This example shows how to use the virtualization-maven-plugin to start and stop a virtual computer which is then used by the integration tests (executed by the failsafe-maven-plugin)
<project>
...
<build>
...
<plugins>
...
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>virtualization-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-alpha-1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<configuration>
<datacenterUri>vcc+vi+https://hostname/sdk</datacenterUri>
<username>myname</username>
<password>secret</password>
</configuration>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>start-database</id>
<phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
<goals>
<goal>start-computer</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<computers>
<computer>My Database Server</computer>
</computers>
</configuration>
</execution>
<execution>
<id>stop-database</id>
<phase>post-integration-test</phase>
<goals>
<goal>suspend-computer</goal>
</goals>
<configuration>
<computers>
<computer>My Database Server</computer>
</computers>
</configuration>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
...
<plugin>
<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
<artifactId>failsafe-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.4.3-alpha-1</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<id>integration-test</id>
<goals>
<goal>integration-test</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
<execution>
<id>verify</id>
<goals>
<goal>verify</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
...
</plugins>
...
</build>
...
</project>