Script for creating a sample virtual appliance using BoxGrinder libraries

bg_build_file.rb

#!/bin/env ruby
# Script for creating a sample virtual appliance using
# BoxGrinder libraries.
# See: http://echorand.me/2012/03/18/parallel-computing-test-bed-using-virtual-appliances/

require 'rubygems'
require 'boxgrinder-build'

log = BoxGrinder::LogHelper.new(:level => :trace)
log.info "Building appliance F16-node"

begin
  BoxGrinder::Appliance.new('f16-node.appl', BoxGrinder::Config.new(:platform => :virtualbox), :log => log).create
  log.info "Done!"
rescue => e
  log.error e
  log.error "Appliance build failed!"
end

The .appl file used here can be obtained from: http://echorand.me/2012/03/18/parallel-computing-test-bed-using-virtual-appliances/

For details on the BoxGrinder library usage, see: http://boxgrinder.org/blog/2011/01/26/boxgrinder-build-0-8-0-features-using-boxgrinder-as-a-library/