start_vm.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Check if VM name and ISO source are provided
if [ -z "$1" ] || [ -z "$2" ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 <vm_name> <iso_path_or_url>"
    exit 1
fi

VM_NAME="$1"
ISO_SOURCE="$2"
ISO_PATH=""

# Determine if the ISO source is a URL or a local path
if [[ "$ISO_SOURCE" =~ ^(http|https|ftp):// ]]; then
    echo "ISO source is a URL. Attempting to download..."
    # Create a temporary directory for the downloaded ISO
    DOWNLOAD_DIR="/tmp/iso_downloads"
    mkdir -p "$DOWNLOAD_DIR"
    ISO_FILENAME=$(basename "$ISO_SOURCE")
    ISO_PATH="$DOWNLOAD_DIR/$ISO_FILENAME"

    # Download the ISO
    if ! wget -O "$ISO_PATH" "$ISO_SOURCE"; then
        echo "Error: Failed to download ISO from $ISO_SOURCE"
        exit 1
    fi
    echo "ISO downloaded to: $ISO_PATH"
elif [ -f "$ISO_SOURCE" ]; then
    echo "ISO source is a local path."
    ISO_PATH="$ISO_SOURCE"
else
    echo "Error: Invalid ISO source. Must be a valid local path or a URL."
    exit 1
fi

echo "Starting virt-install for VM: $VM_NAME"
echo "Using ISO: $ISO_PATH"

virt-install \
    --name "$VM_NAME" \
    --memory 16384 \
    --vcpus 8 \
    --disk path=/root/dell/disks/dev-scripts/pool/"$VM_NAME".qcow2,size=200,format=qcow2 \
    --cdrom "$ISO_PATH" \
    --network network=default \
    --os-type linux \
    --os-variant rhel9-unknown \
    --graphics vnc,listen=0.0.0.0 \
    --noautoconsole

echo "virt-install process completed."