The basic steps is as follows:
1. Install Virtualbox through the following commands:
- # yum install epel-release -y
- # yum update -y
- # yum install gcc make patch dkms qt libgomp kernel-headers kernel-devel fontforge binutils glibc-headers glibc-devel -y
- # wget http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/rpm/rhel/virtualbox.repo
- # yum install VirtualBox-5.2
- # /usr/lib/virtualbox/vboxdrv.sh setup
- # usermod -a -G vboxusers USERNAME
2. Configure Vbox for Autostart:
- # cd /etc/vbox/
- vim /etc/default/virtualbox
Enter the following in the file virtualbox:
VBOXAUTOSTART_DB=/etc/vbox
VBOXAUTOSTART_CONFIG=/etc/vbox/autostart.cfg
VBOXAUTOSTART_CONFIG=/etc/vbox/autostart.cfg
- # vim autostart.cfg
(Can enter more users depending on access):
# Create an entry for each user allowed to use autostart
USERNAME = {
allow = true
}
Change access permissions of Vbox folder:
- sudo chgrp vboxusers /etc/vbox
- sudo chmod 1775 /etc/vbox
- sudo usermod -aG vboxusers USERNAME
3. vboxmanage is the command comes with VirtualBox software for management. Few handy Vbox command for practice is as follows:
- vboxmanage list vms # list the names of all VMs
- vboxmanage list runningvms # list currently running VMs
- vboxmanage list systemproperties | grep folder # Display current setting repository
- vboxmanage startvm NAME-OF--VM --type headless # Command to start VM from the shell
- VBoxManage controlvm NAMEOFYOURVM savestate # Command to hibernate VM from the shell
4. Enable autostart for individual machines:
- vboxmanage setproperty autostartdbpath /etc/vbox
5. Set a particular VM to start on boot:
- vboxmanage modifyvm {UUID-or-Name-of-VM-Here} --autostart-enabled on --autostop-type poweroff
6. Enable vboxautostart-service to run at start up:
- sudo systemctl enable vboxautostart-service
- sudo systemctl start vboxautostart-service
