[Users] HostNic Addition with IP Address
Michael Pasternak
mpastern at redhat.com
Mon Jul 9 10:39:51 UTC 2012
Hi Rahul,
I've found the problem, api incorrectly describes add() parameters [1],
this could be done via update(), see [2] for more details.
[1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=838516
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=807949
[2] http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Virtualization/3.0/html/REST_API_Guide/sect-REST_API_Guide-Hosts-Network_Interfaces.html
On 07/09/2012 08:44 AM, Rahul Upadhyaya wrote:
> Hi Micheal,
>
> After updating the sdk I see change in documentation for hostnic addition and see bonding as a optional parameter, but I dont see it behaving it that way. When I try
> running the code to create and add NIC with Static IP assigned, I am facing same error where it is asking for bonding parameter and failing due to the same.
>
> Also, I made sure I removed the previous sdk and ensured my program is using the latest sdk.
>
> The error that I get is mentioned below :
>
> */Traceback (most recent call last):/*
> */ File "rtest.py", line 51, in <module>/*
> */ host.nics.add(params.HostNIC(name = new_hostnic_name, network=network, boot_protocol = 'static', ip= new_ip))/*
> */ File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ovirtsdk/infrastructure/brokers.py", line 2393, in add/*
> */ body=ParseHelper.toXml(hostnic))/*
> */ File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ovirtsdk/infrastructure/proxy.py", line 117, in add/*
> */ return self.request('POST', url, body, headers)/*
> */ File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ovirtsdk/infrastructure/proxy.py", line 128, in request/*
> */ last=last)/*
> */ File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ovirtsdk/infrastructure/proxy.py", line 154, in __doRequest/*
> */ raise RequestError, response/*
> */ovirtsdk.infrastructure.errors.RequestError:/*
> */status: 400/*
> */reason: Bad Request/*
> */detail: HostNIC [bonding.slaves.id <http://bonding.slaves.id>|name] required for add/*
> */
> /*
> */
> /*
> The piece of code that I am using to do this is :
>
> /hostid = 0/
> /address = ip_start/
> /new_hostnic_name = 'em3.'+str(vlanId)/
> /for host in hosts :/
> / if host.cluster.id <http://host.cluster.id> == cluster.id <http://cluster.id> :/
> / hostid = hostid + 1/
> / add_splits = address.split('.')/
> / add_splits[3] = str(200 + hostid)/
> / address= '.'.join(add_splits)/
> / new_ip = params.IP(address = address , netmask = '255.255.255.0' )/
> / *host.nics.add(params.HostNIC(name = new_hostnic_name, network=network, boot_protocol = 'static', ip= new_ip))*/
> /
> /
> / host.commitnetconfig()/
> /
> /
>
> My requirement is that I do not want to using bonding while addition of a new NIC to the host, Also , I want to add the ip address to the new NIC at the time of creation
> itself.
>
>
> Regards,
> Rahul.
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Rahul Upadhyaya <rakrup at gmail.com <mailto:rakrup at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks Michael,
>
> I had a older version of the python-binding which had bonding in #1 as a compulsory parameter... Seeing your options I updated the sdk and now the error is resolved. I
> see bonding as an optional param.
>
> Regards,
> Rahul.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: *Michael Pasternak* <mpastern at redhat.com <mailto:mpastern at redhat.com>>
> Date: Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 7:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [Users] HostNic Addition with IP Address
> To: Rahul Upadhyaya <rakrup at gmail.com <mailto:rakrup at gmail.com>>
> Cc: users at ovirt.org <mailto:users at ovirt.org>
>
>
>
> Hi Rahul,
>
> #1 is the right place for doing this, see method __doc__ [1]
> #2 used for attaching network to NIC, see __doc__ is [2]
>
> * note all methods in sdk well documented describing what
> parameters-holder to use and how to fill it.
>
> [1]
> '''
> @type HostNIC:
>
> @param hostnic.network.id <http://hostnic.network.id>|name: string
> @param hostnic.name <http://hostnic.name>: string
> [@param hostnic.bonding.slaves.host_nic: collection]
> {
> [@ivar host_nic.id <http://host_nic.id>|name: string]
> }
> [@param hostnic.bonding.options.option: collection]
> {
> [@ivar option.name <http://option.name>: string]
> [@ivar option.value: string]
> [@ivar type: string]
> }
> [@param hostnic.ip.gateway: string]
> [@param hostnic.boot_protocol: string]
> [@param hostnic.mac: string]
> [@param hostnic.ip.address: string]
> [@param hostnic.ip.netmask: string]
>
> @return HostNIC:
> '''
>
> [2]
> '''
> @type Action:
>
> @param action.network.id <http://action.network.id>|name: string
> [@param action.async: boolean]
> [@param action.grace_period.expiry: long]
>
> @return Response:
> '''
>
> On 07/05/2012 03:00 PM, Rahul Upadhyaya wrote:
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I am facing issues while adding NIC with Static I.P. to host using the oVirt Python-Bindings. There are two api's
> >
> > 1) HostNics.add :Here it requires binding param for interface bonding as a compulsory param. I dont want to bond more than one interfaces for a
> network
> > while creating network each time.
> >
> > 2) HostNic.attach: This lets me attach the NIC but does not let me put static IP address to it as soon as I add it. I am using a workaround of
> updating
> > the NIC with the IP information, but it requires me to put all the hosts on maintenance and shut-down all the running VMs which again is not the best way of doing it.
> >
> >
> > Is it not supported by the API that at the time of addition of the hostNIC we can specify the IP address or is it something that I am missing ?
> > Also,I see that this operation is supported from the manager UI .
> >
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Rahul
> > =======================================================
> >
> >
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> --
>
> Michael Pasternak
> RedHat, ENG-Virtualization R&D
>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Rahul
> =======================================================
>
>
>
>
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> Regards,
> Rahul
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