The novatools
Python API¶
Usage¶
First create an instance of OpenStack
with your credentials:
>>> from novatools import OpenStack
>>> nova = OpenStack(USERNAME, API_KEY, AUTH_URL)
Then call methods on the OpenStack
object:
-
class
novatools.
OpenStack
¶ -
backup_schedules
¶ A
BackupScheduleManager
– manage automatic backup images.
-
flavors
¶ A
FlavorManager
– query available “flavors” (hardware configurations).
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images
¶ An
ImageManager
– query and create server disk images.
-
ipgroups
¶ A
IPGroupManager
– manage shared public IP addresses.
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servers
¶ A
ServerManager
– start, stop, and manage virtual machines.
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For example:
>>> nova.servers.list()
[<Server: buildslave-ubuntu-9.10>]
>>> nova.flavors.list()
[<Flavor: 256 server>,
<Flavor: 512 server>,
<Flavor: 1GB server>,
<Flavor: 2GB server>,
<Flavor: 4GB server>,
<Flavor: 8GB server>,
<Flavor: 15.5GB server>]
>>> fl = nova.flavors.find(ram=512)
>>> nova.servers.create("my-server", flavor=fl)
<Server: my-server>
For more information, see the reference: