{"id":14056,"date":"2022-09-20T19:43:58","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T16:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=14056"},"modified":"2024-03-09T21:24:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T18:24:56","slug":"create-and-manage-virtualbox-vm-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/create-and-manage-virtualbox-vm-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Create and Manage VirtualBox VM Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this tutorial, you will learn how to create and manage VirtualBox vm groups. In VirtualBox, it is possible to create virtual machines groups. You can group together virtual machines that servers the same purpose or just group them as you so wish. Grouping the VMs, enables you <em>to manage and perform functions on them collectively, as well as individually<\/em>. Some of the groups command that you can execute include, Start, Pause, Reset, save state,shutdown, poweroff, Discard Saved State, Show in File System, Sort&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create and Manage VirtualBox VM Groups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are different ways in which you can create and manager VirtualBox VM groups;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Using VirtualBox Manager<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using <strong><code>vboxmanage<\/code><\/strong> command line tool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider the VMs below on my VirtualBox;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1213\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/virtualbox-vms.png\" alt=\"Create and Manage VirtualBox VM Groups\" class=\"wp-image-14076\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/virtualbox-vms.png?v=1663690513 1213w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/virtualbox-vms-768x424.png?v=1663690513 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1213px) 100vw, 1213px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Or simply list the vms from the command line;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>vboxmanage list vms<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\"Windows_7\" {50a7bf65-bf3a-4ada-8219-10addcf150ce}\n\"Windows10\" {c53f6bbd-d888-4a08-90aa-c68c8e869d8d}\n\"Debian 10\" {d5a81f4a-7c6a-4a54-b3b1-5083c53f973f}\n\"fossa\" {203e56fa-f4e1-4599-839e-6d3ddf81a750}\n\"kali-2022.2\" {8bf654ff-0e12-41d7-b17a-9dc327c8169b}\n\"RockyLinux8\" {f8664c6d-47de-45b2-8f2d-3421108bd399}\n\"jellyfish\" {78ef19ce-5363-4c4a-a8b7-d8347a3b655e}\n\"Oracle9\" {1057e047-659a-47e2-a9f1-1f36f5ff97da}\n\"oracle8\" {36b185f5-db4f-4a2d-961f-8d5c9222a50e}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use VirtualBox Manager to Create VirtualBox VM groups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>From the VirtualBox manager, you can create VirtualBox vm groups in different ways;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>drag a VM and drop it over another VM,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>select one or multiple vms &gt; right click &gt; <strong>Group<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/select-vms-right-click-group.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1916\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/select-vms-right-click-group.png\" alt=\"Create and Manage VirtualBox VM Groups\" class=\"wp-image-14077\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/select-vms-right-click-group.png?v=1663690547 1916w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/select-vms-right-click-group-768x413.png?v=1663690547 768w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/select-vms-right-click-group-1536x826.png?v=1663690547 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1916px) 100vw, 1916px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You should see a new group created. Right click on the group and rename accordingly;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rename-virtualbox-vm-group.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1916\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rename-virtualbox-vm-group.png\" alt=\"Create and Manage VirtualBox VM Groups\" class=\"wp-image-14078\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rename-virtualbox-vm-group.png?v=1663690580 1916w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rename-virtualbox-vm-group-768x413.png?v=1663690580 768w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rename-virtualbox-vm-group-1536x826.png?v=1663690580 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1916px) 100vw, 1916px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To add more vms to the group, select and drag and drop respective vm into the respective group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that is also possible to create nested groups. These are groups within groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Use <strong><code>vboxmanage<\/code><\/strong> CLI tool Create VirtualBox VM groups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, you can create VirtualBox vm groups using <code><strong>vboxmanage<\/strong><\/code> command line tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To begin with, you can list available groups;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>vboxmanage list groups<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>To create VirtualBox vm group using vboxmanage command line tool;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>vboxmanage modifyvm &lt;uuid-of-the-vm|vm-name&gt; &#91;--groups &lt;\/group&gt;, ...]<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, to create a group called <strong>Linux<\/strong> and add a <strong>Debian 10<\/strong> VM into this group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>vboxmanage modifyvm \"Debian 10\" --groups \"\/Linux\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>If the group already exists, the command will add the VM into the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To add another VM into the group simply run the same command and change the name of the vm;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>vboxmanage modifyvm \"jellyfish\" --groups \"\/Linux\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>To create multiple groups and add vms into those groups, run the command below. <strong>NOTE<\/strong> that if the groups already exist, the vms will be added to those groups. If the groups don&#8217;t exist, they will be created;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>vboxmanage modifyvm \"Oracle9\" --groups \"\/Linux,\/Database\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remove VirtualBox VM from Groups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To remove VirtualBox VM from the group;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Drag the vm out of the group on the VirtualBox manager;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Similarly, you can remove the  VM from group using the command line;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>vboxmanage modifyvm \"Debian 10\" --groups \"\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can as well remove all the groups by right clicking the group and select ungroup.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ungroup-virtualbox-vms.png\" class=\"td-modal-image\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1916\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ungroup-virtualbox-vms.png\" alt=\"Create and Manage VirtualBox VM Groups\" class=\"wp-image-14079\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ungroup-virtualbox-vms.png?v=1663690628 1916w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ungroup-virtualbox-vms-768x413.png?v=1663690628 768w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ungroup-virtualbox-vms-1536x826.png?v=1663690628 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1916px) 100vw, 1916px\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And that is it on how you VirtualBox VM groups can be created and managed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Tutorials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/easily-access-shared-folder-on-linux-virtualbox-vm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Easily Access Shared Folder on Linux VirtualBox VM<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/easy-way-to-install-virtualbox-on-oracle-linux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Easy way to Install VirtualBox on Oracle Linux<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial, you will learn how to create and manage VirtualBox vm groups. 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