urri34 / OracleVm-Checker

PowerShell script used in order to start VM and to make sure all required USB are attached. Extra bonus: It can reload the network component of the Home Assistant

OracleVm-Checker

Contains the PowerShell scripts I use to operate my OracleVM server where HA resides.

ValidateVMUSB.ps1:

Issues:

• Sometimes the VM may go into suspension, and starting it through the GUI can be "difficult," whereas with a PowerShell script, it is more accessible.
• OracleVM virtual machines that have USB devices directly attached may lose connection temporarily when the USB is disconnected and do not automatically reconnect. In my case, the HA virtual machine has a USB Wifi, a Zigbee dongle, and a Zigbee2MQTT. Sometimes it gets disconnected.
• Especially if the USB Wifi drops, a reload of the HA configuration needs to be done.

Solution:

• Validate that the VM is running, and if it's not, start it.
• Validate that all USB devices are connected and connect them.
• Perform a reload of the network part of the HA VM (injecting commands through the VM console).

Parameters:

$Machine=@{VmUUID="f05c746c-a545-4329-8252-bc3b42907131";

USBUUIDS = @("6f06b710-ee69-4e5d-917b-d0808827102c","93cedeaf-a6f8-49c2-ab9e-0192aa434ba2")}

Obtained from:

C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe list --long vms
C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe list usbhost

VmUUID part:

C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe list --long vms

Name: TestHA

Encryption: disabled

Groups: /

Guest OS: Linux (64-bit)

UUID: f05c746c-a545-4329-8252-bc3b42907131

Config file: C:\TestHA.vbox

Snapshot folder: C:\Snapshots

Log folder: C:\Logs

Hardware UUID: f05c746c-a545-4329-8252-bc3b42907131

USBUUIDS part:

UUID: 6f06b710-ee69-4e5d-917b-d0808827102c

VendorId: 0x138a (138A)

ProductId: 0x00ab (00AB)

Revision: 1.100 (01100)

Port: 8

USB version/speed: 2/Full

Manufacturer: Wifi USB Stick Realteck

Address: {53d29ef7-377c-4d14-864b-eb3a85769359}\0000

Current State: Busy

(...)

UUID: 93cedeaf-a6f8-49c2-ab9e-0192aa434ba2

VendorId: 0x0bda (0BDA)

ProductId: 0x8153 (8153)

Revision: 49.0 (4900)

Port: 2

USB version/speed: 3/Super

Manufacturer: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

Product: RTL8153 Zigbee Adapter

Address: {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}\0020

Current State: Busy

Extra bonus

Hide shutdown/reboot button

My windows10 machine where I run my OracleVM with my VM inside is connected to the TV so the kids can play Netflix and wotch only stuff thru the browsers. But My wife sometimes forget that the HAServer is running in background and just shutdown the server after whatching a film. Avoid it!

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\PolicyManager\default\Start\HideShutDown