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NAME

Rex::Virtualization::VBox - VirtualBox Virtualization Module

DESCRIPTION

With this module you can manage VirtualBox.

SYNOPSIS

 use Rex::Commands::Virtualization;

 set virtualization => "VBox";

 use Data::Dumper;

 print Dumper vm list => "all";
 print Dumper vm list => "running";

 vm destroy => "vm01";

 vm delete => "vm01";

 vm start => "vm01";

 vm shutdown => "vm01";

 vm reboot => "vm01";

 vm option => "vm01",
       memory    => 512;

 print Dumper vm info => "vm01";

 # creating a vm
 vm create => "vm01",
    storage    => [
      {
        file  => "/mnt/data/vbox/vm01.img",
        size  => "10G",
      },
      {
        file => "/mnt/iso/debian6.iso",
      }
    ],
    memory => 512,
    type => "Linux26",
    cpus => 1,
    boot => "dvd";

 vm forward_port => "vm01", add => { http => [8080, 80] };

 vm forward_port => "vm01", remove => "http";

 print Dumper vm guestinfo => "vm01";

 vm share_folder => "vm01", add => { sharename => "/path/to/share" };

 vm share_folder => "vm01", remove => "sharename";

For VirtualBox memory declaration is always in megabyte.