get_power_state.rb
get_power_state.rb
# Retrieve the current power state of a virtual guest.
#
# Important manual pages:
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest/getPowerState
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest_Power_State
#
# License: http://sldn.softlayer.com/article/License
# Author: SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. <sldn@softlayer.com>
require 'rubygems'
require 'softlayer_api'
require 'awesome_print'
virtual_guest_id = 6032256
SL_API_USERNAME = 'set me'
SL_API_KEY = 'set me'
client = SoftLayer::Client.new(username: SL_API_USERNAME,
api_key: SL_API_KEY)
virtual_guest_service = client['SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest']
begin
virtual_guest_power_state = virtual_guest_service.object_with_id(virtual_guest_id)
.getPowerState
ap virtual_guest_power_state
rescue StandardError => e
p 'Error when executing the script...'
$stdout.print(e.inspect)
end