8.18. VBoxManage bandwidthctl

This command creates/deletes/modifies bandwidth groups of the given virtual machine:

VBoxManage bandwidthctl    <uuid|vmname>
                          --name <name>
                          [--add disk
                          [--delete]
                          [--limit MB/s]

See Section 5.8, “Limiting bandwidth for disk images” for an introduction to bandwidth limits. The parameters mean:

uuid|vmname

The VM UUID or VM Name. Mandatory.

name

Name of the bandwidth group. Mandatory.

add

Creates a new bandwdith group with the given type.

delete

Deletes a bandwdith group if it isn't used anymore.

limit

Sets the limit for the given group to the specified amount. Can be changed while the VM is running.