Python Example of Creating a VM Template Content Library Item

This example shows how you can create a VM Template library item by using the API. The example is based on the create_vm_template.py sample.

Note: For a complete and up-to-date version of the sample code, see the vSphere Automation SDK Python samples at GitHub.

class CreateVmTemplate(SampleBase):
	...
    def _setup(self):
        # Required arguments
        self.vm_name = self.args.vmname
        self.datacenter_name = self.args.datacentername
        self.resource_pool_name = self.args.resourcepoolname
        self.datastore_name = self.args.datastorename

        # Optional arguments
        self.item_name = (self.args.itemname if self.args.itemname
                          else rand('vmtx-item-'))

        self.servicemanager = self.get_service_manager()
        self.client = ClsApiClient(self.servicemanager)
        self.helper = ClsApiHelper(self.client, self.skip_verification)

        session = get_unverified_session() if self.skip_verification else None
        self.vsphere_client = create_vsphere_client(server=self.server,
                                                    username=self.username,
                                                    password=self.password,
                                                    session=session)

    def _execute(self):
        # Get the identifiers
        vm_id = get_vm(self.vsphere_client, self.vm_name)
        assert vm_id
        resource_pool_id = get_resource_pool(self.vsphere_client,
                                             self.datacenter_name,
                                             self.resource_pool_name)
        assert resource_pool_id

        # Create a library
        storage_backings = self.helper.create_storage_backings(
            self.servicemanager, self.datastore_name)
        self.library_id = self.helper.create_local_library(storage_backings,
                                                           self.library_name)

        # Build the create specification
        create_spec = VmtxLibraryItem.CreateSpec()
        create_spec.source_vm = vm_id
        create_spec.library = self.library_id
        create_spec.name = self.item_name
        create_spec.placement = VmtxLibraryItem.CreatePlacementSpec(
            resource_pool=resource_pool_id)

        # Create a new library item from the source VM
        self.item_id = self.client.vmtx_service.create(create_spec)
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