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FENCE_AGENT(8)		     System Manager's Manual		  FENCE_AGENT(8)

NAME
     fence_vbox - Fence agent for VirtualBox

DESCRIPTION
     fence_vbox  is  an I/O Fencing agent which can be used with the virtual ma-
     chines managed by VirtualBox. It logs via ssh to a dom0 where it runs VBox-
     Manage to do all of the work.

     By default, vbox needs to log in  as  a  user  that  is  a  member  of  the
     vboxusers group. Also, you must allow ssh login in your sshd_config.

     fence_vbox  accepts  options  on  the  command  line as well as from stdin.
     Fenced sends parameters through stdin when it execs the  agent.  fence_vbox
     can be run by itself with command line options.  This is useful for testing
     and for turning outlets on or off from scripts.

     Vendor URL: https://www.virtualbox.org/

PARAMETERS

     -o, --action=[action]
	    Fencing action (Default Value: reboot)

     -c, --command-prompt=[prompt]
	    Force  Python  regex  for  command	prompt	(Default  Value: ['\[EX-
	    PECT\]#'])

     -k, --identity-file=[filename]
	    Identity file (private key) for SSH

     -4, --inet4-only
	    Forces agent to use IPv4 addresses only

     -6, --inet6-only
	    Forces agent to use IPv6 addresses only

     -a, --ip=[ip]
	    IP address or hostname of fencing device This  parameter  is  always
	    required.

     -u, --ipport=[port]
	    TCP/UDP  port  to use for connection with device (Default Value: 22)

     -p, --password=[password]
	    Login password or passphrase

     -S, --password-script=[script]
	    Script to run to retrieve password

     -n, --plug=[id]
	    Physical plug number on device, UUID or  identification  of  machine
	    This parameter is always required.

     -x, --ssh
	    Use SSH connection (Default Value: 1)

     --ssh-options=[options]
	    SSH options to use (Default Value: -t '/bin/bash -c "PS1=\[EXPECT\]#
	    HISTFILE=/dev/null /bin/bash --noprofile --norc"')

     -l, --username=[name]
	    Login name This parameter is always required.

     -q, --quiet
	    Disable logging to stderr. Does not affect --verbose or --debug-file
	    or logging to syslog.

     -v, --verbose
	    Verbose  mode.  Multiple -v flags can be stacked on the command line
	    (e.g., -vvv) to increase verbosity.

     --verbose-level
	    Level of debugging detail in  output.  Defaults  to  the  number  of
	    --verbose  flags specified on the command line, or to 1 if verbose=1
	    in a stonith device configuration (i.e., on stdin).

     -D, --debug-file=[debugfile]
	    Write debug information to given file

     -V, --version
	    Display version information and exit

     -h, --help
	    Display help and exit

     --plug-separator=[char]
	    Separator for plug parameter when specifying more than 1  plug  (De-
	    fault Value: ,)

     -C, --separator=[char]
	    Separator  for  CSV  created  by 'list' operation (Default Value: ,)

     --delay=[seconds]
	    Wait X seconds before fencing is started (Default Value: 0)

     --disable-timeout=[true/false]
	    Disable timeout (true/false) (default: true when run from  Pacemaker
	    2.0+)

     --host-os=[os]
	    Operating  system  of the host (linux|macos|windows) (Default Value:
	    linux)

     --login-timeout=[seconds]
	    Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after login (Default Value: 5)

     --missing-as-off
	    Missing port returns OFF instead of failure

     --power-timeout=[seconds]
	    Test X seconds for status change after ON/OFF  (Default  Value:  20)

     --power-wait=[seconds]
	    Wait X seconds after issuing ON/OFF (Default Value: 0)

     --shell-timeout=[seconds]
	    Wait  X seconds for cmd prompt after issuing command (Default Value:
	    3)

     --stonith-status-sleep=[seconds]
	    Sleep X seconds between status calls during a  STONITH  action  (De-
	    fault Value: 1)

     --vboxmanage-path=[path]
	    Path to VBoxManage on the host (Default Value: VBoxManage)

     --retry-on=[attempts]
	    Count of attempts to retry power on (Default Value: 1)

     --use-sudo
	    Use sudo (without password) when calling 3rd party software

     --ssh-path=[path]
	    Path to ssh binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/ssh)

     --sudo-path=[path]
	    Path to sudo binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/sudo)

ACTIONS

     on     Power on machine.

     off    Power off machine.

     reboot
	    Reboot machine.

     status
	    This returns the status of the plug/virtual machine.

     list   List  available plugs with aliases/virtual machines if there is sup-
	    port for more then one device. Returns N/A otherwise.

     list-status
	    List available plugs with aliases/virtual machines and  their  power
	    state if it can be obtained without additional commands.

     monitor
	    Check the health of fence device

     metadata
	    Display the XML metadata describing this resource.

     manpage
	     The operational behavior of this is not known.

     validate-all
	    Validate if all required parameters are entered.

STDIN PARAMETERS

     action
	    Fencing action (Default Value: reboot)

     command_prompt
	    Force  Python  regex  for  command	prompt	(Default  Value: ['\[EX-
	    PECT\]#']) Obsoletes: cmd_prompt

     identity_file
	    Identity file (private key) for SSH

     inet4_only
	    Forces agent to use IPv4 addresses only

     inet6_only
	    Forces agent to use IPv6 addresses only

     ip     IP address or hostname of fencing device This  parameter  is  always
	    required. Obsoletes: ipaddr

     ipport
	    TCP/UDP  port  to use for connection with device (Default Value: 22)

     password
	    Login password or passphrase Obsoletes: passwd

     password_script
	    Script to run to retrieve password Obsoletes: passwd_script

     plug   Physical plug number on device, UUID or  identification  of  machine
	    This parameter is always required. Obsoletes: port

     ssh    Use SSH connection (Default Value: 1) Obsoletes: secure

     ssh_options
	    SSH options to use (Default Value: -t '/bin/bash -c "PS1=\[EXPECT\]#
	    HISTFILE=/dev/null /bin/bash --noprofile --norc"')

     username
	    Login name This parameter is always required. Obsoletes: login

     quiet  Disable logging to stderr. Does not affect --verbose or --debug-file
	    or logging to syslog.

     verbose
	    Verbose  mode.  Multiple -v flags can be stacked on the command line
	    (e.g., -vvv) to increase verbosity.

     verbose_level
	    Level of debugging detail in  output.  Defaults  to  the  number  of
	    --verbose  flags specified on the command line, or to 1 if verbose=1
	    in a stonith device configuration (i.e., on stdin).

     debug_file
	    Write debug information to given file Obsoletes: debug

     version
	    Display version information and exit

     help   Display help and exit

     plug_separator
	    Separator for plug parameter when specifying more than 1  plug  (De-
	    fault Value: ,)

     separator
	    Separator  for  CSV  created  by 'list' operation (Default Value: ,)

     delay  Wait X seconds before fencing is started (Default Value: 0)

     disable_timeout
	    Disable timeout (true/false) (default: true when run from  Pacemaker
	    2.0+)

     host_os
	    Operating  system  of the host (linux|macos|windows) (Default Value:
	    linux)

     login_timeout
	    Wait X seconds for cmd prompt after login (Default Value: 5)

     missing_as_off
	    Missing port returns OFF instead of failure

     power_timeout
	    Test X seconds for status change after ON/OFF  (Default  Value:  20)

     power_wait
	    Wait X seconds after issuing ON/OFF (Default Value: 0)

     shell_timeout
	    Wait  X seconds for cmd prompt after issuing command (Default Value:
	    3)

     stonith_status_sleep
	    Sleep X seconds between status calls during a  STONITH  action  (De-
	    fault Value: 1)

     vboxmanage_path
	    Path to VBoxManage on the host (Default Value: VBoxManage)

     retry_on
	    Count of attempts to retry power on (Default Value: 1)

     use_sudo
	    Use  sudo  (without  password) when calling 3rd party software Obso-
	    letes: sudo

     ssh_path
	    Path to ssh binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/ssh)

     sudo_path
	    Path to sudo binary (Default Value: /usr/bin/sudo)

fence_vbox (Fence Agent)	   2009-10-20			  FENCE_AGENT(8)

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