Re: [Users] Python script retrieving MACs

On 12/06/2012 02:22 AM, Eli Mesika wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Vincent Van der Kussen"<vincent(a)vanderkussen.org> >> To: users(a)ovirt.org >> Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 10:39:02 AM >> Subject: [Users] Python script retrieving MACs >> >> Hi, >> >> Im currently making a script using the Python SDK to retrieve a list >> of VM names + their MAC address. >> I currently came up with this >> >> 17 vm = api.vms.list() >> 18 >> 19 >> 20 for item in vm: >> 21 hostname = item.get_name() >> 22 nic = api.vms.get(name=hostname).nics.list()

>> 23 for net in nic: >> 24 nicname = net.mac.get_address() >> 25 print "%s" % hostname >> 26 print "%s" % nicname

>> >> I've noticed that retrieving the nic list during the iteration does a >> logon each time which slows thing down dramatically. >> Is there a better way to get the NICs from a list of VMs? > Michael P wrote in another thread : > > ##if you using> 3.1 backend, you should be using persistent authentication in api, > ##this way you'll have to pass JSESSIONID and login will happen only on first request. > > Michael , please elaborate on that persistent authentication available since 3.1 api, if your backend is 3.1 or higher, sdk will use it by default, otherwise authentication happens peer request. >> Regards, >> Vincent >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Users mailing list >> Users(a)ovirt.org >> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >>