Create, modify, start and stop a VBoxHeadless

etc-init.d-vbox-ubuntu

#! /bin/sh
#
# Modified version... based on https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=32842#
#
# Copyright (c) 2010 Christopher Thompson
# All rights reserved.
#
# Author: Christopher Thompson, 2010
#
# /etc/init.d/virtualbox
#
# Description: The virtualbox headless service allows a specified virtualbox 
#    VM to be run with just RDP access.
#

SERVICENAME=VirtualBox
VIRTUALMACHINE=90ae3ff9-d2cd-4a16-9004-db6174c6dcdd
VMSTATUS=`VBoxManage list runningvms | grep $VIRTUALMACHINE | wc -l`
#VMSTATUS=`VBoxManage list runningvms | grep Ubuntu | wc -l`
PIDFILE=/var/run/$SERVICENAME-$VIRTUALMACHINE.pid

# Check for missing binaries
VIRTUALBOX_BIN=/usr/bin/VBoxHeadless
test -x $VIRTUALBOX_BIN || { echo "$VIRTUALBOX_BIN not installed";
if [ "$1" = "stop" ]; then exit 0;
else exit 5; fi; }

# Check for existence of needed config file and read it
#VIRTUALMACHINE_CONFIG=/etc/virtualbox/$VIRTUALMACHINE.xml
VIRTUALMACHINE_CONFIG=/etc/virtualbox/VirtualBox.xml
test -r $VIRTUALMACHINE_CONFIG || { echo "$VIRTUALMACHINE_CONFIG does not exist";
if [ "$1" = "stop" ]; then exit 0;
else exit 6; fi; }


case "$1" in
   start)
      echo -n "Starting $SERVICENAME: $VIRTUALMACHINE "
      if [ $VMSTATUS = "1" ]; then echo "ALREADY RUNNING"; exit 2; else echo ""; fi;
      ## Start daemon with start-stop-daemon. If this fails
      ## the return value is set appropriately by start-stop-daemon.
      start-stop-daemon --background --make-pidfile --pidfile $PIDFILE --start --exec $VIRTUALBOX_BIN -- --startvm "$VIRTUALMACHINE"
      ;;
   stop)
      echo "ACPI power button pressed."
      echo -n "Shutting down $SERVICENAME: $VIRTUALMACHINE "
      if [ $VMSTATUS = "0" ]; then echo "NOT RUNNING"; exit 2; else echo ""; fi;
      VBoxManage controlvm $VIRTUALMACHINE acpipowerbutton
      echo -n "Waiting for shutdown: "
      while [ `VBoxManage list runningvms | grep $VIRTUALMACHINE | wc -l` = "0" ]
      do
        echo -n "."
        sleep 2
      done
      echo "Done"
      rm -f $PIDFILE
      ;;
   force-stop)
      echo "This is a very harsh way of managing the machines, please shut them down using SSH or RDP"
      echo -n "Shutting down $SERVICENAME: $VIRTUALMACHINE "
      if [ $VMSTATUS = "0" ]; then echo "NOT RUNNING"; exit 2; else echo ""; fi;
      start-stop-daemon --pidfile $PIDFILE --stop $VIRTUALBOX_BIN -- --startvm "$VIRTUALMACHINE"
      rm -f $PIDFILE
      ;;
   restart)
      ## Stop the service and regardless of whether it was
      ## running or not, start it again.
      $0 stop
      $0 start
      ;;
   status)
      echo -n "Checking for service $SERVICENAME Ubuntu BTS : "
      if [ $VMSTATUS = "1" ]; then echo "RUNNING";
      else echo "NOT RUNNING"; fi;
      #VBoxManage showvminfo "$VIRTUALMACHINE"
      ;;
   *)
      ## If no parameters are given, print which are avaiable.
      echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|force-stop|status|restart}"
      exit 1
      ;;
esac

:
masuri:/etc/init.d# 

VBoxHeadless VBoxManage

# Create a VBox VM #
====================

VBoxManage createvm --name "Ubuntu 10.10 Server" --register
VBoxManage modifyvm "Ubuntu 10.10 Server" --memory 256 --acpi on --boot1 dvd --nic1 bridged --bridgeadapter1 eth0
VBoxManage createhd --filename Ubuntu_10_10_Server.vdi --size 10000
VBoxManage storagectl "Ubuntu 10.10 Server" --name "IDE Controller" --add ide
VBoxManage storageattach "Ubuntu 10.10 Server" --storagectl "IDE Controller" --port 0 --device 0 --type hdd --medium Ubuntu_10_10_Server.vdi
VBoxManage storageattach "Ubuntu 10.10 Server" --storagectl "IDE Controller" --port 1 --device 0 --type dvddrive --medium /home/ubuntu-10.10-server-amd64.iso

# control the VM #
==================

VBoxHeadless --startvm "Ubuntu 10.10 Server"

VBoxManage controlvm "Ubuntu 10.10 Server" poweroff

VBoxManage controlvm "Ubuntu 10.10 Server" pause

VBoxManage controlvm "Ubuntu 10.10 Server" reset