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On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 07:40:36AM -0400, Tanstaafl wrote |
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> On 2013-07-30 8:30 PM, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> > Why do you need vmware tools? From the host, execute... |
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> > ssh root@<guest> /sbin/poweroff |
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> Two reasons this isn't sufficient... |
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> 1. Extended power outage |
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> If my UPS sends a shutdown command to the host, I (obviously) want it to |
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> safely shutdown ALL running VMs. |
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> 2. Manual host shutdown |
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> I have my hosts configured so that if I press/release the power button, |
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> the host goes through a full power down process. I (obviously) want this |
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> process to also initiate safe shutdowns on all running VM's. |
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> I do not want to have to SSH in and manually run a command to |
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> uncooperative VM's first, I want to just be able to press/release the |
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> power button, and have the host safely shut down all running VMs, then |
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> itself. |
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***IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE MANUAL*** I have a 1-line script that shuts |
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down my hot-backup machine, which I bring up once a month for updates. |
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Here it is... |
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#!/bin/bash |
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ssh waltdnes@d531 sudo /sbin/poweroff |
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...with an appropriate entry in /etc/sudoers.d. In your case, you can |
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have your script run like so (assuming the VM's port 22 is redirected to |
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60022) |
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#!/bin/bash |
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ssh -P 60022 root@localhost /sbin/poweroff |
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I repeat, this is scriptable, and does not have to be manual. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |
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