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 #default_devs = config_option.DefaultDevice # get network name #network_name = None #for n in config_target.Network: # if n.Network.Accessible: # #print n.Network.Name # network_name = n.Network.Name
def createGuest(host_con,guest_dc,guest_host,guest_name,guest_ver,guest_mem,guest_cpu,guest_iso,guest_os,guest_disk_gb,guest_ds,guest_network,guest_enterbios):
#get dc MOR from list
dc_list=[k for k,v in host_con.get_datacenters().items() if v==guest_dc]
if dc_list:
dc_mor=dc_list[0]
else:
host_con.disconnect()
return "Cannot find dc: "+guest_dc
dc_props=VIProperty(host_con, dc_mor)
#get vmFolder
vmf_mor = dc_props.vmFolder._obj
#get hostfolder MOR
hf_mor=dc_props.hostFolder._obj
#get computer resources MORs
cr_mors=host_con._retrieve_properties_traversal(property_names=['name','host'],from_node=hf_mor,obj_type='ComputeResource')
#get host MOR
try:
host_mor=[k for k,v in host_con.get_hosts().items() if v==guest_host][0]
except IndexError:
host_con.disconnect()
return "Cannot find host: "+guest_host
#get computer resource MOR for host
cr_mor=None
for cr in cr_mors:
if cr_mor:
break
for p in cr.PropSet:
if p.Name=="host":
for h in p.Val.get_element_ManagedObjectReference():
if h==host_mor:
cr_mor=cr.Obj
break
if cr_mor:
break
cr_props=VIProperty(host_con,cr_mor)
#get resource pool MOR
rp_mor=cr_props.resourcePool._obj
#build guest properties
#get config target
request=VI.QueryConfigTargetRequestMsg()
_this=request.new__this(cr_props.environmentBrowser._obj)
_this.set_attribute_type(cr_props.environmentBrowser._obj.get_attribute_type())
request.set_element__this(_this)
h=request.new_host(host_mor)
h.set_attribute_type(host_mor.get_attribute_type())
request.set_element_host(h)
config_target=host_con._proxy.QueryConfigTarget(request)._returnval
#get default devices
request=VI.QueryConfigOptionRequestMsg()
_this=request.new__this(cr_props.environmentBrowser._obj)
_this.set_attribute_type(cr_props.environmentBrowser._obj.get_attribute_type())
request.set_element__this(_this)
h=request.new_host(host_mor)
h.set_attribute_type(host_mor.get_attribute_type())
request.set_element_host(h)
config_option=host_con._proxy.QueryConfigOption(request)._returnval
defaul_devs=config_option.DefaultDevice
#get network names
if guest_network:
net_name=guest_network
else:
for net in config_target.Network:
if net.Network.Accessible:
net_name = net.Network.Name
#get ds
ds_target = None
for d in config_target.Datastore:
if d.Datastore.Accessible and (guest_ds and d.Datastore.Name==guest_ds) or (not guest_ds):
ds_target=d.Datastore.Datastore
guest_ds=d.Datastore.Name
break
if not ds_target:
host_con.disconnect()
return "Cannot find datastore: "+guest_ds
ds_vol_name="[%s]" % guest_ds
#create task request
create_vm_request=VI.CreateVM_TaskRequestMsg()
config=create_vm_request.new_config()
#set location of vmx
vm_files=config.new_files()
vm_files.set_element_vmPathName(ds_vol_name)
config.set_element_files(vm_files)
if guest_enterbios:
#set boot parameters
vmboot=config.new_bootOptions()
vmboot.set_element_enterBIOSSetup(True)
config.set_element_bootOptions(vmboot)
#set general parameters
config.set_element_version(guest_ver)
config.set_element_name(guest_name)
config.set_element_memoryMB(guest_mem)
config.set_element_memoryHotAddEnabled(True)
config.set_element_numCPUs(guest_cpu)
config.set_element_guestId(guest_os)
config.set_element_cpuHotAddEnabled(True)
#create devices
devices = []
#add controller to devices
disk_ctrl_key=1
scsi_ctrl_spec=config.new_deviceChange()
scsi_ctrl_spec.set_element_operation('add')
scsi_ctrl=VI.ns0.ParaVirtualSCSIController_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 cdrom
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_target)
ds_ref.set_attribute_type(ds_target.get_attribute_type())
cd_device_backing.set_element_datastore(ds_ref)
cd_device_backing.set_element_fileName("%s %s" % (ds_vol_name,guest_iso))
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)
#add disk
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(ds_vol_name)
disk_backing.set_element_diskMode("persistent")
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)
guest_disk_size=guest_disk_gb*1024*1024
disk_ctlr.set_element_capacityInKB(guest_disk_size)
disk_spec.set_element_device(disk_ctlr)
devices.append(disk_spec)
#add a network controller
nic_spec = config.new_deviceChange()
if net_name:
nic_spec.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_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)
#create vm request
config.set_element_deviceChange(devices)
create_vm_request.set_element_config(config)
new_vmf_mor=create_vm_request.new__this(vmf_mor)
new_vmf_mor.set_attribute_type(vmf_mor.get_attribute_type())
new_rp_mor=create_vm_request.new_pool(rp_mor)
new_rp_mor.set_attribute_type(rp_mor.get_attribute_type())
new_host_mor=create_vm_request.new_host(host_mor)
new_host_mor.set_attribute_type(host_mor.get_attribute_type())
create_vm_request.set_element__this(new_vmf_mor)
create_vm_request.set_element_pool(new_rp_mor)
create_vm_request.set_element_host(new_host_mor)
#finally actually create the guest :)
task_mor=host_con._proxy.CreateVM_Task(create_vm_request)._returnval
task=VITask(task_mor,host_con)
task.wait_for_state([task.STATE_SUCCESS,task.STATE_ERROR])
if task.get_state()==task.STATE_ERROR:
return "Cannot create guest: "+task.get_error_message()
else:
return "Succesfully created guest: "+guest_name