On 2013-07-30 8:30 PM, Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> wrote:
On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 06:36:57AM -0400, Tanstaafl wrote
Side question...
I want to run the vmware tools on my gentoo VM (so the host can safely
power it down), but it also requires modules.
Why do you need vmware tools? From the host, execute...
ssh root@<guest> /sbin/poweroff
Two reasons this isn't sufficient...
1. Extended power outage
If my UPS sends a shutdown command to the host, I (obviously) want it to
safely shutdown ALL running VMs.
2. Manual host shutdown
I have my hosts configured so that if I press/release the power button,
the host goes through a full power down process. I (obviously) want this
process to also initiate safe shutdowns on all running VM's.
I do not want to have to SSH in and manually run a command to
uncooperative VM's first, I want to just be able to press/release the
power button, and have the host safely shut down all running VMs, then
itself.
...or, if you have sys-power/hibernate-script installed, and want to
hibernate...
This is a server. I always completely disable hibernation on servers
(doesn't everyone?)...
