VirtualBox startup script

vbox_server

#!/bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          vbox_server
# Required-Start:    $local_fs $network $named $time $syslog
# Required-Stop:     $local_fs $network $named $time $syslog
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Description:       Starts a VirtualBox instance named 'vbox_server'
### END INIT INFO

# /etc/init.d/vbox_server

. /lib/lsb/init-functions

VMUSER=<YOUR_USERNAME>
VMNAME='vbox_server'
VBOXNET_IPADDRESS='192.168.56.#'

COUNT=0

case "$1" in
  start)
    log_daemon_msg "Starting VirtualBox VM [$VMNAME]..."
    su - $VMUSER -c "/usr/bin/VBoxManage startvm $VMNAME --type headless &>/dev/null"
    until /bin/ping -c 1 -i 1 -W 1 $VBOXNET_IPADDRESS &>/dev/null
    do
      sleep 1
      COUNT=$(( $COUNT + 1 ))
      if [ $COUNT -eq 300 ];
      then
        log_end_msg 1
        exit 1
      fi
    done
    log_end_msg 0
    ;;
  stop)
    log_daemon_msg "Shutting VirtualBox VM [$VMNAME]..."
    su - $VMUSER -c "/usr/bin/VBoxManage controlvm $VMNAME acpipowerbutton &> /dev/null"
    until ! su - $VMUSER -c "/usr/bin/VBoxManage list runningvms" | grep $VMNAME &> /dev/null
    do
      sleep 1
      COUNT=$(( $COUNT + 1 ))
      if [ $COUNT -eq 300 ];
      then
        su - $VMUSER -c "/usr/bin/VBoxManage controlvm $VMNAME acpipowerbutton &> /dev/null"
      elif [ $COUNT -eq 600 ];
      then
        su - $VMUSER -c "/usr/bin/VBoxManage controlvm $VMNAME acpipowerbutton &> /dev/null"
      elif [ $COUNT -eq 900 ];
      then
        log_end_msg 1
        exit 1
      fi
    done
    log_end_msg 0
    ;;
  restart)
    $0 stop
    $0 start
    ;;
  reset)
    log_daemon_msg "Restarting VirtualBox VM [$VMNAME]..."
    su - $VMUSER -c "/usr/bin/VBoxManage controlvm $VMNAME reset &>/dev/null"
    sleep 60
    until /bin/ping -c 1 -i 1 -W 1 $VBOXNET_IPADDRESS &>/dev/null
    do
      sleep 1
      COUNT=$(( $COUNT + 1 ))
      if [ $COUNT -eq 300 ];
      then
        log_end_msg 1
        exit 1
      fi
    done
    log_end_msg 0
    ;;
  status)
    log_daemon_msg "VirtualBox VM [$VMNAME] is..."
    if [ su - $VMUSER -c "/usr/bin/VBoxManage list runningvms" | grep $VMNAME &> /dev/null ];
    then
      if log_use_fancy_output; then
        RED=$( $TPUT setaf 1)
        YELLOW=$( $TPUT setaf 3)
        NORMAL=$( $TPUT op)
      else
        RED=''
        YELLOW=''
        NORMAL=''
      fi
      /bin/echo -e " ${RED}not running!${NORMAL}" || true
    else
      /bin/echo -e " running!" || true
    fi
    ;;
  *)
    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/vbox_server {start|stop|restart|reset|status}"
    exit 1
    ;;
esac

exit 0