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Managing virtual machine power

Powering on virtual machines

Powering on a specific virtual machine and automatically scheduling it to a proper host

from cloudtower import ApiClient, Configuration, VmApi
from cloudtower.utils import wait_tasks
conf = Configuration(host="http://192.168.96.133/v2/api")
conf.api_key["Authorization"] = "token"
api_client = ApiClient(conf)
vm_api = VmApi(api_client)
with_task_vm = vm_api.start_vm({
"where": {
"id": "vm_id"
}
})[0]
wait_tasks([with_task_vm.task_id], api_client)
opened_vm = vm_api.get_vms({"where": {"id": with_task_vm.data.id}})[0]

Powering on virtual machines in batches and automatically scheduling them to a proper host

from cloudtower import ApiClient, Configuration, VmApi
from cloudtower.utils import wait_tasks
api_client = ApiClient(Configuration(host="http://192.168.96.133/v2/api"))
vm_api = VmApi(api_client)
with_task_vms = vm_api.restart_vm({
"where": {
"id_in": ["vm_id_1", "vm_id_2"]
}
})
tasks = [with_task_vm.task_id for with_task_vm in with_task_vms]
ids = [with_task_vm.data.id for with_task_vm in with_task_vms]
wait_tasks(tasks, api_client)
restarted_vms = vm_api.get_vms({"where": {"id_in": ids}})

Powering on a virtual machine and placing it on a specified host

from cloudtower import ApiClient, Configuration, VmApi
from cloudtower.utils import wait_tasks
conf = Configuration(host="http://192.168.96.133/v2/api")
conf.api_key["Authorization"] = "token"
api_client = ApiClient(conf)
vm_api = VmApi(api_client)
with_task_vm = vm_api.start_vm({
"where": {
"id": "vm_id"
},
"data": {
"host_id": "host_id"
}
})[0]
wait_tasks([with_task_vm.task_id], api_client)
opened_vm = vm_api.get_vms({"where": {"id": with_task_vm.data.id}})[0]

Shutting down virtual machines

Shutting down a specific virtual machine

from cloudtower import ApiClient, Configuration, VmApi
from cloudtower.utils import wait_tasks
conf = Configuration(host="http://192.168.96.133/v2/api")
conf.api_key["Authorization"] = "token"
api_client = ApiClient(conf)
vm_api = VmApi(api_client)
with_task_vm = vm_api.shut_down_vm({
"where": {
"id": "vm_id"
}
})[0]
wait_tasks([with_task_vm.task_id], api_client)
closed_vm = vm_api.get_vms({"where": {"id": with_task_vm.data.id}})[0]

Shutting down virtual machines in batches

from cloudtower import ApiClient, Configuration, VmApi
from cloudtower.utils import wait_tasks
conf = Configuration(host="http://192.168.96.133/v2/api")
conf.api_key["Authorization"] = "token"
api_client = ApiClient(conf)
vm_api = VmApi(api_client)
with_task_vms = vm_api.shut_down_vm({
"where": {
"id_in": ["vm_id_1", "vm_id_2"]
}
})
tasks = [with_task_vm.task_id for with_task_vm in with_task_vms]
ids = [with_task_vm.data.id for with_task_vm in with_task_vms]
wait_tasks(tasks, api_client)
closed_vms = vm_api.get_vms({"where": {"id_in": ids}})

Forcibly powering off a specific virtual machine

from cloudtower import ApiClient, Configuration, VmApi
from cloudtower.utils import wait_tasks
conf = Configuration(host="http://192.168.96.133/v2/api")
conf.api_key["Authorization"] = "token"
api_client = ApiClient(conf)
vm_api = VmApi(api_client)
with_task_vm = vm_api.force_shut_down_vm({
"where": {
"id": "vm_id"
}
})[0]
wait_tasks([with_task_vm.task_id], api_client)
closed_vm = vm_api.get_vms({"where": {"id": with_task_vm.data.id}})[0]

Forcibly powering off virtual machines in batches

from cloudtower import ApiClient, Configuration, VmApi
from cloudtower.utils import wait_tasks
conf = Configuration(host="http://192.168.96.133/v2/api")
conf.api_key["Authorization"] = "token"
api_client = ApiClient(conf)
vm_api = VmApi(api_client)
with_task_vms = vm_api.force_shut_down_vm({
"where": {
"id_in": ["vm_id_1", "vm_id_2"]
}
})
tasks = [with_task_vm.task_id for with_task_vm in with_task_vms]
ids = [with_task_vm.data.id for with_task_vm in with_task_vms]
wait_tasks(tasks, api_client)
closed_vms = vm_api.get_vms({"where": {"id_in": ids}})

Restarting virtual machines

Restarting a specific virtual machine

from cloudtower import ApiClient, Configuration, VmApi
from cloudtower.utils import wait_tasks
api_client = ApiClient(Configuration(host="http://192.168.96.133/v2/api"))
vm_api = VmApi(api_client)
with_task_vm = vm_api.restart_vm({
"where": {
"id": "vm_id"
}
})[0]
wait_tasks([with_task_vm.task_id], api_client)
restarted_vm = vm_api.get_vms({"where": {"id": with_task_vm.data.id}})[0]

Restarting virtual machines in batches

from cloudtower import ApiClient, Configuration, VmApi
from cloudtower.utils import wait_tasks
api_client = ApiClient(Configuration(host="http://192.168.96.133/v2/api"))
vm_api = VmApi(api_client)
with_task_vms = vm_api.restart_vm({
"where": {
"id_in": ["vm_id_1", "vm_id_2"]
}
})
tasks = [with_task_vm.task_id for with_task_vm in with_task_vms]
ids = [with_task_vm.data.id for with_task_vm in with_task_vms]
wait_tasks(tasks, api_client)
restarted_vms = vm_api.get_vms({"where": {"id_in": ids}})

Forcibly restarting a specific virtual machine

from cloudtower import ApiClient, Configuration, VmApi
from cloudtower.utils import wait_tasks
api_client = ApiClient(Configuration(host="http://192.168.96.133/v2/api"))
vm_api = VmApi(api_client)
with_task_vm = vm_api.force_restart_vm({
"where": {
"id": "vm_id"
}
})[0]
wait_tasks([with_task_vm.task_id], api_client)
restarted_vm = vm_api.get_vms({"where": {"id": with_task_vm.data.id}})[0]

Forcibly restarting virtual machines in batches

from cloudtower import ApiClient, Configuration, VmApi
from cloudtower.utils import wait_tasks
api_client = ApiClient(Configuration(host="http://192.168.96.133/v2/api"))
vm_api = VmApi(api_client)
with_task_vms = vm_api.force_restart_vm({
"where": {
"id_in": ["vm_id_1", "vm_id_2"]
}
})
tasks = [with_task_vm.task_id for with_task_vm in with_task_vms]
ids = [with_task_vm.data.id for with_task_vm in with_task_vms]
wait_tasks(tasks, api_client)
restarted_vms = vm_api.get_vms({"where": {"id_in": ids}})

Suspending virtual machines

Suspending a specific virtual machine

from cloudtower import ApiClient, Configuration, VmApi
from cloudtower.utils import wait_tasks
api_client = ApiClient(Configuration(host="http://192.168.96.133/v2/api"))
vm_api = VmApi(api_client)
with_task_vm = vm_api.suspend_vm({
"where": {
"id": "vm_id"
}
})[0]
wait_tasks([with_task_vm.task_id], api_client)
suspended_vm = vm_api.get_vms({"where": {"id": with_task_vm.data.id}})[0]

Suspending virtual machines in batches

from cloudtower import ApiClient, Configuration, VmApi
from cloudtower.utils import wait_tasks
api_client = ApiClient(Configuration(host="http://192.168.96.133/v2/api"))
vm_api = VmApi(api_client)
with_task_vms = vm_api.suspend_vm({
"where": {
"id_in": ["vm_id_1", "vm_id_2"]
}
})
tasks = [with_task_vm.task_id for with_task_vm in with_task_vms]
ids = [with_task_vm.data.id for with_task_vm in with_task_vms]
wait_tasks(tasks, api_client)
suspended_vms = vm_api.get_vms({"where": {"id_in": ids}})

Resuming virtual machines

Resuming a specific virtual machine

from cloudtower import ApiClient, Configuration, VmApi
from cloudtower.utils import wait_tasks
api_client = ApiClient(Configuration(host="http://192.168.96.133/v2/api"))
vm_api = VmApi(api_client)
with_task_vm = vm_api.resume_vm({
"where": {
"id": "vm_id"
}
})[0]
wait_tasks([with_task_vm.task_id], api_client)
resumed_vm = vm_api.get_vms({"where": {"id": with_task_vm.data.id}})[0]

Resuming virtual machines in batches

from cloudtower import ApiClient, Configuration, VmApi
from cloudtower.utils import wait_tasks
api_client = ApiClient(Configuration(host="http://192.168.96.133/v2/api"))
vm_api = VmApi(api_client)
with_task_vms = vm_api.resume_vm({
"where": {
"id_in": ["vm_id_1", "vm_id_2"]
}
})
tasks = [with_task_vm.task_id for with_task_vm in with_task_vms]
ids = [with_task_vm.data.id for with_task_vm in with_task_vms]
wait_tasks(tasks, api_client)
resumed_vms = vm_api.get_vms({"where": {"id_in": ids}})