DOS Batch to backup virutalbox machines

This DOS script can be used to schedule backups of your virtuabox machines.

The backup consist in a simple copy of the VMs file into a backup folder.
But this script, in case of a RUNNING machine, will also change the state of the vm to SAVESTATE before proceding with the backup, and will bring it back to RUNNING after the copy is completed.

Requirements:

• gnugrep must be installed (download it from here . PS: remember to dowload also the "Dependencies" package form here, which contains the required DLLs if you don't already have it);
• change the 3 variabiles (highlithed in red) according to your needs (without trailing backslash):

1. VBDIR --> the location of the virtualbox manager installation
2. VMDIR  --> the base forder of your virtualmachines files
3. BAKDIR --> the folder where you want to copy the VMs to

• create as many SUBSCRIPT as you need, one per each VM you want to backup; 
• in each SUBSCRIPT, update the MYVM (yellow) variable with the name of the virtual machine (the one you see in the virtual box manager);

Script:

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@echo off

set VMDIR="c:\virtual_machines"
set VBDIR="C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox"
set BAKDIR="D:\Backup\VM"

date /t > %BAKDIR%\bak.log
time /t >> %BAKDIR%\bak.log
@echo using virtualbox bin folder: %VBDIR%
@echo using virtualbox machines folder: %VMDIR%
@echo using backup folder: %BAKDIR%
cd /d %VBDIR% >> %BAKDIR%\bak.log


REM xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
REM SUBSCRIPT: create one per each VM to backup
REM xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
set MYVM=machine1
REM xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

set MYSTATUS=0
for /f "delims=" %%A in ('VBoxManage list runningvms^|grep -c %MYVM%') do set "MYSTATUS=%%A"
@echo BACKUP for: %VMDIR%\%MYVM%   -  Current status: %MYSTATUS%
if "%MYSTATUS%"=="1" VBoxManage controlvm %MYVM% savestate >> %BAKDIR%\bak.log
xcopy /D/S/Y %VMDIR%\%MYVM%\*.* %BAKDIR%\%MYVM%\ >> %BAKDIR%\bak.log
if "%MYSTATUS%"=="1" VBoxManage startvm %MYVM% >> %BAKDIR%\bak.log
@echo BACKUP OK >> %BAKDIR%\bak.log


REM xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

REM SUBSCRIPT: create one per each VM to backup

REM xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
set MYVM=machine2
REM xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

set MYSTATUS=0
for /f "delims=" %%A in ('VBoxManage list runningvms^|grep -c %MYVM%') do set "MYSTATUS=%%A"
@echo BACKUP for: %VMDIR%\%MYVM%   -  Current status: %MYSTATUS%
if "%MYSTATUS%"=="1" VBoxManage controlvm %MYVM% savestate >> %BAKDIR%\bak.log
xcopy /D/S/Y %VMDIR%\%MYVM%\*.* %BAKDIR%\%MYVM%\ >> %BAKDIR%\bak.log
if "%MYSTATUS%"=="1" VBoxManage startvm %MYVM% >> %BAKDIR%\bak.log
@echo BACKUP OK >> %BAKDIR%\bak.log

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