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Xenserver API - Create VM's with local storage?

I'm working with the API to create a utility for cloning a vm template. I'm borrowing a lot of code from the install.py example.

In our deployment we are using the local hard disk to store the VM images. The code example looks for a default storage repository, which doesn't exist if local storage is used exclusively. I have looked at the XAPI reference and I can't find any way to list local storage - this is necessary because I need the UUID of a storage repository to save the VM image to.

Solution

  • First get the SR object 

    sr_ref = self.session.xenapi.SR.get_by_uuid(local_storage_uuid)

    Then get the template object which you want to clone

    template = self.session.xenapi.VM.get_by_uuid(template_uuid)

    Suggest a name for the VM that would be cloned 

    vm_id = "Test_Cone_VM"

    Now If your template repo and the cloned VM repo is same then use Async.VM.clone . And if the repos are different then use Async.VM.copy

    self.session.xenapi.Async.VM.copy(template, vm_id, sr_ref)

    or

    self.session.xenapi.Async.VM.clone(template, vm_id)

    Have a look at the Xenserver API for more info.