VBoxManage - How to use

[pgrncsdsce]

Hello,

Can any one guide me how to start a virtual machine using VBoxManage through CommandLine. Below is the command which i tried but got errors:

"C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" startvm {94bf5775-ade0-4af3-a84b-545ccb8b6b2f} --type guiVBoxManage.exe

"C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" startvm {94bf5775-ade0-4af3-a84b-545ccb8b6b2f} --type guiVBoxManage.exe: error: Could not find a registered machine with UUID {94bf5775-ade0-4af3-a84b-545ccb8b6b2f}VBoxManage.exe: error: Details: code VBOX_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND (0x80bb0001), component VirtualBox, interface IVirtualBox, callee IUnknownContext: "FindMachine(Bstr(pszVM).raw(), machine.asOutParam())" at line 544 of file VBoxManageMisc.cpp


Please help.

Thanks,
Raghu

[socratis]

"C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" startvm {94bf5775-ade0-4af3-a84b-545ccb8b6b2f} --type guiVBoxManage.exe

First, run "VBoxManage list vms" to make sure you have the UUID correct (although I think this is NOT the problem). The problem is that you stick the "VBoxManage.exe" at the end of your command. Try: "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" startvm {94bf5775-ade0-4af3-a84b-545ccb8b6b2f} --type gui, that is without the "VBoxManage.exe" at the end.

[pgrncsdsce]

Thanks for the help.

Yeah, that really helped.

I had listed my VMs and in my command i have to remove curly braces.

Regards,
Raghu