On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 07:40:36AM -0400, Tanstaafl wrote > On 2013-07-30 8:30 PM, Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> wrote: > > > > 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.
***IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE MANUAL*** I have a 1-line script that shuts down my hot-backup machine, which I bring up once a month for updates. Here it is... #!/bin/bash ssh waltdnes@d531 sudo /sbin/poweroff ...with an appropriate entry in /etc/sudoers.d. In your case, you can have your script run like so (assuming the VM's port 22 is redirected to 60022) #!/bin/bash ssh -P 60022 root@localhost /sbin/poweroff I repeat, this is scriptable, and does not have to be manual. -- Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
