$Date: 2025-08-11 19:18:47 +0200 (Mon, 11 Aug 2025) $

VBoxManage export

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VBoxManage-export export one or more virtual machines to a virtual appliance or to a cloud service &product-name;
`VBoxManage export` machines --output=name --legacy09 --ovf09 --ovf10 --ovf20 --manifest --options= manifest iso nomacs nomacsbutnat --vsys=virtual-system-number --description=description-info --eula=license-text --eulafile=filename --product=product-name --producturl=product-URL --vendor=vendor-name --vendorurl=vendor-URL --version=version-info --vmname=vmname `VBoxManage export` machine --output=cloud-service-provider --opc10 --vmname=vmname --cloud=virtual-system-number --cloudprofile=cloud-profile-name --cloudshape=cloud-shape-name --clouddomain=cloud-domain --clouddisksize=disk-size-in-GB --cloudbucket=bucket-name --cloudocivcn=OCI-VCN-ID --cloudocisubnet=OCI-subnet-ID --cloudkeepobject= true false --cloudlaunchinstance= true false --cloudlaunchmode= EMULATED PARAVIRTUALIZED --cloudpublicip= true false

## Description

The `VBoxManage export` command enables you to export one or more virtual machines (VMs) from &product-name; into to one of the following formats:

- A virtual appliance in OVF format. This includes copying the VM's virtual disk images to compressed VMDK.

- A cloud service such as &oci;. Exports a single VM.

For more information about exporting VMs from &product-name;, see .

### Export a Virtual Machine to an OVF Virtual Appliance

The `VBoxManage export` command enables you to export a VM as a virtual appliance in OVF format.

machines

  Specifies a comma-separated list of one or more machines to export to the same OVF file.

`--output=filename`

  Specifies the target OVF file. The file can be OVF, OVA, or a ZIP file compressed with the `gzip` command. Because the directory that contains the target OVF file will also store the exported disk images in the compressed VMDK format, ensure that this directory has sufficient disk space in which to store the images.

  The short form of this option is `-o`.

`--legacy09`

  Exports in OVF 0.9 legacy mode if the virtualization product is not fully compatible with the OVF 1.0 standard.

`--ovf09`

  Exports in OVF 0.9 format.

`--ovf10`

  Exports in OVF 1.0 format.

`--ovf20`

  Exports in OVF 2.0 format.

`--manifest`

  Creates a manifest of the exported files.

`--options=argument,...`

  Specifies information to control the exact content of the appliance file. Specify one or more comma-separated arguments:

  `manifest`

    Produces a manifest file that detects corrupted appliances on import.

  `iso`

    Exports DVD images in an ISO file.

  `nomacs`

    Excludes all MAC addresses.

  `nomacsbutnat`

    Excludes all MAC addresses except for those in a NAT network.

`--description=description-info`

  Specifies a description of the VM.

`--eula=license-text`

  Specifies an end-user license text.

`--eulafile=filename`

  Specifies an end-user license file.

`--product=product-name`

  Specifies a product name.

`--producturl=product-URL`

  Specifies a product URL.

`--vendor=vendor-name`

  Specifies a vendor name.

`--vendorurl=vendor-URL`

  Specifies a vendor URL.

`--version=version-info`

  Specifies version information.

`--vmname=vmname`

  Specifies the name of the VM to export.

`--vsys=virtual-system-number`

  Specifies the number of the virtual system.

### Export a Virtual Machine to &oci;

The `VBoxManage export` command enables you to export a VM to a cloud service provider such as &oci;. By default, the exported disk image is converted into compressed VMDK format. This minimizes the amount of data to transfer to the cloud service.

Some of the following options are configuration settings for the VM instance. As a result, specify an Oracle Cloud Identifier (OCID) for a resource. Use the &oci; Console to view OCIDs.

`--output=cloud-service-provider`

  Specifies the short name of the cloud service provider to which you export the VM. For &oci;, specify `OCI://`.

  The short form of this option is `-o`.

`--opc10`

  Exports in &oci; format.

`--cloud=number-of-virtual-system`

  Specifies a number that identifies the VM to export. Numbering starts at `0` for the first VM.

`--vmname=vmname`

  Specifies the name of the exported VM, which is used as the VM instance name in &oci;.

`--cloudprofile=cloud-profile-name`

  Specifies the cloud profile to use to connect to the cloud service provider. The cloud profile contains your &oci; account details, such as your user OCID and the fingerprint for your public key.

  To use a cloud profile, you must have the required permissions on &oci;.

`--cloudshape=cloud-shape-name`

  Specifies the shape used by the VM instance. The shape defines the number of CPUs and the amount of memory that is allocated to the VM instance. Ensure that the shape is compatible with the exported image.

`--clouddomain=cloud-domain`

  Specifies the availability domain to use for the VM instance. Enter the full name of the availability domain.

`--clouddisksize=disk-size-in-GB`

  Specifies the amount of disk space, in gigabytes, to use for the exported disk image. Valid values are from 50 GB to 300 GB.

`--cloudbucket=bucket-name`

  Specifies the bucket in which to store uploaded files. In &oci;, a bucket is a logical container for storing objects.

`--cloudocivcn=OCI-VCN-ID`

  Specifies the OCID of the virtual cloud network (VCN) to use for the VM instance.

`--cloudocisubnet=OCI-subnet-ID`

  Specifies the OCID of the VCN subnet to use for the VM instance.

`--cloudkeepobject=true | false`

  Specifies whether to store the exported disk image in Oracle Object Storage.

`--cloudlaunchinstance=true | false`

  Specifies whether to start the VM instance after the export to &oci; completes.

`--cloudlaunchinstance=EMULATED | PARAVIRTUALIZED`

  Specifies the launch mode used for the instance. Paravirtualized mode gives improved performance.

`--cloudpublicip=true | false`

  Specifies whether to enable a public IP address for the VM instance.

## Example

The following example shows how to export the `myVM` VM to &oci;. The command's option arguments describe the configuration of the `myVM_Cloud` VM in &oci;.

    # VBoxManage export myVM --output=OCI:// --cloud=0 --vmname=myVM_Cloud \
    --cloudprofile="standard user" --cloudbucket=myBucket \
    --cloudshape=VM.Standard2.1 --clouddomain=US-ASHBURN-AD-1 --clouddisksize=50  \
    --cloudocivcn=ocid1.vcn.oc1.iad.aaaa... --cloudocisubnet=ocid1.subnet.oc1.iad.aaaa... \
    --cloudkeepobject=true --cloudlaunchinstance=true --cloudpublicip=true