Create a new virtual server with all options

Creates a new virtual server (VSI) and demonstrates the many options that can be used to customize the creation.

When you are ready to place the order change verifyOrder(productOrder) to placeOrder(productOrder).


require 'softlayer_api'
require 'pp'

client = SoftLayer::Client.new(:timeout => 120)

productOrder = {
  'virtualGuests' => [{
     'hostname' => 'testRuby',
     'domain'   => 'example.com',
     'primaryBackendNetworkComponent' => { 'networkVlan' => { 'id' => 1286783 } }
  }],
  'location' => 1441195,
  'packageId' => 46,
  'operatingSystemReferenceCode' => 'CENTOS_6_64', 
  'useHourlyPricing' => false,
  'prices' => [
     {'id' => 1640 }, # 1 x 2.0 GHz Core
     {'id' => 1644 }, # 1 GB RAM
     {'id' => 13945 }, # CENTOS_6_64
     {'id' => 1639 }, # 100 GB (SAN) First Disk
     {'id' => 2277 }, # 100 GB (SAN) Second Disk
     {'id' => 50367 }, # 250 GB Bandwidth
     {'id' => 274 }, # 1 Gbps Public & Private Network Uplinks
     {'id' => 21 }, # 1 IP Address
     {'id' => 420 }, # Unlimited SSL VPN Users & 1 PPTP VPN User per account
     {'id' => 56 }, # Host Ping and TCP Service Monitoring
     {'id' => 57 }, # Email and Ticket
     {'id' => 905 }, # REBOOT_REMOTE_CONSOLE
     {'id' => 58 }  # AUTOMATED_NOTIFICATION
  ]
}

order = client['Product_Order'].verifyOrder(productOrder)

pp order

September 1, 2016

Create a new virtual server with all options