Deploy OVF

deploy_ovf.py

from pyVim import connect
from pyVmomi import vim, vmodl
import threading, os, sys

import atexit
import argparse
import getpass


def get_args():
  """Get command line args from the user.
  """
  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
    description='Standard Arguments for talking to vCenter')

  # because -h is reserved for 'help' we use -s for service
  parser.add_argument('-s', '--host',
                      required=True,
                      action='store',
                      help='vSphere service to connect to')

  # because we want -p for password, we use -o for port
  parser.add_argument('-o', '--port',
                      type=int,
                      default=443,
                      action='store',
                      help='Port to connect on')

  parser.add_argument('-u', '--user',
                      required=True,
                      action='store',
                      help='User name to use when connecting to host')

  parser.add_argument('-p', '--password',
                      required=False,
                      action='store',
                      help='Password to use when connecting to host')

  parser.add_argument('-f', '--ovf',
                      required=True,
                      action='store',
                      help='Path to OVF file.')

  args = parser.parse_args()

  if not args.password:
    args.password = getpass.getpass(
      prompt='Enter password for host %s and user %s: ' %
             (args.host, args.user))
  return args


def keep_lease_alive(lease):
  while(True):
    time.sleep(5)
    try:
      # This keeps the lease alive.
      lease.HttpNfcLeaseProgress(50)
      if (lease.state == vim.HttpNfcLease.State.done):
        return
    # If the lease is released, we get an exception.
    except:
      return



def main():
  """
  Simple command-line program for listing the virtual machines on a system.
  """

  args = get_args()


  si = connect.SmartConnect(host=args.host,
                            user=args.user,
                            pwd=args.password,
                            port=int(args.port))

  f = open(args.ovf, 'r')
  ovfd = f.read()
  f.close()

  # Create the objects needed for the import spec
  datacenter_list = si.content.rootFolder.childEntity
  dc_obj = datacenter_list[0]

  datastore_list = dc_obj.datastoreFolder.childEntity
  ds_obj = datastore_list[0]

  network_list = dc_obj.networkFolder.childEntity
  net_obj = network_list[0]

  resource_pool = dc_obj.hostFolder.childEntity[0].resourcePool



  # Now we create the import spec
  manager = si.content.ovfManager
  isparams = vim.OvfManager.CreateImportSpecParams()

  import_spec = manager.CreateImportSpec(ovfd,
                                         resource_pool,
                                         ds_obj,
                                         isparams)

  print import_spec.importSpec

  lease = resource_pool.ImportVApp(import_spec.importSpec)

  print lease.state

  while (True):
    if (lease.state == vim.HttpNfcLease.State.ready):
      print "Ready to rock and roll"
      return 0
    elif (lease.state == vim.HttpNfcLease.State.error):
      # Print some error message out if you feel so inclined.
      print "Failed"
      print lease.error
      sys.exit(1)

  return 0


# Start program
if __name__ == "__main__":
  main()