README.md

migrating to kubernetes and will not be using or maintaining this anymore.

Requires:
kvm kernel qemu
likely installed: awk netcat
Usage:
vthena create [opts] image.iso
creates a master vm, and starts it. install desired programs and dependencies then exit
This vm will be the default for most commands, named _master
vthena clone [opts] base cloneName
creates a copy of base, default being _master
allows you to do modifications and test on those
vthena start [opts] vmName
you may want to dev experiments in the vm to avoid dependency issues.
you can also run benchmarks directly from here but that misses the point
vthena run [opts] vmName(all) experimentName
desired experiment is called on boot, then is shutdown after completion.
stdout/err is sent to experimentName.log in the experiments folder
keyword all runs experiment on all vms
vthena set [opts] vmName
overrides _master vm used when one of your changes becomes a standard.
vthena list
lists all created vms
vthena clean
cleans all created vms besides master
Example workflow: testing zfs configs
vthena create image.iso # creates _master
vthena clone zfs1MRecord # create branch
vthena start zfs1MRecord # add changes
... # create more branches
vthena run all benchmark.sh # run tests
vthena set zfs1MRecord # sets vm as _master
vthena clean # removes old vm set
vthena clone zfsLZ4 # this clones zfs1MRecord not the original vm
vthena clone zfsLZ4 zfsLZ4NoCache # can branch from non-main, might be confusing tho, no branch management
# Happy testing!