[ovirt-users] obtain spm id (host id) from engine using api

in ovirt engine the table. vds_spm_id_map holds the ids used in spm election. engine_20150824095956=# select * from vds_spm_id_map ; storage_pool_id | vds_spm_id | vds_id --------------------------------------+------------+-------------------------------------- 144fb47d-b38c-4bb7-867b-373d7ba9f0a9 | 1 | 313ed02c-8029-4fb3-ba1c-5b3c9902ddb1 144fb47d-b38c-4bb7-867b-373d7ba9f0a9 | 2 | 7fdebf8a-1503-4b54-9681-0201ee330381 these particular id's seem to be added when a vds is added to the engine or when the storage pool is first setup. I would like to be able to obtain this nr (in my case its generally 1 or 2 as i have two hosts per dc / cluster) through an api or even better from the hosts itself. When testing I connect to the storage pools using the api and its important the hostid used when making this api call is correct or bad things happen. I have been searching high and low to no avail. In understand the engine is in charge here but i really would be helped if this values can be obtained without going into the db. As i am continuously rebuilding dc's / storage pools and hosts i cannot keep track of when which host is installed hence the need to know the spm_id as listed. It might be i am all wrong but the when i use the vds_spm_id as listed i can connect the host to the storage pools using the api. thanks Joost