tldr/pages/common/vboxmanage-import.md

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}}