def create_vm():
opts = options()
# CONNECTION PARAMTERS
server = opts.esx_host
user = opts.user
password = opts.passwd
# REQUIRED PARAMETERS
vmname = opts.name
# datacentername = "ha-datacenter"
datacentername = opts.datacenter
hostname = opts.hostname
annotation = "My Product Product Virtual Machine"
memorysize = opts.ram
cpucount = opts.cpus
# cd_iso_location =
# "iso/My_Product_2013_02_26_05_15_00.iso"
# # located in the ESX datastore
cd_iso_location = opts.iso
guestosid = "centos64Guest"
# find your os in
# http://www.vmware.com/support/developer/vc-sdk/visdk41pubs/ApiReference/vim.vm.GuestOsDescriptor.GuestOsIdentifier.html
disksize = (1024 ** 2) * 100 # In Kb: 1024 ** 2 (power) = 1GB; 1GB * 100 = 100GB.
# OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
datastorename = opts.datastore # if None, will use the first datastore available
# CONNECT TO THE SERVER
s = VIServer()
s.connect(server, user, password)
# GET INITIAL PROPERTIES AND OBJECTS
# get datacenter
dcmor = s._get_datacenters()[datacentername]
dcprops = VIProperty(s, dcmor)
# get host folder
hfmor = dcprops.hostFolder._obj
# get computer resources
crmors = s._retrieve_properties_traversal(property_names=['name',
'host'], from_node=hfmor, obj_type='ComputeResource')
# get host
for hosts in s.get_hosts().items():
try:
if hosts.index(hostname) == 1:
hostmor = hosts[0]
except:
pass
# get computer resource of this host
crmor = None
for cr in crmors:
if crmor:
break
for p in cr.PropSet:
# print 'p.Name:', p.Name
if p.Name == "host":
for h in p.Val.get_element_ManagedObjectReference():
if h == hostmor:
crmor = cr.Obj
break
if crmor:
break
crprops = VIProperty(s, crmor)
# get resource pool
rpmor = crprops.resourcePool._obj
# get vmFolder
vmfmor = dcprops.vmFolder._obj
# CREATE VM CONFIGURATION
# get config target
request = VI.QueryConfigTargetRequestMsg()
_this = request.new__this(crprops.environmentBrowser._obj)
_this.set_attribute_type(crprops.environmentBrowser._obj.get_attribute_type())
request.set_element__this(_this)
h = request.new_host(hostmor)
h.set_attribute_type(hostmor.get_attribute_type())
request.set_element_host(h)
config_target = s._proxy.QueryConfigTarget(request)._returnval
# get default devices
request = VI.QueryConfigOptionRequestMsg()
_this = request.new__this(crprops.environmentBrowser._obj)
_this.set_attribute_type(crprops.environmentBrowser._obj.get_attribute_type())
request.set_element__this(_this)
h = request.new_host(hostmor)
h.set_attribute_type(hostmor.get_attribute_type())
request.set_element_host(h)
config_option = s._proxy.QueryConfigOption(request)._returnval
defaul_devs = config_option.DefaultDevice
# get network name
# would be assigned to the last known working network interface.
# in this case, it would be VM Network 2.
network_name = None
for n in config_target.Network:
if n.Network.Accessible:
network_name = n.Network.Name
# can hard-code it as 'VM Network'
# get datastore
# Just verifies that the datastorename mentioned at the top matches with the
# available list of datastores.
ds = None
for d in config_target.Datastore:
if d.Datastore.Accessible and (datastorename and d.Datastore.Name
== datastorename) or (not datastorename):
ds = d.Datastore.Datastore
datastorename = d.Datastore.Name
break
if not ds:
raise Exception("couldn't find datastore")
volume_name = "[%s]" % datastorename
# add parameters to the create vm task
create_vm_request = VI.CreateVM_TaskRequestMsg()
config = create_vm_request.new_config()
vmfiles = config.new_files()
vmfiles.set_element_vmPathName(volume_name)
config.set_element_files(vmfiles)
config.set_element_name(vmname)
config.set_element_annotation(annotation)
config.set_element_memoryMB(memorysize)
config.set_element_numCPUs(cpucount)
config.set_element_guestId(guestosid)
devices = []
# add a scsi controller
disk_ctrl_key = 1
scsi_ctrl_spec = config.new_deviceChange()
scsi_ctrl_spec.set_element_operation('add')
scsi_ctrl = VI.ns0.VirtualLsiLogicController_Def("scsi_ctrl").pyclass()
scsi_ctrl.set_element_busNumber(0)
scsi_ctrl.set_element_key(disk_ctrl_key)
scsi_ctrl.set_element_sharedBus("noSharing")
scsi_ctrl_spec.set_element_device(scsi_ctrl)
devices.append(scsi_ctrl_spec)
# find ide controller
ide_ctlr = None
for dev in defaul_devs:
if dev.typecode.type[1] == "VirtualIDEController":
ide_ctlr = dev
# add a cdrom based on a physical device
if ide_ctlr:
cd_spec = config.new_deviceChange()
cd_spec.set_element_operation('add')
cd_ctrl = VI.ns0.VirtualCdrom_Def("cd_ctrl").pyclass()
cd_device_backing = VI.ns0.VirtualCdromIsoBackingInfo_Def("cd_device_backing").pyclass()
ds_ref = cd_device_backing.new_datastore(ds)
ds_ref.set_attribute_type(ds.get_attribute_type())
cd_device_backing.set_element_datastore(ds_ref)
cd_device_backing.set_element_fileName("%s %s" % (volume_name,
cd_iso_location))
cd_ctrl.set_element_backing(cd_device_backing)
cd_ctrl.set_element_key(20)
cd_ctrl.set_element_controllerKey(ide_ctlr.get_element_key())
cd_ctrl.set_element_unitNumber(0)
cd_spec.set_element_device(cd_ctrl)
devices.append(cd_spec)
# create a new disk - file based - for the vm
disk_spec = config.new_deviceChange()
disk_spec.set_element_fileOperation("create")
disk_spec.set_element_operation("add")
disk_ctlr = VI.ns0.VirtualDisk_Def("disk_ctlr").pyclass()
disk_backing = VI.ns0.VirtualDiskFlatVer2BackingInfo_Def("disk_backing").pyclass()
disk_backing.set_element_fileName(volume_name)
disk_backing.set_element_diskMode("persistent")
disk_backing.ThinProvisioned = True
disk_ctlr.set_element_key(0)
disk_ctlr.set_element_controllerKey(disk_ctrl_key)
disk_ctlr.set_element_unitNumber(0)
disk_ctlr.set_element_backing(disk_backing)
disk_ctlr.set_element_capacityInKB(disksize)
disk_spec.set_element_device(disk_ctlr)
devices.append(disk_spec)
# add a NIC. the network Name must be set as the device name to create the NIC.
nic_spec = config.new_deviceChange()
if network_name:
nic_spec.set_element_operation("add")
nic_ctlr = VI.ns0.VirtualPCNet32_Def("nic_ctlr").pyclass()
nic_backing = VI.ns0.VirtualEthernetCardNetworkBackingInfo_Def("nic_backing").pyclass()
nic_backing.set_element_deviceName(network_name)
nic_ctlr.set_element_addressType("generated")
nic_ctlr.set_element_backing(nic_backing)
nic_ctlr.set_element_key(4)
nic_spec.set_element_device(nic_ctlr)
devices.append(nic_spec)
config.set_element_deviceChange(devices)
create_vm_request.set_element_config(config)
folder_mor = create_vm_request.new__this(vmfmor)
folder_mor.set_attribute_type(vmfmor.get_attribute_type())
create_vm_request.set_element__this(folder_mor)
rp_mor = create_vm_request.new_pool(rpmor)
rp_mor.set_attribute_type(rpmor.get_attribute_type())
create_vm_request.set_element_pool(rp_mor)
host_mor = create_vm_request.new_host(hostmor)
host_mor.set_attribute_type(hostmor.get_attribute_type())
create_vm_request.set_element_host(host_mor)
# CREATE THE VM
taskmor = s._proxy.CreateVM_Task(create_vm_request)._returnval
task = VITask(taskmor, s)
task.wait_for_state([task.STATE_SUCCESS, task.STATE_ERROR])
if task.get_state() == task.STATE_ERROR:
raise Exception("Error creating vm: %s" %
task.get_error_message())
# Here you should power your VM (refer to the pysphere documentation)
# So it boots from the specified ISO location
try:
new_vm = s.get_vm_by_name(opts.name)
connect_vm_cdroms(new_vm, s)
try:
new_vm.power_on()
except Exception as e:
print "Failed to power-on the new VM using:", opts.name
print "Exception:", str(e)
except Exception as e:
print "Failed to locate the new VM using:", opts.name
print "Exception:", str(e)
# disconnect from the server
s.disconnect()
