Vagrantfile for IE testing

manual

$ vagrant box add "XPIE6" "http://aka.ms/vagrant-xp-ie6"
$ vagrant init "XPIE6"
$ vagrant up


vagrant box add "XPIE6" "http://aka.ms/vagrant-xp-ie6"
vagrant box add "XPIE8" "http://aka.ms/vagrant-xp-ie8"
vagrant box add "VistaIE7" "http://aka.ms/vagrant-vista-ie7"
vagrant box add "Win7IE8" "http://aka.ms/vagrant-win7-ie8"
vagrant box add "Win7IE9" "http://aka.ms/vagrant-win7-ie9"
vagrant box add "Win7IE10" "http://aka.ms/vagrant-win7-ie10"
vagrant box add "Win7IE11" "http://aka.ms/vagrant-win7-ie11"
vagrant box add "Win8IE10" "http://aka.ms/vagrant-win8-ie10"
vagrant box add "Win8.1IE11" "http://aka.ms/vagrant-win8.1-ie11"

Vagrantfile

# Usage:    IE={box} vagrant up
#
# Eg.       IE=XPIE6 vagrant up
 
boxes = {
    "XPIE6"     => "http://aka.ms/vagrant-xp-ie6",
    "XPIE8"     => "http://aka.ms/vagrant-xp-ie8",
    "VistaIE7"  => "http://aka.ms/vagrant-vista-ie7",
    "Win7IE8"   => "http://aka.ms/vagrant-win7-ie8",
    "Win7IE9"   => "http://aka.ms/vagrant-win7-ie9",
    "Win7IE10"  => "http://aka.ms/vagrant-win7-ie10",
    "Win7IE11"  => "http://aka.ms/vagrant-win7-ie11",
    "Win8IE10"  => "http://aka.ms/vagrant-win8-ie10",
    "Win8.1IE11"  => "http://aka.ms/vagrant-win8.1-ie11",
}
 
unless boxes.has_key? ENV['IE']
    abort('Invalid box supplied')
end
 
Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
	config.vm.box = ENV['IE']
	config.vm.box_url = boxes[ ENV['IE'] ]
	config.vm.guest = :windows
	config.vm.boot_timeout = 1
	config.vm.communicator = "winrm"
	config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vm|
  		vm.gui = true
	end
end

http://aka.ms/vagrant-* legacy links are dead, since modernievirt.blob.core.windows.net host are not exist. Use http://aka.ms/*.vagrant updated boxes.

• http://aka.ms/ie6.xp.vagrant
• http://aka.ms/ie8.xp.vagrant
• http://aka.ms/ie7.vista.vagrant
• http://aka.ms/ie8.win7.vagrant
• http://aka.ms/ie9.win7.vagrant
• http://aka.ms/ie10.win7.vagrant
• http://aka.ms/ie11.win7.vagrant
• http://aka.ms/ie10.win8.vagrant
• http://aka.ms/ie11.win81.vagrant
• http://aka.ms/msedge.win10.vagrant

I've got an error after the download process:
"==> box: Box file was not detected as metadata. Adding it directly...
==> box: Adding box 'win7IE8' (v0) for provider:
box: Downloading: http://aka.ms/ie8.xp.vagrant
box: Download redirected to host: az792536.vo.msecnd.net
box: Progress: 100% (Rate: 1074k/s, Estimated time remaining: --:--:--)
The "metadata.json" file for the box 'win7IE8' was not found.
Boxes require this file in order for Vagrant to determine the
provider it was made for. If you made the box, please add a
"metadata.json" file to it. If someone else made the box, please
notify the box creator that the box is corrupt. Documentation for
box file format can be found at the URL below:

https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/boxes/format.html"

And then after the command "vagrant init win7IE8" I've got the following error:
"Bringing machine 'default' up with 'virtualbox' provider...
==> default: Box 'win7IE8' could not be found. Attempting to find and install...
default: Box Provider: virtualbox
default: Box Version: >= 0
==> default: Box file was not detected as metadata. Adding it directly...
==> default: Adding box 'win7IE8' (v0) for provider: virtualbox
default: Downloading: win7IE8
default:
An error occurred while downloading the remote file. The error
message, if any, is reproduced below. Please fix this error and try
again.

Couldn't open file /c:/WORK/VIRTUALMACHINES/ie8/win7IE8"

The box win7IE8 is up to date?