* Re: [gentoo-user] which VM do you recommend?
@ 2013-07-31 11:40 99% ` Tanstaafl
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From: Tanstaafl @ 2013-07-31 11:40 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On 2013-07-30 8:30 PM, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@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?)...
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