I've put these scripts in /root/.VirtualBox/Scripts and created symlinks to /usr/bin
vboxiso.sh - a script to control the dvd/cd image, even whilst the guest is on.
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#!/bin/sh
#ensure that the server name is entered
if [ -z "$1" ] ; then
echo "Please enter the server you wish to start"
echo "usage cmd <server>"
exit 1
fi
if [ "$2" == "none" ] ; then
echo Unmounting DVD/CD-ROM
elif [ -z "$2" ] ; then
echo "Please enter the iso image you wish to mount"
exit 1
elif [ -e $2 ] ; then
donothing=0
else
echo "$2 doesnt seem to exist, please check the path or filename"
exit 1
fi
VBoxManage controlvm $1 dvdattach $2
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#!/bin/sh
#integer for number of drives
num=1
# ensure that the server name is entered
if [ -z "$1" ] ; then
echo "Please enter the server you wish to start"
echo "usage cmd <server>"
exit 1
fi
# loop through available hard drives
for vint in `grep hardDisk /root/.VirtualBox/Machines/"$1"/"$1".xml | cut -d\" -f6`; do
len=${#vint}
len=$(($len-2))
uuid=`expr substr $vint 2 $len`
path=`VBoxManage showvdiinfo $uuid`
files=`echo $path | cut -d" " -f44`
#remove hd's from vm guest
case $num in
1 )
echo --- Unmounting hda ---
VBoxManage modifyvm $1 -hda none
echo --- Unregistering drive ---
VBoxManage unregisterimage disk $uuid
;;
2 )
echo --- Unmounting hdd ---
VBoxManage modifyvm $1 -hdd none
echo --- Unregistering drive ---
VBoxManage unregisterimage disk $uuid
;;
esac
rm -rf $files
echo --- Deleted $files ---
num=$(($num+1))
done
rm -rf "/root/.VirtualBox/Machines/"$1
VBoxManage unregistervm $1
echo --- Deleted VM Guest: $1 ---
Unlike in the manual, I dont assign any network interfaces to the host interfaces created. vboxup.sh does this for me. However, I still use cleanuptap.sh as directed for the interfaces that I have. As when the VM shutsdown, its able to delete the TAP devices.
Unfortunately, the script doesnt take into account that a guest could crash and then you need to use the existing TAP devices. Or if you run the startup script again, it will create new TAP devices. I will fix this later.
vboxup.sh - Create the TAP devices per network interface
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#!/bin/sh
# Create variable for Tap interfaces
tap=0
# create array to store vbox interfaces
declare -a vbr
# create variables for checking bridges
array=0
flag=0
# check for how many bridged interfaces are present
for i in `service network status`; do
#check using regular expression:
if [[ "$i" =~ "br[0..9]*" ]] ; then
# array is empty, add in card
if [[ "$array" == 0 ]] ; then
vbr=( ${vbr[@]} $i )
array=$(($array+1))
else
# check array for duplications
for a in ${vbr[@]}; do
if [ $i != $a ] ; then
# set flag when dup found
flag=$(($flag+1))
fi
done
# flag is up, add it to the array
if [ "$flag" == 1 ] ; then
vbr=( ${vbr[@]} $i )
fi
fi
fi
done
#No bridges configured, terminate script
if [ "$array" == 0 ] ; then
echo You have no bridges configured!
exit 1
fi
# Create Tap interfaces per network interfaces
for vint in `grep HostInterface /root/.VirtualBox/Machines/"$1"/"$1".xml | cut -d\" -f2`; do
#Create the Tap Interface
interface=`VBoxTunctl -b -u root`
if [ -z "$interface" ]; then
echo couldnt setup a TAP Device
exit 1
fi
if [ "$tap" == 0 ]; then
# get the netmask from br0
ifcfg=`ifconfig br0`
netmask=`echo $ifcfg | cut -d":" -f10`
mask=`echo $netmask | cut -d" " -f1`
# set an IP to the vbox interface
# get the server.xml to get the RDP address
rdpip=`grep RemoteDisplay /root/.VirtualBox/Machines/"$1"/"$1".xml | cut -d\" -f6`
/sbin/ifconfig $interface $rdpip netmask $mask up
tap=$(($tap+1))
fi
/sbin/ifconfig $interface up
/usr/sbin/brctl addif ${vbr[$vint]} $interface
# modify the guest vm to assign the host interface to that
# virtual interface
VBoxManage modifyvm $1 "-hostifdev"${#vint[@]} $interface
done
exit 0
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#!/bin/sh
#ensure that the server name is entered
if [ -z $1 ] ; then
echo "Please enter the server you wish to start"
echo "usage cmd <server>"
exit 1
fi
showvminfo=`VBoxManage showvminfo $1`
showvminfoline=`echo $showvminfo | cut -d":" -f13`
status=`echo $showvminfoline | cut -d" " -f1`
if [[ "$status" = "running" ]] ; then
echo VM Guest $1 is already powered on!
exit 1
else
VBoxUp $1
VBoxVRDP -startvm "$1" &
fi
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#!/bin/sh
#ensure that the server name is entered
if [ -z $1 ] ; then
echo "Please enter the server you wish to stop"
echo "usage cmd <server>"
exit 1
fi
showvminfo=`VBoxManage showvminfo $1`
showvminfoline=`echo $showvminfo | cut -d":" -f13`
power=`echo $showvminfoline | cut -d" " -f1`
status=`echo $showvminfoline | cut -d" " -f2`
vm="$power $status"
if [[ "$vm" = "powered off" ]] ; then
echo VM Guest $1 is already powered off!
exit 1
else
VBoxManage controlvm "$1" poweroff
#VBoxDown "$1"
fi
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#!/bin/bash
VBoxTunctl -d $2
