Softlayer- A template guest record is required to

Question

I am using postman REST client to execute softlayer REST API's.current trying to create snapshot of vm

I am getting error,

"A template guest record is required to use this method"

when executing below rest call:

https://[username]:[api-key]@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest/[virtual_guest_id]/

in form data using below file createArchiveTransaction.json:

{
"parameters":[
"my-new-standard-image-name ",
[
{
"id": 6862924,
"complexType": "SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device"
}
],
"api note"
]
}

Can anyone help me with this issue?

Answer 1

Follow these steps to create an image from Virtual Guest.

1 Get Block Devices from Virtual Guest

The following Rest request will help with it:

https://[username]:[api-key]@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest/22334455/getBlockDevices?objectMask=mask[diskImage[name, description]]

Method: Get

Replace 22334455 with your VSI id.

You will get a result like this:

[
  {
    "bootableFlag": 1,
    "createDate": "2015-09-21T15:20:27-03:00",
    "device": "0",
    "diskImageId": 10629873,
    "guestId": 22334455,
    "hotPlugFlag": 0,
    "id": 11223344,
    "modifyDate": "2015-10-19T13:25:53-03:00",
    "mountMode": "RW",
    "mountType": "Disk",
    "statusId": 1,
    "uuid": "c1d1d92a-42ee-cdef-47sdfsf3543456e1e17",
    "diskImage": {
      "description": "test.softlayer.com",
      "name": "test.softlayer.com"
    }
  },
  {
    "bootableFlag": 0,
    "createDate": "2015-10-19T13:24:58-03:00",
    "device": "1",
    "diskImageId": 11277111,
    "guestId": 22334455,
    "hotPlugFlag": 0,
    "id": 111122233,
    "modifyDate": null,
    "mountMode": "RW",
    "mountType": "Disk",
    "statusId": 1,
    "uuid": "38987d23-8395-aasdfsdf23434a602",
    "diskImage": {
      "description": "22334455-SWAP",
      "name": "22334455-SWAP"
    }
  },
  {
    "bootableFlag": 1,
    "createDate": "2015-09-21T15:20:42-03:00",
    "device": "3",
    "diskImageId": null,
    "guestId": 22334455,
    "hotPlugFlag": 1,
    "id": 33445566,
    "modifyDate": "2015-10-19T13:31:35-03:00",
    "mountMode": "RO",
    "mountType": "CD",
    "statusId": 1,
    "uuid": "4b3e59af-ed6a-3c96-sfsdf234a4aa708ff"
  }
]

2 Create image template

Make sure to not include swap partition and CD mounts.

https://[username]:[api-key]@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest/22334455/createArchiveTransaction

Method: Post

{  
   "parameters":[  
      "testGroupNameRcv",
      [  
         {  
            "id":11223344
         }
      ],
      "Note for test"
   ]
}

Replace 11223344 and 22334455 with your identifiers from your Virtual Guest and its block device(s)

References:

• SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest::createArchiveTransaction
• SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest::getBlockDevices