NAME

       Rex::Box::KVM - Rex/Boxes KVM Module

DESCRIPTION

       This is a Rex/Boxes module to use KVM VMs. You need to have libvirt installed.

EXAMPLES

       To use this module inside your Rexfile you can use the following commands.

        use Rex::Commands::Box;
        set box => "KVM";

        task "prepare_box", sub {
           box {
              my ($box) = @_;

              $box->name("mybox");
              $box->url("http://box.rexify.org/box/ubuntu-server-12.10-amd64.kvm.qcow2");

              $box->network(1 => {
                 name => "default",
              });

              $box->auth(
                 user => "root",
                 password => "box",
              );

              $box->setup("setup_task");
           };
        };

       If you want to use a YAML file you can use the following template.

        type: KVM
        vms:
           vmone:
              url: http://box.rexify.org/box/ubuntu-server-12.10-amd64.kvm.qcow2
              setup: setup_task

       And then you can use it the following way in your Rexfile.

        use Rex::Commands::Box init_file => "file.yml";

        task "prepare_vms", sub {
           boxes "init";
        };

METHODS

       See also the Methods of Rex::Box::Base. This module inherits all methods of it.

   new(name => $vmname)
       Constructor if used in OO mode.

        my $box = Rex::Box::KVM->new(name => "vmname");

   memory($memory_size)
       Sets the memory of a VM in megabyte.

   info
       Returns a hashRef of vm information.

   ip
       This method return the ip of a vm on which the ssh daemon is listening.