Is it possible to RDP into a Virtualbox VM in order to install an OS on it? So in other words is it possible to RDP into a Virtualbox VM that has no OS installed yet?
I have a headless ubuntu server and I have Virtualbox installed on it. I created a VM and I would like to install Ubuntu on this VM. I start the VM, I have selected to enable remote display.
But I am unable to connect to it from my Windows 11 machine using RDP.
For network mode I have tried NAT Network and also Bridged Mode.
For RDP address I have tried both the IP number of the physical server as well as the server of the actual VM (in Bridged Mode).
I must be missing something.
Update:
Yes RDP enabled on the VM.
Firewall ports open on iptables.
Update 2:
vboxmanage showvminfo "ubuntucraft"
Name: ubuntucraft
Groups: /
Guest OS: Debian (64-bit)
UUID: c37b7713-aae0-4ded-99e7-f96f55f3be49
Config file: /home/user/VirtualBox VMs/ubuntucraft/ubuntucraft.vbox
Snapshot folder: /home/user/VirtualBox VMs/ubuntucraft/Snapshots
Log folder: /home/user/VirtualBox VMs/ubuntucraft/Logs
Hardware UUID: c37b7713-aae0-4ded-99e7-f96f55f3be49
Memory size: 2535MB
Page Fusion: disabled
VRAM size: 84MB
CPU exec cap: 100%
HPET: disabled
CPUProfile: host
Chipset: piix3
Firmware: BIOS
Number of CPUs: 1
PAE: disabled
Long Mode: enabled
Triple Fault Reset: disabled
APIC: enabled
X2APIC: enabled
Nested VT-x/AMD-V: disabled
CPUID Portability Level: 0
CPUID overrides: None
Boot menu mode: message and menu
Boot Device 1: DVD
Boot Device 2: HardDisk
Boot Device 3: Not Assigned
Boot Device 4: Not Assigned
ACPI: enabled
IOAPIC: enabled
BIOS APIC mode: APIC
Time offset: 0ms
RTC: UTC
Hardware Virtualization: enabled
Nested Paging: enabled
Large Pages: disabled
VT-x VPID: enabled
VT-x Unrestricted Exec.: enabled
Paravirt. Provider: Default
Effective Paravirt. Prov.: KVM
State: running (since 2022-06-07T09:42:49.884000000)
Graphics Controller: VMSVGA
Monitor count: 1
3D Acceleration: disabled
2D Video Acceleration: disabled
Teleporter Enabled: disabled
Teleporter Port: 0
Teleporter Address:
Teleporter Password:
Tracing Enabled: disabled
Allow Tracing to Access VM: disabled
Tracing Configuration:
Autostart Enabled: disabled
Autostart Delay: 0
Default Frontend:
VM process priority: default
Storage Controller Name (0): SATA
Storage Controller Type (0): IntelAhci
Storage Controller Instance Number (0): 0
Storage Controller Max Port Count (0): 30
Storage Controller Port Count (0): 1
Storage Controller Bootable (0): on
Storage Controller Name (1): IDE
Storage Controller Type (1): PIIX4
Storage Controller Instance Number (1): 0
Storage Controller Max Port Count (1): 2
Storage Controller Port Count (1): 2
Storage Controller Bootable (1): on
SATA (0, 0): /home/user/VirtualBox VMs/ubuntucraft/ubuntucraft.vdi (UUID: 7b02b273-b4a5-476b-bf8e-55da955a083c)
IDE (1, 0): /mnt/raiddisk/public_html/craft/ubuntu-22.04-live-server-amd64.iso (UUID: 5c565295-d88e-4a80-81f7-3995447a54a1)
NIC 1: MAC: 080027D959D8, Attachment: Bridged Interface 'eth0', Cable connected: on, Trace: off (file: none), Type: 82540EM, Reported speed: 0 Mbps, Boot priority: 0, Promisc Policy: allow-all, Bandwidth group: none
NIC 2: disabled
NIC 3: disabled
NIC 4: disabled
NIC 5: disabled
NIC 6: disabled
NIC 7: disabled
NIC 8: disabled
Pointing Device: PS/2 Mouse
Keyboard Device: PS/2 Keyboard
UART 1: disabled
UART 2: disabled
UART 3: disabled
UART 4: disabled
LPT 1: disabled
LPT 2: disabled
Audio: enabled (Driver: ALSA, Controller: AC97, Codec: STAC9700)
Audio playback: disabled
Audio capture: disabled
Clipboard Mode: disabled
Drag and drop Mode: disabled
Session name: headless
Video mode: 800x600x32 at 0,0 enabled
VRDE: enabled (Address 127.0.0.1, Ports 9000-9100, MultiConn: off, ReuseSingleConn: off, Authentication type: null)
VRDE port: 9000
Video redirection: disabled
VRDE property : TCP/Ports = "9000-9100"
VRDE property : TCP/Address = "127.0.0.1"
VRDE property : VideoChannel/Enabled = <not set>
VRDE property : VideoChannel/Quality = <not set>
VRDE property : VideoChannel/DownscaleProtection = <not set>
VRDE property : Client/DisableDisplay = <not set>
VRDE property : Client/DisableInput = <not set>
VRDE property : Client/DisableAudio = <not set>
VRDE property : Client/DisableUSB = <not set>
VRDE property : Client/DisableClipboard = <not set>
VRDE property : Client/DisableUpstreamAudio = <not set>
VRDE property : Client/DisableRDPDR = <not set>
VRDE property : H3DRedirect/Enabled = <not set>
VRDE property : Security/Method = <not set>
VRDE property : Security/ServerCertificate = <not set>
VRDE property : Security/ServerPrivateKey = <not set>
VRDE property : Security/CACertificate = <not set>
VRDE property : Audio/RateCorrectionMode = <not set>
VRDE property : Audio/LogPath = <not set>
OHCI USB: disabled
EHCI USB: disabled
xHCI USB: disabled
USB Device Filters:
<none>
Available remote USB devices:
<none>
Currently Attached USB Devices:
<none>
Bandwidth groups: <none>
Shared folders:<none>
VRDE Connection: not active
Clients so far: 0
Capturing: not active
Capture audio: not active
Capture screens: 0
Capture file: /home/user/VirtualBox VMs/ubuntucraft/ubuntucraft.webm
Capture dimensions: 1024x768
Capture rate: 512kbps
Capture FPS: 25kbps
Capture options:
Guest:
Configured memory balloon size: 0MB
OS type: Linux26_64
Additions run level: 1
Additions version: 6.0.0 r127566
Guest Facilities:
Facility "VirtualBox Base Driver": active/running (last update: 2022/06/07 09:43:50 UTC)
Facility "Seamless Mode": not active (last update: 2022/06/07 09:43:50 UTC)
Facility "Graphics Mode": not active (last update: 2022/06/07 09:43:50 UTC)
VBoxManage showvminfooutput for the guest containing the VRDP port; and the configuration for your RDP client, such as the mstsc command. virtualbox.org/manual/ch07.html#rdp-viewers