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6 Rex::Commands::Virtualization - Virtualization module
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9 With this module you can manage your virtualization.
10 Version <= 1.0: All these functions will not be reported.
12 All these functions are not idempotent.
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16 use Rex::Commands::Virtualization;
17 set virtualization => "LibVirt";
19 set virtualization => "VBox";
20 use Data::Dumper;
22 print Dumper vm list => "all";
24 print Dumper vm list => "running";
25 vm destroy => "vm01";
27 vm delete => "vm01";
29 vm start => "vm01";
31 vm shutdown => "vm01";
33 vm reboot => "vm01";
35 vm option => "vm01",
37 max_memory => 1024*1024,
38 memory => 512*1024;
39 print Dumper vm info => "vm01";
41 # creating a vm on a kvm host
43 vm create => "vm01",
44 storage => [
45 {
46 file => "/mnt/data/libvirt/images/vm01.img",
47 dev => "vda",
48 }
49 ];
50 print Dumper vm hypervisor => "capabilities";
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54 vm($action => $name, %option)
55 This module only exports the vm function. You can manage everything
56 with this function.
57
59 Creating a Virtual Machine
60 Create a (VirtualBox) VM named "vm01" with 512 MB ram and 1 cpu. One
61 harddrive, 10 GB in size being a file on disk. With a cdrom as an iso
62 image and a natted network. The bootorder is set to "dvd".
63 vm create => "vm01",
65 storage => [
66 {
67 file => "/mnt/data/vbox/vm01.img",
68 size => "10G",
69 },
70 {
71 file => "/mnt/iso/debian6.iso",
72 }
73 ],
74 memory => 512,
75 type => "Linux26",
76 cpus => 1,
77 boot => "dvd";
78 Create a (KVM) VM named "vm01" with 512 MB ram and 1 cpu. One
80 harddrive, 10 GB in size being a file on disk. With a cdrom as an iso
81 image and a bridged network on the bridge virbr0. The Bootorder is set
82 to "cdrom".
83 vm create => "vm01",
85 boot => "cdrom",
86 storage => [
87 {
88 size => "10G",
89 file => "/mnt/data/libvirt/images/vm01.img",
90 },
91 {
93 file => "/mnt/data/iso/debian-6.0.2.1-amd64-netinst.iso",
94 },
95 ];
96 This is the same as above, but with all options in use.
98 vm create => "vm01",
100 memory => 512*1024,
101 cpus => 1,
102 arch => "x86_64",
103 boot => "cdrom",
104 clock => "utc",
105 emulator => "/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64",
106 on_poweroff => "destroy",
107 on_reboot => "restart",
108 on_crash => "restart",
109 storage => [
110 { type => "file",
111 size => "10G",
112 device => "disk",
113 driver_type => "qcow2", # supports all formats qemu-img supports.
114 file => "/mnt/data/libvirt/images/vm01.img",
115 dev => "vda",
116 bus => "virtio",
117 address => {
118 type => "pci",
119 domain => "0x0000",
120 bus => "0x00",
121 slot => "0x05",
122 function => "0x0",
123 },
124 },
125 { type => "file",
126 device => "cdrom",
127 file => "/mnt/data/iso/debian-6.0.2.1-amd64-netinst.iso",
128 dev => "hdc",
129 bus => "ide",
130 readonly => 1,
131 address => {
132 type => "drive",
133 controller => 0,
134 bus => 1,
135 unit => 0,
136 },
137 },
138 ],
139 network => [
140 { type => "bridge",
141 bridge => "virbr0",
142 model => "virtio",
143 address => {
144 type => "pci",
145 domain => "0x0000",
146 bus => "0x00",
147 slot => "0x03",
148 function => "0x0",
149 },
150 },
151 ],
152 serial_devices => [
153 {
154 type => 'tcp',
155 host => '127.0.0.1',
156 port => 12345,
157 },
158 ];
159 Create a (Xen/HVM) VM named "vm01" with 512 MB ram and 1 cpu. One
161 harddrive, cloned from an existing one.
162 vm create => "vm01",
164 type => "hvm",
165 storage => [
166 {
167 file => "/mnt/data/libvirt/images/vm01.img",
168 template => "/mnt/data/libvirt/images/svn01.img",
169 },
170 ];
171 This is the same as above, but with all options in use.
173 vm create => "vm01",
175 memory => 512*1024,
176 cpus => 1,
177 boot => "hd",
178 clock => "utc",
179 on_poweroff => "destroy",
180 on_reboot => "restart",
181 on_crash => "restart",
182 storage => [
183 { type => "file",
184 size => "10G",
185 device => "disk",
186 file => "/mnt/data/libvirt/images/vm01.img",
187 dev => "hda",
188 bus => "ide",
189 template => "/mnt/data/libvirt/images/svn01.img",
190 },
191 { type => "file",
192 device => "cdrom",
193 dev => "hdc",
194 bus => "ide",
195 readonly => 1,
196 },
197 ],
198 network => [
199 { type => "bridge",
200 bridge => "virbr0",
201 },
202 ],
203 type => "hvm";
204 Create a (Xen/PVM) VM named "vm01" with 512 MB ram and 1 cpu. With one
206 root partition (10GB in size) and one swap parition (1GB in size).
207 vm create => "vm01",
209 type => "pvm",
210 storage => [
211 {
212 file => "/mnt/data/libvirt/images/domains/vm01/disk.img",
213 dev => "xvda2",
214 is_root => 1,
215 },
216 {
217 file => "/mnt/data/libvirt/images/domains/vm01/swap.img",
218 dev => "xvda1",
219 },
220 ];
221 This is the same as above, but with all options in use.
223 vm create => "vm01",
225 type => "pvm",
226 memory => 512*1024,
227 cpus => 1,
228 clock => "utc",
229 on_poweroff => "destroy",
230 on_reboot => "restart",
231 on_crash => "restart",
232 os => {
233 type => "linux",
234 kernel => "/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-5-xen-amd64",
235 initrd => "/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-5-xen-amd64",
236 cmdline => "root=/dev/xvda2 ro",
237 },
238 storage => [
239 { type => "file",
240 size => "10G",
241 device => "disk",
242 file => "/mnt/data/libvirt/images/domains/vm01/disk.img",
243 dev => "xvda2",
244 bus => "xen",
245 aio => 1, # if you want to use aio
246 },
247 { type => "file",
248 size => "4G",
249 device => "disk",
250 file => "/mnt/data/libvirt/images/domains/vm01/swap.img",
251 dev => "xvda1",
252 bus => "xen",
253 aio => 1, # if you want to use aio
254 },
255 ],
256 network => [
257 { type => "bridge",
258 bridge => "virbr0",
259 },
260 ];
261 Start/Stop/Destroy
263 Start a stopped vm
264 vm start => "name";
266 Stop a running vm (send shutdown signal)
268 vm shutdown => "name";
270 Hard Stop a running vm
272 vm destroy => "name";
274 Delete
276 vm delete => "name";
277 Modifying a VM
279 Currently you can only modify the memory.
280 vm option => "name",
282 max_memory => 1024*1024, # in bytes
283 memory => 512*1024;
284 Request information of a vm
286 vm info => "name";
287 Request info from the underlying hypervisor
289 vm hypervisor => "capabilities";
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