def get_vm_by_path(self, path, datacenter=None):
"""Returns an instance of VIVirtualMachine. Where its path matches
@path. The VM is searched througout all the datacenters, unless the
name or MOR of the datacenter the VM belongs to is provided."""
if not self.__logged:
raise VIException(
"Must call 'connect' before invoking this method",
FaultTypes.NOT_CONNECTED)
try:
dc_list = []
if datacenter and VIMor.is_mor(datacenter):
dc_list.append(datacenter)
else:
dc = self.get_datacenters()
if datacenter:
dc_list = [k for k, v in dc.iteritems() if v == datacenter]
else:
dc_list = list(dc.iterkeys())
for mor_dc in dc_list:
request = VI.FindByDatastorePathRequestMsg()
mor_search_index = request.new__this(
self._do_service_content.SearchIndex)
mor_search_index.set_attribute_type(MORTypes.SearchIndex)
request.set_element__this(mor_search_index)
mor_datacenter = request.new_datacenter(mor_dc)
mor_datacenter.set_attribute_type(MORTypes.Datacenter)
request.set_element_datacenter(mor_datacenter)
request.set_element_path(path)
try:
vm = self._proxy.FindByDatastorePath(request)._returnval
except VI.ZSI.FaultException:
pass
else:
if vm:
return VIVirtualMachine(self, vm)
except (VI.ZSI.FaultException), e:
raise VIApiException(e)
dc_properties = VIProperty(server, dc_mor)
hostFolder_mor = dc_properties.hostFolder._obj
# Get ComputeResource MOR for target host
cr_mor = __get_computeresource_mor(server, hostFolder_mor, host_mor)
# Get ComputeResource properties
crprops = VIProperty(server, cr_mor)
# Get ResourcePool MOR
rp_mor = crprops.resourcePool._obj
template_mor = __get_template_by_name(server, 'template2')
vm = VIVirtualMachine(server, template_mor)
folder = None
folders = server._retrieve_properties_traversal(
property_names=['name', 'childEntity'],
obj_type=MORTypes.Folder)
folder_mor = None
for f in folders:
fname = ""
children = []
for prop in f.PropSet:
if prop.Name == "name":
fname = prop.Val
elif prop.Name == "childEntity":
