[Users] Problems using the PythonSDK

Mon Jun 24 06:35:44 EDT 2013

sön 2013-06-23 klockan 20:48 +0300 skrev Itamar Heim:

On 06/05/2013 07:58 AM, Karli Sjöberg wrote:
> tis 2013-06-04 klockan 16:32 +0300 skrev Michael Pasternak:
>> Karli,
>>
>> On 06/04/2013 04:05 PM, Karli Sjöberg wrote:
>> > Hello everyone!
>> >
>> > I´m almost done with Python for now. But the last thing I sitll can´t seem to get any hang on is how to change the name of a VM´s disk:
>>
>> please use disk.alias property, name is deprecated and for backward compatibility only.
>
> It doesn´t matter what property I use, the name doesn´t change any way!
> Please read below, you´ll see I even tried defining .alias and .name at
> the same time, then update, but still no change. Could you please post
> the correct, and working way of doing this, please.
>
>>
>> >
>> >>>> from ovirtsdk.api import API
>> >>>> from ovirtsdk.xml import params
>> >>>> api = API(url='https://${OVIRT}:443 <https://storm.slu.se:443>', ca_file='/etc/pki/ovirt-engine/ca.pem', username='admin at internal <mailto:'admin at internal>',
>> > password='letmein!')
>> >>>> VM_NAME = 'FedoraTest'
>> >>>> DISK_NAME = '%s_Disk1' % (VM_NAME)
>> >>>> vm = api.vms.get(VM_NAME)
>> >>>> vmdisk = vm.disks.list()[0]
>> >>>> vmdisk.alias = 'foobar'
>> >>>> vmdisk.name = 'foobar'
>> >>>> vmdisk.update()
>> > <ovirtsdk.infrastructure.brokers.VMDisk object at 0x25d7ad0>
>> >
>> > But the name/alias/whatev never changes...
>> >
>> > Could you please give me an exact, and working example of how to change the name of a VM´s disk. This is the last simple thing I would like to accomplish before sharing a
>> > little something back with y´all(teaser, teaser).
>> >
>> > /Karli
>> >
>> > sön 2013-05-26 klockan 02:48 -0400 skrev Ilia Meerovich:
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> Lets followhttp://www.ovirt.org/Python-sdk
>> >>
>> >> In [1]: from ovirtsdk.xml import params
>> >>
>> >> In [2]: from ovirtsdk.api import API
>> >>
>> >> In [3]:
>> >>
>> >> In [4]: api = API(***, ***, ***)
>> >>
>> >> In [5]: user_name = "***"
>> >>
>> >> In [6]: domain = "***.***.***.redhat.com"
>> >>
>> >> In [7]: user_domain = params.Domain(name=domain)
>> >>
>> >> In [8]: user_name = "{0}@{1}".format(user_name, domain)
>> >> # creating user
>> >> In [9]: new_user = params.User(domain=user_domain, user_name=user_name)
>> >> # adding user to users resource
>> >> In [10]: user = api.users.add(new_user)
>> >> # adding role to user
>> >> In [11]: user.roles.add(api.roles.get('UserRole'))
>> >> Out[11]: <ovirtsdk.infrastructure.brokers.UserRole object at 0x30c7590>
>> >>
>> >> Thanks
>> >> Ilia
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Karli Sjöberg" <Karli.Sjoberg at slu.se<mailto:Karli.Sjoberg at slu.se>  <mailto:Karli.Sjoberg at slu.se>  <mailto:Karli.Sjoberg at slu.se>>
>> >> To: "Ilia Meerovich" <imeerovi at redhat.com<mailto:imeerovi at redhat.com>  <mailto:imeerovi at redhat.com>  <mailto:imeerovi at redhat.com>>
>> >> Cc: "Michael Pasternak" <mpastern at redhat.com<mailto:mpastern at redhat.com>  <mailto:mpastern at redhat.com>  <mailto:mpastern at redhat.com>>, "users" <users at ovirt.org<mailto:users at ovirt.org>  <mailto:users at ovirt.org>  <mailto:users at ovirt.org>>, "Elena Dolinin" <edolinin at redhat.com<mailto:edolinin at redhat.com>  <mailto:edolinin at redhat.com>  <mailto:edolinin at redhat.com>>
>> >> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 8:04:43 AM
>> >> Subject: Re: [Users] Problems using the PythonSDK
>> >>
>> >> tor 2013-05-23 klockan 08:53 -0400 skrev Ilia Meerovich:
>> >>
>> >> It should be like:
>> >>
>> >> from ovirtsdk.xml import params
>> >> from ovirtsdk.api import API
>> >>
>> >> api = API('*', '*', '*')
>> >> vm = api.vms.list()[0]
>> >> user =  api.users.list()[1]
>> >> role = api.roles.list()[1]
>> >> permit = params.Permission()
>> >> permit.set_role(role)
>> >> permit.set_vm(vm)
>> >> user.permissions.add(permit)
>> >> Thank you very much, I´m going to test this out today! Could you also show me how to first add a user that isn´t in the system yet, please?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Ilia Meerovich" <imeerovi at redhat.com<mailto:imeerovi at redhat.com>  <mailto:imeerovi at redhat.com>  <mailto:imeerovi at redhat.com> >
>> >> To: "Michael Pasternak" <mpastern at redhat.com<mailto:mpastern at redhat.com>  <mailto:mpastern at redhat.com>  <mailto:mpastern at redhat.com> >
>> >> Cc: "users" <users at ovirt.org<mailto:users at ovirt.org>  <mailto:users at ovirt.org>  <mailto:users at ovirt.org> >, "Karli Sjöberg" <Karli.Sjoberg at slu.se<mailto:Karli.Sjoberg at slu.se>  <mailto:Karli.Sjoberg at slu.se>  <mailto:Karli.Sjoberg at slu.se> >, "Elena Dolinin" <edolinin at redhat.com<mailto:edolinin at redhat.com>  <mailto:edolinin at redhat.com>  <mailto:edolinin at redhat.com> >
>> >> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 3:30:27 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: [Users] Problems using the PythonSDK
>> >>
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> We have several tests like:
>> >> "Add VM permission to user", that are using ART's art/rhevm_api/tests_lib/low_level/mla.py addPermitsToUser function.
>> >> This is generic function but it shouldn't be hard to prepare SDK code with the same functionality.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks
>> >> Ilia
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: "Michael Pasternak" <mpastern at redhat.com<mailto:mpastern at redhat.com>  <mailto:mpastern at redhat.com>  <mailto:mpastern at redhat.com> >
>> >> To: "Karli Sjöberg" <Karli.Sjoberg at slu.se<mailto:Karli.Sjoberg at slu.se>  <mailto:Karli.Sjoberg at slu.se>  <mailto:Karli.Sjoberg at slu.se> >, "Elena Dolinin" <edolinin at redhat.com<mailto:edolinin at redhat.com>  <mailto:edolinin at redhat.com>  <mailto:edolinin at redhat.com> >, "Ilia Meerovich" <imeerovi at redhat.com<mailto:imeerovi at redhat.com>  <mailto:imeerovi at redhat.com>  <mailto:imeerovi at redhat.com> >
>> >> Cc: "users" <users at ovirt.org<mailto:users at ovirt.org>  <mailto:users at ovirt.org>  <mailto:users at ovirt.org> >
>> >> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 3:10:21 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: [Users] Problems using the PythonSDK
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 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 at internal <mailto:'admin at 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.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > '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.
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > 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 at slu.se<mailto:karli.sjoberg at slu.se>  <mailto:karli.sjoberg at slu.se>  <mailto:karli.sjoberg at slu.se> <mailto:karli.sjoberg at adm.slu.se  >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
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>> >>
>> >>   --
>> >>
>> >> 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 at slu.se<mailto:karli.sjoberg at slu.se>  <mailto:karli.sjoberg at slu.se>  <mailto:karli.sjoberg at slu.se>
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> > 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 at slu.se<mailto:karli.sjoberg at slu.se>  <mailto:karli.sjoberg at slu.se>  <mailto:karli.sjoberg at adm.slu.se>
>> >
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>>
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was this resolved?

No, it doesn´t seem to matter, even following the exact instructions given. Changing the name/alias of a disk does not work. Now hopefully after following the instructions on how to upgrade to 3.2, I can test again to see if there any change in success. I hope so.

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