start_template.sh

#!/bin/sh

if [[ "$(id -u)" -ne "0" ]]
then
    echo "You need to run this script as root."
    exit 1
fi

if [ "$#" -ne 1 ]
then
	echo "Usage: ./start_template template_name"
	exit 1
fi

. ./var_setup.sh

# VM name = vmname-templatename
TEMPLATENAME=${1}
TEMPLATEOS=$TEMPLATEPATH/"$TEMPLATENAME".qcow2
TEMPLATEHOME=$TEMPLATEPATH/"$TEMPLATENAME"-home.qcow2

if ! [[ -f "$TEMPLATEOS" || -f "$TEMPLATEHOME" ]]
then
	echo "\nGiven template does not exist."
	echo "Avilable Templates:"
	./list_templates.sh
	exit 1
fi

vmctl start -c -L -d $TEMPLATEOS -d $TEMPLATEHOME $TEMPLATENAME

exit 0