Vbox windows

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How to manage your Virtual Box running Windows from outside the lab.

1. ssh to a portal

$ ssh <userid>@<your_desktop> vboxmanage startvm LabWindows

2. To power off the VM use:

$ vboxmanage controlvm LabWindows pause

Undo this by using:

$ ssh <userid>@<your_desktop> vboxmanage controlvm LabWindows resume

3. To restore a snapshot:

$ ssh <userid>@<your_desktop> vboxmanage snapshot LabWindows restore BeforeReboot