vboxmanage-modifyvm

Configure VirtualBox VM settings

TLDR

Set memory

$ vboxmanage modifyvm [vmname] --memory [2048]

Set CPUs

$ vboxmanage modifyvm [vmname] --cpus [2]

Enable nested virtualization

$ vboxmanage modifyvm [vmname] --nested-hw-virt on

Configure network

$ vboxmanage modifyvm [vmname] --nic1 nat

Set boot order

$ vboxmanage modifyvm [vmname] --boot1 dvd --boot2 disk

SYNOPSIS

vboxmanage modifyvm vmname [options]

DESCRIPTION

vboxmanage modifyvm configures virtual machine settings. Modify CPU, memory, network, storage, and display settings. VM must be powered off for most changes.

PARAMETERS

--name name

Rename VM.

--memory mb

RAM size in MB.

--cpus n

Number of CPUs.

--nic1 type

Network adapter type.

--boot1 device

First boot device.

--nested-hw-virt on|off

Nested virtualization.

--vram mb

Video memory.

--accelerate3d on|off

3D acceleration.

--clipboard mode

Clipboard mode.