How to use virtualbox programmatically to load OS image?

[Namrata]

Hi,

I want to use VirtualBox to programmatically load a snapshot or OS image onto a machine. Could you please guide me how to do that if it is possible?

Please reply its very urgent, I am looking for API which will help me restore OS image

Thanks,
Namrata

[aquarius]

Your best friend - as always - is the manual. The API is described there.

It boils down to something roughly along these lines (w/o any warranty)

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VBoxManage createvm -name “Your VM” -register
VBoxManage modifyvm “Your VM” -memory “128MB” -acpi on -boot1 dvd -nic1 intnet
VBoxManage createvdi -filename “VM.vdi” -size 4000 -register
VBoxManage modifyvm “Your VM” -hda “VM.vdi”
VBoxManage registerimage dvd /full/path/to/iso.iso
VBoxManage modifyvm “Your VM” -dvd /full/path/to/iso.iso
VBoxManage modifyvm “Your VM” -vrdpport 3390
VBoxVRDP -startvm “Your VM”

(Found here aka here by googling this.)

aquarius

[Arulx Z]

I'm getting an error when I type:

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VBoxManage createvdi -filename “VM.vdi” -size 4000 -register

Error :

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Syntax error: unknown option: --register

[Perryg]

Best place to see the syntax.

http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch07.h ... 5385220400

Notice the dbl --