This command starts a virtual machine that is currently in the "Powered off" or "Saved" states.
This is provided for backwards compatibility only. We recommend to
start virtual machines directly by running the respective front-end, as
you might otherwise miss important error and state information that
VirtualBox may display on the console. This is especially important for
front-ends other than VirtualBox
, our
graphical user interface, because those cannot display error messages in
a popup window. See Section 7.1.2, “VBoxHeadless, the remote desktop server” for more
information.
The optional --type
specifier
determines whether the machine will be started in a window (GUI mode,
which is the default) or whether the output should go through
VBoxHeadless
, with VRDE enabled or not;
see Section 7.1.2, “VBoxHeadless, the remote desktop server” for more information. The list of
types is subject to change, and it's not guaranteed that all types are
accepted by any product variant.
The following values are allowed:
Starts a VM showing a GUI window. This is the default.
Starts a VM without a window for remote display only.