vboxmanage-cloud Command Examples

VirtualBox command-line interface for managing cloud instances and images. More information: https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html#vboxmanage-cloud.

• List the instances in the specified state belonging to the specified compartment:

VBoxManage cloud --provider={{provider_name}} --profile={{profile_name}} list instances --state={{running|terminated|paused}} --compartment-id={{compartment_id}}

• Create a new instance:

VBoxManage cloud --provider={{provider_name}} --profile={{profile_name}} instance create --domain-name={{domain_name}} --image-id={{image_id}} | {{--options...}}

• Gather information about a particular instance:

VBoxManage cloud --provider={{provider_name}} --profile={{profile_name}} instance info --id={{unique_id}}

• Terminate an instance:

VBoxManage cloud --provider={{provider_name}} --profile={{profile_name}} instance terminate --id={{unique_id}}

• List images within a specific compartment and state:

VBoxManage cloud --provider={{provider_name}} --profile={{profile_name}} list images --compartment-id={{compartment_id}} --state={{state_name}}

• Create a new image:

VBoxManage cloud --provider={{provider_name}} --profile={{profile_name}} image create --instance-id={{instance_id}} --display-name={{display_name}} --compartment-id={{compartment_id}}

• Retrieve information about a particular image:

VBoxManage cloud --provider={{provider_name}} --profile={{profile_name}} image info --id={{unique_id}}

• Delete an image:

VBoxManage cloud --provider={{provider_name}} --profile={{profile_name}} image delete --id={{unique_id}}