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VboxManage inside VM?

Posted: 17. May 2011, 05:09
by cyruspy
Hi, would it be possible to extend Guest Additions in some way to include VBoxManage?, I would like to stop VM1 from VM2 for example, this would be nice for cluster node fencing.

Today it's possible to use ssh to the host + VBoxManage, but I would prefer to talk directly to the host, not depending on the tcp connectivity...

Regards,

Re: VboxManage inside VM?

Posted: 9. Jun 2011, 16:44
by frank
Of course this would be somehow possible but there are a lot of security consequences. The guest should not be able to control itself or even to control other VMs.

Re: VboxManage inside VM?

Posted: 13. Jun 2011, 22:46
by cyruspy
Well, as long as there's a free ethernet interface, SSH+VBoxManage is the only way to go then... For labs were you use 2 interfaces in a bond for public network and 2 interfaces in a bond for private interconnect it might not be the case...