If your host is windows xp, attached is an example.
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Valmor
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lloyd Budd
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 11:24 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [vbox-users] No example for clonevdi in doc
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm loving VirtualBox!
>
> I laughed and then cried a little when I saw that in UserManual.pdf it
> doesn't even include the command clonevdi syntax ;-)
>
> VBoxManage clonevdi <uuid>|<filename> <outputfile>
>
>
> Cheers,
> Lloyd
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Just for reference, here is how to clone a linux guest when using a
windows XP host.
1) The default installation place for vbox is:
C:\Program Files\Sun\xVM
2) If vbox was installed by user foo, there will be a directory
C:\Documents and Settings\foo\.VirtualBox\VDI
where the boot ide is located; say linux-vm.vdi.
3) Open a DOS window at C:\Documents and Settings\fvu and enter
"..\..\Programs Files\Sun\xVM VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" clonevdi
VDI\linux-vm.vdi linux-vm-clone.vdi
This will create the clone in the same folder as the original vdi.
Mine had ~6GB for a working gentoo linux vm. It took about 3 hours for
the clone to be created. I successfully transported to a second Windows
XP machine and it worked!! I installed vbox-1.6.2 on the second XP just
as I did on the first and saved the linux clone in the corresponding
folder.
Great job vbox team.
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Valmor
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gregory Nowak
> Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 11:56 PM
> To: VirtualBox end user list
> Subject: Re: [vbox-users] cloning vdi on windows host
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> You need to pass the clonevdi option to vboxmanage. I'm not in windows
> right now, so can't give you exact syntax, but you should be able to
> find that in chapter 8 I believe of the vbox manual. Hth.
>
> Greg
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 11:22:03PM -0400, de Almeida, Valmor F. wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Would someone know the exact syntax for cloning a vdi on a windows
XP
> > host?
> >
> > I am trying to use the DOS command prompt but can't get passed the
> > windows DOS syntax. I have tried
> >
> > C:\Program Files\Sun\xVM VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe <path to vdi>
<new
> > name>
> >
> > No luck.
> >
> > Thanks,
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