def cloneVM(content, template, vm_name, vm_folder, target_host, datastore_name,
cluster_name, resource_pool, customize_os, customize_vm, filename,
power_on):
"""
Clone a VM from a template/VM, vm_folder, datastore_name
cluster_name, resource_pool, and power_on are all optional.
"""
template = getObject(content, [vim.VirtualMachine], template)
if not template:
print "VM template '" + template + "' not found."
if filename:
customVMSpec = getSpecFromXML(filename, "VM-Spec")
# if a name is not passed, fetch it from the XML file
if vm_name is None and customVMSpec['name'] is not None:
print "VM name '" + customVMSpec[
'name'] + "' fetched from '" + filename
vm_name = customVMSpec['name']
#if vm_name could not be defined (not passed nor found in the XML), quit
elif customVMSpec['name'] is None and vm_name is None:
print "Unable to continue without a name for the new VM machine."
exit
if customize_os:
custom_spec = getOSCustomizationSpec(filename)
if customize_vm: # this does OS-Spec and Network-Spec (both)
config_spec = getVMConfigSpec(content, filename, template,
vm_name) # this does VM-Spec
print "Cloning started from template: '" + template.name + "' ==> '" + vm_name + "'"
# if none git the first one
targethost = getObject(content, [vim.HostSystem], target_host)
cluster = getObject(content, [vim.ClusterComputeResource], cluster_name)
if vm_folder:
destfolder = getObject(content, [vim.Folder], vm_folder)
else: # clone into the same folder where the template is
destfolder = getObject(content, [vim.Folder], template.parent.name)
if datastore_name:
datastore = getObject(content, [vim.Datastore], datastore_name)
else:
datastore = getObject(content, [vim.Datastore],
template.datastore[0].info.name)
if resource_pool:
resource_pool = getObject(content, [vim.ResourcePool], resource_pool)
else:
if cluster is not None:
resource_pool = cluster.resourcePool
elif target_host is not None:
resource_pool = targethost.parent.resourcePool
else:
print "Unable to find a suitable resourcePool"
# set relospec
relospec = vim.vm.RelocateSpec()
relospec.datastore = datastore
relospec.pool = resource_pool
clonespec = vim.vm.CloneSpec()
clonespec.location = relospec
clonespec.powerOn = power_on
if custom_spec:
print "Setting up OS customization.."
clonespec.customization = custom_spec
if config_spec:
print "Setting up VM customization.."
clonespec.config = config_spec
cloneVMtask = template.CloneVM_Task(folder=destfolder,
name=vm_name,
spec=clonespec)
return cloneVMtask
def add_pg(targethost, pgname, vswitch, vlan, content):
network = getObject(content, [vim.HostSystem], targethost).configManager.networkSystem
policy = vim.host.NetworkPolicy()
host_pg_spec = vim.host.PortGroup.Specification(name=pgname, vlanId=vlan, vswitchName=vswitch, policy=policy)
network.AddPortGroup(host_pg_spec)
print "Done"
def cloneVM(
content,
template,
vm_name,
vm_folder,
target_host,
datastore_name,
cluster_name,
resource_pool,
customize_os,
customize_vm,
filename,
power_on):
"""
Clone a VM from a template/VM, vm_folder, datastore_name
cluster_name, resource_pool, and power_on are all optional.
"""
template = getObject(content, [vim.VirtualMachine], template)
if not template:
print "VM template '" + template + "' not found."
if filename:
customVMSpec = getSpecFromXML(filename, "VM-Spec")
# if a name is not passed, fetch it from the XML file
if vm_name is None and customVMSpec['name'] is not None:
print "VM name '" + customVMSpec['name'] + "' fetched from '" + filename
vm_name = customVMSpec['name']
#if vm_name could not be defined (not passed nor found in the XML), quit
elif customVMSpec['name'] is None and vm_name is None:
print "Unable to continue without a name for the new VM machine."
exit
if customize_os:
custom_spec = getOSCustomizationSpec(filename)
if customize_vm: # this does OS-Spec and Network-Spec (both)
config_spec = getVMConfigSpec(content, filename, template, vm_name) # this does VM-Spec
print "Cloning started from template: '" + template.name + "' ==> '" + vm_name + "'"
# if none git the first one
targethost = getObject(content, [vim.HostSystem], target_host)
cluster = getObject(content, [vim.ClusterComputeResource], cluster_name)
if vm_folder:
destfolder = getObject(content, [vim.Folder], vm_folder)
else: # clone into the same folder where the template is
destfolder = getObject(content, [vim.Folder], template.parent.name)
if datastore_name:
datastore = getObject(content, [vim.Datastore], datastore_name)
else:
datastore = getObject(
content, [vim.Datastore], template.datastore[0].info.name)
if resource_pool:
resource_pool = getObject(content, [vim.ResourcePool], resource_pool)
else:
if cluster is not None:
resource_pool = cluster.resourcePool
elif target_host is not None:
resource_pool = targethost.parent.resourcePool
else:
print "Unable to find a suitable resourcePool"
# set relospec
relospec = vim.vm.RelocateSpec()
relospec.datastore = datastore
relospec.pool = resource_pool
clonespec = vim.vm.CloneSpec()
clonespec.location = relospec
clonespec.powerOn = power_on
if custom_spec:
print "Setting up OS customization.."
clonespec.customization = custom_spec
if config_spec:
print "Setting up VM customization.."
clonespec.config = config_spec
cloneVMtask = template.CloneVM_Task(folder=destfolder, name=vm_name, spec=clonespec)
return cloneVMtask
