Backs up Linux Hosted VMware Workstation Machines

VMware-Workstation-Backup

#!/bin/bash
# Backs up VM workstations, will suspend if you provide a name (see line 57)
# Written by @awhitehatter, 10-26-15

LOGFILE="/var/log/vmbak.log"
BACKUPD="/path/to/backup"
BACKDIR="$(date +"%d-%m-%y")-bak"

# Backup function
function backup {
    #Test for any running VMs
    VMTEST=`vmrun list|grep 0`
    if [ -z "$VMTEST" ]; then 
        echo "$(date) -- Must be a VM running. Terminating Job" >> $LOGFILE
        echo "$(date) -- To auto suspend VM, add VM to VMSTAT function" >> $LOGFILE
        exit 1
    fi

    # Now run the backup Job
    echo "$(date) -- Backing up VMs" >> $LOGFILE
    rsync -a /home/username/vmware/ $BACKPATH >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
    echo "$(date) -- Backup Complete, now compressing backups" >> $LOGFILE
    tar cvzf $BACKPATH-bak.tar.bz $BACKPATH  --remove-files >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
    echo "$(date) -- Backup Job Completed"
}


# VM status function
function vmstat {
    VMRUNSTATUS=`vmrun list|grep -i $1`
    if [ -z $VMRUNSTATUS ]
    then
        echo "$(date) -- $1 is not running" >> $LOGFILE
    else
        vmrun suspend $VMRUNSTATUS
        echo "$(date) -- Ran vmrun suspend on $VMRUNSTATUS" >> $LOGFILE
    fi
}

# Check to see if the back up drive is mounted
if [ -d $BACKUPD ]
then
    echo "$(date) -- Backup Drive mounted, beginning backup" >> $LOGFILE
else
    echo "$(date) -- Backup Drive not found, terminating job" >> $LOGFILE
    exit 1
fi


# remove old directories 
find $BACKUPD -mtime +14 -exec rm -rf {} \;


# set up location for backup job
mkdir $BACKUPD/$BACKDIR >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
BACKPATH="$BACKUPD/$BACKDIR"

# run vmstat to pause running vms
# Give vmstat the name of your VM
vmstat "windows_vm" 


# run backup function
backup 

# backup the log file
cat $LOGFILE > $BACKUPD/vm_backup.log


exit 0