pySphereCreateVM.py

__author__ = "Alec Nunn"

from pysphere import VIServer
from pysphere.resources import VimService_services as VI

#--------------------------------------------------------
#  CONFIGURATION
#--------------------------------------------------------
hostIP      =           ""
user        =           ""
password    =           ""
logging     =           False
logFile     =           "debug.log"
separator   =           "_"*80
#--------------------------------------------------------
#  CREATE A NEW NIC
#--------------------------------------------------------
def add_nic(vm, server, net_label="DEFAULT_LABEL"):
    request = VI.ReconfigVM_TaskRequestMsg()
    _this = request.new__this(vm._mor)
    _this.set_attribute_type(vm._mor.get_attribute_type())
    request.set_element__this(_this)
    spec = request.new_spec()

    dev_change = spec.new_deviceChange()
    dev_change.set_element_operation("add")

    nic_ctlr = VI.ns0.VirtualVmxnet3_Def("nic_ctlr").pyclass()

    nic_backing = VI.ns0.VirtualEthernetCardNetworkBackingInfo_Def("nic_backing").pyclass()
    nic_backing.set_element_deviceName(net_label)
    nic.ctlr.set_element_addressType("generated")
    nic_ctlr.set_element_backing(nic_backing)
    nic_ctlr.set_element_key(4)
    dev_change.set_element_device(nic_ctlr)

    spec.set_element_deviceChange([dev_change])
    request.set_element_spec(spec)
    server._proxy.ReconfigVM_Task(request)
#--------------------------------------------------------
#  DELETE THE VM
#--------------------------------------------------------
def deleteVM(vm, server):
    if vm.get_status() == "POWERED ON":
        vm.power_off()

    request = VI.Destroy_TaskRequestMsg()
    _this = request.new__this(vm._mor)
    _this.set_attribute_type(vm._mor.get_attribute_type())
    request.set_element__this(_this)
    server._proxy.Destroy_task(request)._returnval
#--------------------------------------------------------
#  LOG IN TO THE VM
#--------------------------------------------------------
def loginVM(vm, server, user, passw):
    vm.login_in_guest(user, passw)

#--------------------------------------------------------
#  CREATE VIRTUAL HARD DISK
#--------------------------------------------------------
def createVHDD(vm, server, hddName):

#--------------------------------------------------------
#  CONNECT TO THE SERVER
#--------------------------------------------------------
def conn(host, user, passw, dbg=False):
    serv = VIServer()
    if dbg:
        serv.connect(host, user, passw, trace_file="debug.log")
    else:
        serv.connect(host, user, passw)
    return serv