This example uses the steps that are described in the Upload an OVF Package from a URL to a Library Item procedure.

from com.vmware.content import library_client
from com.vmware.content.library import item_client
from com.vmware.content.library.item import update_session_client
import uuid

# 1 - Create a empty library item to describe the virtual machine.
item_model = library_client.ItemModel()
item_model.name = “ubuntu-vm”
item_model.description = “ubuntu 7.0”
item_model.library_id = my_library_id
item_model.type = “ovf”
client_token = str(uuid.uuid4())
item_stub = library_client.Item(my_stub_config)
item_id = item_stub.create(create_spec=item_model,
client_token=client_token)

# 2 - Create an update session.
update_session_model = item_client.UpdateSessionModel()
update_session_model.library_item_id = item_id
client_token = str(uuid.uuid4())
update_session_stub = update_session_client.UpdateSession(my_stub_config)
session_id = update_session_stub.create(create_spec=update_session_model,
client_token=client_token)

# 3 - Create a file specification for the OVF envelope file.
file_spec = update_session_client.AddSpec()
file_spec.name = “ubuntu.ovf”
file_spec.source_type = File.SourceType.PULL
endpoint = item_client.TransferEndpoint()
endpoint.uri = “http://www.example.com/images/ubuntu.ovf”
file_spec.source_endpoint = endpoint

# 4 - Link the file specification to the update session.
update_file_stub = update_session_client.File(my_stub_config)
update_file_stub.File.add(update_session_id=session_id,
file_spec=file_spec)

# 5 - Initiate the asynchronous transfer.
update_session_stub.complete(session_id)