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diff --git a/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/unattended-guest-install-example.dita b/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/unattended-guest-install-example.dita new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..2cbd539a5c4 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/manual/en_US/dita/topics/unattended-guest-install-example.dita @@ -0,0 +1,187 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE topic + PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Topic//EN" "topic.dtd"> +<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="unattended-guest-install-example"> + <title>Using VBoxManage Commands for Unattended Guest Installation</title> + + <body> + <p> + The following example shows how to perform an unattended guest + installation for an Oracle Linux VM. The example uses various + <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> commands to prepare the guest VM. + The <userinput>VBoxManage unattended install</userinput> command is + then used to install and configure the guest OS. + </p> + <ol> + <li> + <p> + Create the virtual machine. + </p> + <pre xml:space="preserve"># VM="ol7-autoinstall" +# VBoxManage list ostypes +# VBoxManage createvm --name $VM --ostype "Oracle_64" --register</pre> + <p> + Note the following: + </p> + <ul> + <li> + <p> + The $VM variable represents the name of the VM. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p> + The <userinput>VBoxManage list ostypes</userinput> command + lists the guest OSes supported by Oracle VM VirtualBox, + including the name used for each OS in the + <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> commands. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p> + A 64-bit Oracle Linux 7 VM is created and registered + with Oracle VM VirtualBox. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p> + The VM has a unique UUID. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p> + An XML settings file is generated. + </p> + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + <p> + Create a virtual hard disk and storage devices for the VM. + </p> + <pre xml:space="preserve"># VBoxManage createhd --filename /VirtualBox/$VM/$VM.vdi --size 32768 +# VBoxManage storagectl $VM --name "SATA Controller" --add sata --controller IntelAHCI +# VBoxManage storageattach $VM --storagectl "SATA Controller" --port 0 --device 0 \ +--type hdd --medium /VirtualBox/$VM/$VM.vdi +# VBoxManage storagectl $VM --name "IDE Controller" --add ide +# VBoxManage storageattach $VM --storagectl "IDE Controller" --port 0 --device 0 \ +--type dvddrive --medium /u01/Software/OL/OracleLinux-R7-U6-Server-x86_64-dvd.iso</pre> + <p> + The previous commands do the following: + </p> + <ul> + <li> + <p> + Create a 32768 MB virtual hard disk. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p> + Create a SATA storage controller and attach the virtual + hard disk. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p> + Create an IDE storage controller for a virtual DVD drive + and attach an Oracle Linux installation ISO. + </p> + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + <p> + (Optional) Configure some settings for the VM. + </p> + <pre xml:space="preserve"># VBoxManage modifyvm $VM --ioapic on +# VBoxManage modifyvm $VM --boot1 dvd --boot2 disk --boot3 none --boot4 none +# VBoxManage modifyvm $VM --memory 8192 --vram 128</pre> + <p> + The previous commands do the following: + </p> + <ul> + <li> + <p> + Enable I/O APIC for the motherboard of the VM. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p> + Configure the boot device order for the VM. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p> + Allocate 8192 MB of RAM and 128 MB of video RAM to the + VM. + </p> + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + <p> + Perform an unattended install of the OS. + </p> + <pre xml:space="preserve"># VBoxManage unattended install $VM \ +--iso=/u01/Software/OL/OracleLinux-R7-U6-Server-x86_64-dvd.iso \ +--user=<varname>login</varname> --full-user-name=<varname>name</varname> --password <varname>password</varname> \ +--install-additions --time-zone=CET</pre> + <p> + The previous command does the following: + </p> + <ul> + <li> + <p> + Specifies an Oracle Linux ISO as the installation ISO. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p> + Specifies a login name, full name, and login password + for a default user on the guest OS. + </p> + <p> + Note that the specified password is also used for the + root user account on the guest. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p> + Installs the Guest Additions on the VM. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p> + Sets the time zone for the guest OS to Central European + Time (CET). + </p> + </li> + </ul> + </li> + <li> + <p> + Start the virtual machine. + </p> + <p> + This step completes the unattended installation process. + </p> + <pre xml:space="preserve"># VBoxManage startvm $VM --type headless</pre> + <p> + The VM starts in headless mode, which means that the + VirtualBox Manager window does not open. + </p> + </li> + <li> + <p> + (Optional) Update the guest OS to use the latest Oracle + Linux packages. + </p> + <p> + On the guest VM, run the following command: + </p> + <pre xml:space="preserve"># yum update</pre> + </li> + </ol> + </body> + + </topic>
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