle VM VirtualBoxwill only allow IP114 On Linux, macOS and Solaris <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will only allow IP 119 115 addresses in 192.168.56.0/21 range to be assigned to host-only 120 116 adapters. For IPv6 only link-local addresses are allowed. If other … … 143 139 </pre> 144 140 </body> 145 141 146 142 </topic> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/network_internal.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="network_internal"> 4 4 <title>Internal Networking</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> … … 27 27 central configuration. Every internal network is identified simply 28 28 by its name. Once there is more than one active virtual network 29 card with the same internal network ID, the Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupport29 card with the same internal network ID, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> support 30 30 driver will automatically <i>wire</i> the cards and 31 act as a network switch. The Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupport driver31 act as a network switch. The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> support driver 32 32 implements a complete Ethernet switch and supports both 33 33 broadcast/multicast frames and promiscuous mode. … … 42 42 <p> 43 43 Use the VM's <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window 44 in VirtualBox Manager. In the <b outputclass="bold">Network</b>44 in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. In the <b outputclass="bold">Network</b> 45 45 category of the Settings window, select 46 46 <b outputclass="bold">Internal Network</b> from the … … 67 67 </ul> 68 68 <p> 69 Unless you configure the virtual network cards in the guest 70 operating systems that are participating in the internal network 71 to use static IP addresses, you may want to use the DHCP server 72 that is built into Oracle VM VirtualBox to manage IP addresses for the 73 internal network. See <xref href="vboxmanage-dhcpserver.dita"/>. 69 Unless you configure the virtual network cards in the guest operating systems that are 70 participating in the internal network to use static IP addresses, you may want to use the DHCP 71 server that is built into <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to manage IP addresses for the internal 72 network. See <xref href="vboxmanage-dhcpserver.dita"/>. 74 73 </p> 75 74 <p> … … 81 80 </p> 82 81 </body> 83 82 84 83 </topic> -
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r98549 r99797 10 10 require any configuration on the host network and guest system. 11 11 For this reason, it is the default networking mode in 12 Oracle VM VirtualBox.12 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 13 13 </p> 14 14 <p> 15 15 A virtual machine with NAT enabled acts much like a real computer 16 16 that connects to the Internet through a router. The router, in 17 this case, is the Oracle VM VirtualBoxnetworking engine, which maps17 this case, is the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> networking engine, which maps 18 18 traffic from and to the virtual machine transparently. In 19 Oracle VM VirtualBoxthis router is placed between each virtual machine19 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> this router is placed between each virtual machine 20 20 and the host. This separation maximizes security since by default 21 21 virtual machines cannot talk to each other. … … 29 29 <p> 30 30 The network frames sent out by the guest operating system are 31 received by Oracle VM VirtualBox's NAT engine, which extracts the TCP/IP31 received by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>'s NAT engine, which extracts the TCP/IP 32 32 data and resends it using the host operating system. To an 33 33 application on the host, or to another computer on the same 34 34 network as the host, it looks like the data was sent by the 35 Oracle VM VirtualBoxapplication on the host, using an IP address36 belonging to the host. Oracle VM VirtualBoxlistens for replies to the35 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> application on the host, using an IP address 36 belonging to the host. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> listens for replies to the 37 37 packages sent, and repacks and resends them to the guest machine 38 38 on its private network. … … 53 53 The virtual machine receives its network address and configuration 54 54 on the private network from a DHCP server integrated into 55 Oracle VM VirtualBox. The IP address thus assigned to the virtual55 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. The IP address thus assigned to the virtual 56 56 machine is usually on a completely different network than the 57 57 host. As more than one card of a virtual machine can be set up to … … 59 59 10.0.2.0, the second card to the network 10.0.3.0 and so on. If 60 60 you need to change the guest-assigned IP range, see 61 <xref href="changenat.dita">Fine Tuning the Oracle VM VirtualBoxNAT Engine</xref>.61 <xref href="changenat.dita">Fine Tuning the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> NAT Engine</xref>. 62 62 </p> 63 63 </body> -
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r98549 r99797 91 91 <p> 92 92 NAT networks can also be created, deleted, and configured using 93 the Network Manager tool in VirtualBox Manager. Click93 the Network Manager tool in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. Click 94 94 <b outputclass="bold">File</b>, <b outputclass="bold"> 95 95 Tools</b>, <b outputclass="bold">Network -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/network_performance.dita
r99497 r99797 7 7 <body> 8 8 <p> 9 Oracle VM VirtualBoxprovides a variety of virtual network adapters that9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides a variety of virtual network adapters that 10 10 can be attached to the host's network in a number of ways. 11 11 Depending on which types of adapters and attachments are used the … … 74 74 Adapter, Internal Network, and Host-Only Adapter. 75 75 </p> 76 <p> 77 To setup a promiscuous mode policy, either select from the 78 drop down list located in the <b outputclass="bold">Network 79 Settings</b> dialog for the network adaptor or use the 80 command line tool <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput>. See 81 <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/>. 82 </p> 76 <p> To setup a promiscuous mode policy, either select from the drop down list 77 located in the <b outputclass="bold">Network Settings</b> dialog for the network adaptor 78 or use the command line tool <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput>. See <xref 79 href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/>. </p> 83 80 <p> 84 81 Promiscuous mode policies are as follows: -
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r98549 r99797 9 9 infrastructure system, spanning across multiple hosts in a secure 10 10 way. It enables L2/L3 switching, including spanning-tree protocol, 11 VLANs, and WAN emulation. It is an optional part of Oracle VM VirtualBox11 VLANs, and WAN emulation. It is an optional part of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 12 12 which is only included in the source code. 13 13 </p> … … 21 21 </p> 22 22 <p> 23 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxVDE driver has a single parameter: VDE network.23 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> VDE driver has a single parameter: VDE network. 24 24 This is the name of the VDE network switch socket to which the VM 25 25 will be connected. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/networkingdetails.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="networkingdetails"> 4 4 <title>Virtual Networking</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 As mentioned in <xref href="settings-network.dita#settings-network"/>, Oracle VM VirtualBox8 As mentioned in <xref href="settings-network.dita#settings-network"/>, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 9 9 provides up to eight virtual PCI Ethernet cards for each virtual 10 10 machine. For each such card, you can individually select the … … 25 25 </ul> 26 26 <p> 27 Four of the network cards can be configured in the 28 <b outputclass="bold">Network</b> section of the 29 <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window in VirtualBox Manager. You 30 can configure all eight network cards on the command line using 31 <userinput>VBoxManage modifyvm</userinput>. See 32 <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/>. 33 </p> 27 Four of the network cards can be configured in the <b outputclass="bold">Network</b> section 28 of the <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. You can configure all 29 eight network cards on the command line using <userinput>VBoxManage modifyvm</userinput>. See 30 <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/>. 31 </p> 34 32 <p> 35 33 This chapter explains the various networking settings in more -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/networkingmodes.dita
r99182 r99797 12 12 <li> 13 13 <p><b outputclass="bold">Not attached.</b> In this mode, 14 Oracle VM VirtualBoxreports to the guest that a network card is14 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> reports to the guest that a network card is 15 15 present, but that there is no connection. This is as if no 16 16 Ethernet cable was plugged into the card. Using this mode, it … … 41 41 for more advanced networking needs, such as network 42 42 simulations and running servers in a guest. When enabled, 43 Oracle VM VirtualBoxconnects to one of your installed network cards43 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> connects to one of your installed network cards 44 44 and exchanges network packets directly, circumventing your 45 45 host operating system's network stack. … … 72 72 used modes which share the same generic network interface, by 73 73 allowing the user to select a driver which can be included 74 with Oracle VM VirtualBoxor be distributed in an extension pack.74 with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> or be distributed in an extension pack. 75 75 </p> 76 76 <p> … … 90 90 Distributed Ethernet switch on a Linux or a FreeBSD host. 91 91 At the moment this option requires compilation of 92 Oracle VM VirtualBoxfrom sources, as the Oracle packages do not92 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> from sources, as the Oracle packages do not 93 93 include it. 94 94 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/nichardware.dita
r98549 r99797 8 8 For each card, you can individually select what kind of 9 9 <i>hardware</i> will be presented to the virtual 10 machine. Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan virtualize the following types of10 machine. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can virtualize the following types of 11 11 networking hardware: 12 12 </p> … … 59 59 <p> 60 60 The Paravirtualized network adapter (virtio-net) is special. If 61 you select this adapter, then Oracle VM VirtualBoxdoes61 you select this adapter, then <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> does 62 62 <i>not</i> virtualize common networking hardware 63 63 that is supported by common guest operating systems. Instead, 64 Oracle VM VirtualBoxexpects a special software interface for64 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> expects a special software interface for 65 65 virtualized environments to be provided by the guest, thus 66 66 avoiding the complexity of emulating networking hardware and 67 improving network performance. Oracle VM VirtualBoxprovides support for67 improving network performance. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides support for 68 68 the industry-standard <i>virtio</i> networking 69 69 drivers, which are part of the open source KVM project. … … 91 91 </ul> 92 92 <p> 93 Oracle VM VirtualBoxalso has limited support for <i>jumbo93 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> also has limited support for <i>jumbo 94 94 frames</i>. These are networking packets with more than 95 95 1500 bytes of data, provided that you use the Intel card -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/otherextpacks.dita
r98549 r99797 9 9 pack is open source and replaces the previous integration of the 10 10 VNC remote access protocol. This is experimental code, and is 11 initially available in the Oracle VM VirtualBoxsource code package11 initially available in the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> source code package 12 12 only. It is to a large portion code contributed by users, and is 13 13 not supported in any way by Oracle. … … 21 21 </p> 22 22 <p> 23 It is possible to install both the Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack23 It is possible to install both the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-ext"/> 24 24 and VNC, but only one VRDE module can be active at any time. The 25 25 following command switches to the VNC VRDE module in VNC: … … 47 47 The following command switches back to VRDP, if installed: 48 48 </p> 49 <pre xml:space="preserve">VBoxManage setproperty vrdeextpack " Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack"</pre>49 <pre xml:space="preserve">VBoxManage setproperty vrdeextpack "<ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-ext"/>"</pre> 50 50 </body> 51 51 -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/ovf-about.dita
r98549 r99797 9 9 virtualization products which enables the creation of ready-made 10 10 virtual machines that can then be imported into a hypervisor 11 such as Oracle VM VirtualBox. Oracle VM VirtualBoxmakes OVF import and12 export easy to do, using VirtualBox Manageror the command-line11 such as <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> makes OVF import and 12 export easy to do, using <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> or the command-line 13 13 interface. 14 14 </p> … … 19 19 one can offer complete ready-to-use software packages, including 20 20 OSes with applications, that need no configuration or 21 installation except for importing into Oracle VM VirtualBox.21 installation except for importing into <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 22 22 </p> 23 23 <note> 24 24 <p> 25 The OVF standard is complex, and support in Oracle VM VirtualBoxis25 The OVF standard is complex, and support in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is 26 26 an ongoing process. In particular, no guarantee is made that 27 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports all appliances created by other27 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports all appliances created by other 28 28 virtualization software. For a list of known limitations, see 29 29 <xref href="KnownIssues.dita">Known Limitations</xref>. … … 41 41 description file in an XML dialect with an 42 42 <filepath>.ovf</filepath> extension. These files must then 43 reside in the same directory for Oracle VM VirtualBoxto be able43 reside in the same directory for <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to be able 44 44 to import them. 45 45 </p> … … 51 51 <filepath>.ova</filepath> extension. Such archive files use 52 52 a variant of the TAR archive format and can therefore be 53 unpacked outside of Oracle VM VirtualBoxwith any utility that can53 unpacked outside of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> with any utility that can 54 54 unpack standard TAR files. 55 55 </p> -
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r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="ovf-export-appliance"> 4 4 <title>Exporting an Appliance in OVF Format</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> … … 39 39 </p> 40 40 <p> 41 The <b outputclass="bold"> Oracle Cloud Infrastructure</b> value exports42 the appliance to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. See41 The <b outputclass="bold"><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/></b> value exports 42 the appliance to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/>. See 43 43 <xref href="cloud-export-oci.dita#cloud-export-oci"/>. 44 44 </p> … … 93 93 </ol> 94 94 <p> 95 You can use the <userinput>VBoxManage export</userinput> command to96 export an appliance. See<xref href="vboxmanage-export.dita"/>.97 95 You can use the <userinput>VBoxManage export</userinput> command to export an appliance. See 96 <xref href="vboxmanage-export.dita"/>. 97 </p> 98 98 </body> 99 99 100 100 </topic> -
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r99497 r99797 15 15 </p> 16 16 <p> 17 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcreates file type associations automatically17 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> creates file type associations automatically 18 18 for any OVF and OVA files on your host OS. 19 19 </p> … … 43 43 <p> 44 44 By default, membership of VM groups is preserved on import 45 for VMs that were initially exported from Oracle VM VirtualBox.45 for VMs that were initially exported from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 46 46 You can change this behavior by using the 47 47 <b outputclass="bold">Primary Group</b> setting for … … 87 87 </p> 88 88 <p> 89 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcopies the disk images and creates local VMs89 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> copies the disk images and creates local VMs 90 90 with the settings described on the 91 91 <b outputclass="bold">Appliance Settings</b> page. … … 102 102 </li> 103 103 </ol> 104 <p> 105 You can use the <userinput>VBoxManage import</userinput> command to 106 import an appliance. See <xref href="vboxmanage-import.dita"/>. 107 </p> 104 <p> You can use the <userinput>VBoxManage import</userinput> command to import an appliance. See 105 <xref href="vboxmanage-import.dita"/>. </p> 108 106 </body> 109 107 -
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r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan import and export virtual machines in the8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can import and export virtual machines in the 9 9 following formats: 10 10 </p> … … 18 18 <li> 19 19 <p><b outputclass="bold">Cloud service formats.</b> Export 20 to and import from cloud services such as Oracle Cloud Infrastructureis supported.20 to and import from cloud services such as <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/oci"/> is supported. 21 21 See <xref href="cloud-integration.dita#cloud-integration"/>. 22 22 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/pcspeaker_passthrough.dita
r99182 r99797 8 8 As an experimental feature, primarily due to being limited to 9 9 Linux host only and unknown Linux distribution coverage, 10 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports passing through the PC speaker to the10 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports passing through the PC speaker to the 11 11 host. The PC speaker, sometimes called the system speaker, is a 12 12 way to produce audible feedback such as beeps without the need for … … 14 14 </p> 15 15 <p> 16 The PC speaker passthrough feature in Oracle VM VirtualBoxhandles beeps16 The PC speaker passthrough feature in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> handles beeps 17 17 only. Advanced PC speaker use by the VM, such as PCM audio, will 18 18 not work, resulting in undefined host behavior. 19 19 </p> 20 20 <p> 21 Producing beeps on Linux is a very complex topic. Oracle VM VirtualBox21 Producing beeps on Linux is a very complex topic. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 22 22 offers a collection of options, in an attempt to make this work 23 23 deterministically and reliably on as many Linux distributions and … … 192 192 <p> 193 193 Enabling PC speaker passthrough for the VM is usually the simple 194 part. The real difficulty is making sure that Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan194 part. The real difficulty is making sure that <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can 195 195 access the necessary device, because in a typical Linux install 196 196 most of them can only be accessed by user <codeph>root</codeph>. … … 209 209 controlling terminal as the device configured to be used for 210 210 beeping, something which is often very difficult to achieve for 211 GUI applications such as Oracle VM VirtualBox. The table above contains211 GUI applications such as <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. The table above contains 212 212 some hints, but in general refer to the Linux documentation. 213 213 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/pot-insecure.dita
r98549 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The following features of Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan present security8 The following features of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can present security 9 9 problems: 10 10 </p> … … 51 51 <li> 52 52 <p> 53 When using the Oracle VM VirtualBoxweb service to control an54 Oracle VM VirtualBoxhost remotely, connections to the web53 When using the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> web service to control an 54 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> host remotely, connections to the web 55 55 service, over which the API calls are transferred using SOAP 56 56 XML, are not encrypted. They use plain HTTP by default. This … … 79 79 <p> 80 80 Because of shortcomings in older Windows versions, using 81 Oracle VM VirtualBoxon Windows versions older than Vista with81 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> on Windows versions older than Vista with 82 82 Service Pack 1 is not recommended. 83 83 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/preface-audience.dita
r99016 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 This document is intended for administrators with previous 9 experience of using Oracle VM VirtualBox. It is assumed that readers are9 experience of using <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. It is assumed that readers are 10 10 familiar with Web technologies and have a general understanding of 11 11 Windows and UNIX platforms. -
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r99016 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 This document provides information on the advanced features 9 of Oracle VM VirtualBox.9 of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 10 10 </p> 11 11 </body> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/preferences.dita
r99016 r99797 22 22 <p> 23 23 Click <b outputclass="bold">Preferences</b> on the 24 Welcome screen in VirtualBox Manager.24 Welcome screen in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. 25 25 </p> 26 26 </li> … … 54 54 <p><b outputclass="bold">Language.</b> Enables you to 55 55 specify the language used for menus, labels, and text in 56 VirtualBox Manager.56 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. 57 57 </p> 58 58 </li> … … 70 70 <li> 71 71 <p><b outputclass="bold">Interface.</b> Enables you to 72 select a color theme for the VirtualBox Manageruser interface.72 select a color theme for the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> user interface. 73 73 </p> 74 74 <note> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/privacy.dita
r99016 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="privacy"> 4 <title> Oracle VM VirtualBoxPrivacy Information</title>4 <title><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Privacy Information</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> … … 13 13 apply to your personal data collected and used by Oracle. The 14 14 following privacy information describes in more detail which 15 information is exchanged between the Oracle VM VirtualBoxapplication and15 information is exchanged between the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> application and 16 16 Oracle, and which information is collected by the virtualbox.org 17 17 website. … … 34 34 will most likely not work without them. 35 35 </p> 36 <p><b outputclass="bold">§ 3 Oracle VM VirtualBoxregistration37 process.</b> The Oracle VM VirtualBoxapplication may ask that the36 <p><b outputclass="bold">§ 3 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> registration 37 process.</b> The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> application may ask that the 38 38 user optionally register with Oracle. If you choose to register, 39 39 your name, e-mail address, country and company will be submitted to … … 42 42 </p> 43 43 <p><b outputclass="bold">§ 4 Update notifications.</b> The 44 Oracle VM VirtualBoxapplication may contact Oracle to find out whether a45 new version of Oracle VM VirtualBoxhas been released and notify the user44 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> application may contact Oracle to find out whether a 45 new version of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has been released and notify the user 46 46 if that is the case. In the process, anonymous data such as your IP 47 47 address and a non-identifying counter, together with the product … … 49 49 find out whether an update is available. By default, this check is 50 50 performed once a day. You change this interval or disable these 51 checks altogether in the Oracle VM VirtualBoxpreferences.51 checks altogether in the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> preferences. 52 52 </p> 53 53 <p><b outputclass="bold">§ 5 Usage of personal information.</b> … … 57 57 forum services, to administer the website and to contact you due to 58 58 technical issues. Oracle may also inform you about new product 59 releases related to Oracle VM VirtualBox.59 releases related to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 60 60 </p> 61 61 <p> … … 68 68 <ph>https://www.oracle.com/legal/privacy/privacy-policy.html</ph> 69 69 and the privacy information will be kept up to date in the 70 documentation which comes with the Oracle VM VirtualBoxapplication. You70 documentation which comes with the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> application. You 71 71 should check these places occasionally to ensure you are happy with 72 72 any changes. -
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r99016 r99797 36 36 </p> 37 37 <p> 38 Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses the same partition numbering as your Linux38 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses the same partition numbering as your Linux 39 39 host. As a result, the numbers given in the above example 40 40 would refer to the first primary partition and the first -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/rawdisk.dita
r99016 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 As an alternative to using virtual disk images as described in 9 <xref href="storage.dita">Virtual Storage</xref>, Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan also present9 <xref href="storage.dita">Virtual Storage</xref>, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can also present 10 10 either entire physical hard disks or selected partitions as 11 11 virtual disks to virtual machines. 12 12 </p> 13 13 <p> 14 With Oracle VM VirtualBox, this type of access is called <i>raw14 With <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, this type of access is called <i>raw 15 15 hard disk access</i>. It enables a guest operating system 16 16 to access its virtual hard disk without going through the host -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/restrict-network-attachments.dita
r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 It is possible to remove networking modes from Oracle VM VirtualBox8 It is possible to remove networking modes from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 9 9 GUI. To do this, use the following command: 10 10 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/seamlesswindows.dita
r99182 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 With the <i>seamless windows</i> feature of 9 Oracle VM VirtualBox, you can have the windows that are displayed within9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, you can have the windows that are displayed within 10 10 a virtual machine appear side by side next to the windows of your 11 11 host. This feature is supported for the following guest operating … … 26 26 </ul> 27 27 <p> 28 After seamless windows are enabled, Oracle VM VirtualBoxsuppresses the28 After seamless windows are enabled, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> suppresses the 29 29 display of the desktop background of your guest, allowing you to 30 30 run the windows of your guest operating system seamlessly next to -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/sec-rec-cve-2018-12126-et-al.dita
r99016 r99797 9 9 Nehalem. The CVE-2018-12130 also affects some Atom Silvermont, 10 10 Atom Airmont, and Knights family CPUs, however the scope is so 11 limited that the host OS should deal with it and Oracle VM VirtualBox11 limited that the host OS should deal with it and <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 12 12 is therefore not affected. Leaks only happens when entering and 13 13 leaving C states. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/security-encryption.dita
r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The following components of Oracle VM VirtualBoxuse encryption to8 The following components of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> use encryption to 9 9 protect sensitive data: 10 10 </p> … … 12 12 <li> 13 13 <p> 14 When using the Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Packprovided by14 When using the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-ext"/> provided by 15 15 Oracle for VRDP remote desktop support, RDP data can 16 16 optionally be encrypted. See <xref href="vrde-crypt.dita#vrde-crypt"/>. … … 23 23 <li> 24 24 <p> 25 When using the Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Packprovided by25 When using the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-ext"/> provided by 26 26 Oracle for disk encryption, the data stored in disk images 27 27 can optionally be encrypted. See -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/security-features.dita
r99016 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 This section outlines the specific security mechanisms offered by 9 Oracle VM VirtualBox.9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 10 10 </p> 11 11 </body> -
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r99016 r99797 14 14 of the principles of good security practise is to keep all 15 15 software versions and patches up to date. Activate the 16 Oracle VM VirtualBoxupdate notification to get notified when a new17 Oracle VM VirtualBoxrelease is available. When updating18 Oracle VM VirtualBox, do not forget to update the Guest Additions.16 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> update notification to get notified when a new 17 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> release is available. When updating 18 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, do not forget to update the Guest Additions. 19 19 Keep the host operating system as well as the guest operating 20 20 system up to date. … … 34 34 privilege.</b> The principle of least privilege states 35 35 that users should be given the least amount of privilege 36 necessary to perform their jobs. Always execute Oracle VM VirtualBox36 necessary to perform their jobs. Always execute <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 37 37 as a regular user. We strongly discourage anyone from 38 executing Oracle VM VirtualBoxwith system privileges.38 executing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> with system privileges. 39 39 </p> 40 40 <p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/security-model.dita
r99016 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 One property of virtual machine monitors (VMMs) like 9 Oracle VM VirtualBoxis to encapsulate a guest by executing it in a9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is to encapsulate a guest by executing it in a 10 10 protected environment, a virtual machine, running as a user 11 11 process on the host operating system. The guest cannot -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/security-secure-install-overview.dita
r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxbase package should be downloaded only from a8 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> base package should be downloaded only from a 9 9 trusted source, for instance the official website 10 10 <ph>http://www.virtualbox.org</ph>. The integrity of the … … 13 13 </p> 14 14 <p> 15 General Oracle VM VirtualBoxinstallation instructions for the15 General <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> installation instructions for the 16 16 supported hosts can be found in <xref href="installation.dita">Installation Details</xref>. 17 17 </p> … … 24 24 appropriate if the corresponding functionality is not required 25 25 by any virtual machine. The Python language bindings are only 26 required if the Oracle VM VirtualBoxAPI is to be used by external26 required if the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> API is to be used by external 27 27 Python applications. In particular USB support and support for 28 28 the two networking modes require the installation of Windows … … 33 33 </p> 34 34 <p> 35 The general case is to install the complete Oracle VM VirtualBox35 The general case is to install the complete <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 36 36 package. The installation must be done with system privileges. 37 All Oracle VM VirtualBoxbinaries should be executed as a regular user37 All <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> binaries should be executed as a regular user 38 38 and never as a privileged user. 39 39 </p> 40 40 <p> 41 The Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Packprovides additional features41 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-ext"/> provides additional features 42 42 and must be downloaded and installed separately, see 43 <xref href="intro-installing.dita">Installing Oracle VM VirtualBoxand Extension Packs</xref>. As for the base package, the43 <xref href="intro-installing.dita">Installing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and Extension Packs</xref>. As for the base package, the 44 44 SHA256 checksum of the extension pack should be verified. As the 45 installation requires system privileges, Oracle VM VirtualBoxwill ask45 installation requires system privileges, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will ask 46 46 for the system password during the installation of the extension 47 47 pack. -
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r99016 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 Normally there is no post installation configuration of 9 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcomponents required. However, on Oracle Solaris9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> components required. However, on Oracle Solaris 10 10 and Linux hosts it is necessary to configure the proper 11 11 permissions for users executing VMs and who should be able to -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/security-vrdp-auth.dita
r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 When using the Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Packprovided by8 When using the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-ext"/> provided by 9 9 Oracle for VRDP remote desktop support, you can optionally use 10 10 various methods to configure RDP authentication. The "null" -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/serialports.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="serialports"> 4 4 <title>Serial Ports</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports the use of virtual serial ports in a8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports the use of virtual serial ports in a 9 9 virtual machine. 10 10 </p> … … 36 36 </p> 37 37 <p> 38 You can use either the Settings tabs or the 39 <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> command to set up virtual serial 40 ports. For the latter, see <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/> 41 for information on the <codeph>--uart</codeph>, 42 <codeph>--uart-mode</codeph> and <codeph>--uart-type</codeph> 43 options. 38 You can use either the Settings tabs or the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> command to set 39 up virtual serial ports. For the latter, see <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/> for 40 information on the <codeph>--uart</codeph>, <codeph>--uart-mode</codeph> and 41 <codeph>--uart-type</codeph> options. 44 42 </p> 45 43 <p> … … 98 96 <codeph>COM1</codeph>. On Linux or Oracle Solaris hosts, 99 97 it will be a device node like 100 <filepath>/dev/ttyS0</filepath>. Oracle VM VirtualBoxwill then98 <filepath>/dev/ttyS0</filepath>. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will then 101 99 simply redirect all data received from and sent to the 102 100 virtual serial port to the physical device. … … 105 103 <li> 106 104 <p><b outputclass="bold">Host Pipe:</b> Configure 107 Oracle VM VirtualBoxto connect the virtual serial port to a105 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to connect the virtual serial port to a 108 106 software pipe on the host. This depends on your host OS, 109 107 as follows: … … 126 124 domain socket is used instead. The socket filename 127 125 must be chosen such that the user running 128 Oracle VM VirtualBoxhas sufficient privileges to create and126 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has sufficient privileges to create and 129 127 write to it. The <filepath>/tmp</filepath> directory 130 128 is often a good candidate. … … 139 137 </ul> 140 138 <p> 141 In this case, you can configure whether Oracle VM VirtualBox139 In this case, you can configure whether <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 142 140 should create the named pipe, or the local domain socket 143 non-Windows hosts, itself or whether Oracle VM VirtualBoxshould141 non-Windows hosts, itself or whether <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> should 144 142 assume that the pipe or socket exists already. With the 145 143 <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> command-line options, this … … 158 156 useful for capturing diagnostic output from a guest. Any 159 157 file may be used for this purpose, as long as the user 160 running Oracle VM VirtualBoxhas sufficient privileges to create158 running <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has sufficient privileges to create 161 159 and write to the file. 162 160 </p> … … 211 209 </p> 212 210 </body> 213 211 214 212 </topic> -
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r99497 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 On this tab, you can configure Oracle VM VirtualBoxto use hardware8 On this tab, you can configure <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to use hardware 9 9 virtualization extensions that your host CPU supports. 10 10 </p> 11 11 <ul> 12 12 <li> 13 <p><b outputclass="bold">Paravirtualization 14 Interface:</b> Oracle VM VirtualBox provides 15 paravirtualization interfaces to improve time-keeping 16 accuracy and performance of guest OSes. The options 17 available are documented under the 18 <codeph>--paravirt-provider</codeph> option in 19 <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/>. For further details 20 on the paravirtualization providers, see 21 <xref href="gimproviders.dita">Paravirtualization Providers</xref>. 22 </p> 13 <p><b outputclass="bold">Paravirtualization Interface:</b> <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides 14 paravirtualization interfaces to improve time-keeping accuracy and performance of guest 15 OSes. The options available are documented under the <codeph>--paravirt-provider</codeph> 16 option in <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/>. For further details on the 17 paravirtualization providers, see <xref href="gimproviders.dita">Paravirtualization 18 Providers</xref>. </p> 23 19 </li> 24 20 <li> … … 49 45 In most cases, the default settings on the 50 46 <b outputclass="bold">Acceleration</b> tab will work 51 well. Oracle VM VirtualBoxselects sensible defaults, depending on the47 well. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> selects sensible defaults, depending on the 52 48 OS that you selected when you created the virtual machine. In 53 49 certain situations, however, you may want to change the -
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r99016 r99797 19 19 <li> 20 20 <p><b outputclass="bold">Host Audio Driver:</b> The audio 21 driver that Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses on the host.21 driver that <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses on the host. 22 22 </p> 23 23 <p> -
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r99016 r99797 14 14 <p><b outputclass="bold">Name:</b> The name of the the 15 15 VM, as shown in the list of VMs in the main VirtualBox 16 Manager window. Using this name, Oracle VM VirtualBoxalso saves16 Manager window. Using this name, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> also saves 17 17 the VM's configuration files. If you change the name, 18 Oracle VM VirtualBoxrenames these files as well. As a result, you18 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> renames these files as well. As a result, you 19 19 can only use characters which are allowed for file names on 20 20 your host OS. 21 21 </p> 22 22 <p> 23 Note that internally, Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses unique identifiers23 Note that internally, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses unique identifiers 24 24 (UUIDs) to identify virtual machines. You can display these 25 25 using the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> commands. -
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r99016 r99797 12 12 <li> 13 13 <p><b outputclass="bold">Snapshot Folder:</b> By 14 default, Oracle VM VirtualBoxsaves snapshot data together with15 your other Oracle VM VirtualBoxconfiguration data. See16 <xref href="vboxconfigdata.dita">Where Oracle VM VirtualBoxStores its Files</xref>. With this setting, you14 default, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> saves snapshot data together with 15 your other <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> configuration data. See 16 <xref href="vboxconfigdata.dita">Where <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Stores its Files</xref>. With this setting, you 17 17 can specify any other folder for each VM. 18 18 </p> … … 23 23 shared with that of your host. If you select 24 24 <b outputclass="bold">Bidirectional</b>, then 25 Oracle VM VirtualBoxwill always make sure that both clipboards25 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will always make sure that both clipboards 26 26 contain the same data. If you select 27 27 <b outputclass="bold">Host to Guest</b> or 28 28 <b outputclass="bold">Guest to Host</b>, then 29 Oracle VM VirtualBoxwill only ever copy clipboard data in one29 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will only ever copy clipboard data in one 30 30 direction. 31 31 </p> 32 32 <p> 33 Clipboard sharing requires that the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest33 Clipboard sharing requires that the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest 34 34 Additions be installed. In such a case, this setting has no 35 35 effect. See <xref href="guestadditions.dita#guestadditions"/>. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/settings-motherboard.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="settings-motherboard"> 4 4 <title>Motherboard Tab</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> … … 32 32 order in which the guest OS will attempt to boot from the 33 33 various virtual boot devices. Analogous to a real PC's BIOS 34 setting, Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan tell a guest OS to start from34 setting, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can tell a guest OS to start from 35 35 the virtual floppy, the virtual CD/DVD drive, the virtual 36 36 hard drive (each of these as defined by the other VM … … 38 38 </p> 39 39 <p> 40 If you select <b outputclass="bold">Network</b>, the 41 VM will attempt to boot from a network using the PXE 42 mechanism. This needs to be configured in detail on the 43 command line. See <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/>. 44 </p> 40 If you select <b outputclass="bold">Network</b>, the VM will attempt to boot from a 41 network using the PXE mechanism. This needs to be configured in detail on the command 42 line. See <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/>. 43 </p> 45 44 </li> 46 45 <li> … … 49 48 PIIX3 is the default chipset for most guests. For some guest 50 49 OSes such as Mac OS X, the PIIX3 chipset is not well 51 supported. As a result, Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports an emulation50 supported. As a result, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports an emulation 52 51 of the ICH9 chipset, which supports PCI express, three PCI 53 52 buses, PCI-to-PCI bridges and Message Signaled Interrupts … … 70 69 default virtual pointing device for some guest OSes is the 71 70 traditional PS/2 mouse. If set to <b outputclass="bold">USB 72 Tablet</b>, Oracle VM VirtualBoxreports to the virtual71 Tablet</b>, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> reports to the virtual 73 72 machine that a USB tablet device is present and communicates 74 73 mouse events to the virtual machine through this device. … … 80 79 Using the virtual USB tablet has the advantage that 81 80 movements are reported in absolute coordinates, instead of 82 as relative position changes. This enables Oracle VM VirtualBoxto81 as relative position changes. This enables <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to 83 82 translate mouse events over the VM window into tablet events 84 83 without having to "capture" the mouse in the guest as … … 122 121 <li> 123 122 <p><b outputclass="bold">Hardware Clock in UTC Time:</b> 124 If selected, Oracle VM VirtualBoxwill report the system time in123 If selected, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will report the system time in 125 124 UTC format to the guest instead of the local (host) time. 126 125 This affects how the virtual real-time clock (RTC) operates … … 146 145 In addition, you can turn off the <b outputclass="bold">Advanced 147 146 Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)</b> which 148 Oracle VM VirtualBoxpresents to the guest OS by default.147 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> presents to the guest OS by default. 149 148 </p> 150 149 <p> 151 ACPI is the current industry standard to allow OSes to recognize 152 hardware, configure motherboards and other devices and manage 153 power. As most computers contain this feature and Windows and 154 Linux support ACPI, it is also enabled by default in 155 Oracle VM VirtualBox. ACPI can only be turned off using the command 156 line. See <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/>. 157 </p> 150 ACPI is the current industry standard to allow OSes to recognize hardware, configure 151 motherboards and other devices and manage power. As most computers contain this feature and 152 Windows and Linux support ACPI, it is also enabled by default in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. ACPI 153 can only be turned off using the command line. See <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"/>. 154 </p> 158 155 <note type="attention"> 159 156 <p> … … 166 163 </note> 167 164 </body> 168 165 169 166 </topic> -
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r99016 r99797 8 8 The <b outputclass="bold">Network</b> section in a virtual 9 9 machine's <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window enables 10 you to configure how Oracle VM VirtualBoxpresents virtual network cards10 you to configure how <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> presents virtual network cards 11 11 to your VM, and how they operate. 12 12 </p> 13 13 <p> 14 When you first create a virtual machine, Oracle VM VirtualBoxby default14 When you first create a virtual machine, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> by default 15 15 enables one virtual network card and selects the Network Address 16 16 Translation (NAT) mode for it. This way the guest can connect to … … 20 20 </p> 21 21 <p> 22 This default setup is good for the majority of Oracle VM VirtualBox23 users. However, Oracle VM VirtualBoxis extremely flexible in how it can22 This default setup is good for the majority of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 23 users. However, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is extremely flexible in how it can 24 24 virtualize networking. It supports many virtual network cards per 25 25 virtual machine. The first four virtual network cards can be 26 configured in detail in VirtualBox Manager. Additional network cards can26 configured in detail in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. Additional network cards can 27 27 be configured using the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> command. 28 28 </p> -
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r99016 r99797 13 13 <p><b outputclass="bold">Processor(s):</b> Sets the 14 14 number of virtual CPU cores the guest OSes can see. 15 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP)15 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports symmetrical multiprocessing (SMP) 16 16 and can present up to 32 virtual CPU cores to each virtual 17 17 machine. … … 61 61 </ul> 62 62 <p> 63 With virtual machines running modern server OSes, Oracle VM VirtualBox63 With virtual machines running modern server OSes, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 64 64 also supports CPU hot-plugging. For details, see 65 65 <xref href="cpuhotplug.dita">CPU Hot-Plugging</xref>. -
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r99016 r99797 8 8 On the <b outputclass="bold">Remote Display</b> tab, if 9 9 the VirtualBox Remote Display Extension (VRDE) is installed, you 10 can enable the VRDP server that is built into Oracle VM VirtualBox.10 can enable the VRDP server that is built into <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 11 11 This enables you to connect to the console of the virtual 12 12 machine remotely with any standard RDP viewer, such as -
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r99016 r99797 15 15 </p> 16 16 <p> 17 VirtualBox Managerwill show a warning if the amount of video memory17 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> will show a warning if the amount of video memory 18 18 is too small to be able to switch the VM into full screen 19 19 mode. The minimum value depends on the number of virtual … … 31 31 <li> 32 32 <p><b outputclass="bold">Monitor Count:</b> With this 33 setting, Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan provide more than one virtual33 setting, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can provide more than one virtual 34 34 monitor to a virtual machine. If a guest OS supports 35 multiple attached monitors, Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan pretend that35 multiple attached monitors, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can pretend that 36 36 multiple virtual monitors are present. Up to eight such 37 37 virtual monitors are supported. … … 45 45 multiple monitors, you will need at least as many physical 46 46 monitors as you have virtual monitors configured, or 47 Oracle VM VirtualBoxwill report an error.47 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will report an error. 48 48 </p> 49 49 <p> -
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r99182 r99797 13 13 In a real computer, so-called <i>storage 14 14 controllers</i> connect physical disk drives to the rest of 15 the computer. Similarly, Oracle VM VirtualBoxpresents virtual storage15 the computer. Similarly, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> presents virtual storage 16 16 controllers to a virtual machine. Under each controller, the 17 17 virtual devices, such as hard disks, CD/DVD or floppy drives, … … 20 20 <note> 21 21 <p> 22 This section gives a quick introduction to the Oracle VM VirtualBox22 This section gives a quick introduction to the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 23 23 storage settings. See <xref href="storage.dita#storage"/> for a full 24 description of the available storage settings in Oracle VM VirtualBox.24 description of the available storage settings in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 25 25 </p> 26 26 </note> … … 64 64 </ul> 65 65 <p> 66 If you created your VM with an older version of Oracle VM VirtualBox,66 If you created your VM with an older version of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, 67 67 the default storage layout may differ. You might then only have an 68 68 IDE controller to which both the CD/DVD drive and the hard disks 69 69 have been attached. This might also apply if you selected an older 70 70 OS type when you created the VM. Since older OSes do not support 71 SATA without additional drivers, Oracle VM VirtualBoxwill make sure71 SATA without additional drivers, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> will make sure 72 72 that no such devices are present initially. See 73 73 <xref href="harddiskcontrollers.dita#harddiskcontrollers"/>. 74 74 </p> 75 75 <p> 76 Oracle VM VirtualBoxalso provides a <i>floppy76 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> also provides a <i>floppy 77 77 controller</i>. You cannot add devices other than floppy 78 78 drives to this controller. Virtual floppy drives, like virtual … … 113 113 <p> 114 114 See <xref href="vdidetails.dita#vdidetails"/> for information on the image 115 file types that are supported by Oracle VM VirtualBox.115 file types that are supported by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 116 116 </p> 117 117 <p> -
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r99016 r99797 9 9 The <b outputclass="bold">USB</b> section in a virtual 10 10 machine's <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window 11 enables you to configure Oracle VM VirtualBox's sophisticated USB11 enables you to configure <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>'s sophisticated USB 12 12 support. 13 13 </p> 14 14 <p> 15 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan enable virtual machines to access the USB16 devices on your host directly. To achieve this, Oracle VM VirtualBox15 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can enable virtual machines to access the USB 16 devices on your host directly. To achieve this, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 17 17 presents the guest OS with a virtual USB controller. As soon as 18 18 the guest system starts using a USB device, it will appear as … … 41 41 <p> 42 42 In addition to allowing a guest access to your local USB 43 devices, Oracle VM VirtualBoxeven enables your guests to connect to43 devices, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> even enables your guests to connect to 44 44 remote USB devices by use of the VirtualBox Remote Desktop 45 45 Extension (VRDE). See <xref href="usb-over-rdp.dita">Remote USB</xref>. -
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r99016 r99797 7 7 <body> 8 8 <p> 9 Oracle VM VirtualBoxprovides the option to mount shared folders9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides the option to mount shared folders 10 10 automatically. When automatic mounting is enabled for a shared 11 11 folder, the Guest Additions service will mount it for you -
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r99016 r99797 18 18 and look for the folder in <b outputclass="bold">My 19 19 Networking Places</b>, <b outputclass="bold">Entire 20 Network</b>, <b outputclass="bold"> Oracle VM VirtualBox20 Network</b>, <b outputclass="bold"><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 21 21 Shared Folders</b>. By right-clicking on a shared 22 22 folder and selecting <b outputclass="bold">Map Network … … 57 57 Replace <varname>sharename</varname>, use a 58 58 lowercase string, with the share name specified with 59 <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> or VirtualBox Manager. Replace59 <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> or <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. Replace 60 60 <varname>mountpoint</varname> with the path where 61 61 you want the share to be mounted on the guest, such as -
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r99016 r99797 9 9 Shared folders enable you to easily exchange data between a 10 10 virtual machine and your host. This feature requires that the 11 Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions be installed in a virtual machine11 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions be installed in a virtual machine 12 12 and is described in detail in <xref href="sharedfolders.dita#sharedfolders"/>. 13 13 </p> -
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r99497 r99797 8 8 <p> 9 9 With the <i>shared folders</i> feature of 10 Oracle VM VirtualBox, you can access files of your host system from10 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, you can access files of your host system from 11 11 within the guest system. This is similar to how you would use 12 12 network shares in Windows networks, except that shared folders do 13 13 not require networking, only the Guest Additions. Shared folders 14 14 are supported with Windows 2000 or later, Linux, and Oracle 15 Solaris guests. Oracle VM VirtualBoxincludes experimental support for15 Solaris guests. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> includes experimental support for 16 16 Mac OS X and OS/2 guests. 17 17 </p> … … 25 25 </p> 26 26 <p> 27 To share a host folder with a virtual machine in Oracle VM VirtualBox,27 To share a host folder with a virtual machine in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, 28 28 you must specify the path of the folder and choose a 29 29 <i>share name</i> that the guest can use to access … … 57 57 </p> 58 58 <pre xml:space="preserve">VBoxManage sharedfolder add "VM name" --name "sharename" --hostpath "C:\test"</pre> 59 <p> 60 See <xref href="vboxmanage-sharedfolder.dita"/>. 61 </p> 59 <p> See <xref href="vboxmanage-sharedfolder.dita"/>. </p> 62 60 </li> 63 61 </ul> … … 75 73 Transient shares, that are added at runtime and disappear when 76 74 the VM is powered off. These can be created using a check box 77 in VirtualBox Manager, or by using the <codeph>--transient</codeph>75 in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, or by using the <codeph>--transient</codeph> 78 76 option of the <userinput>VBoxManage sharedfolder add</userinput> 79 77 command. … … 86 84 read files on the host. By default, shared folders are read-write. 87 85 Read-only folders can be created using a check box in the 88 VirtualBox Manager, or with the <codeph>--readonly option</codeph> of the86 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, or with the <codeph>--readonly option</codeph> of the 89 87 <userinput>VBoxManage sharedfolder add</userinput> command. 90 88 </p> 91 89 <p> 92 Oracle VM VirtualBoxshared folders also support symbolic links, also90 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> shared folders also support symbolic links, also 93 91 called <i>symlinks</i>, under the following 94 92 conditions: -
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r99016 r99797 42 42 not the virtual disk itself that is restored when a snapshot 43 43 is restored. Instead, when a snapshot is taken, 44 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcreates differencing images which contain44 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> creates differencing images which contain 45 45 only the changes since the snapshot were taken. When the 46 snapshot is restored, Oracle VM VirtualBoxthrows away that46 snapshot is restored, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> throws away that 47 47 differencing image, thus going back to the previous state. 48 48 This is both faster and uses less disk space. For the -
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r99183 r99797 90 90 </fig> 91 91 <p> 92 Oracle VM VirtualBoximposes no limits on the number of snapshots92 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> imposes no limits on the number of snapshots 93 93 you can take. The only practical limitation is disk space on 94 94 your host. Each snapshot stores the state of the virtual … … 142 142 <b outputclass="bold">Delete a snapshot.</b> This 143 143 does not affect the state of the virtual machine, but only 144 releases the files on disk that Oracle VM VirtualBoxused to store144 releases the files on disk that <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> used to store 145 145 the snapshot data, thus freeing disk space. To delete a 146 146 snapshot, select the snapshot name in the Snapshots window -
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r99183 r99797 16 16 <p> 17 17 To see the snapshots of a virtual machine, click on the machine 18 name in VirtualBox Manager. In the machine tools menu for the VM, click18 name in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. In the machine tools menu for the VM, click 19 19 <b outputclass="bold">Snapshots</b>. The Snapshots tool is 20 20 displayed. -
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r99182 r99797 9 9 <body> 10 10 <p> 11 Oracle VM VirtualBoxprovides a <i>soft keyboard</i> that11 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides a <i>soft keyboard</i> that 12 12 enables you to input keyboard characters on the guest. A soft 13 13 keyboard is an on-screen keyboard that can be used as an … … 21 21 For best results, ensure that the keyboard layout configured on 22 22 the guest OS matches the keyboard layout used by the soft 23 keyboard. Oracle VM VirtualBoxdoes not do this automatically.23 keyboard. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> does not do this automatically. 24 24 </p> 25 25 </note> -
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r99016 r99797 3 3 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 4 4 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="solaris-zones"> 5 <title>Configuring a Zone for Running Oracle VM VirtualBox</title>5 <title>Configuring a Zone for Running <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/></title> 6 6 7 7 <body> 8 8 <p> 9 Assuming that Oracle VM VirtualBoxhas already been installed into10 your zone, you need to give the zone access to Oracle VM VirtualBox's9 Assuming that <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has already been installed into 10 your zone, you need to give the zone access to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>'s 11 11 device node. This is done by performing the following steps. 12 12 Start a root terminal and run the following command: … … 16 16 <p> 17 17 Replace <varname>vboxzone</varname> with the name of the 18 zone where you intend to run Oracle VM VirtualBox.18 zone where you intend to run <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 19 19 </p> 20 20 <p> … … 50 50 <p> 51 51 Reboot the zone using <userinput>zoneadm</userinput> and you should 52 be able to run Oracle VM VirtualBoxfrom within the configured zone.52 be able to run <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> from within the configured zone. 53 53 </p> 54 54 </body> -
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r99016 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="solariscodedumper"> 4 <title>Configuring the Oracle VM VirtualBoxCoreDumper on Oracle Solaris Hosts</title>4 <title>Configuring the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> CoreDumper on Oracle Solaris Hosts</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxis capable of producing its own core files for8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is capable of producing its own core files for 9 9 extensive debugging when things go wrong. Currently this is only 10 10 available on Oracle Solaris hosts. 11 11 </p> 12 12 <p> 13 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxCoreDumper can be enabled using the following13 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> CoreDumper can be enabled using the following 14 14 command: 15 15 </p> … … 23 23 <p> 24 24 Make sure the directory you specify is on a volume with sufficient 25 free space and that the Oracle VM VirtualBoxprocess has sufficient25 free space and that the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> process has sufficient 26 26 permissions to write files to this directory. If you skip this 27 27 command and do not specify any core dump directory, the current 28 directory of the Oracle VM VirtualBoxexecutable will be used. This28 directory of the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> executable will be used. This 29 29 would most likely fail when writing cores as they are protected 30 30 with root permissions. It is recommended you explicitly set a core … … 32 32 </p> 33 33 <p> 34 You must specify when the Oracle VM VirtualBoxCoreDumper should be34 You must specify when the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> CoreDumper should be 35 35 triggered. This is done using the following commands: 36 36 </p> … … 39 39 <p> 40 40 At least one of the above two commands will have to be provided if 41 you have enabled the Oracle VM VirtualBoxCoreDumper.41 you have enabled the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> CoreDumper. 42 42 </p> 43 43 <p> 44 44 Setting <codeph>CoreDumpReplaceSystemDump</codeph> sets up the 45 45 VM to override the host's core dumping mechanism and in the event 46 of any crash only the Oracle VM VirtualBoxCoreDumper would produce the46 of any crash only the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> CoreDumper would produce the 47 47 core file. 48 48 </p> … … 57 57 </pre> 58 58 <p> 59 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxCoreDumper creates core files of the form59 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> CoreDumper creates core files of the form 60 60 <filepath>core.vb.<varname>process-name</varname>.<varname>process-ID</varname> 61 61 </filepath> -
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r99016 r99797 9 9 Some OSes expect certain key combinations to initiate certain 10 10 procedures. The key combinations that you type into a VM might 11 target the host OS, the Oracle VM VirtualBoxsoftware, or the guest11 target the host OS, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> software, or the guest 12 12 OS. The recipient of these keypresses depends on a number of 13 13 factors, including the key combination itself. … … 32 32 pressing it will usually restart your 33 33 <i>host</i> graphical user interface and kill 34 all running programs, including Oracle VM VirtualBox, in the34 all running programs, including <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, in the 35 35 process. 36 36 </p> … … 70 70 <p> 71 71 Use special key combinations with the Host key, which is 72 normally the right Control key. Oracle VM VirtualBoxthen72 normally the right Control key. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> then 73 73 translates the following key combinations for the VM: 74 74 </p> … … 107 107 For some other keyboard combinations such as 108 108 <b outputclass="bold">Alt+Tab</b> to switch between 109 open windows, Oracle VM VirtualBoxenables you to configure109 open windows, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> enables you to configure 110 110 whether these combinations will affect the host or the 111 111 guest, if a virtual machine currently has the focus. This is -
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r99016 r99797 3 3 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 4 4 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="startingvboxonlinux"> 5 <title>Starting Oracle VM VirtualBoxon Linux</title>5 <title>Starting <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> on Linux</title> 6 6 7 7 <body> 8 8 <p> 9 The easiest way to start an Oracle VM VirtualBoxprogram is by running9 The easiest way to start an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> program is by running 10 10 the program of your choice (<userinput>VirtualBox</userinput>, 11 11 <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput>, or … … 16 16 <p> 17 17 The following detailed instructions should only be of interest 18 if you wish to execute Oracle VM VirtualBoxwithout installing it18 if you wish to execute <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> without installing it 19 19 first. You should start by compiling the 20 20 <userinput>vboxdrv</userinput> kernel module and inserting it into 21 the Linux kernel. Oracle VM VirtualBoxconsists of a service daemon,21 the Linux kernel. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> consists of a service daemon, 22 22 <userinput>VBoxSVC</userinput>, and several application programs. 23 23 The daemon is automatically started if necessary. All 24 Oracle VM VirtualBoxapplications will communicate with the daemon24 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> applications will communicate with the daemon 25 25 through UNIX local domain sockets. There can be multiple daemon 26 26 instances under different user accounts and applications can … … 33 33 </p> 34 34 <p> 35 All Oracle VM VirtualBoxapplications (<userinput>VirtualBox</userinput>,35 All <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> applications (<userinput>VirtualBox</userinput>, 36 36 <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput>, and 37 <userinput>VBoxHeadless</userinput>) require the Oracle VM VirtualBox37 <userinput>VBoxHeadless</userinput>) require the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 38 38 directory to be in the library path, as follows: 39 39 </p> -
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r99016 r99797 7 7 <body> 8 8 <p> 9 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports limiting of the maximum bandwidth used for9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports limiting of the maximum bandwidth used for 10 10 asynchronous I/O. Additionally it supports sharing limits through 11 11 bandwidth groups for several images. It is possible to have more -
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r99497 r99797 40 40 </p> 41 41 <p> 42 Medium changes can be prevented by the guest, and Oracle VM VirtualBox42 Medium changes can be prevented by the guest, and <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 43 43 reflects that by locking the host drive if appropriate. You can 44 44 force a medium removal in such situations by using the VirtualBox … … 85 85 </li> 86 86 </ul> 87 <p> 88 To enable host drive passthrough you can use the 89 <codeph>--passthrough</codeph> option of the <userinput>VBoxManage 90 storageattach</userinput> command. See 91 <xref href="vboxmanage-storageattach.dita"/>. 92 </p> 87 <p> To enable host drive passthrough you can use the <codeph>--passthrough</codeph> 88 option of the <userinput>VBoxManage storageattach</userinput> command. See <xref 89 href="vboxmanage-storageattach.dita"/>. </p> 93 90 <p> 94 91 Even if passthrough is enabled, unsafe commands, such as updating … … 99 96 <p> 100 97 On Oracle Solaris hosts, passthrough requires running 101 Oracle VM VirtualBoxwith real root permissions due to security measures98 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> with real root permissions due to security measures 102 99 enforced by the host. 103 100 </p> -
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r99497 r99797 18 18 </p> 19 19 <p> 20 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan transparently present iSCSI remote storage to a20 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can transparently present iSCSI remote storage to a 21 21 virtual machine as a virtual hard disk. The guest OS will not see 22 22 any difference between a virtual disk image (VDI file) and an 23 iSCSI target. To achieve this, Oracle VM VirtualBoxhas an integrated23 iSCSI target. To achieve this, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has an integrated 24 24 iSCSI initiator. 25 25 </p> 26 <p> 27 Oracle VM VirtualBox's iSCSI support has been developed according to the 28 iSCSI standard and should work with all standard-conforming iSCSI 29 targets. To use an iSCSI target with Oracle VM VirtualBox, you must use 30 the command line. See <xref href="vboxmanage-storageattach.dita"/>. 31 </p> 26 <p> <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>'s iSCSI support has been developed according to the iSCSI 27 standard and should work with all standard-conforming iSCSI targets. To use an iSCSI target 28 with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, you must use the command line. See <xref 29 href="vboxmanage-storageattach.dita"/>. </p> 32 30 </body> 33 31 -
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r99016 r99797 8 8 <p> 9 9 As the virtual machine will most probably expect to see a hard disk 10 built into its virtual computer, Oracle VM VirtualBoxmust be able to10 built into its virtual computer, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> must be able to 11 11 present real storage to the guest as a virtual hard disk. There are 12 12 presently three methods by which to achieve this: … … 15 15 <li> 16 16 <p> 17 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan use large image files on a real hard disk and17 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can use large image files on a real hard disk and 18 18 present them to a guest as a virtual hard disk. This is the most 19 19 common method, described in <xref href="vdidetails.dita#vdidetails"/>. … … 22 22 <li> 23 23 <p> 24 iSCSI storage servers can be attached to Oracle VM VirtualBox. This is24 iSCSI storage servers can be attached to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. This is 25 25 described in <xref href="storage-iscsi.dita#storage-iscsi"/>. 26 26 </p> … … 37 37 Each such virtual storage device, such as an image file, iSCSI 38 38 target, or physical hard disk, needs to be connected to the virtual 39 hard disk controller that Oracle VM VirtualBoxpresents to a virtual39 hard disk controller that <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> presents to a virtual 40 40 machine. This is explained in the next section. 41 41 </p> -
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r99016 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="technical-components"> 4 <title> Oracle VM VirtualBoxExecutables and Components</title>4 <title><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Executables and Components</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxwas designed to be modular and flexible. When the9 Oracle VM VirtualBoxgraphical user interface (GUI) is opened and a VM8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> was designed to be modular and flexible. When the 9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> graphical user interface (GUI) is opened and a VM 10 10 is started, at least the following three processes are running: 11 11 </p> 12 12 <ul> 13 13 <li> 14 <p><userinput>VBoxSVC</userinput>, the Oracle VM VirtualBoxservice process14 <p><userinput>VBoxSVC</userinput>, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> service process 15 15 which always runs in the background. This process is started 16 automatically by the first Oracle VM VirtualBoxclient process and16 automatically by the first <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> client process and 17 17 exits a short time after the last client exits. The first 18 Oracle VM VirtualBox service can be VirtualBox Manager,18 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> service can be <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, 19 19 <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput>, 20 20 <userinput>VBoxHeadless</userinput>, the web service amongst 21 21 others. The service is responsible for bookkeeping, 22 22 maintaining the state of all VMs, and for providing 23 communication between Oracle VM VirtualBoxcomponents. This23 communication between <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> components. This 24 24 communication is implemented using COM/XPCOM. 25 25 </p> … … 28 28 When we refer to <i>clients</i> here, we mean 29 29 the local clients of a particular <userinput>VBoxSVC</userinput> 30 server process, not clients in a network. Oracle VM VirtualBox30 server process, not clients in a network. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 31 31 employs its own client/server design to allow its processes 32 32 to cooperate, but all these processes run under the same … … 41 41 application based on the cross-platform Qt library. When 42 42 started without the <codeph>--startvm</codeph> option, this 43 application acts as VirtualBox Manager, displaying the VMs and their43 application acts as <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, displaying the VMs and their 44 44 settings. It then communicates settings and state changes to 45 45 <userinput>VBoxSVC</userinput> and also reflects changes effected … … 59 59 </ul> 60 60 <p> 61 Any Oracle VM VirtualBoxfront-end, or client, will communicate with the61 Any <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> front-end, or client, will communicate with the 62 62 service process and can both control and reflect the current 63 63 state. For example, either the VM selector or the VM window or … … 66 66 </p> 67 67 <p> 68 The Oracle VM VirtualBox GUI application, called VirtualBox Manager, is only one68 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> GUI application, called <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, is only one 69 69 of several available front ends, or clients. The complete list 70 shipped with Oracle VM VirtualBoxis as follows:70 shipped with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is as follows: 71 71 </p> 72 72 <ul> 73 73 <li> 74 74 <p><userinput>VirtualBoxVM</userinput>: The Qt front end implementing 75 VirtualBox Managerand running VMs.75 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> and running VMs. 76 76 </p> 77 77 </li> … … 89 89 </li> 90 90 <li> 91 <p><userinput>vboxwebsrv</userinput>: The Oracle VM VirtualBoxweb service92 process which enables control of an Oracle VM VirtualBoxhost93 remotely. This is described in detail in the Oracle VM VirtualBox91 <p><userinput>vboxwebsrv</userinput>: The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> web service 92 process which enables control of an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> host 93 remotely. This is described in detail in the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 94 94 Software Development Kit (SDK) reference. See 95 95 <xref href="VirtualBoxAPI.dita"/>. … … 98 98 <li> 99 99 <p> 100 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxPython shell: A Python alternative to100 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Python shell: A Python alternative to 101 101 <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput>. This is also described in the 102 102 SDK reference. … … 105 105 </ul> 106 106 <p> 107 Internally, Oracle VM VirtualBoxconsists of many more or less separate108 components. You may encounter these when analyzing Oracle VM VirtualBox107 Internally, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> consists of many more or less separate 108 components. You may encounter these when analyzing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 109 109 internal error messages or log files. These include the following: 110 110 </p> … … 113 113 <p> 114 114 IPRT: A portable runtime library which abstracts file access, 115 threading, and string manipulation. Whenever Oracle VM VirtualBox115 threading, and string manipulation. Whenever <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 116 116 accesses host operating features, it does so through this 117 117 library for cross-platform portability. … … 152 152 implementations from VMM internals and makes it easy to add 153 153 new emulated devices. Through PDM, third-party developers can 154 add new virtual devices to Oracle VM VirtualBoxwithout having to155 change Oracle VM VirtualBoxitself.154 add new virtual devices to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> without having to 155 change <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> itself. 156 156 </p> 157 157 </li> … … 193 193 <li> 194 194 <p> 195 Oracle VM VirtualBoxemulates a number of devices to provide the195 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> emulates a number of devices to provide the 196 196 hardware environment that various guests need. Most of these 197 197 are standard devices found in many PC compatible machines and … … 212 212 <p> 213 213 The "Main" component is special. It ties all the above bits 214 together and is the only public API that Oracle VM VirtualBox214 together and is the only public API that <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 215 215 provides. All the client processes listed above use only this 216 216 API and never access the hypervisor components directly. As a 217 result, third-party applications that use the Oracle VM VirtualBox217 result, third-party applications that use the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 218 218 Main API can rely on the fact that it is always well-tested 219 and that all capabilities of Oracle VM VirtualBoxare fully exposed.220 It is this API that is described in the Oracle VM VirtualBoxSDK.219 and that all capabilities of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> are fully exposed. 220 It is this API that is described in the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> SDK. 221 221 See <xref href="VirtualBoxAPI.dita#VirtualBoxAPI"/>. 222 222 </p> -
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r99497 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports <i>teleporting</i>.8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports <i>teleporting</i>. 9 9 Teleporting is moving a virtual machine over a network from one 10 Oracle VM VirtualBoxhost to another, while the virtual machine is10 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> host to another, while the virtual machine is 11 11 running. This works regardless of the host operating system that 12 12 is running on the hosts. You can teleport virtual machines between … … 35 35 <p> 36 36 On the target host, you must configure a virtual machine in 37 Oracle VM VirtualBoxwith exactly the same hardware settings as the37 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> with exactly the same hardware settings as the 38 38 machine on the source that you want to teleport. This does not 39 39 apply to settings which are merely descriptive, such as the VM … … 118 118 application software that is highly optimized to run on a 119 119 particular CPU without correctly checking that certain CPU 120 features are actually present. Oracle VM VirtualBoxfilters what CPU120 features are actually present. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> filters what CPU 121 121 capabilities are presented to the guest operating system. 122 122 Advanced users can attempt to restrict these virtual CPU -
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r99016 r99797 13 13 </p> 14 14 <p> 15 If a true Oracle VM VirtualBoxproblem is encountered, it helps to15 If a true <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> problem is encountered, it helps to 16 16 categorize and isolate the problem first. Here are some of the 17 17 questions that should be answered before reporting a problem: … … 30 30 Is the problem specific to a certain host OS? Problems are 31 31 usually not host OS specific, because most of the 32 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcode base is shared across all supported32 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> code base is shared across all supported 33 33 platforms, but especially in the areas of networking and USB 34 34 support, there are significant differences between host -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/ts_debugger.dita
r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxincludes a built-in VM debugger, which advanced8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> includes a built-in VM debugger, which advanced 9 9 users may find useful. This debugger enables you to examine and, 10 10 to some extent, control the VM state. … … 23 23 <p> 24 24 The VM debugger is available in all regular production versions 25 of Oracle VM VirtualBox, but it is disabled by default because the25 of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, but it is disabled by default because the 26 26 average user will have little use for it. There are two ways to 27 27 access the debugger: … … 58 58 <codeph>VBOX_GUI_DBG_AUTO_SHOW</codeph> environment 59 59 variable to <codeph>true</codeph> before launching the 60 Oracle VM VirtualBoxprocess. Setting these variables, only their60 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> process. Setting these variables, only their 61 61 presence is checked, is effective even when the first 62 Oracle VM VirtualBoxprocess is the VM selector window. VMs62 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> process is the VM selector window. VMs 63 63 subsequently launched from the selector will have the 64 64 debugger enabled. … … 75 75 <p> 76 76 A new <b outputclass="bold">Debug</b> menu entry is added 77 to the Oracle VM VirtualBoxapplication. This menu enables the user to77 to the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> application. This menu enables the user to 78 78 open the debugger console. 79 79 </p> … … 82 82 and IBM debuggers used on DOS, OS/2, and Windows. Users familiar 83 83 with symdeb, CodeView, or the OS/2 kernel debugger will find the 84 Oracle VM VirtualBoxVM debugger familiar.84 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> VM debugger familiar. 85 85 </p> 86 86 <p> … … 262 262 The output of the <userinput>info</userinput> commands generally 263 263 requires in-depth knowledge of the emulated device or 264 Oracle VM VirtualBoxVMM internals. However, when used properly, the264 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> VMM internals. However, when used properly, the 265 265 information provided can be invaluable. 266 266 </p> -
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r99497 r99797 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBox uses the 64-bit ELF format for its VM core files 9 created by <userinput>VBoxManage debugvm</userinput>, see 10 <xref href="vboxmanage-debugvm.dita">VBoxManage debugvm</xref>. The VM core file contain 11 the memory and CPU dumps of the VM and can be useful for 12 debugging your guest OS. The 64-bit ELF object format 13 specification can be obtained at: 14 </p> 7 <p> <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses the 64-bit ELF format for its VM core files created by 8 <userinput>VBoxManage debugvm</userinput>, see <xref href="vboxmanage-debugvm.dita" 9 >VBoxManage debugvm</xref>. The VM core file contain the memory and CPU dumps of the VM and 10 can be useful for debugging your guest OS. The 64-bit ELF object format specification can be 11 obtained at: </p> 15 12 <p><ph>http://downloads.openwatcom.org/ftp/devel/docs/elf-64-gen.pdf</ph>. 16 13 </p> … … 42 39 <p> 43 40 The relevant data structures and definitions can be found in the 44 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsources under the following header files:41 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> sources under the following header files: 45 42 <filepath>include/VBox/dbgfcorefmt.h</filepath>, 46 43 <filepath>include/iprt/x86.h</filepath> and -
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r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 To use 2D Video Acceleration within Oracle VM VirtualBox, your host's8 To use 2D Video Acceleration within <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, your host's 9 9 video card should support certain OpenGL extensions. On startup, 10 Oracle VM VirtualBoxchecks for those extensions, and, if the test10 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> checks for those extensions, and, if the test 11 11 fails, this option is silently grayed out. 12 12 </p> -
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r99016 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 The following bugs in Linux kernels prevent them from executing 9 correctly in Oracle VM VirtualBox, causing VM boot crashes:9 correctly in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, causing VM boot crashes: 10 10 </p> 11 11 <ul> … … 14 14 The Linux kernel version 2.6.18, and some 2.6.17 versions, 15 15 introduced a race condition that can cause boot crashes in 16 Oracle VM VirtualBox. Please use a kernel version 2.6.19 or later.16 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. Please use a kernel version 2.6.19 or later. 17 17 </p> 18 18 </li> -
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r99016 r99797 17 17 </p> 18 18 <p> 19 On supported Linux distributions, Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses19 On supported Linux distributions, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses 20 20 <userinput>udev</userinput> to locate hardware such as CD/DVD drives 21 21 and floppy disk drives. -
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r99016 r99797 9 9 <ph>http://www.grsecurity.net/</ph>, and derivates have 10 10 to disable PAX_MPROTECT for the <userinput>VBox</userinput> binaries 11 to be able to start a VM. The reason is that Oracle VM VirtualBoxhas11 to be able to start a VM. The reason is that <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has 12 12 to create executable code on anonymous memory. 13 13 </p> -
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r99016 r99797 10 10 attempt to access the CD or DVD writer fails and simply results 11 11 in guest kernel error messages for Linux guests or application 12 error messages for Windows guests. Oracle VM VirtualBoxperforms the12 error messages for Windows guests. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> performs the 13 13 usual consistency checks when a VM is powered up. In particular, 14 14 it aborts with an error message if the device for the CD or DVD 15 15 writer is not writable by the user starting the VM. But 16 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcannot detect all misconfigurations. The16 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> cannot detect all misconfigurations. The 17 17 necessary host and guest OS configuration is not specific for 18 Oracle VM VirtualBox, but a few frequent problems are listed here19 which occurred in connection with Oracle VM VirtualBox.18 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, but a few frequent problems are listed here 19 which occurred in connection with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 20 20 </p> 21 21 <p> … … 35 35 or DVD writer is detected in the system, even if the kernel 36 36 would support CD or DVD writers without the module. 37 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports the use of IDE device files, such as37 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports the use of IDE device files, such as 38 38 <filepath>/dev/hdc</filepath>, provided the kernel supports this 39 39 and the <userinput>ide-scsi</userinput> module is not loaded. -
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r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 On Linux, Oracle VM VirtualBoxmakes use of a custom version of8 On Linux, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> makes use of a custom version of 9 9 Mozilla XPCOM (cross platform component object model) for 10 10 interprocess and intraprocess communication (IPC). The process 11 11 <userinput>VBoxSVC</userinput> serves as a communication hub between 12 different Oracle VM VirtualBoxprocesses and maintains the global12 different <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> processes and maintains the global 13 13 configuration, such as the XML database. When starting an 14 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcomponent, the processes14 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> component, the processes 15 15 <userinput>VBoxSVC</userinput> and <userinput>VBoxXPCOMIPCD</userinput> 16 16 are started automatically. They are only accessible from the 17 17 user account they are running under. <userinput>VBoxSVC</userinput> 18 owns the Oracle VM VirtualBoxconfiguration database which normally18 owns the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> configuration database which normally 19 19 resides in <filepath>~/.config/VirtualBox</filepath>, or the 20 20 appropriate configuration directory for your operating system. 21 21 While it is running, the configuration files are locked. 22 Communication between the various Oracle VM VirtualBoxcomponents and22 Communication between the various <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> components and 23 23 <userinput>VBoxSVC</userinput> is performed through a local domain 24 24 socket residing in 25 25 <filepath>/tmp/.vbox-<varname>username</varname>-ipc</filepath>. 26 26 In case there are communication problems, such as an 27 Oracle VM VirtualBoxapplication cannot communicate with27 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> application cannot communicate with 28 28 <userinput>VBoxSVC</userinput>, terminate the daemons and remove the 29 29 local domain socket directory. -
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r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 If the Oracle VM VirtualBoxkernel module, <userinput>vboxdrv</userinput>,8 If the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> kernel module, <userinput>vboxdrv</userinput>, 9 9 refuses to load you may see an <codeph>Error inserting vboxdrv: 10 10 Invalid argument</codeph> message. As root, check the output of -
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r99016 r99797 9 9 cache if the default system settings are not changed. This may 10 10 lead to a heavy fragmentation of the host memory preventing 11 Oracle VM VirtualBoxVMs from being started. We recommend to limit the11 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> VMs from being started. We recommend to limit the 12 12 ZFS cache by adding the following line to 13 13 <filepath>/etc/system</filepath>, where -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/ts_vboxbugreport.dita
r99016 r99797 8 8 <p> 9 9 The <userinput>VBoxBugReport</userinput> command is used to collect 10 debug information automatically for an Oracle VM VirtualBox10 debug information automatically for an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 11 11 installation. This command can be useful when you need to gather 12 12 information to send to Oracle Support. … … 19 19 By default, the command collects <userinput>VBoxSVC</userinput> 20 20 process logs, device settings, and global configuration data for 21 an Oracle VM VirtualBoxhost.21 an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> host. 22 22 </p> 23 23 <pre xml:space="preserve">$ VBoxBugReport -
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r99016 r99797 11 11 </p> 12 12 <p> 13 When an Oracle VM VirtualBoxVM process is running with a higher so-called13 When an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> VM process is running with a higher so-called 14 14 privilege level than another process that wants to interact with the 15 15 VM process via drag'n drop (or system clipboard), Windows prevents this 16 by default due to security reasons. This results in Oracle VM VirtualBoxnot16 by default due to security reasons. This results in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> not 17 17 being able to receive any Windows messages for drag'n drop. To make this work, 18 the Oracle VM VirtualBoxVM process must be running with18 the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> VM process must be running with 19 19 the same (or lower) privilege level as the process it is interacting with 20 20 using drag'n drop.</p> -
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r99016 r99797 8 8 <p> 9 9 If a Windows guest is a member of an Active Directory domain and 10 the snapshot feature of Oracle VM VirtualBoxis used, it could be10 the snapshot feature of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is used, it could be 11 11 removed from the Active Direcory domain after you restore an 12 12 older snapshot. -
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r99016 r99797 15 15 </p> 16 16 <p> 17 Oracle VM VirtualBoxprovides a method of halting a guest when it17 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides a method of halting a guest when it 18 18 wants to perform a reset. In order to enable this feature, use 19 19 the following command: -
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r99016 r99797 33 33 Changing the storage controller hardware will cause bootup 34 34 failures as well. This might also apply to you if you copy a 35 disk image from an older version of Oracle VM VirtualBoxto a new35 disk image from an older version of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to a new 36 36 virtual machine. The default subtype of IDE controller 37 hardware used by Oracle VM VirtualBoxis PIIX4. Make sure that the37 hardware used by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is PIIX4. Make sure that the 38 38 storage controller settings are identical. 39 39 </p> -
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r99016 r99797 8 8 The performance for accesses to shared folders from a Windows 9 9 guest might be decreased due to delays during the resolution of 10 the Oracle VM VirtualBoxshared folders name service. To fix these10 the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> shared folders name service. To fix these 11 11 delays, add the following entries to the file 12 12 <filepath>\windows\system32\drivers\etc\lmhosts</filepath> of -
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r99016 r99797 28 28 <p> 29 29 The maximum number allowed is 14. After a reboot, try to 30 reinstall Oracle VM VirtualBox.30 reinstall <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 31 31 </p> 32 32 </li> … … 38 38 package for either the <userinput>sun_VBoxNetFlt</userinput> or 39 39 <userinput>sun_VBoxNetFltmp</userinput> components. The solution 40 then is to uninstall Oracle VM VirtualBox, remove the INF cache40 then is to uninstall <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, remove the INF cache 41 41 (<filepath>%windir%\inf\INFCACHE.1</filepath>), reboot and 42 try to reinstall Oracle VM VirtualBox.42 try to reinstall <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 43 43 </p> 44 44 </li> -
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r99016 r99797 16 16 Certain applications may disable this key against Microsoft's 17 17 advice. If it is set to 0, change it to 1 and reboot your 18 system. Oracle VM VirtualBoxrelies on Windows notifying it of media18 system. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> relies on Windows notifying it of media 19 19 changes. 20 20 </p> -
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r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxmakes use of the Microsoft Component Object Model8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> makes use of the Microsoft Component Object Model 9 9 (COM) for interprocess and intraprocess communication. This 10 enables Oracle VM VirtualBoxto share a common configuration among10 enables <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to share a common configuration among 11 11 different virtual machine processes and provide several user 12 12 interface options based on a common architecture. All global 13 13 status information and configuration is maintained by the 14 14 process <filepath>VBoxSVC.exe</filepath>, which is an 15 out-of-process COM server. Whenever an Oracle VM VirtualBoxprocess is15 out-of-process COM server. Whenever an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> process is 16 16 started, it requests access to the COM server and Windows 17 17 automatically starts the process. Note that it should never be … … 20 20 <p> 21 21 When the last process disconnects from the COM server, it will 22 terminate itself after some seconds. The Oracle VM VirtualBox22 terminate itself after some seconds. The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 23 23 configuration XML files are maintained and owned by the COM 24 24 server and the files are locked whenever the server runs. -
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r99016 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 If a host-only adapter cannot be created, either with the 9 VirtualBox Manageror the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> command, then9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> or the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> command, then 10 10 the INF cache is probably corrupt. In this case, the install log 11 11 at <filepath>%windir%\inf\setupapi.dev.log</filepath> would … … 13 13 for the <filepath>sun_VBoxNetAdp</filepath> component. Again, as 14 14 with the bridged networking problem described above, the 15 solution is to uninstall Oracle VM VirtualBox, remove the INF cache15 solution is to uninstall <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, remove the INF cache 16 16 (<filepath>%windir%\inf\INFCACHE.1</filepath>), reboot and try 17 to reinstall Oracle VM VirtualBox.17 to reinstall <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 18 18 </p> 19 19 </body> -
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r99016 r99797 21 21 workaround for this problem until Microsoft addresses the issue. 22 22 For example, open a command prompt window and start 23 Oracle VM VirtualBoxlike this:23 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> like this: 24 24 </p> 25 25 <pre xml:space="preserve">set VBOX_DISABLE_HOST_DISK_CACHE=1 -
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r99016 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 With Windows Vista, Microsoft dropped support for the AMD PCNet 9 card that legacy versions of Oracle VM VirtualBoxused to provide as9 card that legacy versions of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> used to provide as 10 10 the default virtual network card. For Windows Vista guests, 11 Oracle VM VirtualBoxnow uses an Intel E1000 card by default.11 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> now uses an Intel E1000 card by default. 12 12 </p> 13 13 <p> -
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r99016 r99797 33 33 <p> 34 34 The <userinput>VBoxManage list ostypes</userinput> command 35 lists the guest OSes supported by Oracle VM VirtualBox,35 lists the guest OSes supported by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, 36 36 including the name used for each OS in the 37 37 <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> commands. … … 41 41 <p> 42 42 A 64-bit Oracle Linux 7 VM is created and registered 43 with Oracle VM VirtualBox.43 with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 44 44 </p> 45 45 </li> … … 169 169 <p> 170 170 The VM starts in headless mode, which means that the 171 VirtualBox Managerwindow does not open.171 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> window does not open. 172 172 </p> 173 173 </li> -
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r99016 r99797 7 7 <body> 8 8 <p> 9 Uninstallation of Oracle VM VirtualBoxon Oracle Solaris requires root9 Uninstallation of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> on Oracle Solaris requires root 10 10 permissions. To perform the uninstallation, start a root 11 11 terminal session and run the following command: … … 13 13 <pre xml:space="preserve">pkgrm SUNWvbox</pre> 14 14 <p> 15 After confirmation, this will remove Oracle VM VirtualBoxfrom your15 After confirmation, this will remove <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> from your 16 16 system. 17 17 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/usb-implementation-notes.dita
r99016 r99797 9 9 On Windows hosts, a kernel mode device driver provides USB proxy 10 10 support. It implements both a USB monitor, which enables 11 Oracle VM VirtualBoxto capture devices when they are plugged in, and11 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to capture devices when they are plugged in, and 12 12 a USB device driver to claim USB devices for a particular 13 13 virtual machine. System reboots are not necessary after 14 14 installing the driver. Also, you do not need to replug devices 15 for Oracle VM VirtualBoxto claim them.15 for <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to claim them. 16 16 </p> 17 17 <p> 18 On supported Linux hosts, Oracle VM VirtualBoxaccesses USB devices19 through special files in the file system. When Oracle VM VirtualBoxis18 On supported Linux hosts, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> accesses USB devices 19 through special files in the file system. When <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is 20 20 installed, these are made available to all users in the 21 21 <codeph>vboxusers</codeph> system group. In order to be able -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/usb-over-rdp.dita
r99016 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 As a special feature additional to the VRDP support, 9 Oracle VM VirtualBoxalso supports remote USB devices over the wire.10 That is, an Oracle VM VirtualBoxguest that runs on one computer can9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> also supports remote USB devices over the wire. 10 That is, an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> guest that runs on one computer can 11 11 access the USB devices of the remote computer on which the VRDP 12 12 data is being displayed the same way as USB devices that are 13 13 connected to the actual host. This enables running of virtual 14 machines on an Oracle VM VirtualBoxhost that acts as a server, where14 machines on an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> host that acts as a server, where 15 15 a client can connect from elsewhere that needs only a network 16 16 adapter and a display capable of running an RDP viewer. When USB 17 devices are plugged into the client, the remote Oracle VM VirtualBox17 devices are plugged into the client, the remote <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 18 18 server can access them. 19 19 </p> … … 30 30 Ray thin clients, support accessing remote USB devices. RDP 31 31 clients for other platforms will be provided in future 32 Oracle VM VirtualBoxversions.32 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> versions. 33 33 </p> 34 34 </body> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/usbip.dita
r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports passing through USB devices which are8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports passing through USB devices which are 9 9 exposed over the network using the USB over IP protocol without 10 10 the need to configure the client side provided by the kernel and 11 usbip tools. Furthermore, this feature works with Oracle VM VirtualBox11 usbip tools. Furthermore, this feature works with <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 12 12 running on any supported host, rather than just Linux alone, as is 13 13 the case with the official client. … … 21 21 <p> 22 22 USB devices exported on the device server are then accessible 23 through VirtualBox Manageror <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput>, like any USB23 through <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> or <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput>, like any USB 24 24 devices attached locally. This can be used multiple times to 25 25 access different device servers. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/usbtrafficcapturing.dita
r99016 r99797 8 8 You can capture USB traffic for single USB devices or on the root 9 9 hub level, which captures the traffic of all USB devices attached 10 to the root hub. Oracle VM VirtualBoxstores the traffic in a format10 to the root hub. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> stores the traffic in a format 11 11 which is compatible with Wireshark. To capture the traffic of a 12 12 specific USB device it must be attached to the VM with -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/user-interface.dita
r99016 r99797 25 25 <p> 26 26 <b outputclass="bold">Mini ToolBar:</b> In full screen 27 or seamless mode, Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan display a small toolbar27 or seamless mode, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can display a small toolbar 28 28 that contains some of the items that are normally available 29 29 from the virtual machine's menu bar. This toolbar reduces -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vbox-auth.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="vbox-auth"> 4 4 <title>RDP Authentication</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 For each virtual machine that is remotely accessible using RDP, 9 you can individually determine if and how client connections are 10 authenticated. For this, use the <userinput>VBoxManage 11 modifyvm</userinput> command with the 12 <codeph>--vrde-auth-type</codeph> option. See 13 <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita">VBoxManage modifyvm</xref>. The following methods of 14 authentication are available: 15 </p> 8 For each virtual machine that is remotely accessible using RDP, you can individually 9 determine if and how client connections are authenticated. For this, use the 10 <userinput>VBoxManage modifyvm</userinput> command with the 11 <codeph>--vrde-auth-type</codeph> option. See <xref href="vboxmanage-modifyvm.dita"> 12 VBoxManage modifyvm</xref>. The following methods of authentication are available: 13 </p> 16 14 <ul> 17 15 <li> … … 27 25 The <b outputclass="bold">external</b> method 28 26 provides external authentication through a special 29 authentication library. Oracle VM VirtualBoxships with two27 authentication library. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> ships with two 30 28 special authentication libraries: 31 29 </p> … … 105 103 <codeph>extradata</codeph> section the password 106 104 needs to be written, is a plain text file, 107 Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses hashes to encrypt passwords. The105 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses hashes to encrypt passwords. The 108 106 following command must be used: 109 107 </p> … … 156 154 In addition to the methods described above, you can replace the 157 155 default external authentication module with any other module. 158 For this, Oracle VM VirtualBoxprovides a well-defined interface that156 For this, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides a well-defined interface that 159 157 enables you to write your own authentication module. This is 160 described in detail in the Oracle VM VirtualBoxSoftware Development158 described in detail in the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Software Development 161 159 Kit (SDK) reference. See <xref href="VirtualBoxAPI.dita#VirtualBoxAPI"/>. 162 160 </p> 163 161 </body> 164 162 165 163 </topic> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxandsolzvmm.dita
r99016 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="vboxandsolzvmm"> 4 <title> Oracle VM VirtualBoxand Oracle Solaris Kernel Zones</title>4 <title><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and Oracle Solaris Kernel Zones</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 8 Oracle Solaris kernel zones on x86-based systems make use of 9 hardware-assisted virtualization features like Oracle VM VirtualBox10 does. However, for kernel zones and Oracle VM VirtualBoxto share this9 hardware-assisted virtualization features like <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 10 does. However, for kernel zones and <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to share this 11 11 hardware resource, they need to cooperate. 12 12 </p> 13 13 <p> 14 By default, due to performance reasons, Oracle VM VirtualBoxacquires14 By default, due to performance reasons, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> acquires 15 15 the hardware-assisted virtualization resource (VT-x/AMD-V) 16 16 globally on the host machine and uses it until the last 17 Oracle VM VirtualBoxVM that requires it is powered off. This prevents17 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> VM that requires it is powered off. This prevents 18 18 other software from using VT-x/AMD-V during the time 19 Oracle VM VirtualBoxhas taken control of it.19 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has taken control of it. 20 20 </p> 21 21 <p> 22 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan be instructed to relinquish use of22 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can be instructed to relinquish use of 23 23 hardware-assisted virtualization features when not executing guest 24 24 code, thereby allowing kernel zones to make use of them. To do 25 this, shutdown all Oracle VM VirtualBoxVMs and execute the following25 this, shutdown all <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> VMs and execute the following 26 26 command: 27 27 </p> … … 29 29 <p> 30 30 This command needs to be executed only once as the setting is 31 stored as part of the global Oracle VM VirtualBoxsettings which will32 continue to persist across host-reboots and Oracle VM VirtualBox31 stored as part of the global <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> settings which will 32 continue to persist across host-reboots and <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 33 33 upgrades. 34 34 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxbowsolaris11.dita
r99016 r99797 7 7 <body> 8 8 <p> 9 Oracle VM VirtualBoxincludes a network filter driver that utilizes9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> includes a network filter driver that utilizes 10 10 Oracle Solaris 11's Crossbow functionality. By default, this new 11 11 driver is installed for Oracle Solaris 11 hosts that have support … … 15 15 To force installation of the older STREAMS based network filter 16 16 driver, execute as root the following command before installing 17 the Oracle VM VirtualBoxpackage:17 the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> package: 18 18 </p> 19 19 <pre xml:space="preserve">$ touch /etc/vboxinst_vboxflt</pre> … … 21 21 To force installation of the Crossbow based network filter driver, 22 22 execute as root the following command before installing the 23 Oracle VM VirtualBoxpackage:23 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> package: 24 24 </p> 25 25 <pre xml:space="preserve">$ touch /etc/vboxinst_vboxbow</pre> 26 26 <p> 27 To check which driver is currently being used by Oracle VM VirtualBox,27 To check which driver is currently being used by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, 28 28 execute: 29 29 </p> 30 30 <pre xml:space="preserve">$ modinfo | grep vbox</pre> 31 31 <p> 32 If the output contains "vboxbow", it indicates Oracle VM VirtualBoxis32 If the output contains "vboxbow", it indicates <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is 33 33 using the Crossbow network filter driver, while the name "vboxflt" 34 34 indicates usage of the older STREAMS network filter. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxbowvnictemplates.dita
r99016 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="vboxbowvnictemplates"> 4 <title> Oracle VM VirtualBoxVNIC Templates for VLANs on Oracle Solaris 11 Hosts</title>4 <title><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> VNIC Templates for VLANs on Oracle Solaris 11 Hosts</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports Virtual Network Interface (VNIC) templates9 for configuring VMs over VLANs. An Oracle VM VirtualBoxVNIC template is8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports Virtual Network Interface (VNIC) templates 9 for configuring VMs over VLANs. An <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> VNIC template is 10 10 a VNIC whose name starts with 11 11 <filepath>vboxvnic_template</filepath>. The string is … … 19 19 <p> 20 20 The following is an example of how to use a VNIC template to 21 configure a VM over a VLAN. Create an Oracle VM VirtualBoxVNIC21 configure a VM over a VLAN. Create an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> VNIC 22 22 template, by executing as root: 23 23 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxconfigdata-XML-files.dita
r99016 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="vboxconfigdata-XML-files"> 4 <title> Oracle VM VirtualBoxXML Files</title>4 <title><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> XML Files</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses XML for both the machine settings files and8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses XML for both the machine settings files and 9 9 the global configuration file, 10 10 <filepath>VirtualBox.xml</filepath>. 11 11 </p> 12 12 <p> 13 All Oracle VM VirtualBoxXML files are versioned. When a new settings13 All <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> XML files are versioned. When a new settings 14 14 file is created, for example because a new virtual machine is 15 created, Oracle VM VirtualBoxautomatically uses the settings format16 of the current Oracle VM VirtualBoxversion. These files may not be15 created, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> automatically uses the settings format 16 of the current <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> version. These files may not be 17 17 readable if you downgrade to an earlier version of 18 Oracle VM VirtualBox. However, when Oracle VM VirtualBoxencounters a18 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. However, when <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> encounters a 19 19 settings file from an earlier version, such as after upgrading 20 Oracle VM VirtualBox, it attempts to preserve the settings format as20 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, it attempts to preserve the settings format as 21 21 much as possible. It will only silently upgrade the settings 22 22 format if the current settings cannot be expressed in the old 23 23 format, for example because you enabled a feature that was not 24 present in an earlier version of Oracle VM VirtualBox.24 present in an earlier version of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 25 25 </p> 26 26 <p> 27 In such cases, Oracle VM VirtualBoxbacks up the old settings file in27 In such cases, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> backs up the old settings file in 28 28 the virtual machine's configuration directory. If you need to go 29 back to the earlier version of Oracle VM VirtualBox, then you will29 back to the earlier version of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, then you will 30 30 need to manually copy these backup files back. 31 31 </p> 32 32 <p> 33 33 We intentionally do not document the specifications of the 34 Oracle VM VirtualBoxXML files, as we must reserve the right to modify34 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> XML files, as we must reserve the right to modify 35 35 them in the future. We therefore strongly suggest that you do 36 not edit these files manually. Oracle VM VirtualBoxprovides complete36 not edit these files manually. <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides complete 37 37 access to its configuration data through its the 38 38 <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> command line tool, see -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxconfigdata-global.dita
r99016 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 In addition to the files for the virtual machines, 9 Oracle VM VirtualBoxmaintains global configuration data in the9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> maintains global configuration data in the 10 10 following directory: 11 11 </p> … … 25 25 </ul> 26 26 <p> 27 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcreates this configuration directory27 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> creates this configuration directory 28 28 automatically, if necessary. You can specify an alternate 29 29 configuration directory by either setting the … … 33 33 <filepath>VirtualBox.xml</filepath> settings file points to all 34 34 other configuration files, this enables switching between 35 several Oracle VM VirtualBoxconfigurations.35 several <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> configurations. 36 36 </p> 37 37 <p> 38 In this configuration directory, Oracle VM VirtualBoxstores its38 In this configuration directory, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> stores its 39 39 global settings file, an XML file called 40 40 <filepath>VirtualBox.xml</filepath>. This file includes global -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxconfigdata-machine-folder.dita
r99497 r99797 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="vboxconfigdata-machine-folder"> 4 4 <title>The Machine Folder</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> … … 14 14 <p> 15 15 By default, this machine folder is located in a common folder 16 called <filepath>VirtualBox VMs</filepath>, which Oracle VM VirtualBox16 called <filepath>VirtualBox VMs</filepath>, which <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 17 17 creates in the current system user's home directory. The 18 18 location of this home directory depends on the conventions of … … 37 37 <codeph>root</codeph> where it is taken from the account 38 38 database. This is a workaround for the frequent trouble 39 caused by users using Oracle VM VirtualBoxin combination with the39 caused by users using <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> in combination with the 40 40 tool <userinput>sudo</userinput>, which by default does not 41 41 reset the environment variable <filepath>$HOME</filepath>. … … 59 59 <p> 60 60 As an example, when you create a virtual machine called "Example 61 VM", Oracle VM VirtualBoxcreates the following:61 VM", <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> creates the following: 62 62 </p> 63 63 <ul> … … 92 92 </p> 93 93 <p> 94 You can change the default machine folder by selecting 95 <b outputclass="bold">Preferences</b> from the 96 <b outputclass="bold">File</b> menu in the Oracle VM VirtualBox 97 main window. Then, in the displayed window, click on the 98 <b outputclass="bold">General</b> tab. Alternatively, use 99 the <userinput>VBoxManage setproperty machinefolder</userinput> 100 command. See <xref href="vboxmanage-setproperty.dita">VBoxManage setproperty</xref>. 101 </p> 94 You can change the default machine folder by selecting <b outputclass="bold">Preferences</b> 95 from the <b outputclass="bold">File</b> menu in the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> main window. Then, in 96 the displayed window, click on the <b outputclass="bold">General</b> tab. Alternatively, use 97 the <userinput>VBoxManage setproperty machinefolder</userinput> command. See 98 <xref href="vboxmanage-setproperty.dita">VBoxManage setproperty</xref>. 99 </p> 102 100 </body> 103 101 104 102 </topic> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxconfigdata-summary-locations.dita
r99182 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 The following table gives a brief overview of the configuration 9 data locations on an Oracle VM VirtualBoxhost.9 data locations on an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> host. 10 10 </p> 11 11 <table id="table-config-summary"> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxconfigdata.dita
r99016 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="vboxconfigdata"> 4 <title>Where Oracle VM VirtualBoxStores its Files</title>4 <title>Where <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Stores its Files</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 In Oracle VM VirtualBox, a virtual machine and its settings are8 In <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, a virtual machine and its settings are 9 9 described in a virtual machine settings file in XML format. In 10 10 addition, most virtual machines have one or more virtual hard … … 15 15 </p> 16 16 <p> 17 Global configuration data for Oracle VM VirtualBoxis maintained in17 Global configuration data for <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is maintained in 18 18 another location on the host. See 19 19 <xref href="vboxconfigdata-global.dita#vboxconfigdata-global"/>. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxexpertstoragemgmt.dita
r99016 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="vboxexpertstoragemgmt"> 4 <title> Oracle VM VirtualBoxExpert Storage Management</title>4 <title><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Expert Storage Management</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 In case the snapshot model of Oracle VM VirtualBoxis not sufficient it8 In case the snapshot model of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is not sufficient it 9 9 is possible to enable a special mode which makes it possible to 10 10 reconfigure storage attachments while the VM is paused. The user -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxheadless.dita
r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 While any VM started from VirtualBox Manageris capable of running8 While any VM started from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> is capable of running 9 9 virtual machines remotely, it is not convenient to have to run 10 10 the full GUI if you never want to have VMs displayed locally in … … 14 14 a graphical user interface on the server at all. This is 15 15 especially true for Linux or Oracle Solaris hosts, as the 16 VirtualBox Managercomes with dependencies on the Qt and SDL libraries.16 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> comes with dependencies on the Qt and SDL libraries. 17 17 This is inconvenient if you would rather not have the X Window 18 18 system on your server at all. 19 19 </p> 20 20 <p> 21 Oracle VM VirtualBoxtherefore comes with a front-end called21 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> therefore comes with a front-end called 22 22 <userinput>VBoxHeadless</userinput>, which produces no visible 23 23 output on the host at all, but still can optionally deliver VRDP … … 27 27 <note> 28 28 <p> 29 In legacy releases of Oracle VM VirtualBox, the headless server was29 In legacy releases of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, the headless server was 30 30 called <userinput>VBoxVRDP</userinput>. For backwards 31 compatibility, the Oracle VM VirtualBoxinstallation still includes31 compatibility, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> installation still includes 32 32 an executable with that name. 33 33 </p> … … 44 44 <pre xml:space="preserve">$ VBoxManage startvm <varname>VM-name</varname> --type headless</pre> 45 45 <p> 46 The <codeph>--type</codeph> option causes Oracle VM VirtualBoxto46 The <codeph>--type</codeph> option causes <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> to 47 47 use <userinput>VBoxHeadless</userinput> as the front-end to the 48 48 internal virtualization engine, instead of the Qt front-end. … … 70 70 <li> 71 71 <p> 72 Start <userinput>VBoxHeadless</userinput> from VirtualBox Manager, by72 Start <userinput>VBoxHeadless</userinput> from <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, by 73 73 pressing the Shift key when starting a virtual machine or by 74 74 selecting <b outputclass="bold">Headless Start</b> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboximg-mount.dita
r99016 r99797 8 8 <p> 9 9 <userinput>vboximg-mount</userinput> is a command line utility for Mac 10 OS and Linux hosts that provides raw access to an Oracle VM VirtualBox10 OS and Linux hosts that provides raw access to an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 11 11 virtual disk image on the host system. Use this utility to mount, 12 12 view, and optionally modify the disk image contents. … … 14 14 <p> 15 15 The utility is based on Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) technology 16 and uses the VirtualBox runtime engine. Ensure that Oracle VM VirtualBox16 and uses the VirtualBox runtime engine. Ensure that <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 17 17 is running on the host system. 18 18 </p> … … 64 64 </p> 65 65 <p> 66 When <userinput>vboximg-mount</userinput> mounts an Oracle VM VirtualBox66 When <userinput>vboximg-mount</userinput> mounts an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 67 67 disk image, it creates a one level deep file system at a mount 68 68 point that you specify. The file system includes a device node -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxmanager-wizards.dita
r99016 r99797 3 3 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 4 4 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="vboxmanager-wizards"> 5 <title>About VirtualBox ManagerWizards</title>5 <title>About <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> Wizards</title> 6 6 7 7 <body> 8 8 <p> 9 VirtualBox Managerincludes wizards that enable you to complete tasks9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> includes wizards that enable you to complete tasks 10 10 easily. Examples of such tasks are when you create a new virtual 11 machine or use the cloud integration features of Oracle VM VirtualBox.11 machine or use the cloud integration features of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 12 12 </p> 13 13 <p> … … 33 33 mode.</b> 34 34 </b> This display mode is designed 35 for more advanced users of Oracle VM VirtualBox. All settings are35 for more advanced users of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. All settings are 36 36 displayed on a single page, enabling quicker completion of 37 37 tasks. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxsvc-session-0-known-issues.dita
r99016 r99797 11 11 resources, there might be some issues with accessing network 12 12 shares created in the interactive user session when at least 13 one of the Oracle VM VirtualBoxprocesses are running in session13 one of the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> processes are running in session 14 14 0. 15 15 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxsvc-session-0.dita
r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports executing the VBoxSVC in Windows session8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports executing the VBoxSVC in Windows session 9 9 0. This allows VBoxSVC to run like a regular Windows service, 10 10 which in turn enables headless VMs to continue running even if the -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxwatchdog-hostisln.dita
r99016 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 To detect whether a host is being isolated, that is, the host 9 cannot reach the Oracle VM VirtualBoxserver instance anymore, the9 cannot reach the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> server instance anymore, the 10 10 host needs to set an alternating value to a global extradata 11 11 value within a time period. If this value is not set within that -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxwatchdog-linux.dita
r99182 r99797 23 23 </p> 24 24 <table id="table-vboxwatchdog-config-params"> 25 <title> Oracle VM VirtualBoxWatchdog Configuration Parameters</title>26 <desc> Oracle VM VirtualBoxWatchdog Configuration Parameters</desc>25 <title><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Watchdog Configuration Parameters</title> 26 <desc><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Watchdog Configuration Parameters</desc> 27 27 <tgroup cols="3"> 28 28 <thead> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxwatchdog-solaris.dita
r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 On Oracle Solaris hosts, the Oracle VM VirtualBoxwatchdog service8 On Oracle Solaris hosts, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> watchdog service 9 9 daemon is integrated into the SMF framework. You can change the 10 10 parameters, but do not have to if the defaults already match … … 32 32 <p> 33 33 When everything is configured correctly you can start the 34 Oracle VM VirtualBoxwatchdog service with the following command:34 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> watchdog service with the following command: 35 35 </p> 36 36 <pre xml:space="preserve">svcadm enable svc:/application/virtualbox/balloonctrl:default</pre> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxwatchdog.dita
r99016 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="vboxwatchdog"> 4 <title> Oracle VM VirtualBoxWatchdog</title>4 <title><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Watchdog</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> … … 30 30 <p><b outputclass="bold">Host isolation detection.</b> 31 31 This service provides a way to detect whether the host cannot 32 reach the specific Oracle VM VirtualBoxserver instance anymore and32 reach the specific <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> server instance anymore and 33 33 take appropriate actions, such as shutting down, saving the 34 34 current state or even powering down certain VMs. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxwebsrv-daemon.dita
r99016 r99797 2 2 <!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> 3 3 <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="vboxwebsrv-daemon"> 4 <title>Starting the Oracle VM VirtualBoxWeb Service Automatically</title>4 <title>Starting the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Web Service Automatically</title> 5 5 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The Oracle VM VirtualBoxweb service, <userinput>vboxwebsrv</userinput>, is9 used for controlling Oracle VM VirtualBoxremotely. It is documented in10 detail in the Oracle VM VirtualBoxSoftware Development Kit (SDK). See8 The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> web service, <userinput>vboxwebsrv</userinput>, is 9 used for controlling <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> remotely. It is documented in 10 detail in the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Software Development Kit (SDK). See 11 11 <xref href="VirtualBoxAPI.dita#VirtualBoxAPI"/>. Web service start scripts are 12 12 available for supported host operating systems. The following 13 sections describe how to use the scripts. The Oracle VM VirtualBoxweb13 sections describe how to use the scripts. The <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> web 14 14 service is never started automatically as a result of a standard 15 15 installation. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxwebsrv-osx.dita
r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 On macOS, launchd is used to start the Oracle VM VirtualBox8 On macOS, launchd is used to start the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 9 9 webservice. An example configuration file can be found in 10 10 <filepath>$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist</filepath>. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vboxwebsrv-solaris.dita
r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 On Oracle Solaris hosts, the Oracle VM VirtualBoxweb service daemon8 On Oracle Solaris hosts, the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> web service daemon 9 9 is integrated into the SMF framework. You can change the 10 10 parameters, but do not have to if the defaults below already … … 33 33 <p> 34 34 When everything is configured correctly you can start the 35 Oracle VM VirtualBoxweb service with the following command:35 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> web service with the following command: 36 36 </p> 37 37 <pre xml:space="preserve">svcadm enable svc:/application/virtualbox/webservice:default</pre> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vdidetails.dita
r99497 r99797 9 9 Disk image files reside on the host system and are seen by the 10 10 guest systems as hard disks of a certain geometry. When a guest OS 11 reads from or writes to a hard disk, Oracle VM VirtualBoxredirects the11 reads from or writes to a hard disk, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> redirects the 12 12 request to the image file. 13 13 </p> … … 15 15 Like a physical disk, a virtual disk has a size, or capacity, 16 16 which must be specified when the image file is created. As opposed 17 to a physical disk however, Oracle VM VirtualBoxenables you to expand17 to a physical disk however, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> enables you to expand 18 18 an image file after creation, even if it has data already. See 19 19 <xref href="vboxmanage-modifymedium.dita"/>. 20 20 </p> 21 21 <p> 22 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports the following types of disk image files:22 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports the following types of disk image files: 23 23 </p> 24 24 <ul> 25 25 <li> 26 26 <p> 27 <b outputclass="bold">VDI.</b> Normally, Oracle VM VirtualBox27 <b outputclass="bold">VDI.</b> Normally, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 28 28 uses its own container format for guest hard disks. This is 29 29 called a Virtual Disk Image (VDI) file. This format is used … … 33 33 <li> 34 34 <p> 35 <b outputclass="bold">VMDK.</b> Oracle VM VirtualBoxalso35 <b outputclass="bold">VMDK.</b> <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> also 36 36 fully supports the popular and open VMDK container format that 37 37 is used by many other virtualization products, such as VMware. … … 40 40 <li> 41 41 <p> 42 <b outputclass="bold">VHD.</b> Oracle VM VirtualBoxalso42 <b outputclass="bold">VHD.</b> <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> also 43 43 fully supports the VHD format used by Microsoft. 44 44 </p> … … 83 83 drive reaches the maximum capacity chosen when the drive was 84 84 created. While this format takes less space initially, the 85 fact that Oracle VM VirtualBoxneeds to expand the image file85 fact that <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> needs to expand the image file 86 86 consumes additional computing resources, so until the disk 87 87 file size has stabilized, write operations may be slower than -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/virt-why-useful.dita
r99016 r99797 7 7 <body> 8 8 <p> 9 The techniques and features that Oracle VM VirtualBoxprovides are9 The techniques and features that <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> provides are 10 10 useful in the following scenarios: 11 11 </p> … … 14 14 <p> 15 15 <b outputclass="bold">Running multiple operating systems 16 simultaneously.</b> Oracle VM VirtualBoxenables you to run16 simultaneously.</b> <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> enables you to run 17 17 more than one OS at a time. This way, you can run software 18 18 written for one OS on another, such as Windows software on … … 30 30 machines to ship entire software configurations. For example, 31 31 installing a complete mail server solution on a real machine 32 can be a tedious task. With Oracle VM VirtualBox, such a complex32 can be a tedious task. With <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>, such a complex 33 33 setup, often called an <i>appliance</i>, can be 34 34 packed into a virtual machine. Installing and running a mail 35 35 server becomes as easy as importing such an appliance into 36 Oracle VM VirtualBox.36 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. 37 37 </p> 38 38 </li> … … 52 52 </p> 53 53 <p> 54 In addition to that, with the use of another Oracle VM VirtualBox54 In addition to that, with the use of another <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 55 55 feature called <i>snapshots</i>, one can save a 56 56 particular state of a virtual machine and revert back to that -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/virtintro.dita
r99016 r99797 17 17 <b outputclass="bold">Host operating system (host 18 18 OS).</b> This is the OS of the physical computer on 19 which Oracle VM VirtualBoxwas installed. There are versions of20 Oracle VM VirtualBoxfor Windows, macOS, Linux, and Oracle Solaris19 which <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> was installed. There are versions of 20 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Oracle Solaris 21 21 hosts. See <xref href="hostossupport.dita#hostossupport"/>. 22 22 </p> 23 23 <p> 24 Most of the time, this manual discusses all Oracle VM VirtualBox24 Most of the time, this manual discusses all <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 25 25 versions together. There may be platform-specific differences 26 26 which we will point out where appropriate. … … 31 31 <b outputclass="bold">Guest operating system (guest 32 32 OS).</b> This is the OS that is running inside the 33 virtual machine. Theoretically, Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan run any x8633 virtual machine. Theoretically, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can run any x86 34 34 OS such as DOS, Windows, OS/2, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD. But to 35 35 achieve near-native performance of the guest code on your … … 47 47 <p> 48 48 <b outputclass="bold">Virtual machine (VM).</b> This is 49 the special environment that Oracle VM VirtualBoxcreates for your49 the special environment that <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> creates for your 50 50 guest OS while it is running. In other words, you run your 51 51 guest OS <i>in</i> a VM. Normally, a VM is shown 52 52 as a window on your computer's desktop. Depending on which of 53 the various frontends of Oracle VM VirtualBoxyou use, the VM might53 the various frontends of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> you use, the VM might 54 54 be shown in full screen mode or remotely on another computer. 55 55 </p> 56 56 <p> 57 Internally, Oracle VM VirtualBoxtreats a VM as a set of parameters57 Internally, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> treats a VM as a set of parameters 58 58 that specify its behavior. Some parameters describe hardware 59 59 settings, such as the amount of memory and number of CPUs … … 62 62 </p> 63 63 <p> 64 You can view these VM settings in VirtualBox Manager, in the64 You can view these VM settings in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>, in the 65 65 <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window, and by 66 66 running the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> command. See … … 72 72 <b outputclass="bold">Guest Additions.</b> This refers 73 73 to special software packages which are shipped with 74 Oracle VM VirtualBoxbut designed to be installed74 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> but designed to be installed 75 75 <i>inside</i> a VM to improve performance of the 76 76 guest OS and to add extra features. See -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/virtual-media-manager.dita
r99183 r99797 7 7 <body> 8 8 <p> 9 Oracle VM VirtualBoxkeeps track of all the hard disk, CD/DVD-ROM, and9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> keeps track of all the hard disk, CD/DVD-ROM, and 10 10 floppy disk images which are in use by virtual machines. These are 11 11 often referred to as <i>known media</i> and come … … 20 20 <li> 21 21 <p> 22 Registered media, for compatibility with legacy Oracle VM VirtualBox22 Registered media, for compatibility with legacy <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 23 23 versions. 24 24 </p> … … 30 30 you access by clicking <b outputclass="bold">Media</b> on 31 31 the global <b outputclass="bold">Tools</b> menu in 32 VirtualBox Manager.32 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/>. 33 33 </p> 34 34 <fig id="fig-virtual-media-manager"> … … 50 50 <li> 51 51 <p> 52 Hard disk images, either in Oracle VM VirtualBox's own Virtual Disk52 Hard disk images, either in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>'s own Virtual Disk 53 53 Image (VDI) format, or in the third-party formats listed in 54 54 <xref href="vdidetails.dita#vdidetails"/>. … … 129 129 <p> 130 130 When you use the Virtual Media Manager to move a disk image, 131 Oracle VM VirtualBoxupdates all related configuration files131 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> updates all related configuration files 132 132 automatically. 133 133 </p> … … 143 143 modifymedium --setlocation</userinput> 144 144 command to configure the new path of the disk image on the 145 host file system. This command updates the Oracle VM VirtualBox145 host file system. This command updates the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 146 146 configuration automatically. 147 147 </p> … … 262 262 <p> 263 263 Do not simply make copies of virtual disk images. If you import 264 such a second copy into a VM, Oracle VM VirtualBoxissues an error265 because Oracle VM VirtualBoxassigns a universally unique identifier264 such a second copy into a VM, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> issues an error 265 because <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> assigns a universally unique identifier 266 266 (UUID) to each disk image to ensure that it is only used one 267 267 time. See <xref href="cloningvdis.dita#cloningvdis"/>. Also, if you want to 268 copy a VM to another system, use the Oracle VM VirtualBoximport and268 copy a VM to another system, use the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> import and 269 269 export features. See <xref href="ovf.dita#ovf"/>. 270 270 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vm-info.dita
r99016 r99797 7 7 <body> 8 8 <p> 9 VirtualBox Managerincludes the following tools for viewing runtime9 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> includes the following tools for viewing runtime 10 10 information and changing the configuration of virtual machines. 11 11 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vmencryption-addpassword.dita
r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 When Oracle VM VirtualBoxhas just started up the encrypted VM cannot8 When <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> has just started up the encrypted VM cannot 9 9 be opened and it stays inaccessible. Also, the encrypted VM 10 10 stays inaccessible if it was just registered without a password 11 11 or the password is incorrect. The user needs to provide the 12 password using VirtualBox Manageror with the following12 password using <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> or with the following 13 13 <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> command: 14 14 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vmencryption-decryption.dita
r99016 r99797 7 7 <p> 8 8 In some circumstances it might be required to decrypt previously 9 encrypted VMs. This can be done in VirtualBox Manageror using9 encrypted VMs. This can be done in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> or using 10 10 <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> with the following command: 11 11 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vmencryption-encryption.dita
r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Encrypting a VM can be done either using VirtualBox Manageror the8 Encrypting a VM can be done either using <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> or the 9 9 <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput>. To encrypt an unencrypted VM with 10 10 <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput>, use: -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vmencryption-limitations.dita
r99016 r99797 29 29 <p> 30 30 When encrypting or decrypting the VM, the password is passed 31 in clear text using the Oracle VM VirtualBoxAPI. This needs to be31 in clear text using the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> API. This needs to be 32 32 kept in mind, especially when using third party API clients 33 33 which make use of the web service where the password might -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vmencryption.dita
r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxenables you to transparently encrypt the VM data8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> enables you to transparently encrypt the VM data 9 9 stored in the configuration file, saved state, and EFI boot data 10 10 for the guest. 11 11 </p> 12 12 <p> 13 Oracle VM VirtualBoxuses the AES algorithm in various modes. The13 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses the AES algorithm in various modes. The 14 14 selected mode depends on the encrypting component of the VM. 15 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports 128-bit or 256-bit data encryption keys15 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports 128-bit or 256-bit data encryption keys 16 16 (DEK). The DEK is stored encrypted in the VM configuration file 17 17 and is decrypted during VM startup. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vrde-crypt.dita
r99016 r99797 64 64 </p> 65 65 <p> 66 The version of OpenSSL used by Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports66 The version of OpenSSL used by <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports 67 67 TLS versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3. 68 68 </p> -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vrde-multiconnection.dita
r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 The VRDP server of Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports multiple simultaneous8 The VRDP server of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports multiple simultaneous 9 9 connections to the same running VM from different clients. All 10 10 connected clients see the same screen output and share a mouse -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vrde-multimonitor.dita
r99016 r99797 14 14 to using the <codeph>domain</codeph> login parameter 15 15 (<codeph>-d</codeph>). If the parameter ends with 16 <codeph>@</codeph> followed by a number, Oracle VM VirtualBox16 <codeph>@</codeph> followed by a number, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> 17 17 interprets this number as the screen index. The primary guest 18 18 screen is selected with <codeph>@1</codeph>, the first -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/vrde.dita
r99497 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxcan display virtual machines remotely, meaning that8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can display virtual machines remotely, meaning that 9 9 a virtual machine can execute on one computer even though the 10 10 machine will be displayed on a second computer, and the machine … … 13 13 </p> 14 14 <p> 15 For maximum flexibility, Oracle VM VirtualBoximplements remote machine15 For maximum flexibility, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> implements remote machine 16 16 display through a generic extension interface called the 17 17 VirtualBox Remote Desktop Extension (VRDE). The base open source 18 Oracle VM VirtualBoxpackage only provides this interface, while18 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> package only provides this interface, while 19 19 implementations can be supplied by third parties with 20 Oracle VM VirtualBoxextension packages, which must be installed20 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> extension packages, which must be installed 21 21 separately from the base package. See 22 <xref href="intro-installing.dita">Installing Oracle VM VirtualBoxand Extension Packs</xref>.22 <xref href="intro-installing.dita">Installing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and Extension Packs</xref>. 23 23 </p> 24 24 <p> 25 25 Oracle provides support for the VirtualBox Remote Display Protocol 26 (VRDP) in such an Oracle VM VirtualBoxextension package.26 (VRDP) in such an <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> extension package. 27 27 </p> 28 28 <p> … … 34 34 Even when the extension is installed, the VRDP server is disabled 35 35 by default. It can easily be enabled on a per-VM basis either from 36 VirtualBox Managerin the <b outputclass="bold">Display</b>36 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> in the <b outputclass="bold">Display</b> 37 37 settings, see <xref href="settings-display.dita">Display Settings</xref>, or with the 38 38 <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> command, as follows: … … 65 65 The actual port used by a running VM can be either queried with 66 66 the <userinput>VBoxManage showvminfo</userinput> command or seen in 67 VirtualBox Manageron the <b outputclass="bold">Runtime</b> tab of67 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> on the <b outputclass="bold">Runtime</b> tab of 68 68 the <b outputclass="bold">Session Information</b> dialog, 69 69 which is accessible from the … … 71 71 </p> 72 72 <p> 73 Oracle VM VirtualBoxsupports IPv6. If the host OS supports IPv6 the73 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> supports IPv6. If the host OS supports IPv6 the 74 74 VRDP server will automatically listen for IPv6 connections in 75 75 addition to IPv4. -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/warpguest.dita
r99016 r99797 23 23 that any time synchronization mechanism will frequently try to 24 24 resynchronize the guest clock with the reference clock, which is 25 the host clock if the Oracle VM VirtualBoxGuest Additions are active.25 the host clock if the <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> Guest Additions are active. 26 26 Therefore any time synchronization should be disabled if the 27 27 rate of the guest clock is changed as described above. See -
trunk/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/webcam-using-guest.dita
r99016 r99797 6 6 <body> 7 7 <p> 8 Oracle VM VirtualBoxincludes a feature called <i>webcam8 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> includes a feature called <i>webcam 9 9 passthrough</i>, which enables a guest to use a host 10 10 webcam. This complements the general USB passthrough support … … 16 16 <p> 17 17 The webcam passthrough module is shipped as part of the 18 Oracle VM VirtualBox extension pack, which must be installed19 separately. See <xref href="intro-installing.dita">Installing Oracle VM VirtualBoxand Extension Packs</xref>.18 <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-ext"/>, which must be installed 19 separately. See <xref href="intro-installing.dita">Installing <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> and Extension Packs</xref>. 20 20 </p> 21 21 </note>
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