(OK)(OK) Creating VMs from an existing VDI file in CLI (VBoxManage) in Fedora 23
[root@localhost virtualbox-os]#
cp android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-0.vdi android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1.vdi; cp android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-0.vdi android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-2.vdi; cp android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-0.vdi android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-3.vdi; cp android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-0.vdi android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-4.vdi; cp android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-0.vdi android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-5.vdi;
VBoxManage internalcommands dumphdinfo android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1.vdi
VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1.vdi
VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-2.vdi
VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-3.vdi
VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-4.vdi
VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-5.vdi
// VBoxManage modifyvm android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1 --memory 1024 --vram 128 --usb off --audio pulse --audiocontroller sb16 --acpi on --rtcuseutc off --boot1 disk --boot2 dvd --nic1 bridged --bridgeadapter1 virbr0
for (int i=1; i<=5; i++) {
VBoxManage createvm --name android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1 --ostype Linux_64 --register
VBoxManage modifyvm android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1 --memory 1024 --vram 128 --usb off --audio pulse --audiocontroller sb16 --acpi on --rtcuseutc off --boot1 disk --boot2 dvd --nic1 hostonly --nictype1 Am79C973 --hostonlyadapter1 vboxnet0
VBoxManage storagectl android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1 --name "IDE Controller" --add ide --controller PIIX4
VBoxManage storageattach android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1 --storagectl "IDE Controller" --port 0 --device 0 --type hdd --medium android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1.vdi
}
VBoxManage showvminfo android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1
VBoxManage startvm android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1
VBoxManage controlvm android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1 poweroff
//pause|resume|reset|poweroff|savestate|acpipowerbutton|acpisleepbutton|
for (int i=1; i<=5; i++) {
// delete VM
VBoxManage unregistervm android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1
rm /root/VirtualBox\ VMs/android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1 -rf
//VBoxManage unregistervm android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1 [--delete]
}
cp android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-0.vdi android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1.vdi; cp android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-0.vdi android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-2.vdi; cp android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-0.vdi android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-3.vdi; cp android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-0.vdi android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-4.vdi; cp android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-0.vdi android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-5.vdi;
VBoxManage internalcommands dumphdinfo android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1.vdi
VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1.vdi
VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-2.vdi
VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-3.vdi
VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-4.vdi
VBoxManage internalcommands sethduuid android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-5.vdi
// VBoxManage modifyvm android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1 --memory 1024 --vram 128 --usb off --audio pulse --audiocontroller sb16 --acpi on --rtcuseutc off --boot1 disk --boot2 dvd --nic1 bridged --bridgeadapter1 virbr0
for (int i=1; i<=5; i++) {
VBoxManage createvm --name android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1 --ostype Linux_64 --register
VBoxManage modifyvm android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1 --memory 1024 --vram 128 --usb off --audio pulse --audiocontroller sb16 --acpi on --rtcuseutc off --boot1 disk --boot2 dvd --nic1 hostonly --nictype1 Am79C973 --hostonlyadapter1 vboxnet0
VBoxManage storagectl android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1 --name "IDE Controller" --add ide --controller PIIX4
VBoxManage storageattach android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1 --storagectl "IDE Controller" --port 0 --device 0 --type hdd --medium android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1.vdi
}
VBoxManage showvminfo android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1
VBoxManage startvm android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1
VBoxManage controlvm android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1 poweroff
//pause|resume|reset|poweroff|savestate|acpipowerbutton|acpisleepbutton|
for (int i=1; i<=5; i++) {
// delete VM
VBoxManage unregistervm android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1
rm /root/VirtualBox\ VMs/android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1 -rf
//VBoxManage unregistervm android-x86_64-6.0-rc1-1 [--delete]
}