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--- virtualbox [2010/02/17 08:37] – 172.26.0.166
+++ virtualbox [2010/07/04 20:05] – 172.26.14.218
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-===== VirtualBox =====
+====== VirtualBox ======
 VirtualBox is a free/opensource Hypervisor from Sun Microsystems.  It has performance on par with VMware and is very mature.  We have two virtualization servers, [[biovbox]] and biovboxtesting.
   * [[http://www.virtualbox.org|VirtualBox homepage]]
+  * [[http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=646613|Tips to optimize Linux guests and hosts]]
 ===== Create a VM =====
 Copy an ISO to your home directory:
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 ==== List your running VMs ====
 <code>$ VBoxManage list runningvms </code>
 ==== Autostart VMs at host boot ====
 ----
+How do I get my VirtualBox Guest VM’s to start and stop when the host system reboots, shutdown, or starts.
+Solution / Answer:
+Create an init.d script so that VirtualBox Guest VM are controlled as a system service.
+VBoxTool http://vboxtool.sourceforge.net
+http://www.kernelhardware.org/virtualbox-auto-start-vm-centos-fedora-redhat
+----
+Create Config File for vboxcontrol service script
+<code># mkdir /etc/virtualbox</code
+<code># touch /etc/virtualbox/machines_enabled</code>
+The file “machines_enabled” located in “/etc/virtualbox” is where we list the names of the Guest VM’s that we want vboxcontrol to control.
+To get a list of your current Guest VM names execute the following command and notice the name is in ” “:
+<file>
+$ VBoxManage list vms
+"Centos_HDLES_x86_1" {5087b02a-5816-4c76-b302-c13175623023}
+"Centos_HDLES_x86_3" {bcae660a-f627-46d6-8c95-9da97363eeea}
+"Centos_HDLES_LAMP" {3907173c-cc15-4820-a930-f0bb3c13cb7e}</file>
+Add Guest VM’s to “machines_enabled” include one VM name per line
+<file>
+# vi /etc/virtualbox/machines_enabled
+Centos_HDLES_x86_1
+Centos_HDLES_x86_3
+Centos_HDLES_LAMP</file>
+Add VirtualBox VM Service script
+Create new init.d service script file and give execute permissions
+<code># touch /etc/init.d/vboxcontrol</code>
+<code># chmod 755 /etc/init.d/vboxcontrol</code>
+Copy the following code into file “/etc/init.d/vboxcontrol”
+<code bash>
+#! /bin/sh
+# vboxcontrol   Startup script for VirtualBox Virtual Machines
+#
+# chkconfig: 345 98 02
+# description: Manages VirtualBox VMs
+# processname: vboxcontrol
+#
+# pidfile: /var/run/vboxcontrol/vboxcontrol.pid
+#
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+#
+### END INIT INFO
+#
+# Version 20090301 by Kevin Swanson <kswan.info> based on:
+# Version 2008051100 by Jochem Kossen <jochem.kossen@gmail.com>
+# http://farfewertoes.com
+#
+# Released in the public domain
+#
+# This file came with a README file containing the instructions on how
+# to use this script.
+#
+# Source function library.
+if [ -f /etc/init.d/functions ] ; then
+. /etc/init.d/functions
+elif [ -f /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions ] ; then
+. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
+else
+exit 1
+fi
+################################################################################
+# INITIAL CONFIGURATION
+VBOXDIR="/etc/virtualbox"
+VM_USER="vmadmin"
+USE_NAT="no"
+export PATH="${PATH:+$PATH:}/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
+if [ -f $VBOXDIR/config ]; then
+. $VBOXDIR/config
+fi
+SU="su $VM_USER -c"
+VBOXMANAGE="VBoxManage -nologo"
+################################################################################
+# FUNCTIONS
+# Determine if USE_NAT is set to "yes"
+use_nat() {
+if [ "$USE_NAT" = "yes" ]; then
+return `true`
+else
+return `false`
+fi
+}
+log_failure_msg() {
+echo $1
+}
+log_action_msg() {
+echo $1
+}
+# Check for running machines every few seconds; return when all machines are
+# down
+wait_for_closing_machines() {
+RUNNING_MACHINES=`$SU "$VBOXMANAGE list runningvms" | wc -l`
+if [ $RUNNING_MACHINES != 0 ]; then
+sleep 5
+wait_for_closing_machines
+fi
+}
+################################################################################
+# RUN
+case "$1" in
+start)
+if [ -f /etc/virtualbox/machines_enabled ]; then
+cat /etc/virtualbox/machines_enabled | while read VM; do
+log_action_msg "Starting VM: $VM ..."
+$SU "$VBOXMANAGE startvm "$VM" -type vrdp"
+RETVAL=$?
+done
+touch /var/lock/subsys/vboxcontrol
+fi
+;;
+stop)
+# NOTE: this stops all running VM's. Not just the ones listed in the
+# config
+$SU "$VBOXMANAGE list runningvms" | while read VM; do
+log_action_msg "Shutting down VM: $VM ..."
+$SU "$VBOXMANAGE controlvm "$VM" acpipowerbutton"
+done
+rm -f /var/lock/subsys/vboxcontrol
+wait_for_closing_machines
+;;
+start-vm)
+log_action_msg "Starting VM: $2 ..."
+$SU "$VBOXMANAGE startvm "$2" -type vrdp"
+;;
+stop-vm)
+log_action_msg "Stopping VM: $2 ..."
+$SU "$VBOXMANAGE controlvm "$2" acpipowerbutton"
+;;
+poweroff-vm)
+log_action_msg "Powering off VM: $2 ..."
+$SU "$VBOXMANAGE controlvm "$2" poweroff"
+;;
+status)
+echo "The following virtual machines are currently running:"
+$SU "$VBOXMANAGE list runningvms" | while read VM; do
+echo -n "$VM ("
+echo -n `$SU "VBoxManage showvminfo ${VM%% *}|grep Name:|sed -e 's/^Name:s*//g'"`
+echo ')'
+done
+;;
+*)
+echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|start-vm <VM
+name>|stop-vm <VM name>|poweroff-vm <VM name>}"
+exit 3
+esac
+exit 0
+</code>
+Add vboxcontrol service to chkconfig registry
+<code># chkconfig --add vboxcontrol</code>
+Tell chkconfig to create symlinks for runlevels and activate service vboxcontrol
+<code># chkconfig vboxcontrol on</code>
-http://www.kernelhardware.org/virtualbox-auto-start-vm-centos-fedora-redhat/
-http://vboxtool.sourceforge.net/