{"id":359,"date":"2020-09-02T12:09:09","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T10:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myblog.nguenkam.com\/?p=359"},"modified":"2020-09-02T12:36:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T10:36:59","slug":"importing-an-existing-virtual-machine-into-virtualbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nguenkam.com\/blog\/index.php\/2020\/09\/02\/importing-an-existing-virtual-machine-into-virtualbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Importing an Existing Virtual Machine into VirtualBox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you use another virtualization platform and have an export of an existing virtual machine in Open Virtualization Format (OVF or OVA), you can import the virtual machine into VirtualBox and use this to prepare the desktop template. To import a virtual machine, you need to start VirtualBox. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to &nbsp;menu, and open the&nbsp;<strong>Oracle VM VirtualBox<\/strong>. Alternatively, you can run the&nbsp;<strong>VirtualBox<\/strong>&nbsp;command in a terminal (We will study this case in a further tuto). The Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager is displayed, as shown belowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myblog.nguenkam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/vbox-none-web.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nguenkam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/vbox-none-web.png 600w, https:\/\/nguenkam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/vbox-none-web-300x207.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the&nbsp;<strong>File<\/strong>&nbsp;menu, select&nbsp;<strong>Import Appliance<\/strong>. The Appliance Import wizard is displayed in a new window, as shown belowed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"579\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myblog.nguenkam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/vbox-import-appliance-web.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nguenkam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/vbox-import-appliance-web.png 579w, https:\/\/nguenkam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/vbox-import-appliance-web-300x228.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click&nbsp;<strong>Choose<\/strong>, browse to the location containing the *.ovf or *.ova file of the virtual machine you want to import, and click&nbsp;<strong>Open<\/strong>. The Appliance Import Settings step is displayed as shown belowed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"579\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.myblog.nguenkam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/vbox-import-appliance-settings-web.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nguenkam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/vbox-import-appliance-settings-web.png 579w, https:\/\/nguenkam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/vbox-import-appliance-settings-web-300x228.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Make any adjustments you want to the displayed settings (you can also change the settings later) and click&nbsp;<strong>Import<\/strong>. The Appliance Import Wizard is closed and after a few moments, the imported virtual machine is listed in Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the import, select the imported virtual machine and in the toolbar click the&nbsp;<strong>Settings<\/strong>&nbsp;button. Review the virtual machine settings to make sure that the virtual machine has the hardware it needs to operate. Make sure that the virtual machine has a CD\/DVD drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have reviewed the settings, select the imported virtual machine and in the toolbar click the&nbsp;<strong>Start<\/strong>&nbsp;button. Verify that the virtual machine works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, you need to install the VirtualBox Guest Additions, as described\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.myblog.nguenkam.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/02\/importing-an-existing-virtual-machine-into-virtualbox\/\">he<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myblog.nguenkam.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/02\/installing-the-virtualbox-guest-additions\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"364\">r<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myblog.nguenkam.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/02\/importing-an-existing-virtual-machine-into-virtualbox\/\">e<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5>Reference :<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.oracle.com\/\">https:\/\/docs.oracle.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you use another virtualization platform and have an export of an existing virtual machine in Open Virtualization Format (OVF or OVA), you can import the virtual machine into VirtualBox and use this to prepare the desktop template. To import a virtual machine, you need to start VirtualBox. 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