%all.entities; ]> August 2019 VBoxManage-registervm 1 VBoxManage-registervm register a virtual machine Oracle VM VirtualBox VBoxManage registervm filename The VBoxManage registervm command enables you to create a virtual machine (VM) by importing an XML machine configuration file into &product-name;. The VM cannot conflict with a VM that is already registered in &product-name;. In addition, the VM cannot have any hard disks or removable disks attached. Ensure that the XML machine configuration file is in the machines folder prior to registration. When you use the VBoxManage createvm command to create a VM, you can specify the --register option to register the VM. filename Specifies the XML machine configuration file. This file has the .vbox file extension. The following command registers a VM called vm2. The XML machine configuration file for the VM is located in the default machines folder. $ VBoxManage registervm "/home/user/VirtualBox VMs/vm2/vm2.vbox" ,