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--- virtualbox [2010/01/20 08:18] – 172.26.0.166
+++ virtualbox [2010/02/18 08:55] – 172.26.0.166
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   * [[http://www.virtualbox.org|VirtualBox homepage]]
 ===== Create a VM =====
 Copy an ISO to your home directory:
-<code>$scp <dist>.iso alan@172.26.0.200:~/</code>
+<code>$scp ubuntu-9.04-desktop-i386.iso alan@172.26.0.200:~/</code>
   * SSH to VM server: 172.26.0.200
 <code>$ ssh alan@172.26.0.200</code>
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 Then you can log in to the VM from your own computer using the port you've forwarded above:
 <code>$ ssh -p 2223 username@172.26.0.200</code>
+===== Updating VirtualBox =====
-==== Updating VirtualBox ====
 To update VirtualBox to a new version you must shutdown all the running VMs.  You can do this by first looking to see which VMs are running (''ps auxw | grep VBox'') and then shutting down or saving the state of each one.
 <file>[jmagochi@biovbox ~]$ VBoxManage controlvm CentOS savestate
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 $ yum install virtualbox-3.1
 </file>
+===== Commonly-used commands =====
+==== List your VMs ====
+<code>$ VBoxManage list vms</code>
+==== List your running VMs ====
+<code>$ VBoxManage list runningvms </code>
+==== Autostart VMs at host boot ====
+----
+Two Methods:
+VBoxTool http://vboxtool.sourceforge.net
+Script from http://www.kernelhardware.org/virtualbox-auto-start-vm-centos-fedora-redhat
+===Ubuntu:Debian===
+VBoxTool currently consist only of a set of scripts. With this scripts, virtual
+machines of VirtualBox in a Linux headless server can be controlled. Start, stop,
+save, backup and show status of sessions in batch mode from the command line.
+Usage and installation is tested only on Ubuntu. Please report if a specific
+function is not working in another environment, say OpenSUSE, Fedora, etc.
+INSTALLATION
+Note. Precede commands with 'sudo' when not operated as root.
+* Place the main script script/vboxtool in /usr/local/bin
+* Make vboxtool executable:
+    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/vboxtool
+* Place the init script script/vboxtoolinit in /etc/init.d
+* Make vboxtoolinit executable:
+    chmod +x /etc/init.d/vboxtoolinit
+* Activate the init script vboxtoolinit:
+    update-rc.d vboxtoolinit defaults 99 10
+* Create a folder /etc/vboxtool. In here, two config files have to be created, see
+  configuration section below, type 'vboxtool help' for more instructions.
+Note. To remove vboxtoolinit from autostart: update-rc.d -f vboxtoolinit remove
+CONFIGURATION
+Note. Configuration from vboxtool does *not* taking place on *running* sessions,
+so save or stop all sessions before issueing the autostart command.
+* Create /etc/vboxtool/machines.conf:
+    <session name>,<VRDP-port>
+  The VRDP-port enables RDP-clients like rdesktop to connect. It may be left blank.
+* Create /etc/vboxtool/vboxtool.conf:
+    vbox_user='<user name>'
+* Issue the following command:
+    vboxtool autostart
+  VBoxTool will configure sessions (VRDP-port). By now, session(s) should be up and
+  running and configured.
+* Check if sessions or running, with the assumed vrdp-port:
+    vboxtool show
+  Show only the running sessions:
+    vboxtool showrun
+* Check if sessions configured in /etc/vboxtool/machines.conf are be automatically
+  started at reboot. Reboot your system, check with: vboxtool showrun
+UPGRADING FROM 0.2
+Sorry for breaking things here, but it's all in the name of naming consistency...
+- Config folder is moved from /etc/vbox to /etc/vboxtool. Rename this folder.
+- Main script 'vbox' is renamed to 'vboxtool'
+USAGE
+After installation, type 'vboxtool help' for more info.
+KNOWN ISSUES
+- Backup is not working as expected when using snapshots. When a snapshot is
+  present, the main vdi file is not copied, even if it's different from
+  previous backups. Problem is that once a snapshot is made, the main vdi
+  (according to info from 'VBoxManage showvminfo') is pointing to the snapshot
+  vdi instead of the expected, chained main vdi in the vdi folder.
+  (Tracker #2132265)
+MORE HELP
+- Type: 'vboxtool help'
+- See http://vboxtool.sourceforge.net for more details.
+=== Fedora :Redhat : CentOS ===
+----
-==== Commonly-used commands ====
-List your VMs:
-<code>VBoxManage list vms</code>
-List all running VMs:
-<code>VBoxManage list runningvms </code>