1Rex::Box::Base(3)     User Contributed Perl Documentation    Rex::Box::Base(3)
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NAME

6       Rex::Box::Base - Rex/Boxes Base Module
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DESCRIPTION

9       This is a Rex/Boxes base module.
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METHODS

12       These methods are shared across all other Rex::Box modules.
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14   info
15       Returns a hashRef of vm information.
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17   name($vmname)
18       Sets the name of the virtual machine.
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20   setup(@tasks)
21       Sets the tasks that should be executed as soon as the VM is available
22       through SSH.
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24   storage('path/to/vm/disk')
25       Sets the disk path of the virtual machine. Works only on KVM
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27   import_vm()
28       This method must be overwritten by the implementing class.
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30   stop()
31       Stops the VM.
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33   destroy()
34       Destroy the VM.
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36   start()
37       Starts the VM.
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39   ip()
40       Return the ip:port to which rex will connect to.
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42   status()
43       Returns the status of a VM.
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45       Valid return values are "running" and "stopped".
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47   provision_vm([@tasks])
48       Executes the given tasks on the VM.
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50   cpus($count)
51       Set the amount of CPUs for the VM.
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53   memory($memory_size)
54       Sets the memory of a VM in megabyte.
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56   network(%option)
57       Configure the network for a VM.
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59       Currently it supports 2 modes: nat and bridged. Currently it supports
60       only one network card.
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62        $box->network(
63          1 => {
64            type => "nat",
65          },
66        }
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68        $box->network(
69          1 => {
70            type => "bridged",
71            bridge => "eth0",
72          },
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75   forward_port(%option)
76       Set ports to be forwarded to the VM. This is not supported by all Box
77       providers.
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79        $box->forward_port(
80          name => [$from_host_port, $to_vm_port],
81          name2 => [$from_host_port_2, $to_vm_port_2],
82          ...
83        );
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85   list_boxes
86       List all available boxes.
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88   url($url)
89       The URL where to download the Base VM Image. You can use self-made
90       images or prebuild images from http://box.rexify.org/.
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92   auth(%option)
93       Configure the authentication to the VM.
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95        $box->auth(
96          user => $user,
97          password => $password,
98          private_key => $private_key,
99          public_key => $public_key,
100        );
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102   options(%option)
103       Addition options for boxes
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105        $box->options(
106          opt1 => $val1,
107          opt2 => $val2,
108        );
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