I agree here. The bare metal API is the base of all functionality on SoftLayer; all of the other APIs, such as their "cloud API", are really just wrappers around the bare metal API.
On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Drew Gulino <[email protected]> wrote: > We use SoftLayer Bare Metal machines (physical hardware, not VMs), and > wondering what others think of best way to extend LibCloud to support > them. > > Previously, I’ve just modified LibCloud’s existing driver to include > the Bare Metal in the VM driver, but thinking maybe better to have a > separate driver, since the API differs greatly, especially when it > comes to creating new machines. In fact, I really only need read-only > query capability. > > Ideas? > -- "In order to create, you have to have the willingness, the desire to be challenged, to be learning." -- Ferran Adria (speaking at Harvard, 2011)
