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5.Register the ISO file that contains the operating system installation that you want to install later:
VBoxManage openmedium dvd /full/path/to/iso.iso
6. Attach this ISO to the virtual machine, so it can boot from it:
VBoxManage modifyvm "Windows XP"
(Alternatively, you can use VBoxManage controlvm dvdattach directly, without having to register the image first; see chapter 8.9, VBoxManage con- trolvm, page 121 for details.)
7. Start the virtual machine using VBoxHeadless:
VBoxHeadless
If everything worked, you should see a copyright notice. If, instead, you are returned to the command line, then something went wrong.
8.On the client machine, fire up the RDP viewer and try to connect to the server (see chapter 7.4.1, Common
You should now be seeing the installation routine of your guest operating system in the RDP viewer.
7.4.4 Remote USB
As a special feature on top of the VRDP support, VirtualBox supports remote USB devices over the wire as well. That is, the VirtualBox guest that runs on one computer can access the USB devices of the remote computer on which the RDP data is being displayed the same way as USB devices that are connected to the actual host. This allows for running virtual machines on a VirtualBox host that acts as a server, where a client can connect from elsewhere that needs only a network adapter and a display capable of running an RDP viewer. When USB devices are plugged into the client, the remote VirtualBox server can access them.
For these remote USB devices, the same filter rules apply as for other USB devices, as described with chapter 3.10.1, USB settings, page 56. All you have to do is specify “Remote” (or “Any”) when setting up these rules.
Accessing remote USB devices is only possible if the RDP client supports this exten- sion. On Linux and Solaris hosts, the VirtualBox installation provides a suitable RDP client called
To make a remote USB device available to a VM,
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