[ovirt-users] Re: Ovirt API and CLI

Hi, It took me about 5 seconds to google for "ovirt sdk4" and the first link is: https://github.com/oVirt/ovirt-engine-sdk/tree/master/sdk NB: I am not an ovirt dev (nor am I a python programmer, although I do play one on TV sometimes ;-). -derek On Fri, February 28, 2020 1:12 pm, Eugène Ngontang wrote: > Yes I know ovirt-shell. > > But if the Interface (API) is well exposed, we could ourself code add-hoc > client to interact with, as we know how it's defined and structured. > > Please do you have useful links about those SDK4 and others API/CLI > related > stuff? > > Regards, > Eugène NG > > Le ven. 28 févr. 2020 à 16:50, Derek Atkins <derek(a)ihtfp.com&gt; a écrit : > >> Yes. The devs call it "SDK4", which has been around for a few releases >> now. >> The CLI, however, uses SDK3, which was removed from Ovirt 4.4. >> Search for "ovirt-shell". >> >> -derek >> >> On Fri, February 28, 2020 10:47 am, Eugène Ngontang wrote: >> > @Derek, >> > >> > You're talking about a client the should up-port, but before having a >> > client, my question is is there a documented API (server) to interact >> with >> > through that client? >> > >> > Eugene NG >> > >> > Le jeu. 27 févr. 2020 à 14:57, Derek Atkins <derek(a)ihtfp.com&gt; a écrit >> : >> > >> >> Eugene, >> >> >> >> On Thu, February 27, 2020 4:53 am, Eugène Ngontang wrote: >> >> > Yes Ansible ovirt_vms module is useful, I use it for >> >> > provisioning/deployment, but once my VM created, I'd like to >> >> > administrate/interact with them, I don't think I should write >> >> playbooks >> >> > for >> >> > that. >> >> > >> >> > But I'll find a solution. >> >> >> >> I am in a similar boat as you. I wrote some management scripts >> around >> >> ovirt-shell when I first started using ovirt (4.0), in order to mimic >> >> some >> >> vmware-server features that I needed. I run a single-host >> hosted-engine >> >> environment, so when the system boots up (e.g. from a power failure) >> I >> >> wanted all my VMs to auto-start, and to start in the correct order. >> I >> >> can't use the ovirt power management utilities because it's only a >> >> single >> >> host. So I wrote a relatively small script around ovirt-shell that >> >> would >> >> do the following: >> >> >> >> 1) Wait for the engine to respond >> >> 2) Wait for the storage to come online >> >> 3) Start my VMs, with appropriate order and delay between >> >> (e.g., ensure my DNS server and KDC come up before other VMs) >> >> >> >> I know that SOME of these features are now in Ovirt (and I think they >> >> are >> >> even in 4.4), but my understanding is that they only return the >> system >> >> to >> >> previous state and wont auto-start a VM that was cleanly shut down. >> >> Also >> >> the ordering is, IIUC, somewhat course (low/medium/high). >> >> >> >> At this point I plan to delay my deployment of 4.4 or beyond because >> >> what >> >> I have in 4.3 is working (still), and frankly I have no interest in >> >> learning Ansible or Python just to replace what should be a >> relatively >> >> simple script. >> >> >> >> I honestly find it very sad that the developers wont up-port >> >> ovirt-client >> >> to SDK4. If SDK4 is "so good" vs SDK3 then I don't see why it would >> be >> >> hard to do that. And if it IS that hard to do, then how do they >> expect >> >> us >> >> to use it? >> >> >> >> Maybe I will find some time to play with OV4.4 on a test system in >> order >> >> to play with the auto-start features. In my copious amounts of free >> >> time. :( >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> >> -derek >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 >> >> derek(a)ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com >> >> Computer and Internet Security Consultant >> >> >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > LesCDN <http://lescdn.com> >> > engontang(a)lescdn.com >> > ------------------------------------------------------------ >> > *Aux hommes il faut un chef, et au* >> > >> > * chef il faut des hommes!L'habit ne fait pas le moine, mais lorsqu'on >> te >> > voit on te juge!* >> > >> >> >> -- >> Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 >> derek(a)ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com >> Computer and Internet Security Consultant >> >> > > -- > LesCDN <http://lescdn.com> > engontang(a)lescdn.com > ------------------------------------------------------------ > *Aux hommes il faut un chef, et au* > > * chef il faut des hommes!L'habit ne fait pas le moine, mais lorsqu'on te > voit on te juge!* > -- Derek Atkins 617-623-3745 derek(a)ihtfp.com www.ihtfp.com Computer and Internet Security Consultant