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| ==== Autostart VMs at host boot ==== | ==== Autostart VMs at host boot ==== | ||
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| - | Two Methods: | ||
| - | * VBoxTool http:// | + | How do I get my VirtualBox Guest VM’s to start and stop when the host system reboots, shutdown, or starts. |
| - | * Script from http:// | + | |
| - | VBoxTool currently consist only of a set of scripts. With this scripts, virtual | + | Solution / Answer: |
| - | 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 | + | Create an init.d script so that VirtualBox Guest VM are controlled as a system service. |
| - | function is not working in another environment, | + | VBoxTool http:// |
| - | INSTALLATION | + | http:// |
| - | Note. Precede commands with ' | + | ---- |
| + | Create Config File for vboxcontrol service script | ||
| - | * Place the main script script/vboxtool in /usr/local/bin | + | < |
| + | < | ||
| + | The file “machines_enabled” located in “/ | ||
| - | * Make vboxtool executable: | + | To get a list of your current Guest VM names execute the following command and notice the name is in ” “: |
| - | chmod +x /usr/local/bin/vboxtool | + | < |
| + | $ VBoxManage list vms | ||
| + | " | ||
| + | " | ||
| + | " | ||
| + | Add Guest VM’s to “machines_enabled” include one VM name per line | ||
| + | < | ||
| + | # vi /etc/virtualbox/machines_enabled | ||
| + | Centos_HDLES_x86_1 | ||
| + | Centos_HDLES_x86_3 | ||
| + | Centos_HDLES_LAMP</ | ||
| + | Add VirtualBox VM Service script | ||
| - | * Place the init script script/ | + | Create new init.d |
| - | * Make vboxtoolinit executable: | + | < |
| - | chmod +x / | + | < |
| - | + | Copy the following code into file “/etc/init.d/ | |
| - | * Activate the init script vboxtoolinit: | + | |
| - | update-rc.d vboxtoolinit defaults 99 10 | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | * Create a folder | + | |
| - | configuration section below, type ' | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | Note. To remove vboxtoolinit from autostart: update-rc.d -f vboxtoolinit remove | + | |
| - | CONFIGURATION | + | <code bash> |
| + | #! /bin/sh | ||
| + | # vboxcontrol | ||
| + | # | ||
| + | # chkconfig: 345 98 02 | ||
| + | # description: | ||
| + | # processname: | ||
| + | # | ||
| + | # pidfile: / | ||
| + | # | ||
| + | ### BEGIN INIT INFO | ||
| + | # | ||
| + | ### END INIT INFO | ||
| + | # | ||
| + | # Version 20090301 by Kevin Swanson < | ||
| + | # Version 2008051100 by Jochem Kossen < | ||
| + | # http:// | ||
| + | # | ||
| + | # Released in the public domain | ||
| + | # | ||
| + | # This file came with a README file containing the instructions on how | ||
| + | # to use this script. | ||
| + | # | ||
| - | Note. Configuration from vboxtool does *not* taking place on *running* sessions, | + | # Source function library. |
| - | so save or stop all sessions before issueing the autostart command. | + | if [ -f /etc/init.d/functions ] ; then |
| + | . / | ||
| + | elif [ -f / | ||
| + | . / | ||
| + | else | ||
| + | exit 1 | ||
| + | fi | ||
| - | * Create | + | ################################################################################ |
| - | < | + | # INITIAL CONFIGURATION |
| + | VBOXDIR=" | ||
| + | VM_USER=" | ||
| + | USE_NAT=" | ||
| + | export PATH=" | ||
| + | if [ -f $VBOXDIR/ | ||
| + | . $VBOXDIR/ | ||
| + | fi | ||
| + | SU="su $VM_USER -c" | ||
| + | VBOXMANAGE=" | ||
| + | |||
| + | ################################################################################ | ||
| + | # FUNCTIONS | ||
| + | |||
| + | # Determine if USE_NAT is set to " | ||
| + | use_nat() { | ||
| + | if [ " | ||
| + | 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 " | ||
| + | if [ $RUNNING_MACHINES != 0 ]; then | ||
| + | sleep 5 | ||
| + | wait_for_closing_machines | ||
| + | fi | ||
| + | } | ||
| + | |||
| + | ################################################################################ | ||
| + | # RUN | ||
| + | case " | ||
| + | start) | ||
| + | if [ -f / | ||
| + | |||
| + | cat / | ||
| + | log_action_msg " | ||
| + | $SU " | ||
| + | RETVAL=$? | ||
| + | done | ||
| + | touch / | ||
| + | fi | ||
| + | ;; | ||
| + | stop) | ||
| + | # NOTE: this stops all running VM's. Not just the ones listed in the | ||
| + | # config | ||
| + | $SU " | ||
| + | log_action_msg " | ||
| + | $SU " | ||
| + | done | ||
| + | rm -f / | ||
| + | wait_for_closing_machines | ||
| + | |||
| + | ;; | ||
| + | start-vm) | ||
| + | log_action_msg " | ||
| + | $SU " | ||
| + | ;; | ||
| + | stop-vm) | ||
| + | log_action_msg " | ||
| + | $SU " | ||
| + | ;; | ||
| + | poweroff-vm) | ||
| + | log_action_msg " | ||
| + | $SU " | ||
| + | ;; | ||
| + | status) | ||
| + | echo "The following virtual machines are currently running:" | ||
| + | $SU " | ||
| + | echo -n "$VM (" | ||
| + | echo -n `$SU " | ||
| + | echo ' | ||
| + | done | ||
| + | ;; | ||
| + | *) | ||
| + | echo " | ||
| + | name> | ||
| + | exit 3 | ||
| + | esac | ||
| + | |||
| + | exit 0 | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | Add vboxcontrol service to chkconfig registry | ||
| + | |||
| + | < | ||
| + | Tell chkconfig to create symlinks for runlevels and activate service vboxcontrol | ||
| + | |||
| + | < | ||