On 10/22/2015 07:50 AM, Indunil Jayasooriya wrote:
Hi list,
I want to *schedule a VM backup* in ovirt 3.5. I read below URL.<http://resources.ovirt.org/pub/yum-repo/ovirt-release35.rpm>
http://www.ovirt.org/Features/Backup-Restore_API_Integration#Full_VM_Backups
It gives an below example of VM backup
Example for VM Backup
* Use existing VM Snapshot/Create a vm snapshot (example):
URL = SERVER:PORT/api/vms/VM_ID/snapshots Method = POST (with Content-Type:application/xml header) Body = <snapshot> <description>Virtual Machine 1 - Snapshot For Backup</description> </snapshot>
But, How can I find the *VM_ID* of the VM that I want to backup?
How can I write this below format?
URL = SERVER:PORT/api/vms/VM_ID/snapshots
MY Ovirt Engine manager is running on another PC. (let's say engine.example.com <http://engine.example.com> ) i can access it by typing https://engine.example.com/
is it https://engine.example.com/api/vms/*VM_ID*/snapshots ? I can't access it in firefox browser?
Should I write a script? is there any Youtube video or doc that makes me to understand this?
Hope to hear from you.
If you know the name of the VM then you can find it, including its id, doing a search: https://engine.example.com/ovirt-engine/api/vms?search=name%3Dmyvm If you prefer to use a script, which is probably the right thing, then you can do something like this, using the Python SDK: ---8<--- #!/usr/bin/python from ovirtsdk.api import API from ovirtsdk.xml import params # Connect to the server: api = API( url="https://engine.example.com/ovirt-engine/api", username="admin@internal", password="******", ca_file="/etc/pki/ovirt-engine/ca.pem", debug=False ) # Find the VM: vm = api.vms.get(name="myvm") # Print the id: print(vm.get_id()) # Disconnect: api.disconnect() --->8--- Once you have the VM you can create a snapshot like this: ---8<--- vm.snapshots.add( params.Snapshot(description="My snapshot") ) --->8--- You can also use the Java SDK, if you prefer Java. -- Dirección Comercial: C/Jose Bardasano Baos, 9, Edif. Gorbea 3, planta 3ºD, 28016 Madrid, Spain Inscrita en el Reg. Mercantil de Madrid – C.I.F. B82657941 - Red Hat S.L.