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Contributions below contain instructions on how to install VirtualBox version 4 on fresh install SME Server v8 beta 6. Plus configuring phpVirtualBox to control (create, edit, remove) your virtual machine on its web interface. In addition, scripts to automatically start the vbox service and the virtual machines in case of power failure can be found at the end of this article.
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<li>Setup SME Server v8 beta 6.</li>
<li>Setup SME Server v8 beta 6.</li>
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===Automatically Start Virtual Machine in case Power Failure===
===Automatically Start Virtual Machine in case of Power Failure===
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vbox code should look like this:
vbox code should look like this:
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# Virtual box machines to autostart<br/>
# Virtual box machines to autostart
# Example to start 2 machines<br/>
# Example to start 2 machines
# VBOX_AUTOSTART = "MachineName1 MachineName2"<br/>
# VBOX_AUTOSTART = "MachineName1 MachineName2"
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VBOX_AUTOSTART="vmXP"<br/>
VBOX_AUTOSTART="vmXP"
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<li>Edit your vbox file located on /etc/init.d/</li>
<li>Edit your vbox file located on /etc/init.d/</li>
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#!/bin/sh<br/>
#!/bin/sh
#<br/>
#<br/>
# chkconfig: - 91 35<br/>
# chkconfig: - 91 35
# description: Starts and stops vbox autostart VMs.<br/>
# description: Starts and stops vbox autostart VMs.
### BEGIN INIT INFO<br/>
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: vbox<br/>
# Provides: vbox
# Required-Start: $network $named $vboxdrv<br/>
# Required-Start: $network $named $vboxdrv
# Required-Stop: $network $named<br/>
# Required-Stop: $network $named
# Default-Start:<br/>
# Default-Start:
# Default-Stop: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6<br/>
# Default-Stop: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
# Short-Description: Autostart some Virtual Box VMs<br/>
# Short-Description: Autostart some Virtual Box VMs
# Description: Autostart some Virtual Box VMs that are mentioned in /etc/sysconfig/vbox file<br/>
# Description: Autostart some Virtual Box VMs that are mentioned in /etc/sysconfig/vbox file
# Written by Alex Amiryan<br/>
# Written by Alex Amiryan
### END INIT INFO<br/>
### END INIT INFO
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions<br/>
. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
MANAGE_CMD=vboxmanage<br/>
MANAGE_CMD=vboxmanage
[ -r /etc/sysconfig/vbox ] && . /etc/sysconfig/vbox<br/>
[ -r /etc/sysconfig/vbox ] && . /etc/sysconfig/vbox
prog=$"Virtual Box Machines"<br/>
prog=$"Virtual Box Machines"
start()<br/>
start()
{<br/>
{
echo -n $"Starting $prog: "<br/>
echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
RETVAL=0<br/>
RETVAL=0
for vbox_name in ${VBOX_AUTOSTART}<br/>
for vbox_name in ${VBOX_AUTOSTART}
do<br/>
do
SERVS=1<br/>
SERVS=1
echo -n "${vbox_name} "<br/>
echo -n "${vbox_name} "
daemon $MANAGE_CMD startvm "${vbox_name}" -type headless >/dev/null 2>&1<br/>
daemon $MANAGE_CMD startvm "${vbox_name}" -type headless >/dev/null 2>&1
RETVAL=$?<br/>
RETVAL=$?
[ "$RETVAL" -eq 0 ] || break<br/>
[ "$RETVAL" -eq 0 ] || break
done<br/>
done
if [ -z "$SERVS" ]; then<br/>
if [ -z "$SERVS" ]; then
echo -n "no virtual machines configured "<br/>
echo -n "no virtual machines configured "
failure<br/>
failure
RETVAL=6<br/>
RETVAL=6
else<br/>
else
if [ "$RETVAL" -eq 0 ]; then<br/>
if [ "$RETVAL" -eq 0 ]; then
success $"vbox startup"<br/>
success $"vbox startup"
touch /var/lock/subsys/vbox<br/>
touch /var/lock/subsys/vbox
else<br/>
else
failure $"vbox start"<br/>
failure $"vbox start"
fi<br/>
fi
fi<br/>
fi
echo<br/>
echo
return "$RETVAL"<br/>
return "$RETVAL"
}<br/>
}
stop()<br/>
stop()
{<br/>
{
echo -n $"Shutting down $prog: "<br/>
echo -n $"Shutting down $prog: "
for vbox_name in ${VBOX_AUTOSTART}<br/>
for vbox_name in ${VBOX_AUTOSTART}
do<br/>
do
echo -n "${vbox_name} "<br/>
echo -n "${vbox_name} "
runuser root -c "$MANAGE_CMD -q controlvm "${vbox_name}" savestate" >/dev/null 2>&1<br/>
runuser root -c "$MANAGE_CMD -q controlvm "${vbox_name}" savestate" >/dev/null 2>&1
done<br/>
done
RETVAL=$?<br/>
RETVAL=$?
[ "$RETVAL" -eq 0 ] && success $"vbox shutdown" || \<br/>
[ "$RETVAL" -eq 0 ] && success $"vbox shutdown" || \
failure $"vbox shutdown"<br/>
failure $"vbox shutdown"
echo<br/>
echo<
[ "$RETVAL" -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/vbox<br/>
[ "$RETVAL" -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/vbox
return "$RETVAL"<br/>
return "$RETVAL"
}<br/>
}
status()<br/>
status()
{<br/>
{
for vbox_name in ${VBOX_AUTOSTART}<br/>
for vbox_name in ${VBOX_AUTOSTART}
do<br/>
do
echo -n "${vbox_name} "<br/>
echo -n "${vbox_name} "
$MANAGE_CMD showvminfo "${vbox_name}"|grep "^State:\s*.*$"<br/>
$MANAGE_CMD showvminfo "${vbox_name}"|grep "^State:\s*.*$"
done<br/>
done
}<br/>
}
case "$1" in<br/>
case "$1" in
start)<br/>
start)
start<br/>
start
;;<br/>
;;
stop)<br/>
stop)
stop<br/>
stop
;;<br/>
;;
restart|force-reload)<br/>
restart|force-reload)
stop<br/>
stop
start<br/>
start
;;<br/>
;;
status)<br/>
status)
status<br/>
status
;;<br/>
;;
*)<br/>
*)
echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|force-reload|status}" >&2<br/>
echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|force-reload|status}" >&2
exit 3<br/>
exit 3
;;<br/>
;;
esac<br/>
esac
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