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Add additional checks to prepare.ps1 for VirtualBox

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#773 opened on Feb 1, 2022

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Description

  • Operating System Version: Win10 10.0.19042
  • Deploying via (VirtualBox/VMWare/AWS/Azure/ESXi): VirtualBox
  • Vagrant Version (if applicable): Vagrant 2.2.19

Description of the issue:

Posting this in case somebody else runs into similar issues building on Windows and as a potential FR for the prepare.ps1 script.

Vagrant provisioning on VirtualBox fails due to VMs becoming unresponsive shortly after boot. I have spent a good amount of time looking at this and have localized the issue it to Hyper-V being implicitly enabled by Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) for which prepare.ps does not check. There are additional potential culprits listed on VBox forums over here for which it may make sense to include additional checks in the 'prepare.ps1' script.

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Research direction
Investigate the prepare.ps1 script in the repository. Add checks for Hyper V state and other common VirtualBox conflicts on Windows. Refer to the VirtualBox forum link provided in the issue for additional checks.
Tech stack
shell
Domain
infrastructure
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
PowerShell basicsVirtualBox knowledge
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
60