The openstack.compute
Python API¶
Usage¶
First create an instance of Compute
with your credentials:
>>> from openstack.compute import Compute
>>> compute = Compute(username=USERNAME, apikey=API_KEY)
Then call methods on the Compute
object:
-
class
openstack.compute.
Compute
¶ -
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:
>>> compute.servers.list()
[<Server: buildslave-ubuntu-9.10>]
>>> compute.flavors.list()
[<Flavor: 256 server>,
<Flavor: 512 server>,
<Flavor: 1GB server>,
<Flavor: 2GB server>,
<Flavor: 4GB server>,
<Flavor: 8GB server>,
<Flavor: 15.5GB server>]
>>> compute.images.list()
[<Image: Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 - MSSQL2K8R2>,...]
>>> fl = compute.flavors.find(ram=512)
>>> im = compute.images.find(name='Ubuntu 10.10 (maverick)')
>>> compute.servers.create("my-server", image=im, flavor=fl)
<Server: my-server>
For more information, see the reference: