[ovirt-users] Re: Ovirt API and CLI

Echoing what others have said. Ansible is your best option here. On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 7:22 AM Nathanaël Blanchet <blanchet(a)abes.fr&gt; wrote: > > Le 27/02/2020 à 11:00, Yedidyah Bar David a écrit : > > On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 11:53 AM Eugène Ngontang <sympavali(a)gmail.com&gt; <sympavali(a)gmail.com&gt; 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. > > Why not? You're the next devops :) > > I was used to use ovirt-shell (removed from 4.4), and instead of it I > control now all my vms with ansible playbooks: > > - consultation with ovirt-*_inf with appropriate filters (combine , > dict2items) and conditions (when, until) > - interaction with other modules (with present/absent statement for > all parameters) > > I precise I am not a developer but once I took the habit with a proper > environment (venv, IDE, loops, structured playbook and roles, dict struct, > etc..), I was able do what I want, or rather what the API let me do. > > Before begining, I should advice you to take the time to study the > structure of the output of the registered variable > > Here is a piece of my commonly used playbooks to check status of wanted > vms: > - name: template ovirt pour tester les modules > hosts: localhost > connection: local > tasks: > - block: > - include: ovirt_auth.yaml > tags: auth,change > - name: vm facts > ovirt_vm_info: > auth: "{{ ovirt_auth }}" > pattern: "name=vm5 or name=vm8" > register: vm_info > - debug: var=vm_info.ovirt_vms > # msg: "{{vm_info.ovirt_vms | map(attribute='status')|list}}" > - name: "Génération d'un dictionnaire avec combine" > set_fact: > vm_status: "{{ vm_status|default({})|combine({item.name: item.status}) > }}" > loop: "{{vm_info.ovirt_vms}}" > when: item.status == "up" > - debug: > msg: "{{vm_status}}" > always: > - include: ovirt_auth_revoke.yaml > tags: auth,change > > Good luck! > > This is up to you, of course. > > For a project that uses heavily the ansible modules, see > ovirt-ansible-hosted-engine-setup. > > For one that uses the python SDK, see ovirt-system-tests. The SDK > itself also has a very useful collection of examples. > > > But I'll find a solution. > > Good luck and best regards, > > -- > Nathanaël Blanchet > > Supervision réseau > SIRE227 avenue Professeur-Jean-Louis-Viala <https://www.google.com/maps/search/227+avenue+Professeur-Jean-Louis-Viala... > 34193 MONTPELLIER CEDEX 5 > Tél. 33 (0)4 67 54 84 55 > Fax 33 (0)4 67 54 84 14blanchet(a)abes.fr > > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list -- users(a)ovirt.org > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave(a)ovirt.org > Privacy Statement: https://www.ovirt.org/site/privacy-policy/ > oVirt Code of Conduct: > https://www.ovirt.org/community/about/community-guidelines/ > List Archives: > https://lists.ovirt.org/archives/list/users@ovirt.org/message/LDCRW5YXHEM... >