[VirtualBox](EN) Run VM in background by using command line interface

Run VirtualBox VM in background by using command line interface

Environment and Prerequisite

• Linux or Mac
• VirtualBox and VM(alreaday amde)

VBoxManage Command

What is VBoxManage command?

• VBoxManage: VBoxManage is the command-line interface to Oracle VM VirtualBox.
• It is an API that can use VirtualBox.
• API DOC: https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html

Run VM in background

• Usage

VBoxManage startvm [VM NAME] --type headless

• Example

VBoxManage startvm "Ubuntu 14.04" --type headless

Save VM in current state

• Usage

VBoxManage controlvm [VM NAME] savestate

• Usage

VBoxManage controlvm "Ubuntu 14.04" savestate

Reference

• https://superuser.com/questions/135498/run-virtualbox-in-background-without-a-window
• https://superuser.com/questions/316800/saving-the-state-of-a-virtualbox-virtual-machine-from-command-line
• https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html