Chris, I had to do something similar in Ruby, here is the code: https://gist.github.com/pdion891/793b7d4d1380e3f45c9e
This create defined templates from json file in cloudstack which will download it from the URL. Pierre-Luc Dion Architecte de Solution Cloud | Cloud Solutions Architect 855-OK-CLOUD (855-652-5683) x1101 - - - *CloudOps*420 rue Guy Montréal QC H3J 1S6 www.cloudops.com @CloudOps_ On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 12:24 PM, chris <cdca...@gmail.com> wrote: > Cloudmonkey isn't really an option in my case. > > I wasn't aware that extractVolume could be applied to VMs in anyway. I'll > look into it. > > > On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 5:28 AM, Nux! <n...@li.nux.ro> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > You can either use the API directly (look at extractVolume) or through > > Cloudmonkey. > > This is how I would use Cloudmonkey to retrieve a volume: > > > > "extract volume id=fe81e6ff-a08f-4601-b2b3-2e02ce2b6588 > > zoneid=19345de0-b40b-4cfa-83b6-6d821367afa8 mode=HTTP_DOWNLOAD" which > will > > return: > > > > accountid = 2c4c9cd2-ab73-11e3-b654-9660573836d5 > > cmd = org.apache.cloudstack.api.command.user.volume.ExtractVolumeCmd > > created = 2014-06-13T11:24:24+0100 > > jobid = 69e6bf53-ab95-44ab-8efc-2f436dba9ecc > > jobprocstatus = 0 > > jobresult: > > volume: > > name = ROOT-7 > > id = fe81e6ff-a08f-4601-b2b3-2e02ce2b6588 > > accountid = 2c4c9cd2-ab73-11e3-b654-9660573836d5 > > extractMode = HTTP_DOWNLOAD > > state = DOWNLOAD_URL_CREATED > > url = > > > https://1-2-3-4.realhostip.com/userdata/32050352-899f-4f56-8e38-018110f8e973.qcow2 > > zoneid = 19345de0-b40b-4cfa-83b6-6d821367afa8 > > zonename = advsg > > jobresultcode = 0 > > jobresulttype = object > > jobstatus = 1 > > userid = 2c4cc626-ab73-11e3-b654-9660573836d5 > > > > It's the URL field that you are interested in, you can retrieve that > > freely. I do not know if there is an expiry time for it, there might be. > > You can extract templates, snapshots of the volumes of stopped VMs. > > > > HTH > > Lucian > > > > > > -- > > Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology! > > > > Nux! > > www.nux.ro > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "chris" <cdca...@gmail.com> > > To: users@cloudstack.apache.org > > Sent: Friday, 13 June, 2014 12:19:47 AM > > Subject: Possible to upload/download a VM? > > > > I'm trying to figure out a way to programmatically upload and download VM > > images, and I haven't yet found anything in the docs or playing around in > > the UI that jumps out at me. > > > > To download from OpenStack, the story I would follow is > > 1) Snapshot a VM. This would create an image (or set of images) that I > > could easily download from glance (the image storage service) > > 2) Download the resulting image(s). > > > > Uploading is just as straightforward: > > 1) Upload to glance > > 2) Create an instance. > > > > I can see from what I've looked at so far that CloudStack does things a > bit > > differently. Is there a path to what I want to accomplish? Templates & > > Volumes don't look to have quite what I want, but I could be wrong. > Looking > > at the UI, I couldn't even figure out how to upload local files, only > files > > being served up via HTTP or FTP. > > > > I'm currently using the .NET SDK and CloudStack 4.2.1. I've got to say, > as > > SDKs go, this one has been pretty great to work with. I'm just stumped by > > this task. > > > > Thanks, > > Chris > > >
