Re: [Users] Problems using the PythonSDK

tor 2013-05-23 klockan 15:10 +0300 skrev Michael Pasternak: > Hi Karli, > > On 05/23/2013 12:35 PM, Karli Sjöberg wrote: > > Hi! > > > > We´re in the process of building an orderportal where our customers will be able to log in, select a virtual machine template, type in a desired hostname and it will be > > automatically created, and they recieve a mail explaining what they´ve gotten themselves into:). For this I figured the PythonSDK would be the best choice but I´m having > > trouble using it. What we´ve done so far is: > > > > 1) Create a new VM from a template; OK. I found an example and it worked OOTB > > 2) Rename the new VM´s disk from ${TemplateName}_Disk1 to ${VMName}_Disk1; Not OK. I found an example of how to change the name of a VMNic and that works, but using the > > same method to change VMDisk´s name does not (FYI, the VM only has one VNic and VDisk): > >>>> from ovirtsdk.xml import params > >>>> from ovirtsdk.api import API > >>>> api = API(url='https://${ENGINE}:443/api', <https://storm.slu.se:443/api',> ca_file='${CACERT}', username='admin@internal <mailto:'admin@internal>', password='letmein!') > >>>> vm = api.vms.get(name='VMName') > > > >>>> vmnic = vm.nics.get(name='*') > >>>> vmnic.name > > 'nic1' > >>>> api.vms.get(name='VMName').nics.get(name='*') > > 'nic1' > >>>> vmnic.name='nic2' > >>>> vmnic.update() > >>>> api.vms.get(name='VMName').nics.get(name='*') > > 'nic2' > >>>> vmnic.name > > 'nic2' > > > >>>> vmdisk = vm.disks.get(name='*') > >>>> vmdisk.name > > 'TemplateName_Disk1' > >>>> api.vms.get(name='VMName').disks.get(name='*') > > this kind of call is not efficient, by fetching the disk > you also fetch the vm, > > i'd suggest fetch vm, store it in local variable and then > reuse it for any sub-collection manipulations. Could you please show me example of that, my Pythonjourney started only yesterday:)?

> > > > 'TemplateName_Disk1' > >>>> vmdisk.name='VMName_Disk1' > >>>> vmdisk.update() > >>>> vmdisk.name > > 'VMName_Disk1' > >>>> api.vms.get(name='VMName').disks.get(name='*') > > 'TemplateName_Disk1' > > > > See? Am I holding it wrong? > > disk.name is deprecated, please use 'alias' instead. >>> print api.vms.get(name='VMName').disks.get(name='*').name TemplateName_Disk1 >>> print api.vms.get(name='VMName').disks.get(name='*').alias None So that doesn´t seem to work either? /Karli > > > > > 3) Create a snapshot called "Origin", so if a customer calls in and says they´ve borked it completely, we´ll just revert to it´s "Origin" and they´re up and running again; > > OK, found another OOTB example, thank you. > > 4) Add the customer to VM´s Permissions with an appropriate role; Not OK. I have found no examples on how to do this and just don´t know where to start looking. BTW, > > creating a new VM with Python results in Permissions completely empty, no inheritance either. Don´t know if that is intended... > > elena, ilia, > > guys, do you have any permission related code to share? > > > > > client# rpm -qa | grep ovirt > > ovirt-engine-cli-3.2.0.11-1.fc17.noarch > > ovirt-engine-sdk-3.2.0.10-1.fc17.noarch > > > > engine# rpm -qa | grep ovirt > > ovirt-engine-config-3.1.0-4.fc17.noarch > > ovirt-engine-dbscripts-3.1.0-4.fc17.noarch > > ovirt-log-collector-3.1.0-0.git10d719.fc17.noarch > > ovirt-engine-restapi-3.1.0-4.fc17.noarch > > ovirt-image-uploader-3.1.0-0.git9c42c8.fc17.noarch > > ovirt-engine-genericapi-3.1.0-4.fc17.noarch > > ovirt-iso-uploader-3.1.0-0.git1841d9.fc17.noarch > > ovirt-engine-webadmin-portal-3.1.0-4.fc17.noarch > > ovirt-engine-setup-3.1.0-4.fc17.noarch > > ovirt-engine-sdk-3.2.0.2-1.fc17.noarch > > ovirt-engine-backend-3.1.0-4.fc17.noarch > > ovirt-engine-tools-common-3.1.0-4.fc17.noarch > > ovirt-engine-3.1.0-4.fc17.noarch > > ovirt-engine-userportal-3.1.0-4.fc17.noarch > > ovirt-engine-notification-service-3.1.0-4.fc17.noarch > > > > -- > > > > Best Regards > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Karli Sjöberg > > Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences > > Box 7079 (Visiting Address Kronåsvägen 8) > > S-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden > > Phone: +46-(0)18-67 15 66 > > karli.sjoberg(a)slu.se <mailto:karli.sjoberg@slu.se> <mailto:karli.sjoberg@adm.slu.se> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Users mailing list > > Users(a)ovirt.org <mailto:Users@ovirt.org> > > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > > > -- Med Vänliga Hälsningar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Karli Sjöberg Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Box 7079 (Visiting Address Kronåsvägen 8) S-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden Phone: +46-(0)18-67 15 66 karli.sjoberg(a)slu.se <mailto:karli.sjoberg@adm.slu.se>