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On 2013-07-30 8:30 PM, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 06:36:57AM -0400, Tanstaafl wrote |
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>> Side question... |
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>> I want to run the vmware tools on my gentoo VM (so the host can safely |
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>> power it down), but it also requires modules. |
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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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> ...or, if you have sys-power/hibernate-script installed, and want to |
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> hibernate... |
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This is a server. I always completely disable hibernation on servers |
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(doesn't everyone?)... |
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