From b524f7c9f2955bc521cf0020782da1c5378a738f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrea Turli Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:14:13 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] issue 384: README update --- sandbox-apis/virtualbox/README.md | 27 ++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/sandbox-apis/virtualbox/README.md b/sandbox-apis/virtualbox/README.md index 712880057f..85aa024533 100644 --- a/sandbox-apis/virtualbox/README.md +++ b/sandbox-apis/virtualbox/README.md @@ -12,31 +12,28 @@ The "VirtualboxAdministrationTest" helper will run these preliminary steps: 1. Create a working dir on 'user.home' called by default "jclouds-virtualbox-test" (this value can be overwritten directly on the commandline using -Dtest.virtualbox.workingDir) -2. Install VBOX-OSE (available through ubuntu repo) -3. Download a VDI from [here](http://downloads.sourceforge.net/virtualboximage/centos-5.2-x86.7z) into your working dir -3. Install p7zip on your ubuntu machine, if missing -3. Extract the 7z archive into your working dir +2. Install Virtualbox from the internet (mac os x lion and ubuntu host are supported at the moment) +3. Download by default an ubuntu 11.04 server i386 ISO into "jclouds-virtualbox-test" from http://releases.ubuntu.com/11.04/ubuntu-11.04-server-i386.iso. 4. Download VirtualBox Guest Additions ISO (tested with VBoxGuestAdditions_4.0.2-update-69551.iso) into "jclouds-virtualbox-test" 5. Disable login credential: $ VBoxManage setproperty websrvauthlibrary null -6. Start webservice with increasead timeout: $ /usr/bin/vboxwebsrv --timeout 10000 and then will: -- Clone originalDisk to clonedDisk in workingDir +6. Start an embedded jetty server that serves a preseed file specifically written for ubuntu 11.04 +7. Start webservice with increasead timeout: $ /usr/bin/vboxwebsrv --timeout 10000 and then will: +- create a "jclouds-virtaulbox-kickstart-admin" vm in the the vbox default machine folder ("/user.home/VirtualBox VMs") +- install automatically the OS (ubuntu 11.04) in this vm using preseed - Set NAT on network interface eth0 - Set port forwarding localhost:2222->guest:22 -- Create a VM in the the vbox default machine folder ("/user.home/VirtualBox VMs") -- Mount guest additions ISO -- Install guest additions +- Mount Guest Additions ISO +- Install Guest additions - Shutdown VM +- create a snapshot of this machine, to enabling linked clone feature. - Remove port forwarding rule -- Remove NAT network interface -- Detach vdisk from VM template +- Change NIC from NAt to bridge At this stage, you can use your template as a master for your "private" cloud through VirtualBoxLiveTest ## Bootstrap your private cloud through VirtualBoxLiveTest helper To use this helper, you have to specify the name of the VM (-Dtest.virtualbox.vmname=) and choose the numberOfVirtualMachine you need using -Dtest.virtualbox.numberOfVirtualMachine=<#ofVMs>, -These VMs will be cloned starting from the master VM created before +These VMs will be cloned starting from the golden template VM created before -It will create a "numberOfVirtualMachine" in a vbox default machine folder with 'VMName_i' name - -NB: for perfomance reason, these VM will share the same disk (the template created at step 1) attached in "multiattach mode" (http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch05.html#hdimagewrites) \ No newline at end of file +It will create a "numberOfVirtualMachine" in a vbox default machine folder with 'VMName_i' name, by cloning the golden template in linked mode with a bridged NIC. \ No newline at end of file