vboxmanage-import

Import a previously exported virtual machine (VM).

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]