how to create softlayer citrix load balancer from SL-API

Question

i am trying to create a Citrix load balancer my code is :

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LocationForNetscaler = 168642
Netscaler=44958
staticIPAddress=27569
package = 192
ProdcutOrderService = client['SoftLayer_Product_Order']
orderContainers ={
                    "quantity": 1,
                    "location": LocationForNetscaler ,
                    "packageId": package,
                    "prices": [
                        {"id": Netscaler,
                         "complexType":"SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price"
                         },
                        {
                         "id":staticIPAddress,
                         "complexType":"SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price"
                         }

                    ]

                }
orderData = {
               'orderContainers' : [orderContainers ]
            }

receipt = ProdcutOrderService.verifyOrder(orderData)
print "Order Verification"
pprint(receipt)

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but i am getting the following error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/home/abcd/Downloads/25-05-2016/28-05-2016-test.py", line 84, in receipt = ProdcutOrderService.verifyOrder(orderData) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/SoftLayer/API.py", line 373, in call_handler return self(name, *args, **kwargs) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/SoftLayer/API.py", line 341, in call return self.client.call(self.name, name, *args, **kwargs) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/SoftLayer/API.py", line 237, in call return self.transport(request) File "/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/SoftLayer/transports.py", line 187, in call raise _ex(ex.faultCode, ex.faultString) SoftLayer.exceptions.SoftLayerAPIError: SoftLayerAPIError(SoftLayer_Exception_Order_Item_Invalid): Invalid price Citrix NetScaler VPX 10.5 10Mbps Standard (44958) provided on the order container.

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please guide thanks

Answer 1

Apparently, the SoftLayer_Product_Order::placeOrder method doesn't identify the type of container that you are sending, try to add a complexType property, try this please:

LocationForNetscaler = 168642
Netscaler=44958
staticIPAddress=27569
package = 192
productService = client['SoftLayer_Product_Order']
orderContainers ={
                    "complexType": "SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order_Network_Application_Delivery_Controller",
                    "quantity": 1,
                    "location": LocationForNetscaler,
                    "packageId": package,
                    "prices": [
                        {
                         "complexType": "SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price", 
                         "id": Netscaler
                         },
                        {
                         "complexType": "SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price", 
                         "id": staticIPAddress
                         }

                    ]

                }


receipt = productService.verifyOrder(orderContainers)
print(receipt)