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39 lines
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
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<!DOCTYPE topic PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd">
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<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="basic-unattended">
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<title>Unattended Guest Installation</title>
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<body>
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<p><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> can install a guest OS automatically. You only need to
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provide the installation medium and a few other parameters, such as the name of the default user. </p>
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<p>You can perform an unattended guest installation in the following ways: </p>
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<ul>
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<li>
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<p><b outputclass="bold">Use the Create Virtual Machine
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wizard.</b> An optional step in the wizard enables you
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to configure unattended installation. You can specify the
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default user credentials for the guest OS and also whether to
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install the Guest Additions automatically. See
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<xref href="create-vm-wizard.dita#create-vm-wizard"/>.
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</p>
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<p>During this step, <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> scans the installation medium and
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changes certain parameters to ensure a seamless installation as a guest running on <ph
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conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. </p>
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</li>
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<li>
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<p><b outputclass="bold">Use the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput>
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commands.</b><xref href="unattended-guest-install-example.dita#unattended-guest-install-example"/> describes
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how to perform an unattended guest installation for an Oracle
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Linux guest.
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</p>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<p>When you first start a VM that has been configured for unattended installation, the guest OS installation is
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performed automatically. </p>
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<p>The installation operation changes the boot device order to boot the virtual hard disk first and then the virtual
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DVD drive. If the virtual hard disk is empty prior to the automatic installation, the VM boots from the virtual
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DVD drive and begins the installation. </p>
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<p>If the virtual hard disk contains a bootable OS, the installation operation exits. In this case, change the boot
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device order manually by pressing F12 during the BIOS splash screen. </p>
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</body>
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</topic>
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