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virtualbox [2009/10/28 12:49] – alanvirtualbox [2009/11/24 09:45] – 172.26.0.166
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 ===== VirtualBox tips/tricks ===== ===== VirtualBox tips/tricks =====
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 ==== Commonly-used commands ==== ==== Commonly-used commands ====
 To change between "not attached", NAT,Bridged,internal network and host olny adapter:  To change between "not attached", NAT,Bridged,internal network and host olny adapter: 
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 List all running VMs: List all running VMs:
 <code>VBoxManage list runningvms </code> <code>VBoxManage list runningvms </code>
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-PORT FORWARDING!! 
-<code>$ VBoxManage setextradata b3924a0c-70a1-4890-8dff-3cc308cdaf28 "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcnet/0/LUN#0/Config/ssh/HostPort" 2223 
-$ VBoxManage setextradata b3924a0c-70a1-4890-8dff-3cc308cdaf28 "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcnet/0/LUN#0/Config/ssh/GuestPort" 22 
-$ VBoxManage setextradata b3924a0c-70a1-4890-8dff-3cc308cdaf28 "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcnet/0/LUN#0/Config/ssh/Protocol" TCP</code> 
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 List guest properties: List guest properties:
 <code> VBoxManage list -l  vms </code> <code> VBoxManage list -l  vms </code>
-Note: All the guest parameters(configuration) are in <guestname>.xml +Note: All the guest parameters(configuration) are in <guestname>.xml 
 + 
 +===== Create a VM ===== 
 +Copy an ISO to your home directory: 
 +<code>$scp <dist>.iso <username>@172.26.0.205:~/</code> 
 +  * SSH to VM server: 172.26.0.205 
 +<code>$ ssh <username>@172.26.0.205</code> 
 +  * start the virtualbox application 
 +<code>$ VirtualBox</code> 
 +  * Follow the wizzard to create a VM with the following properties: 
 +      - Base Memory: less than 512 MB 
 +      - Network : NAT 
 +      - Harddisk size: less than 30Gb 
 +==== Port Forwarding ==== 
 + 
 +If your guest OS is using NAT for networking you will need to enable port forwarding.  There is no GUI for this in VirtualBox, but you can use ''VBoxManage setextradata'' to make the required changes.  If you want to SSH to your VM, for example: 
 +<code>$ VBoxManage setextradata Ubuntu "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcnet/0/LUN#0/Config/ssh/HostPort" 2223 
 +$ VBoxManage setextradata Ubuntu "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcnet/0/LUN#0/Config/ssh/GuestPort" 22 
 +$ VBoxManage setextradata Ubuntu "VBoxInternal/Devices/pcnet/0/LUN#0/Config/ssh/Protocol" TCP 
 +Then you can log in to the VM from your own computer using the port you've forwarded above: 
 +<code>$ ssh -p 2223 username@172.26.0.205</code> 
 + 
 +=== Upgrading VirtualBox === 
 + 
 +<file>[jmagochi@biovbox ~]$ VBoxManage controlvm CentOS savestate 
 +VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 3.0.8 
 +(C) 2005-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc. 
 +All rights reserved. 
 + 
 +0%...10%...20%...30%...40%...50%...60%...70%...80%...90%...100% 
 +[jmagochi@biovbox ~]$ sudo /etc/init.d/vboxdrv stop 
 + 
 +$ wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/3.0.12/VirtualBox-3.0.12_54655_rhel5-1.i386.rpm 
 +$ rpm -Uvh VirtualBox-3.0.12_54655_rhel5-1.i386.rpm 
 +$ /etc/init.d/vboxdrv setup 
 +</file>