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19186981a5
Build VMs stopped starting after a reboot into a new kernel: vmmon/vmnet
were left unloaded and vmnet1/vmnet8 (DHCP/NAT) never came up, so
vmware-vmx died (status=237/KEYRING) and clones got no IP. Root cause:
the LSB->systemd sysv-generated vmware.service intermittently fails to
generate at early boot ("systemd-sysv-generator: Cannot find unit
vmware.service"), and the existing module-rebuild guard only builds the
modules -- it never loads them or starts vmnet networking.
Add a native vmware-host.service that runs `/etc/init.d/vmware start`
(loads vmmon/vmci + brings up vmnet), ordered after the rebuild guard,
and mask the flaky sysv vmware.service so the native unit is the sole
owner. Provisioned by scripts/install-vmware-host-services.sh and wired
into setup-host-linux.sh (new step 8/9). VMware ships no native unit and
no kernel postinst hook, so this native wrapper around VMware's own
tools is the reliable boot path.
Verified: linked clone boots and gets a vmnet8 DHCP IP.
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# Runbook — Manual CLI Reference (Linux host, pwsh-free)
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A complete, hands-on reference for every `ci_orchestrator` command you can run
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by hand on the Linux host. Unless noted otherwise, commands run as the
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**`ci-runner`** service user against the live configuration at
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`/var/lib/ci/config.toml`.
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Every command can be written two ways:
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- **Full form** — `sudo -u ci-runner /opt/ci/venv/bin/python -m ci_orchestrator <cmd>`
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- **Short form** — `ci <cmd>`, after installing the alias (see [§0](#0-setup-do-once)).
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The examples use the short form. The paths and template names below are the
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real ones on this host, so most blocks are copy-paste-ready as written.
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---
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## 0. Setup (do once)
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### 0.1 Refresh the production venv
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Mandatory after every code change or merge — the venv is installed
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non-editable, so changes only take effect once reinstalled:
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```bash
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cd /opt/ci/local-ci-cd-system
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sudo /opt/ci/venv/bin/python -m pip install .
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sudo -u ci-runner /opt/ci/venv/bin/python -m ci_orchestrator --help | grep -E 'bench|smoke|validate|creds'
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```
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### 0.2 Install the `ci` alias
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```bash
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cd /opt/ci/local-ci-cd-system
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./scripts/install-ci-alias.sh # writes to ~/.bashrc and ~/.zshrc (idempotent)
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source ~/.bashrc # or open a new shell
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ci validate host # smoke-test the alias
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```
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Options: `--system` installs `/etc/profile.d/ci-alias.sh` for all users (needs
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sudo); `--uninstall` removes the block. The script defines two helpers:
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| Helper | Runs as | Use for |
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| ------- | ------------------ | ----------------------------------------- |
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| `ci` | `ci-runner` (sudo) | everything — writes keyring, starts VMs |
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| `ci-me` | the current user | read-only checks where sudo is just noise |
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### 0.3 The live environment
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| Item | Value |
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| Service user | `ci-runner` · production venv `/opt/ci/venv/bin/python` |
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| Configuration | `/var/lib/ci/config.toml` |
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| Linux template | `/var/lib/ci/templates/LinuxBuild2404/LinuxBuild2404.vmx` (snapshot `BaseClean-Linux`) |
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| Windows templates | `/var/lib/ci/templates/WinBuild2025` · `WinBuild2022` (snapshot `BaseClean`) |
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| Clones / artifacts | `/var/lib/ci/build-vms` · `/var/lib/ci/artifacts` |
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| Linux SSH access | key `/var/lib/ci/keys/ci_linux`, user `ci_build`, credential target `BuildVMGuest` |
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---
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## 1. Command index
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| Command | Purpose | Section |
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| `ci validate host` | Check host prerequisites (no VM) | [§2](#2-health-monitoring--reporting) |
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| `ci validate guest --host IP` | Probe a running guest's transport | [§2](#2-health-monitoring--reporting) |
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| `ci monitor disk` | Free-space alert | [§2](#2-health-monitoring--reporting) |
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| `ci monitor runner` | Watch and auto-restart act_runner | [§2](#2-health-monitoring--reporting) |
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| `ci report job` | Job summaries from the JSONL logs | [§2](#2-health-monitoring--reporting) |
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| `ci job ...` | **Full pipeline**: clone → build → collect → destroy | [§3](#3-full-pipeline-job) |
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| `ci vm new ...` | Linked-clone a template | [§4](#4-manual-vm-lifecycle) |
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| `ci wait-ready --vmx ...` | Poll until SSH/WinRM is ready | [§4](#4-manual-vm-lifecycle) |
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| `ci build run ...` | Run a build inside a running guest | [§4](#4-manual-vm-lifecycle) |
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| `ci artifacts collect ...` | Copy artifacts out of a guest | [§4](#4-manual-vm-lifecycle) |
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| `ci vm remove --vmx ...` | Stop and delete one clone | [§4](#4-manual-vm-lifecycle) |
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| `ci vm cleanup` | Sweep orphaned clones and stale locks | [§4](#4-manual-vm-lifecycle) · [§6](#6-maintenance) |
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| `ci vmware --vmx ...` | Open a VMX in the VMware Workstation GUI | [§4](#4-manual-vm-lifecycle) |
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| `ci creds set --user ...` | Store guest credentials in the keyring | [§5](#5-credentials--template-provisioning) |
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| `ci template deploy-linux` | Build the Linux template VM | [§5](#5-credentials--template-provisioning) |
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| `ci template check-win-iso` | Report the newest WS2025 ISO from massgrave + cache status | [§5](#5-credentials--template-provisioning) |
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| `ci template patch-win-iso` | Inject autounattend + no-prompt boot into a Windows ISO | [§5](#5-credentials--template-provisioning) |
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| `ci template deploy-win` | Build the Windows Server 2025 template VM (download→patch→deploy) | [§5](#5-credentials--template-provisioning) |
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| `ci template prepare-linux` | Provision the Linux template over SSH | [§5](#5-credentials--template-provisioning) |
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| `ci template prepare-win` | Provision a Windows template over WinRM | [§5](#5-credentials--template-provisioning) |
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| `ci template backup` | Timestamped copy of the template directories | [§5](#5-credentials--template-provisioning) |
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| `ci retention run` | Purge old artifacts and logs | [§6](#6-maintenance) |
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| `ci bench measure ...` | Phase-timing benchmark | [§7](#7-phase-c-testing) |
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| `ci bench run ...` | Concurrency burn-in | [§7](#7-phase-c-testing) |
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| `ci smoke run ...` | One end-to-end job with assertions | [§7](#7-phase-c-testing) |
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---
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## 2. Health, monitoring & reporting
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These are safe — none of them boots a VM.
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### `validate host`
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Run this first, every day. It checks vmrun, template snapshots, the keyring,
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`/var/lib/ci` permissions, and the `act-runner` unit. A clean run exits `0`
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with every line marked `[OK ]`; any `[FAIL]` line names the broken check.
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```bash
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ci validate host ; echo "exit=$?"
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```
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### Find a running guest's IP
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`vmrun getGuestIPAddress` reads the address from VMware Tools, so the VM must
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be **powered on** with Tools running. Run it as `ci-runner` — the VMs are
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started by that user, so its `vmrun` inventory is the one that can see them.
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```bash
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# Which VMs are powered on right now
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sudo -u ci-runner vmrun list
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# IP of the Linux template
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sudo -u ci-runner vmrun getGuestIPAddress /var/lib/ci/templates/LinuxBuild2404/LinuxBuild2404.vmx
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# IP of a Windows template
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sudo -u ci-runner vmrun getGuestIPAddress /var/lib/ci/templates/WinBuild2025/WinBuild2025.vmx
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# IP of a build clone (glob the job directory)
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sudo -u ci-runner vmrun getGuestIPAddress /var/lib/ci/build-vms/Clone_*/Clone_*.vmx
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```
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> **Gotcha (AGENTS.md #1).** `getGuestIPAddress` can exit `0` and still print
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> `Error: The VMware Tools are not running...` on stdout when Tools are down. A
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> line beginning with `Error:` means *no IP yet* — wait for boot, don't parse it.
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### `validate guest`
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Connects to a booted guest, runs a trivial command, and reports the explicit
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cause on failure (connect vs. auth vs. command). Capture the IP into a variable
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so the probe is genuinely copy-paste-ready:
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```bash
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# Linux guest over SSH
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IP=$(sudo -u ci-runner vmrun getGuestIPAddress /var/lib/ci/templates/LinuxBuild2404/LinuxBuild2404.vmx)
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ci validate guest --host "$IP" --ssh --guest-os linux
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# Windows guest over WinRM
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IP=$(sudo -u ci-runner vmrun getGuestIPAddress /var/lib/ci/templates/WinBuild2022/WinBuild2022.vmx)
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ci validate guest --host "$IP" --winrm --guest-os windows
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IP=$(sudo -u ci-runner vmrun getGuestIPAddress /var/lib/ci/templates/WinBuild2025/WinBuild2025.vmx)
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ci validate guest --host "$IP" --winrm --guest-os windows
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```
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### `monitor disk`
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```bash
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ci monitor disk --min-free-gb 50
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ci monitor disk --min-free-gb 50 --json # machine-readable one-liner
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ci monitor disk --min-free-gb 50 --webhook-url "$DISCORD_WEBHOOK"
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```
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### `monitor runner`
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Restarts the runner up to N times per window. Optional: `--webhook-url`,
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`--gitea-url`, `--gitea-credential-target`.
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```bash
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ci monitor runner --service-name act-runner --max-restarts 3
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```
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### `report job`
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```bash
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ci report job --last 10 # 10 most recent, as a table
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ci report job --failed # failures only
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ci report job --job-id smoke-20260607-2030 # phase breakdown for one job
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ci report job --last 20 --json # JSON output
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```
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---
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## 3. Full pipeline (`job`)
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This is the normal way to run a build: a single command clones the template,
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waits for the guest, runs the build, collects artifacts, and destroys the
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clone. It is exactly what the runner invokes on each push, and you can run it
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by hand too.
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The examples use `Simone/burnin-dummy`, whose `build.sh` simulates a real build
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(sleeps ~30 s, then writes `dist/build-info.txt`) — so the run exercises the
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full clone → build → artifact-collect → destroy path end to end.
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```bash
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ci job \
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--job-id manual-$(date +%s) \
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--template-path /var/lib/ci/templates/LinuxBuild2404/LinuxBuild2404.vmx \
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--snapshot-name BaseClean-Linux \
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--repo-url https://gitea.emulab.it/Simone/burnin-dummy.git \
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--branch main \
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--guest-os linux \
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--build-command "bash build.sh" \
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--guest-artifact-source dist \
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--use-git-clone
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```
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The VM boots headless by default. To watch it in the Workstation GUI while it
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runs, add `--gui` (needs an X display — see [§4.7](#47-open-a-vm-in-the-workstation-gui)):
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```bash
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ci job \
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--job-id manual-$(date +%s) \
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--template-path /var/lib/ci/templates/LinuxBuild2404/LinuxBuild2404.vmx \
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--snapshot-name BaseClean-Linux \
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--repo-url https://gitea.emulab.it/Simone/burnin-dummy.git \
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--branch main \
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--guest-os linux \
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--build-command "bash build.sh" \
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--guest-artifact-source dist \
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--use-git-clone \
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--gui
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```
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`--job-id`, `--repo-url`, `--branch`, and `--template-path` are required. The
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default `--snapshot-name` is `BaseClean`, so Linux jobs must pass
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`--snapshot-name BaseClean-Linux` explicitly. Other useful flags:
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- **Source**: `--commit`, `--submodules` / `--no-submodules`,
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`--use-git-clone` / `--host-clone`, `--use-shared-cache`
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- **Build**: `--configuration Release`, `--guest-artifact-source dist`,
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`--skip-artifact`, `--xvfb` (Linux GUI builds),
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`--extra-env-json '{"KEY":"VALUE"}'`
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- **VM**: `--guest-cpu N`, `--guest-memory-mb N`, `--template-path`,
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`--snapshot-name`, `--ready-timeout`, `--gui` / `--nogui` (default `--nogui`,
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headless; `--gui` opens the Workstation window and needs an X display —
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see [§4.7](#47-open-a-vm-in-the-workstation-gui))
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- **Auth**: `--gitea-credential-target` (private repos)
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> For a zero-config end-to-end check, prefer `smoke run` ([§7](#7-phase-c-testing))
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> over hand-rolling a `job` invocation.
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---
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## 4. Manual VM lifecycle
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These are the stages that `job` runs internally. Drive them individually when
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debugging a single phase. **Run the blocks below in the same shell session** —
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each one reuses the `$VMX` and `$IP` variables captured by an earlier step, so
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there are no fragile path globs to expand.
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### 4.1 Clone a VM
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`ci vm new` prints the clone's VMX path (and nothing else) on stdout, so capture
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it straight into a variable. A timestamped job-id keeps repeated runs from
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colliding.
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```bash
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VMX=$(ci vm new \
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--template /var/lib/ci/templates/LinuxBuild2404/LinuxBuild2404.vmx \
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--snapshot BaseClean-Linux \
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--clone-base-dir /var/lib/ci/build-vms \
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--job-id "dbg-$(date +%s)" \
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--guest-os linux \
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--start --gui)
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echo "clone VMX: $VMX"
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```
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`--gui` opens the clone in the Workstation window so you can watch it while you
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debug (it needs an X display — see [§4.7](#47-open-a-vm-in-the-workstation-gui)).
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Drop `--gui` for a headless boot.
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### 4.2 Wait until reachable, then capture the IP
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`wait-ready` blocks until SSH is up. The clean guest IP comes from
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`vmrun getGuestIPAddress`; capture it for the next steps.
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```bash
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ci wait-ready \
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--vmx "$VMX" \
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--guest-os linux \
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--ssh-user ci_build \
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--ssh-key-path /var/lib/ci/keys/ci_linux \
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--timeout 180
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IP=$(sudo -u ci-runner vmrun getGuestIPAddress "$VMX")
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echo "guest IP: $IP"
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```
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For WinRM guests, add `--credential-target BuildVMGuest` to `wait-ready`.
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### 4.3 Run the build
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Unlike `job`, `ci build run` does **not** inject the Gitea PAT, so an in-guest
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`--clone-url` only works for a public repo. For a private repo (like
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`burnin-dummy`), upload a local source directory with `--host-source-dir`
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instead — here the checked-out copy of `burnin-dummy` that ships in this repo.
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The build stages its `--guest-artifact-source` (`dist`) into `/opt/ci/output`,
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which is where step 4.4 collects from.
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Windows guests use `--credential-target BuildVMGuest` in place of the SSH flags.
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Repeatable `--extra-env KEY=VALUE`; add `--xvfb` for Linux GUI builds or
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`--use-shared-cache` for the shared cache.
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```bash
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ci build run \
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--ip-address "$IP" \
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--guest-os linux \
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--ssh-user ci_build --ssh-key-path /var/lib/ci/keys/ci_linux \
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--host-source-dir /opt/ci/local-ci-cd-system/gitea/burnin-dummy \
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--build-command "bash build.sh" \
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--guest-artifact-source dist
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```
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### 4.4 Collect artifacts
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`build run` stages the artifact under `/opt/ci/output`, so collect from there
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(not from the `dist` source directory).
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```bash
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ci artifacts collect \
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--ip-address "$IP" \
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--guest-os linux \
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--ssh-user ci_build --ssh-key-path /var/lib/ci/keys/ci_linux \
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--guest-artifact-path /opt/ci/output \
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--host-artifact-dir /var/lib/ci/artifacts/dbg-manual \
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--include-logs --job-id dbg-manual
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```
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### 4.5 Destroy the clone
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```bash
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ci vm remove --vmx "$VMX"
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ci vm remove --vmx "$VMX" --force # skip the soft stop
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```
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### 4.6 Sweep orphans
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Also a maintenance task — see [§6](#6-maintenance).
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```bash
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ci vm cleanup --what-if # list only
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ci vm cleanup --max-age-hours 4 --lock-file /var/lib/ci/vm-start.lock
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```
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### 4.7 Open a VM in the Workstation GUI
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Launches the **interactive** VMware Workstation GUI (not the headless vmrun
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path) so you can watch or poke a clone by hand. On a normal desktop session it
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just works — `ci vmware` behaves exactly like `sudo -u ci-runner vmware`:
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Reuse the `$VMX` captured in [§4.1](#41-clone-a-vm), or set it to a clone's VMX
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path (`VMX=$(ls /var/lib/ci/build-vms/Clone_*/*.vmx | head -1)` picks the first
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existing clone):
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```bash
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ci vmware # bare GUI, no VM
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ci vmware --vmx "$VMX" # open the VM
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ci vmware --vmx "$VMX" --power-on # power on (-x)
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ci vmware --vmx "$VMX" --fullscreen # power on + fullscreen (-X)
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```
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Other flags: `--new-window` (`-n`), `--display :0` (force a display when
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`$DISPLAY` isn't forwarded), `--vmware-path`. The GUI is spawned detached; the
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command prints its PID and a log path under `/tmp/vmware-*.log`.
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**How the display works.** VMware connects through the X **host ACL**, not the
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cookie. The inherited `XAUTHORITY` (the desktop user's `~/.Xauthority`) is
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unreadable by `ci-runner`, so `vmware` drops it and relies on an xhost grant —
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normally already present (`xhost` lists `SI:localuser:ci-runner`).
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**Making the grant persistent.** An xhost grant is per-session and is wiped on
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logout or X restart. `setup-host-linux.sh` (Step 8) installs an XDG autostart
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entry in the desktop user's home that re-applies it at every graphical login.
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You can also (re)run that step standalone:
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```bash
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cd /opt/ci/local-ci-cd-system
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# --desktop-user defaults to $SUDO_USER
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sudo CI_RUN_USER=ci-runner bash scripts/install-vmware-gui-access.sh --desktop-user simone
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# To remove the grant and the autostart entry:
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sudo bash scripts/install-vmware-gui-access.sh --desktop-user simone --uninstall
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```
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This applies the grant immediately (when a display is reachable) and writes
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`~simone/.config/autostart/ci-runner-xhost.desktop` for future logins.
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**One-off, without the script.** Add the grant from the logged-in desktop user
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(not `ci-runner`):
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```bash
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xhost +SI:localuser:ci-runner
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```
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`vmware` pre-flights the display with `xdpyinfo` and prints this exact command
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on failure rather than dying silently.
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---
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## 5. Credentials & template provisioning
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### `creds set`
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Stores the guest login in the keyring (replaces `Set-CIGuestCredential.ps1`).
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The password never appears on the command line — verify it afterwards with the
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`validate host` keyring check.
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```bash
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ci creds set --target BuildVMGuest --user ci_build # hidden prompt
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printf '%s' 'SuperSecret123' | ci creds set --target BuildVMGuest --user ci_build --password-stdin
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```
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> The leading space before `printf` keeps the secret out of shell history.
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### Template management
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Run `ci template <sub> --help` for the (many) per-template options.
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```bash
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ci template deploy-linux # build the Linux template VM from scratch (Ubuntu 24.04)
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ci template deploy-win # build the Windows Server 2025 template VM (see below)
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ci template prepare-linux # provision an existing Linux template over SSH
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ci template prepare-win # provision a Windows template over WinRM (Linux-host driven)
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ci template backup # timestamped backup of the template directories
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```
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### `deploy-win` — build the Windows Server 2025 template
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Takes a Windows Server 2025 install ISO — downloaded from `--iso-url` (cached
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under `/var/lib/ci/iso/` by file name) or a local `--win-iso` — patches it
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(injects `autounattend.xml` + `post-install.ps1` and swaps the EFI boot image to
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the no-prompt variant), runs the unattended install, swaps the NIC e1000e →
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vmxnet3 and takes the cold `PostInstall` snapshot. VMware Tools are mounted as a
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second CD.
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```bash
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# Download + deploy (e.g. a massgrave direct link), headless
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ci template deploy-win --iso-url 'https://example/win2025.iso'
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ci template deploy-win --iso-url 'https://example/win2025.iso' --iso-sha256 <HASH> # verify
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ci template deploy-win --gui --win-iso /var/lib/ci/iso/win2025.iso # local ISO, watch install
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```
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**Finding / preparing an ISO from massgrave.** The massgrave "updated" link is
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behind a Cloudflare-Turnstile file host, so the download itself can't be
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scripted — but you can resolve the newest build and pre-patch a manual download:
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```bash
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ci template check-win-iso # newest WS2025 build + URL + cache status
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# → download that URL in a browser into /var/lib/ci/iso/<filename>, then:
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ci template patch-win-iso --in /var/lib/ci/iso/<filename> # → <filename>.patched.iso
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ci template deploy-win --win-iso /var/lib/ci/iso/<filename>.patched.iso
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```
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(`deploy-win` patches the ISO itself too, so `patch-win-iso` is optional — use it
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to produce/inspect the bootable no-prompt ISO separately.)
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Notes:
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- Provide **exactly one** of `--iso-url` / `--win-iso`. A downloaded ISO is
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cached by its URL file name and reused on re-runs.
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- The supplied ISO is the install media you give it — e.g. an updated WS2025 ISO
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from massgrave. (UUP dump was dropped: on Linux it only yields the RTM
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`install.wim`, so Windows Update had to install the whole cumulative anyway.)
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- Needs `p7zip-full`, `xorriso` (installed by `setup-host-linux.sh`) and ~16 GiB
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scratch for the ISO repack. The patched ISO is cached per VM dir and only
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rebuilt when the base ISO or answer files change.
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- After it finishes: `ci template prepare-win` then
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`ci validate guest --winrm --guest-os windows`.
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---
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## 6. Maintenance
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### `retention run`
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Purges old artifacts and logs. Always dry-run first. Retention switches to the
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aggressive window automatically when free space drops below `--min-free-gb`.
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```bash
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ci retention run --what-if # dry run
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ci retention run --retention-days 30 --aggressive-retention-days 7 --min-free-gb 50
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```
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### Orphan sweep
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See [§4.6](#46-sweep-orphans) (`ci vm cleanup`).
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---
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## 7. Phase C testing
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Burn-in, benchmark, and smoke checks — all native Python, no pwsh.
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### `smoke run`
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One end-to-end job plus assertions (replaces `Test-Smoke.ps1`). It asserts:
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exit `0`, an artifact directory under `/var/lib/ci/artifacts/<job-id>/`, and a
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`job/success` event in `invoke-ci.jsonl`.
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```bash
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ci smoke run --guest-os linux # no-op marker job (fastest)
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ci smoke run --guest-os windows
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ci smoke run --guest-os linux --preset ns7zip # real Linux build, end-to-end
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```
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### `bench measure`
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Times the clone / start / IP / transport / destroy phases and appends a row to
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`benchmark.jsonl` (legacy field names preserved for trend continuity).
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```bash
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ci bench measure --guest-os linux --iterations 1
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ci bench measure --guest-os linux --iterations 4 # match historical baselines
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sudo -u ci-runner tail -n1 /var/lib/ci/artifacts/benchmark.jsonl
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```
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### `bench run`
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Concurrency burn-in (replaces `Test-CapacityBurnIn.ps1`). Each round asserts
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that all jobs exit `0`, no orphan clone directory is left behind, and no stale
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`vm-start.lock` remains. The JSON report lands under
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`/var/lib/ci/artifacts/bench/<timestamp>.json`.
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```bash
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ci bench run --guest-os linux --concurrency 2 --rounds 2 # quick confidence
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ci bench run --guest-os linux --concurrency 4 --rounds 10 # standard gate
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ci bench run --guest-os windows --concurrency 3 --rounds 10 # WinRM is unstable at 4x (TODO §3.6)
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sudo -u ci-runner cat "$(ls -t /var/lib/ci/artifacts/bench/*.json | head -1)"
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```
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---
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## 8. Cutover checklist & uninstalling pwsh
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Repeat for at least one week with pwsh **still installed** as an A/B safety net:
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- [ ] The normal `git push` CI pipeline stays green.
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- [ ] `ci validate host` is green daily.
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- [ ] `ci bench run --guest-os linux --concurrency 4 --rounds 10` is green (no orphans or locks).
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- [ ] `ci smoke run` is green on both `--guest-os linux` and `--guest-os windows`.
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- [ ] `ci bench measure` timings are comparable to historical baselines.
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- [ ] No procedure forced a fallback to a `.ps1` on the Linux host.
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Only after a fully green week:
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```bash
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pwsh --version
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sudo apt-get remove powershell
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ci validate host # must still exit 0 without pwsh
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```
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To roll back, `sudo ./setup-host-linux.sh --with-pwsh` reinstalls pwsh; the
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original `.ps1` scripts remain in `scripts/archived/`.
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---
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## 9. Troubleshooting
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| Symptom | Cause | Fix |
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| -------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| `No such command 'bench'` | Production venv not refreshed | [§0.1](#01-refresh-the-production-venv) — `pip install .` |
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| `validate host` keyring `[FAIL]` | Credential missing or wrong user | [§5](#5-credentials--template-provisioning) — `creds set` |
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| `validate guest` connect failure | VM not booted, wrong IP, or firewall | Confirm the VM is running and re-check its IP |
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| `bench run` round FAIL: orphan | Clone was not destroyed | `ci vm cleanup`; check vmrun and `/var/lib/ci/build-vms` |
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| WinRM jobs drop at concurrency 4 | Known instability (TODO §3.6) | Use `--concurrency 3` |
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| IP-acquire timeout (Linux) | vmnet8 DHCP wedged | `sudo systemctl restart vmware-networks` |
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| `vmrun` "operation was canceled" | vmmon/vmnet unbuilt after a kernel bump | `sudo vmware-modconfig --console --install-all` (or reboot; `vmware-modules-rebuild.service` rebuilds) |
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| VMs won't start after a reboot — no `/dev/vmnet*`, `vmware-vmx` dies `status=237/KEYRING` | Host stack didn't come up at boot: `vmmon` unloaded + vmnet DHCP/NAT down (the flaky sysv `vmware.service` failed to generate — `systemd-sysv-generator: Cannot find unit vmware.service`) | `sudo systemctl start vmware-host.service`, then confirm it's enabled. Provisioned by `scripts/install-vmware-host-services.sh` — see [deploy/systemd](../deploy/systemd/README.md#servizi-vmware-host-prerequisito-avvio-vm) |
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| `ci: command not found` | Alias not loaded | `source ~/.bashrc`, or re-run [§0.2](#02-install-the-ci-alias) |
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