def delete(self):
if self.vm:
if self.vm.powered_on():
self.power_off()
vm_name = self.vm.name() # capture the vm_name
task_destroy = self.vm.vm.Destroy_Task() # delete the vm
Task().wait_for_task(task_destroy) # wait until deletion is done
#Datastore().folder_delete(vm_name) # todo remove this line once confirmed there are no side effects (not neeeded any more) delete folder created by VM
return task_destroy
def delete_path(self, item_path):
content = self.sdk.content()
datacenter = self.sdk.datacenter()
try:
task = content.fileManager.DeleteDatastoreFile_Task(item_path, datacenter)
Task().wait_for_task(task)
if task.info.state == "success":
return True
except Exception as error:
print(f"[Error][delete] {error.msg}") # todo: add global error handler and use it here
return False
def create(self):
folder = self.sdk.datacenter_folder()
resource_pool = self.sdk.resource_pool()
datastore_path = '[' + self.data_store + '] ' #+ self.vm_name # add "self.vm_name" here (as seen in samples) was creating an extra folder and was leaving a folder behind
vmx_file = self.sdk.file_info(vm_path_name=datastore_path)
# todo :refactor these values below
config = pyVmomi.vim.vm.ConfigSpec(name=self.vm_name,
memoryMB=self.memory,
numCPUs=1,
files=vmx_file,
guestId=self.guest_id,
version='vmx-07',
deviceChange=self.devices)
task = folder.CreateVM_Task(config=config, pool=resource_pool)
Task().wait_for_task(task)
self.vm = VM(task.info.result)
return self.vm
def execute_search_task(self, search_function, search_spec):
self.add_query_details_to_search_spec(search_spec)
task = search_function("[%s]" % self.name, search_spec)
Task().wait_for_task(task)
return task.info.result
def save_screnshot_to_datastore(self):
task = self.vm.vm.CreateScreenshot_Task()
Task().wait_for_task(task)
self.ds_screenshot = task.info.result
return self.ds_screenshot
def power_off(self):
task = self.vm.vm.PowerOffVM_Task()
return Task().wait_for_task(task)
def power_on(self):
if not self.vm.powered_on():
task = self.vm.vm.PowerOnVM_Task() # todo refactor into task API
return Task().wait_for_task(task)