Added feature: create VM by script without a template

Added test profile win10test

settings/settings

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ##############################################
 
 # images home dir
-IMG_HOME="/opt/vm-images"
+IMG_HOME="/media/wd250/opt/vm-images"
 
 # media folder (USB mounting point)
 MEDIA_DIR="${HOME}/vbox_media"
@@ -33,3 +33,22 @@ SNAPSHOT_HD_UUID=""
 
 # autoreset
 AUTORESET=1
+
+# some defaults
+DESCRIPTION="VirtualBox VM"
+CHIPSET=piix3
+IO_APIC=on
+CPUS=2
+ACCEL_2D=off
+ACCEL_3D=off
+NIC_TYPE=82545EM
+MEMORY=1024
+VRAM=128
+STORAGE_CONTROLLER_NAME=SATA
+STORAGE_CONTROLLER_TYPE=sata
+AUDIO_DRIVER=pulse
+AUDIO_CONTROLLER=hda
+POINTING_DEVICE=usbtablet
+HW_VIRTEX=on
+NESTED_PAGING=on
+PARAVIRT_PROVIDER=legacy

settings/win10test.settings

+# VM name in VirtualBox
+VM_NAME="Windows10Test"
+
+# OS type
+OS_TYPE="Windows10_64"
+
+# VM template
+TEMPLATE="win10"
+
+# snapshot name
+SNAPSHOT_NAME=""
+
+# start vm in fullscreen mode
+FULLSCREEN=0
+
+CREATE_VM=1
+DESCRIPTION="Windows 10 Lab - VM created by script"
+MEMORY=1024
+DISK_IMAGE="win10test.vdi"
+HARDWARE_UUID=d49b62b7-6239-4a99-94fa-df0431510063

settings/win7.settings

 # VM name in VirtualBox
-VM_NAME="Windows 7"
+VM_NAME="Windows7"
 
 # OS type
 OS_TYPE="Windows7"
@@ -12,3 +12,10 @@ SNAPSHOT_NAME="shortcut"
 
 #DIFF_DISK_FILE="diff_win7.vdi"
 
+CREATE_VM=1
+
+MEMORY=1024
+
+DISK_IMAGE="win7.vdi"
+
+HARDWARE_UUID=eebd2bf4-dc68-47c1-8201-5678e5e43cb2

vm-setup

 #!/bin/bash
 #############################################
-# VirtualBox VM Scripts v0.10
+# VirtualBox VM Scripts v0.2
 # by ulisse aka A. Livio Beccaria
 #
 # Sets a VM up
@@ -57,22 +57,67 @@ echo "   Name: ${VM_NAME}"
 echo "   UUID: ${UUID}"
 echo
 
-# use template
 echo -n "Configuring VM... "
-cp "${TEMPLATE_DIR}/${TEMPLATE}.vbox" "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
-# se servisse: " = \x22
-sed -i 's@\(Machine.*uuid="\)\([^"]*\)\("\)@\1'"`echo "${UUID}"`"'\3@g' "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
-sed -i 's@\(Machine.*name="\)\([^"]*\)\("\)@\1'"`echo "${VM_NAME}"`"'\3@g' "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
-sed -i 's@\(Machine.*snapshotFolder="\)\([^"]*\)\("\)@\1'"`echo "${USER_TMP_DIR}"`"'\3@g' "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
-sed -i 's@\(SharedFolder.*name="'"`echo "${SF_LINUX_NAME}"`"'".*hostPath="\)\([^"]*\)\("\)@\1'"`echo "${SF_LINUX_TARGET}"`"'\3@g' "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
-sed -i 's@\(SharedFolder.*name="'"`echo "${SF_MEDIA_NAME}"`"'".*hostPath="\)\([^"]*\)\("\)@\1'"`echo "${SF_MEDIA_TARGET}"`"'\3@g' "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
-sed -i 's@\(MACAddress="\)\([^"]*\)\("\)@\1'"`printf '080027%02X%02X%02X' $[RANDOM%256] $[RANDOM%256] $[RANDOM%256]`"'\3@g' "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
-
-if [ "${DIFF_DISK_FILE}" != "" ]; then
-	sed -i 's@\(HardDisk.*location="\)\([^"]*diff_[^"]*\)\("\)@\1'"`echo "${USER_TMP_DIR}/${DIFF_DISK_FILE}"`"'\3@g' "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
+
+
+if [[ ${CREATE_VM} == "1" ]]; then
+    # register VM
+    VBoxManage registervm "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
+    
+    # network
+    VBoxManage modifyvm "${VM_NAME}" --nictype1 ${NIC_TYPE} --nic1 nat --natpf1 "http, tcp, , 80, , 8080"
+
+
+    # hardware UUID
+    VBoxManage modifyvm "${VM_NAME}" --hardwareuuid ${HARDWARE_UUID}
+    
+    # USB
+    VBoxManage modifyvm "${VM_NAME}" --usb on --usbehci off --usbxhci off
+    
+    # System: Memory, Chipset, Pointing device, I/O APIC, # of CPUs, PAE,
+    # Paravirtualization interface, Hardware Virtualization, Nested Paging
+    # 
+    VBoxManage modifyvm ${VM_NAME} --memory ${MEMORY} --chipset ${CHIPSET} \
+        --mouse ${POINTING_DEVICE} --ioapic ${IO_APIC} --cpus ${CPUS} \
+        --paravirtprovider ${PARAVIRT_PROVIDER} \
+        --hwvirtex ${HW_VIRTEX} --nestedpaging ${NESTED_PAGING}
+    
+    # all other things
+    VBoxManage modifyvm "${VM_NAME}" --vram ${VRAM} --snapshotfolder ${USER_TMP_DIR} \
+        --accelerate2dvideo ${ACCEL_2D} --accelerate3d ${ACCEL_3D} \
+        --clipboard bidirectional --draganddrop bidirectional --audio ${AUDIO_DRIVER} \
+        --audiocontroller ${AUDIO_CONTROLLER} --audioin on --audioout on \
+        --description "${DESCRIPTION}"
+
+    # set storage
+    VBoxManage storagectl "${VM_NAME}" --name ${STORAGE_CONTROLLER_NAME} --add ${STORAGE_CONTROLLER_TYPE}
+    VBoxManage storageattach "${VM_NAME}" --storagectl ${STORAGE_CONTROLLER_NAME} --port 0 --device 0 --type dvddrive --medium emptydrive
+    VBoxManage storageattach "${VM_NAME}" --storagectl ${STORAGE_CONTROLLER_NAME} --port 1 --device 0 --type hdd --medium "${IMG_HOME}/${VM_ID}/${DISK_IMAGE}"
+    
+    # shared folders
+    VBoxManage sharedfolder add "${VM_NAME}" --name "${SF_LINUX_NAME}" --hostpath "${SF_LINUX_TARGET}"
+    VBoxManage sharedfolder add "${VM_NAME}" --name "${SF_MEDIA_NAME}" --hostpath "${SF_MEDIA_TARGET}"
+else
+    # use template
+    cp "${TEMPLATE_DIR}/${TEMPLATE}.vbox" "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
+    # se servisse: " = \x22
+    sed -i 's@\(Machine.*uuid="\)\([^"]*\)\("\)@\1'"`echo "${UUID}"`"'\3@g' "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
+    sed -i 's@\(Machine.*name="\)\([^"]*\)\("\)@\1'"`echo "${VM_NAME}"`"'\3@g' "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
+    sed -i 's@\(Machine.*snapshotFolder="\)\([^"]*\)\("\)@\1'"`echo "${USER_TMP_DIR}"`"'\3@g' "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
+    sed -i 's@\(SharedFolder.*name="'"`echo "${SF_LINUX_NAME}"`"'".*hostPath="\)\([^"]*\)\("\)@\1'"`echo "${SF_LINUX_TARGET}"`"'\3@g' "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
+    sed -i 's@\(SharedFolder.*name="'"`echo "${SF_MEDIA_NAME}"`"'".*hostPath="\)\([^"]*\)\("\)@\1'"`echo "${SF_MEDIA_TARGET}"`"'\3@g' "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
+    sed -i 's@\(MACAddress="\)\([^"]*\)\("\)@\1'"`printf '080027%02X%02X%02X' $[RANDOM%256] $[RANDOM%256] $[RANDOM%256]`"'\3@g' "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
+
+    if [ "${DIFF_DISK_FILE}" != "" ]; then
+        sed -i 's@\(HardDisk.*location="\)\([^"]*diff_[^"]*\)\("\)@\1'"`echo "${USER_TMP_DIR}/${DIFF_DISK_FILE}"`"'\3@g' "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
+    fi
+    
+    # register VM
+    VBoxManage registervm "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
 fi
 
-VBoxManage registervm "${VM_DIR}/${VM_NAME}.vbox"
+
+    
 echo "OK"
 echo
 exit 0