Vagrant multi-machine environment

Config file driven multi-machine environment with NAT network and static IP addresses. Uses Hyper-V on Windows, Libvirt on Ubuntu and VirtualBox on MacOS.

Based on the original work found here and here.

Requirements

Windows

• Windows Hyper-V enabled
• Vagrant (tested with v2.2.18)

MacOS

• Virtualbox: brew install virtualbox
• Vagrant: brew install vagrant
• Vagrant Manager: brew install vagrant-manager

Ubuntu

• Ubuntu with libvirt
• Vagrant (tested with v2.2.18)
• Vagrant libvirt provider

Other Linux distros should work but are untested.

Installation

git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/hitachienergy/vagrant-multi-vm-env.git

Usage

1. Open command prompt as administrator

2. Go to project's directory

   Windows (Hyper-V):

   cd vagrant-multi-vm-env/hyperv

   Ubuntu (Libvirt):

   cd vagrant-multi-vm-env/libvirt

   MacOS (VirtualBox):

   cd vagrant-multi-vm-env/virtualbox

3. Edit config.yml file

4. Run Vagrant

   • Create environment

     vagrant up

   • Stop environment

     vagrant halt

   • Destroy environment (append -f to destroy without confirmation)

     vagrant destroy

   • Create snapshot of entire environment

     vagrant snapshot save <snapshot-name>

   • Create snapshot of single machine

     vagrant snapshot save <vm-name> <snapshot-name>

   • Restore environment from snapshot

     vagrant snapshot restore <snapshot-name>

   • List snapshots

     vagrant snapshot list

   • Remove snapshot

     vagrant snapshot delete <snapshot-name>

5. Connect to VM

   • Using SSH client

     ssh vagrant@<vm-ip>

   • Using Vagrant

     vagrant ssh [options] [name|id] [-- extra ssh args]

Supported boxes

This project was tested with the following boxes:

• almalinux/8
• centos/7
• generic/rhel7
• generic/rhel8
• generic/rocky8
• generic/ubuntu1804
• generic/ubuntu2004