Re: [ovirt-users] Ovirt python API clone VM to other data domain

Thank you, this was the solution, Modified version of original script available here: http://pastebin.com/GEtSJMCN Original : https://github.com/wefixit-AT/oVirtBackup Diff: moded version is doing backup for all running VMS in cluster, trying to clone VM into different storage domain (avoiding load on main domain) Please remove "iterration" if statement, I was using it to stop script from doing backup for all VMs (testing) -----Original Message----- From: Juan Hernández [mailto:jhernand@redhat.com] Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 5:37 PM To: Algirdas Žemaitis <algirdas(a)host1plus.com>; users(a)ovirt.org Subject: Re: [ovirt-users] Ovirt python API clone VM to other data domain On 01/18/2016 03:39 PM, Algirdas Žemaitis wrote: > Hello, > > > > It seems ovirt API lacks of possibility to define storage domain, in > which cloned vm (from snapshot) will be created, is it done on > purpose, or it is just missing/under development ? > > > > Scenario using WEB GUI : > > Create snapshot of any running VM, right-click on snapshot, select “clone” > > In pop-up window you can enter new VM name etc, under “resource > allocation” section **you can select where it will be created** > > > > > > Scenario using python-sdk/ovirt-api > > > > I was trying to create vm for example like this: > > ## > > vm_params = params.VM(name=vm_from_list + '__bak', > cluster=api.clusters.get("Default"), > storage_domain=api.storagedomains.get("temp"), memory=vm.get_memory(), > snapshots=snapshots_param) > > api.vms.add(vm_params) > > ## > > # temp is „other“ storage domain, NFS v3 > > VM will be still created on same storage as original VM, no matter > what domain I will define in params... > > Also tried other variations, using templates, disk profiles and so on, > but nothing has changed where new VM is created. > > > > I know cloning is not intended for backup purpose, but it is > workaround probably half of Ovirt users use. > > In my case, it is not very smart to do snapshot and create VM > (allocate disk space, etc) on same storage domain where there is > already running a lot of VMs, environment is already busy. > > > > Thanks ! > See here: http://lists.ovirt.org/pipermail/users/2016-January/037321.html -- Dirección Comercial: C/Jose Bardasano Baos, 9, Edif. Gorbea 3, planta 3ºD, 28016 Madrid, Spain Inscrita en el Reg. Mercantil de Madrid – C.I.F. B82657941 - Red Hat S.L. _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users(a)ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users