Migrating a Virtual Guest from SAN to Local via the API

I am trying to migrate a VSI from SAN to Local disk using the SoftLayer API. I originally tried using the editObject method with the SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest service and although the command returned true no transaction was started and the VSI is still using SAN storage. REST or Python examples would be most appreciated.

Using the Chrome Dev tools and migrating the VSI via the Portal shows placeOrder being called (Request URL:https://control.softlayer.com/sales/productorder/placeorder) but it does not appear that placeOrder will accept a VSI ID.

Solution

That's right, you should use placeOrder method and you need to specify the VSI in "virtualGuests" property, below an example

https://$user:$apiKey@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Product_Order/verifyOrder

Method: Post


{  
   "parameters":[  
      {  
         "complexType":"SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order_Virtual_Guest_Upgrade",
         "packageId":46,
         "prices":[  
            {  
               "id":13899,
               "categories":[  
                  {  
                     "categoryCode":"guest_disk0",
                     "id":81,
                     "name":"First Disk"
                  }
               ]
            }
         ],
         "properties":[  
            {  
               "name":"MAINTENANCE_WINDOW",
               "value":"2016-11-04T18:51:37.165Z"
            }
         ],
         "virtualGuests":[  
            {  
               "id":25011999
            }
         ]
      }
   ]
}

Replace: $user, $apiKey, 25011999 (vsiId) and 13899 (The priceId from the new disk, in this case the local disk price to migrate) with your own information.

To get upgrade item prices from your vsi, try the following request:

https://$user:$apiKey@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest/25011999/getUpgradeItemPrices

Method: Get

Replace: $user, $apiKey and 25011999 with your own information

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