Working with Image Templates

A collection of CLI Examples on how to interact with Image Templates.

Read up on the Perl article for information on how to setup the CLI Framework to get this code to run easily.

Deleting an image template

This script makes a paginated API call to SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group::deleteObject().

# Delete an image template
# 
# The script makes a single call to the SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group::deleteObject
# method to delete an image template. For more information see below.
# 
# Important manual pages
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group/deleteObject
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group
# 
# License: http://sldn.softlayer.com/article/License
# Author: SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. <sldn@softlayer.com>
use lib 'C:/softlayerApis/perl/softlayer-api-perl-client-master/';
use SoftLayer::API::SOAP;
use Data::Dumper;

# Your SoftLayer API username and key.
my $username = 'set me';
my $key = 'set me';

# The image template which you wish to delete
my $image_template_id = 171272;

# Creating a SoftLayer API client object
my $block_device_template_group_service = SoftLayer::API::SOAP->new('SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group', undef, $username, $key);

# Setting the init Parameter
$block_device_template_group_service->setInitParameter($image_template_id);

# Calling the delete object method
my $result = $block_device_template_group_service->deleteObject();
if ($result->fault) {
    die 'Unable to delete the image template. ' . $result->faultstring;
}
print Dumper($result->result);

Getting image template

This script makes a paginated API call to SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group::getObject().

# Get image template details.
# 
# The script gets more details of an arbitrary image template,
# it uses an object mask to retrieve the information.
# For more information please see below.
# 
# Import manual pages:
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group/getObject
# 
# License: http://sldn.softlayer.com/article/License
# Author: SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. <sldn@softlayer.com>
use lib 'C:/softlayerApis/perl/softlayer-api-perl-client-master/';
use SoftLayer::API::SOAP;
use Data::Dumper;

# Your SoftLayer API username and key.
my $username = 'set me';
my $key = 'set me';

# The image template which you wish more details
my $image_template_id = 171272;

# Creating a SoftLayer API client object
my $block_device_template_group_service = SoftLayer::API::SOAP->new('SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group', undef, $username, $key);

# Declaring an object mask to get more information about the images templates
my $object_mask = "mask[summary,note,status[name],storageRepository[datacenter],transaction[transactionGroup,transactionStatus],children[storageRepository[datacenter],blockDevices[diskImage[type]]]]";

# Setting the object Mask
$block_device_template_group_service->setObjectMask($object_mask);
# Setting the init Parameter
$block_device_template_group_service->setInitParameter($image_template_id);
# Setting the object mask in the service and call the getPrivateBlockDeviceTemplateGroups to list the image templates
my $result = $block_device_template_group_service->getObject();
if ($result->fault) {
    die 'Unable to get the images templates. ' . $result->faultstring;
}
print Dumper($result->result);

Listing Image templates

This script makes a paginated API call to SoftLayer_Account::getPrivateBlockDeviceTemplateGroups().

# Get private image template
# 
# The script calls the SoftLayer_Account::getPrivateBlockDeviceTemplateGroups method
# to list the private templates in the account and uses an object mask
# to display more related information of the images templates
#
# Important manual pages:
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Account
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Account/getPrivateBlockDeviceTemplateGroups
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/dataypes/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group
# 
# License: http://sldn.softlayer.com/article/License
# Author: SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. <sldn@softlayer.com>
use lib 'C:/softlayerApis/perl/softlayer-api-perl-client-master/';
use SoftLayer::API::SOAP;
use Data::Dumper;

# Your SoftLayer API username and key.
my $username = 'set me';
my $key = 'set me';

# Creating a SoftLayer API client object
my $account_service = SoftLayer::API::SOAP->new('SoftLayer_Account', undef, $username, $key);

# Declaring an object mask to get more information about the images templates
my $object_mask = "mask[summary,note,status[name],storageRepository[datacenter],transaction[transactionGroup,transactionStatus],children[storageRepository[datacenter],blockDevices[diskImage[type]]]]";

# Setting the object Mask
$account_service->setObjectMask($object_mask);
# Setting the object mask in the service and call the getPrivateBlockDeviceTemplateGroups to list the image templates
my $result = $account_service->getPrivateBlockDeviceTemplateGroups();
if ($result->fault) {
    die 'Unable to get the image templates. ' . $result->faultstring;
}
print Dumper($result->result);

This script makes a paginated API call to SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group::permitSharingAccess().

# Share image template.
#
# The script shares an image template to another account, it makes
# a single call to SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group::permitSharingAccess
# method.
# For more information please see below.
#
# Important manual pages
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group/permitSharingAccess
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group
#
# License: http://sldn.softlayer.com/article/License
# Author: SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. <sldn@softlayer.com>
use lib 'C:/softlayerApis/perl/softlayer-api-perl-client-master/';
use SoftLayer::API::SOAP;
use Data::Dumper;

# Your SoftLayer API username and key.
my $username = 'set me';
my $key = 'set me';

# The image template which you wish to share
# To get the list of images templates in your account call the Softlayer_Account::getPrivateBlockDeviceTemplateGroups method
my $image_template_id = 315894;

# The account you wish to share the image template
my $account_to_share = 207819;

# Creating a SoftLayer API client object
my $block_device_template_group_service = SoftLayer::API::SOAP->new('SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group', undef, $username, $key);

# Setting the init Parameter
$block_device_template_group_service->setInitParameter($image_template_id);

# Calling the delete object method
my $result = $block_device_template_group_service->permitSharingAccess($account_to_share);
if ($result->fault) {
    die 'Unable to share the image template. ' . $result->faultstring;
}
print Dumper($result->result);

Unsharing image template

This script makes a paginated API call to SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group::denySharingAccess().

# Un-share an image template
#
# The script un-shares an image template it makes a call to  SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group::denySharingAccess
# method for more information please see below:
# 
# Important manual pages
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group/denySharingAccess
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group
# 
# License: http://sldn.softlayer.com/article/License
# Author: SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. <sldn@softlayer.com>
use lib 'C:/softlayerApis/perl/softlayer-api-perl-client-master/';
use SoftLayer::API::SOAP;
use Data::Dumper;

# Your SoftLayer API username and key.
my $username = 'set me';
my $key = 'set me';

# The image template which you wish to unshare
# To get the list of images templates in your account call the Softlayer_Account::getPrivateBlockDeviceTemplateGroups method
my $image_template_id = 315894;

# The account you wish to unshare the image template
my $account_to_share = 207819;

# Creating a SoftLayer API client object
my $block_device_template_group_service = SoftLayer::API::SOAP->new('SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device_Template_Group', undef, $username, $key);

# Setting the init Parameter
$block_device_template_group_service->setInitParameter($image_template_id);
# Calling the denySharingAccess method to ushare the image template
my $result = $block_device_template_group_service->denySharingAccess($account_to_share);
if ($result->fault) {
    die 'Unable to unshare the image template. ' . $result->faultstring;
}
print Dumper($result->result);

Creating flex image templates

Creating flex image template from a virtual guest

This script makes a paginated API call to SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest::captureImage().

# Create an flex image from a Server
# 
# The script makes a single call to the SoftLayer_Hardware_Server::captureTemplate
# method in order to create a flex image from the bare metal server.
# For more information please see below.
# 
# Important manual pages:
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Container_Disk_Image_Capture_Template
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Hardware_Server/captureImage
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Hardware_Server
# 
# License: http://sldn.softlayer.com/article/License
# Author: SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. <sldn@softlayer.com>

use lib 'C:/softlayerApis/perl/softlayer-api-perl-client-master/';
use SoftLayer::API::SOAP;
use Data::Dumper;

# Your SoftLayer API username and key.
my $username = 'set me';
my $key = 'set me';

# The virtual guest id of the machine you wish to create the image template
my $virtual_guest_id = 7438972;

# Creating an SoftLayer_Container_Disk_Image_Capture_Template Skeleton
# wich contains the information for our flex image
my $capture_template = bless({
    "description" => "test",
    "name" => "reloadFlexImage",
    "summary" => "test summary",
}, 'slapi:SoftLayer_Container_Disk_Image_Capture_Template');

# Creating a SoftLayer API client object
my $virtual_guest_service = SoftLayer::API::SOAP->new('SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest', undef, $username, $key);

# Setting the init parameter
$virtual_guest_service->setInitParameter($virtual_guest_id);

# Calling the captureImage method along with our captureTemplate to create the flexImage
my $result = $virtual_guest_service->captureImage($capture_template);
if ($result->fault) {
    die 'Unable to create the flex image. ' . $result->faultstring;
}
print Dumper($result->result);
print ("The flex image has been created succesfully. ");

Creating flex image template from a server

This script makes a paginated API call to SoftLayer_Hardware_Server::captureImage().

# Create an flex image from a Server
# 
# The script makes a single call to the SoftLayer_Hardware_Server::captureTemplate
# method in order to create a flex image from the bare metal server.
# For more information please see below.
# 
# Important manual page:
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Container_Disk_Image_Capture_Template
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Hardware_Server/captureImage
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Hardware_Server
# 
# License: http://sldn.softlayer.com/article/License
# Author: SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. <sldn@softlayer.com>

use lib 'C:/softlayerApis/perl/softlayer-api-perl-client-master/';
use SoftLayer::API::SOAP;
use Data::Dumper;

# Your SoftLayer API username and key.
my $username = 'set me';
my $key = 'set me';

# The virtual guest Id of the machine you wish to create the image template
my $hardware_server_id = 7438972;

# Creating an SoftLayer_Container_Disk_Image_Capture_Template Skeleton
# wich contains the information for our flex image
my $capture_template = bless({
    "description" => "test",
    "name" => "reloadFlexImage",
    "summary" => "test summary",
}, 'slapi:SoftLayer_Container_Disk_Image_Capture_Template');

# Creating a SoftLayer API client object
my $hardware_server_service = SoftLayer::API::SOAP->new('SoftLayer_Hardware_Server', undef, $username, $key);

# Setting the init parameter
$hardware_server_service->setInitParameter($hardware_server_id);

# Calling the captureImage method along with our captureTemplate to create the flexImage
my $result = $hardware_server_service->captureImage($capture_template);
if ($result->fault) {
    die 'Unable to create the flex image. ' . $result->faultstring;
}
print Dumper($result->result);
print ("The flex image has been created succesfully. ");

Creating standard image template

This example contains deprecated methods or syntax and needs to be updated. Please use caution when using. This script makes a paginated API call to SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest::createArchiveTransaction().

# Create standard image template.
#
# The example creates a standard image template from a CCI
# which contains 3 disk. for more information see below.
#
# Important manual pages:
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest/createArchiveTransaction
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest
#
# License: http://sldn.softlayer.com/article/License
# Author: SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. <sldn@softlayer.com>
use lib 'C:/softlayerApis/perl/softlayer-api-perl-client-master/';
use SoftLayer::API::SOAP;
use Data::Dumper;

# Your SoftLayer API username and key.
my $username = 'set me';
my $key = 'set me';
my $end_point = 'set me';

# Building a skeleton SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Block_Device object
# containing the disk which will be in the image template
# It is not neccesary to specify all disks in the virtual server
# only is required specify the firts disk.
# To get the list of block devices in the Virtual Guest
# call the SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest::getBlockDevices method
my $block_devices_template = [
    {
        "id" => 8020158
    },
    
    {
        "id" => 9196790
    },
    
    {
        "id" => 9289828
    }
];

my $group_name = "the name for the template";
my $note = "an optional note";

# The virtual guest id of the virtual server from you want
# to take the image template.
# To get a list of all your virtual servers in your account
# use the Softlayer::getVirtualGuests method 
my $virtual_guest_id = 6143038;

# Creating a SoftLayer API client object
my $virtual_guest_service = SoftLayer::API::SOAP->new('SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest', undef, $username, $key, $end_point);

# Setting the init parameter
$virtual_guest_service->setInitParameter($virtual_guest_id);

# Creating the standard image template from the desiere CCI
my $result = $virtual_guest_service->createArchiveTransaction($group_name, $block_devices_template, $note);
if ($result->fault) {
    die 'Unable to create image template. ' . $result->faultstring;
}
print Dumper($result->result);
print ("The image template was created successfully");

April 20, 2022