[ovirt-users] Re: VM AutoStart

I run it out of rc.local: /usr/local/sbin/start_vms.py > /var/log/start_vms 2>&1 & The script is smart enough to wait for the engine to be fully active. -derek On Wed, September 30, 2020 3:11 pm, Jeremey Wise wrote: > i would like to eventually go ansible route..  and was starting down that > path.... but this is fabulous. > > I will modify and post how it went. > > One question:  How /where do you set this saved new and delicious script > so > once oVirt-engine comes up... it runs? > > Thanks > > On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 2:42 PM Derek Atkins <derek(a)ihtfp.com&gt; wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I had a script based around ovirt-shell which I re-wrote as a script >> around the Python SDK4 which I run on my engine during the startup >> sequence.  The script will wait for the engine to come up and ensure the >> storage domains are up before it tries to start the VMs.  Then it will >> go >> ahead and start the VMs in the specified order with specified delay >> and/or >> wait-for-up signal between them. >> >> You can find my scripts at https://www.ihtfp.org/ovirt/ >> >> Or you can go the ansible route :) >> >> Enjoy! >> >> -derek >> >> On Wed, September 30, 2020 11:21 am, Jeremey Wise wrote: >> > When I have to shut down cluster... ups runs out etc..  I need a >> sequence >> > set of just a small number of VMs to "autostart" >> > >> > Normally I just use DNS FQND to connect to oVirt engine but as two of >> my >> > VMs  are a DNS HA cluster..  as well as NTP / SMTP /DHCP etc...  I >> need >> > those two infrastructure VMs to be auto boot. >> > >> > I looked at HA settings for those VMs but it seems to be watching for >> > pause >> > /resume.. but it does not imply or state auto start on clean first >> boot. >> > >> > Options? >> > >> > >> > -- >> > p <jeremey.wise(a)gmail.com&gt;enguinpages >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Users mailing list -- users(a)ovirt.org >> > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave(a)ovirt.org >> > Privacy Statement: https://www.ovirt.org/privacy-policy.html >> > oVirt Code of Conduct: >> > https://www.ovirt.org/community/about/community-guidelines/ >> > List Archives: >> > >> https://lists.ovirt.org/archives/list/users@ovirt.org/message/VAYHFFSANCB... >> > >> >> >> -- >>        Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745 >>        derek(a)ihtfp.com            www.ihtfp.com >>        Computer and Internet Security Consultant >> >> > > -- > jeremey.wise(a)gmail.com > --        Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745        derek(a)ihtfp.com            www.ihtfp.com        Computer and Internet Security Consultant