Virtualbox

class linuxiso.virtualbox.Virtualbox(conf=None)

Bases: object

Class manage virtualbox with VBoxManage command

The typical use is:

• chose a config that containt all info about iso
• list iso managed
• get the status of one or all iso (status_all)
• do operation on iso like download, download_all, remove or remove_all

>>> virtualbox = Virtualbox(conf)
>>> virtualbox.list_vms()
>>> virtualbox.create(
...     hostname=hostname,
...     recipe='Debian-amd64-standard',
...     iso=./path/iso/debian.iso)
>>> virtualbox.run('Debian VM')

create(vm_name)

Create virtualbox vm >>> from linuxiso.virtualbox import Virtualbox >>> virtualbox = Virtualbox(conf) >>> virtualbox.run(‘Debian VM’) >>> virtualbox.create( … hostname=hostname, … recipe=’Debian-amd64-standard’, … iso=./path/iso/debian.iso)

static get_machine_folder()

Get machine folder

static list_ostypes()

Get list ostypes return l_ostypes : dict result

static list_vms()

Get list vms return l_vm : dict result

remove(name_or_uid)

Remove virtualbox vm

>>> virtualbox = Virtualbox(conf)
>>> virtualbox.remove('Debian VM')

static run(hostname)

Run existing vm

>>> virtualbox = Virtualbox(conf)
>>> virtualbox.run('Debian VM')