Backing up VirtualBox VMs

## How many days a compressed version will be left on server
DAYS_TO_KEEP_TAR="+7"

## Exempt VMs - Place each VM with a space seperating them
## Example: ( linux winxp win7 ) or
## ( "Ubuntu 8.04" "Windows XP" ) or
## ( None )
## More here: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/bash-for-loop-array/
## Run Command to find list of VMS:
## VBoxManage list vms | grep '"' | cut -d'"' -f2 2>/dev/null
EXEMPTION_ARRAY=( None )

## No need to modify below here
IFS=$'\n'
HOST=`hostname`
DATEFILE=`/bin/date +%Y%m%d`
VMLIST=`VBoxManage list vms | grep '"' | cut -d'"' -f2 2>/dev/null`

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## Functions

##
## Notify the starting time of backup
##
function startScript {
echo "-----------------------------------------------------"
echo "START - ${VM}"
echo "Host: ${HOST}"
echo "Date: `date`"
echo "-----------------------------------------------------"
echo
}

##
## Create the backup directories if they do not exist
##
function doCheckDirectories {
## Check to see if BACKUPDEST exist
if [ ! -d ${BACKUPDEST} ]; then
echo "BACKUPDEST does not exist!! Exiting Program."
exit 0
fi
## If the archives directory does not exist, create it
if [ ! -d ${BACKUPDEST}/archives ]; then
echo "${BACKUPDEST}/archives directory does not exist, creating . . ."
mkdir "${BACKUPDEST}/archives"
echo
fi
## If the directories directory does not exist, create it
if [ ! -d ${BACKUPDEST}/directories ]; then
echo "${BACKUPDEST}/directories directory does not exist, creating . . ."
mkdir "${BACKUPDEST}/directories"
echo
fi
}

##
## If this VM is in our exempt array, set VM_EXEMPT to skip entirely.
##
function doCheckExempt {
VM_EXEMPT=false
## array, if we get a match, set VM_EXEMPT to true
for check_vm in "${EXEMPTION_ARRAY[@]}"; do
if [ "${check_vm}" = "${VM}" ]; then
echo "${VM} is on the exception list, skipping."
echo
VM_EXEMPT=true
fi
done
}

##
## Suspend VM if its running, skip it if not
##
function suspendVM {
## Check state of VM
VMSTATE=`VBoxManage showvminfo "${VM}" --machinereadable | grep "^\(VMState=\)" | cut -d'"' -f2 2>/dev/null`

echo "${VM} state is currently: ${VMSTATE}"

## If VM is running, suspend it, otherwise, move on
if [ "${VMSTATE}" = "running" ]; then
echo "Suspending ${VM} . . ."
## Stop vm by saving current state (pause|resume|reset|poweroff|savestate)
VBoxManage controlvm ${VM} savestate 2>/dev/null
[ $? ] && echo Success || echo Failure
echo "${VM} Suspended on `date`"
echo
else
echo "${VM} was not running, not suspending - `date`"
echo
fi
}

##
## Backup VM
##
function doBackup {
## Display location of XML file
XMLFILE=`VBoxManage showvminfo "${VM}" --machinereadable \
| grep "^\(CfgFile=\)" \
| cut -d'"' -f2 2>/dev/null`
## Display location of vdi file
## LOCATION=`VBoxManage showvminfo "${VM}" --machinereadable | grep ".vdi" | cut -d'"' -f4 2>/dev/null`
## Display location of vdi or vmdk file
LOCATION=`VBoxManage showvminfo "${VM}" --machinereadable \
| grep -e ".vdi" -e ".vmdk" \
| cut -d'"' -f4 2>/dev/null`

## If the directories directory does not exist, create it
if [ ! -d ${BACKUPDEST}/directories/${VM} ]; then
echo "${BACKUPDEST}/directories/${VM} does not exist, creating . . ."
mkdir "${BACKUPDEST}/directories/${VM}"
echo
fi
## Backup VM (clonehd)
echo "Backing up "${VM}" to ${BACKUPDEST}/directories/${VM}/"
rsync --inplace -a --stats "${XMLFILE}" "${BACKUPDEST}/directories/${VM}/"
[ $? ] && echo Success || echo Failure
rsync --inplace -a --stats "${LOCATION}" "${BACKUPDEST}/directories/${VM}/"
[ $? ] && echo Success || echo Failure
echo
}

##
## Start VM if suspened
##
function doStart {
if [ "${VMSTATE}" = "running" ]; then
echo "Starting ${VM} . . ."
## Resume VMs which were running [--type gui|sdl|vrdp|headless]
VBoxManage startvm ${VM} --type headless
echo "${VM} Resumed on `date`"
[ $? ] && echo Success || echo Failure
else
echo "${VM} was not running, not resuming - `date`"
fi
echo
}

##
## Making a compressed and mobile backup
##
function doTar {
fileName="backup_${VM}-${DATEFILE}.tgz"
echo "taring up ${VM} to ${BACKUPDEST}/archives/${fileName}"
tar -czf "${BACKUPDEST}/archives/${fileName}" "${BACKUPDEST}/directories/${VM}" 2>/dev/null
[ $? ] && echo Success || echo Failure
echo
}

##
## Clean up any tars or logs that are older than DAYS_TO_KEEP_TAR
##
function doCleanTar {
echo "Cleaning up tars older than ${DAYS_TO_KEEP_TAR} day(s) old"
find "${BACKUPDEST}/archives" -name "backup_${VM}*.tgz" -mtime ${DAYS_TO_KEEP_TAR} -exec rm -vf {} \;
[ $? ] && echo Success || echo Failure
echo "Cleaning up logs older than ${DAYS_TO_KEEP_TAR} day(s) old"
find "${BACKUPDEST}/" -name "*-log" -mtime ${DAYS_TO_KEEP_TAR} -exec rm -vf {} \;
[ $? ] && echo Success || echo Failure
}

##
## Notify the finishing time of backup
##
function finishScript {
echo
echo "-----------------------------------------------------"
echo "FINISH - ${VM}"
echo "Host: ${HOST}"
echo "Date: `date`"
echo "-----------------------------------------------------"
}

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## Script