VirtualTam's bookmarks

1. vagrant-vbguest: A Vagrant plugin to keep your VirtualBox Guest Additions up to date 2018-05-24

   tags: driver, linux, linux/kernel, virtualization/vagrant, virtualization/virtualbox

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2. Vagrant and VirtualBox "NAT Network" adapter 2018-04-27

   tags: network, virtualization/vagrant, virtualization/virtualbox

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   • https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/issues/2779
   • https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/issues/6252
   • https://github.com/hashicorp/vagrant/issues/7635
   • https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch06.html
   • https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/virtualbox/networking.html
   • https://superuser.com/questions/1155262/network-interface-available-only-when-running-vm-through-virtualbox-but-not-thr
   • https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/29999/why-are-my-two-virtual-machines-getting-the-same-ip-address
3. Centos/RHEL 7 - Fix LVM boot issues after migration from ESXi to VirtualBox 2018-04-20

   tags: boot, bootloader/grub, filesystem, filesystem/lvm, fstab, linux, linux/centos, linux/kernel, linux/red-hat

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   Here are the steps I used to migrate a CentOS 7 VM from (presumably?) an ESXi server, to a local VirtualBox environment.

   The LVM volumes were not detected at boot, and after the boot timeout, the OS fell back to the Dracut emergency shell.

   • get a CentOS minimal installation CD
   • check the VM's resources and peripherals:
     • ensure there are no floppy drives (!)
     • setup CPU and RAM resources
     • check virtual drives
     • add an SCSI optical drive if needed
   • optional: convert the virtual drive images from VMDK to VDI
   • mount the CentOS installation disc
   • boot on the installation disc:
     • select "Troubleshooting", then "Rescue"
     • let the rescue utility detect filesystems and mountpoints
   • $ chroot to the detected environment
   • backup files:
     • /etc/fstab
     • /boot/grub/grub.cfg
   • under /boot, backup the initrd and initramfs for the current configuration (these will be overwritten)
   • compare the current /etc/fstab with the output of $ lsblk and $ blkid
   • if needed, manually edit /etc/fstab to use the appropriate block device UUIDs, identifiers and mountpoints
   • regenerate GRUB configuration:
     • $ grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
   • if needed, reinstall GRUB:
     • $ grub-install /dev/sda
   • rebuild initrd:
     • $ mkinitrd --force /boot/<initrd_image> <kernel_version>
   • rebuild initramfs:
     • $ dracut --force <kernel_version>
   • exit the chroot
   • unmount the installation disc
   • reboot
   • optional but highly recommended: cross your fingers
   • ...
   • profit!
4. List of projects for development environment setup with Ansible, Vagrant and VirtualBox 2018-04-12

   tags: configuration-management/ansible, development, linux, tool, virtualization/vagrant, virtualization/virtualbox

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   • https://github.com/AlbanAndrieu/ansible-nabla
   • https://github.com/AlbanAndrieu/ansible-workstation
   • https://github.com/Benoth/ansible-ubuntu
   • https://github.com/carltonstedman/anarres
   • https://github.com/gantsign/development-environment
   • https://github.com/virtualtam/anarres
5. Anarres — Automation for your GNU/Linux workstation! 2018-04-06

   tags: configuration-management/ansible, development, dotfile, linux, linux/archlinux, linux/debian, linux/ubuntu, virtualization/vagrant, virtualization/virtualbox

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   • https://github.com/virtualtam/anarres
6. NTP - Time Synchronization and Virtualization 2017-06-19

   tags: clock, esx, linux, linux/archlinux, linux/debian, linux/ubuntu, ntp, time, virtualization, virtualization/virtualbox, vmware

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   • https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/NTP.html
   • https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd-timesyncd
   • https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=182172
   • https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=812522;msg=17
   • https://askubuntu.com/questions/280421/ubuntu-inside-virtual-machine-ntpd-or-ntpdate-or-to-avoid-clock-drift
   • https://superuser.com/questions/938926/systemd-timesyncd-service-start-fails
   • https://superuser.com/questions/688127/how-to-correctly-sync-time-in-linux-running-as-virtual-guest-after-host-resumes
7. jedi4ever/veewee: Easing the building of vagrant boxes 2017-06-07

   tags: virtualization, virtualization/vagrant, virtualization/virtualbox

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8. Windows Workstation - Survival Kit™ (2017) 2017-05-18

   tags: command-line, cygwin, microsoft/windows, mingw, package, pacman, posix, virtualization/vagrant, virtualization/virtualbox

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   Chocolatey package manager

   • https://chocolatey.org/

   Cmder terminal emulator and shell / cmd / msys session manager

   • http://cmder.net/
   • https://chocolatey.org/packages/cmdermini
   • https://conemu.github.io/

   MSYS2 POSIX / MinGW collection

   • http://www.msys2.org/
   • https://github.com/msys2/msys2/wiki
     • https://github.com/msys2/msys2/wiki/Using-packages
     • https://github.com/msys2/msys2/wiki/Packages
   • https://github.com/Alexpux/MSYS2-pacman
   • https://chocolatey.org/packages/msys2

   Vagrant VM provisioning

   • https://www.vagrantup.com/
   • https://chocolatey.org/packages/vagrant

   VirtualBox VM engine

   • https://www.virtualbox.org/
   • https://chocolatey.org/packages/virtualbox
9. VirtualBox Manual - Chapter 6. Virtual networking 2017-04-20

   tags: interface, linux, network, virtualization

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10. Developing with VirtualBox and Vagrant on Windows | Jeff Geerling 2017-03-27

    tags: linux, microsoft/windows, virtualization, virtualization/vagrant

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