15 | | The exact functional differences between the two versions can be found [wiki:"Closed-source features" here]. |
| 15 | = Closed-source features = |
| 16 | |
| 17 | The following list shows the enterprise features that are only present in the closed-source edition. Note that this list may change over time as previously closed source features will be made available with the open-source version as well. |
| 18 | |
| 19 | * '''Remote Display Protocol (RDP) Server''' |
| 20 | |
| 21 | This component implements a complete RDP server on top of the virtual hardware and allows users to connect to a virtual machine remotely using any RDP compatible client. |
| 22 | |
| 23 | * '''USB support''' |
| 24 | |
| 25 | !VirtualBox implements a virtual USB controller and supports passing through USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 devices to virtual machines. |
| 26 | |
| 27 | * '''USB over RDP''' |
| 28 | |
| 29 | This is a combination of the RDP server and USB support allowing users to make USB devices available to virtual machines running remotely. |
| 30 | |
| 31 | * '''Shared Folders''' |
| 32 | |
| 33 | With the use of Shared Folders, users can share directories on their host system with guest systems. |
| 34 | |
| 35 | * '''iSCSI initiator''' |
| 36 | |
| 37 | !VirtualBox contains a builtin iSCSI initiator making it possible to use iSCSI targets as virtual disks without the guest requiring support for iSCSI. |