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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -u  # no unset vars
+
+########################
+# Configuration
+########################
+
+SECONDS_WAIT=60
+DESTINATION_DIR="/mnt/unprotected/tmp/VM/backup/corellia"
+VMHOME="/vm/ssd0/"   # base dir for VM data; adapt as needed
+DAYS_TO_KEEP_VM_BACKUP=60
+MAIL_TO="vplesnila@gmail.com"
+MAIL_FROM="plesnila.valeriu@orange.fr"
+MAIL_SUBJECT_OK="VM backup success"
+MAIL_SUBJECT_FAIL="VM backup failure"
+LOG_DIR="/root/tmp"
+LOGFILE="${LOG_DIR}/vm_backup_$(date +%F_%H%M%S).log"
+
+########################
+# Logging setup
+########################
+
+mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR" "$DESTINATION_DIR"
+
+# Log everything to file and stdout
+exec > >(tee -a "$LOGFILE") 2>&1
+
+echo "===== VM backup started at $(date) ====="
+
+FAILED=0
+
+fail() {
+  echo "ERROR: $*" >&2
+  FAILED=1
+}
+
+send_mail() {
+  local subject="$1"
+  {
+    echo "From: ${MAIL_FROM}"
+    echo "To: ${MAIL_TO}"
+    echo "Subject: ${subject}"
+    echo
+    cat "$LOGFILE"
+  } | msmtp "$MAIL_TO"
+}
+
+########################
+# Helper functions
+########################
+
+list_all_vms() {
+  virsh list --all --name | sed '/^$/d'
+}
+
+list_running_vms() {
+  virsh list --name | sed '/^$/d'
+}
+
+wait_and_check_offline() {
+  local wait_seconds="$1"
+  echo "Waiting ${wait_seconds}s..."
+  sleep "$wait_seconds"
+
+  local still_running
+  still_running=$(list_running_vms || true)
+
+  if [[ -n "$still_running" ]]; then
+    echo "Still running VMs:"
+    echo "$still_running"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  echo "All VMs are offline."
+  return 0
+}
+
+backup_vm() {
+  local vm="$1"
+  local date_str
+  date_str="$(date +%F)"
+  local backup_file="${DESTINATION_DIR}/${vm}_${date_str}.tar.gz"
+  local xml_file="${DESTINATION_DIR}/${vm}_${date_str}.xml"
+
+  echo "----- Backing up VM: ${vm} -----"
+
+  # 1. Export XML definition
+  echo "Exporting XML definition to ${xml_file}"
+  if ! virsh dumpxml "$vm" > "$xml_file"; then
+    fail "Failed to dump XML for VM '$vm'"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  # 2. Backup VM storage
+  if [[ ! -d "$VMHOME" ]]; then
+    fail "VMHOME directory '$VMHOME' does not exist for VM '$vm'"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  cd "$VMHOME" || { fail "Cannot cd to $VMHOME for VM '$vm'"; return 1; }
+
+  echo "Creating compressed archive: $backup_file"
+  if ! tar -cvf - ${vm} | pigz > "$backup_file"; then
+    fail "Backup failed for VM '$vm'"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  # 3. Cleanup old backups
+  echo "Cleaning old backups for VM '$vm' older than ${DAYS_TO_KEEP_VM_BACKUP} days"
+  if ! find "$DESTINATION_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -type f \
+        \( -name "${vm}_*.tar.gz" -o -name "${vm}_*.xml" \) \
+        -mtime +"$DAYS_TO_KEEP_VM_BACKUP" -print -delete; then
+    fail "Failed to clean old backups for VM '$vm'"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  echo "Backup completed for VM '$vm'"
+  return 0
+}
+
+start_all_vms() {
+  echo "===== Starting ALL defined VMs ====="
+
+  local all_vms
+  all_vms=$(virsh list --all --name | sed '/^$/d')
+
+  if [[ -z "$all_vms" ]]; then
+    echo "No VMs defined on this host; nothing to start."
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  while read -r vm; do
+    [[ -z "$vm" ]] && continue
+    echo "Starting VM: $vm"
+    if ! virsh start "$vm"; then
+      fail "Failed to start VM '$vm'"
+    fi
+  done <<< "$all_vms"
+
+  echo "===== VM startup phase completed ====="
+}
+
+########################
+# Main logic
+########################
+
+ALL_VMS=$(list_all_vms)
+if [[ -z "$ALL_VMS" ]]; then
+  echo "No VMs defined on this host."
+fi
+
+echo "All VMs:"
+echo "$ALL_VMS"
+
+RUNNING_VMS=$(list_running_vms)
+echo "Running VMs:"
+echo "${RUNNING_VMS:-<none>}"
+
+# Graceful shutdown
+if [[ -n "$RUNNING_VMS" ]]; then
+  echo "Shutting down VMs gracefully..."
+  while read -r vm; do
+    [[ -z "$vm" ]] && continue
+    echo "virsh shutdown $vm"
+    if ! virsh shutdown "$vm"; then
+      fail "Graceful shutdown failed for VM '$vm'"
+    fi
+  done <<< "$RUNNING_VMS"
+else
+  echo "No running VMs to shut down gracefully."
+fi
+
+# Wait and check
+if ! wait_and_check_offline "$SECONDS_WAIT"; then
+  echo "Some VMs still running after graceful shutdown; forcing shutdown..."
+  STILL_RUNNING=$(list_running_vms)
+  while read -r vm; do
+    [[ -z "$vm" ]] && continue
+    echo "virsh destroy $vm"
+    if ! virsh destroy "$vm"; then
+      fail "Force shutdown failed for VM '$vm'"
+    fi
+  done <<< "$STILL_RUNNING"
+fi
+
+# If any failure so far, send failure mail and exit
+if [[ "$FAILED" -ne 0 ]]; then
+  echo "Failures detected before backup phase."
+  send_mail "$MAIL_SUBJECT_FAIL"
+  echo "===== VM backup finished with FAILURE at $(date) ====="
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Backup each VM
+for vm in $ALL_VMS; do
+  [[ -z "$vm" ]] && continue
+  backup_vm "$vm" || FAILED=1
+done
+
+echo "Starting all VMs..."
+start_all_vms
+
+# Final status and mail
+if [[ "$FAILED" -ne 0 ]]; then
+  echo "One or more VM backups failed."
+  send_mail "$MAIL_SUBJECT_FAIL"
+  echo "===== VM backup finished with FAILURE at $(date) ====="
+  exit 1
+else
+  echo "All VM backups completed successfully."
+  send_mail "$MAIL_SUBJECT_OK"
+  echo "===== VM backup finished with SUCCESS at $(date) ====="
+  exit 0
+fi
+