vboxmanage-import

Import a previously exported virtual machine (VM). More information: https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html#vboxmanage-import.

• Import a VM from an OVF or OVA file:

VBoxManage import path/to/file.ovf

• Set the name of the imported VM:

VBoxManage import path/to/file.ovf --name vm_name

• Indicate the folder where the configuration of the imported VM will be stored:

VBoxManage import path/to/file.ovf --basefolder path/to/directory

• Register the imported VM in VirtualBox:

VBoxManage import path/to/file.ovf --register

• Perform a dry run to check the import without actually importing:

VBoxManage import path/to/file.ovf --dry-run

• Set the guest OS type (one of VBoxManage list ostypes) for the imported VM:

VBoxManage import path/to/file.ovf --ostype=ostype

• Set the memory (in megabytes) for the imported VM:

VBoxManage import path/to/file.ovf --memory=1

• Set the number of CPUs for the imported VM:

VBoxManage import path/to/file.ovf --cpus=1