Automate Virtual PC 2007 with PowerShell?

Question

This is basically a duplicate of this question, but the accepted answer was \"no\" and I would like to keep this question open until getting an actual answer instead of acceptin

Answer 1

It look like it may be possible to automate the creation of virtual images using MS Virtual Server 2005. The following articles detail the use of PowerShell scripts to automate the creation of virtual images:

• Configuration Testing With Virtual Server, Part 1
• Configuration Testing With Virtual Server, Part 2

From part 2, in the section Configuration Tests on a Virtual Machine, it seems possible to transfer files and schedule scripts to run. Using these articles as a basis, it should be possible to automate the building of a MS virtual image in the same way as lordbrain described for a VMware image.

Answer 2

Is this what you're looking for? I'm on Windows 7 that has the "virtual windows xp" feature installed (which is effectively vpc 2007).

[E] PS> $vpc = new-object -com virtualpc.application
[E] PS> $vpc

HostInfo                    : System.__ComObject
VirtualMachines             : System.__ComObject
VirtualNetworks             : System.__ComObject
UnconnectedNetworkAdapters  : System.__ComObject
SupportDrivers              : System.__ComObject
Tasks                       : System.__ComObject
MinimumMemoryPerVM          : 4
MaximumMemoryPerVM          : 3071
SuggestedMaximumMemoryPerVM : 2763
MaximumFloppyDrivesPerVM    : 1
MaximumSerialPortsPerVM     : 2
MaximumParallelPortsPerVM   : 1
MaximumNetworkAdaptersPerVM : 4
MaximumNumberOfIDEBuses     : 2
DefaultVMConfigurationPath  : G:\Users\Oisin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Virtual PC\Virtual Machines\
SearchPaths                 : {}
USBDeviceCollection         : System.__ComObject
Name                        : Windows Virtual PC
Version                     : 6.1.7084.0
UpTime                      : 2

Answer 3

To test some of my own software within a VM I use AutoIt (http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/) to start the VM, and within the VM I use it again to start and control my application. Communication is done using a shared folder within the VM (writing the AutoIt script to execute, output of the application like a log).

It's not Powershell, but maybe this helps anyway. :)

Regards,

Sebastiaan