vmip

#!/bin/bash
#get ip of qemu VM given as argument to this script

#Check for VM Name as argument
if [ ! ${1} ];then
    echo "USAGE: vmip [VM NAME]"
    exit 1
else

#Check to see if VM is present
  virsh list | grep ${1} &>/dev/null
  if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
    echo "ERROR: failed to get domain '${1}'"
    echo "Run 'virsh list' again and choose a running VM'"
    exit 1
  else

#First get MAC of VM returned from running virsh list
    MAC=$(virsh dumpxml "${1}" | grep "mac address" | awk -F \' '{ print $2 }') 
  
#Next check arp table for that MAC and get associated IP address
    IP=$(arp -an | grep ${MAC})

#Cleanup IP output
    IP=$(echo $IP | awk -F ' ' '{print $2}')

#Remove leading and trailing parenthesis and return
    echo ${IP:1:-1}
  fi
fi
exit 0