The command that controls a lot of automation that comes with VirtualBox software is called: vboxmanage. This article show how to use it in Centos/RHEL to automatically start your VM on boot.
First run:
vboxmanage list vms
This will list the names of all VMs you have.
If you have many VMs and want to list just the one you’re currently running, use:
vboxmanage list runningvms
Capture the name of your VM.
Following is the command to start VM of your choice from the Linux shell, in a headless state:
vboxmanage startvm NAMEOFYOURVM --type headless
Result from the terminal would look something like this:
Now you can create your own SH script to run your VM on boot.
Btw. command to shutdown VM is this:
VBoxManage controlvm NAMEOFYOURVM savestate
This will stop your VM by “hibernating” it. This is a recommended way of turning off the VM machine, as hibernating prevents the data loss.
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