[ovirt-users] Python: Clone snapshot into VM

[gregor]

Hi,

thanks, the tool is ready and online on github.

https://github.com/wefixit-AT/oVirtBackup

cheers
gregor

On 2015-09-16 15:11, Amador Pahim wrote:
> On 09/15/2015 11:57 AM, gregor wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I write currently a little backup tool in Python which use the following
>> workflow:
>> - create a snapshot -> works
>> - clone snapshot into VM -> help needed
> 
> snapshot =
> params.Snapshot(id=api.vms.get('my_vm01').snapshots.list(description='my_vm_snap_01')[0].id)
> 
> 
> snapshots = params.Snapshots(snapshot=[snapshot])
> 
> api.vms.add(params.VM(name='new_vm', memory=2524971008,
> cluster=api.clusters.get("Default"), snapshots=snapshots))
> 
>> - delete the snapshot -> works
>> - export VM to NFS share -> works
>> - delete cloned VM -> TODO
>>
>> Is it possible to clone a snapshot into a VM like from the web-interface?
>>
>> The above workflow is a little bit resource expensive but it will when
>> it is finished make Online-Full-backups of VM's.
>>
>> cheers
>> gregor
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