order_vyatta.rb

# Order a Network Gateway Appliance (Vyatta)
#
# The example orders a (Vyatta) high availability pair, it makes
# a single call to the SoftLayer_Product_Order::placeOrder method
#
# Important manual pages
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order_Hardware_Server_Gateway_Appliance
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/datatypes/SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Product_Order/verifyOrder
# http://sldn.softlayer.com/reference/services/SoftLayer_Product_Order/placeOrder
#
# @license <http://sldn.softlayer.com/article/License>
# @author SoftLayer Technologies, Inc. <sldn@softlayer.com>

require 'softlayer_api'
require 'pp'

# Your SoftLayer API username and key.
USERNAME = 'set me'
API_KEY = 'set me'

# Create a SoftLayer API client object
client = SoftLayer::Client.new(username: USERNAME, api_key: API_KEY)
soft_layer_product_order = client['SoftLayer_Product_Order']

# Build a skeleton SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order object.
# The object contains the configuration for the Vyatta server
# such as the quantity, the location, etc.
product_order = {
  # The number of servers you wish to order.
  # If you wish a high availability pair you must specify 2 as quantity.
  'quantity' => 2,
  # Build a skeleton SoftLayer_Hardware_Server object to model the hostname and
  # domain we want for our server. If you set quantity greater then 1 then you
  # need to define one hostname/domain pair per server you wish to order.
  'hardware' => [
    {
      'hostname' => 'vyattagw',
      'domain' => 'test.com'
    },
    {
      'hostname' => 'vyattagw2',
      'domain' => 'test.com'
    }
  ],
  # Where you'd like your new server provisioned.
  # This can either be the id of the data center
  # you wish your new server to be provisioned in
  'location' => 265_592,
  # The id of the SoftLayer_Product_Package you wish to order.
  # In this case the Network Gateway Appliance (Vyatta) package id is 174.
  'packageId' => 174,
  # Build a skeleton SoftLayer_Product_Item_Price objects. These objects contain
  # much more than Ids, but SoftLayer's ordering system only needs the price's id
  # to know what you want to order.
  # Every item in SoftLayer's product catalog is assigned an id. Use these Ids
  # to tell the SoftLayer API which options you want in your new server. Use
  # the getActivePackages() method in the SoftLayer_Account API service to get
  # a list of available item and price options per available package.
  'prices' => [
    { 'id' => 137_38 },
    { 'id' => 210_10 },
    { 'id' => 360_44 },
    { 'id' => 876 },
    { 'id' => 126_7 },
    { 'id' => 342 },
    { 'id' => 273 },
    { 'id' => 171_29 },
    { 'id' => 55 },
    { 'id' => 58 },
    { 'id' => 420 },
    { 'id' => 418 },
    { 'id' => 21 },
    { 'id' => 57 },
    { 'id' => 906 }
  ]
}

# Build a skeleton SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order_Hardware_Server_Gateway_Appliance object.
# This object contains the order for the Vyatta server.
order_data = {
  'orderContainers' => [
    product_order
  ]
}

begin
  # verifyOrder() will check your order for errors. Replace this with a call
  # to placeOrder() when you're ready to order. Both calls return a receipt
  # object that you can use for your records.
  #
  # Once your order is placed it'll go through SoftLayer's approval and
  # provisioning process. When it's done you'll have a new
  # SoftLayer_Hardware_Server object and server ready to use.
  result = soft_layer_product_order.verifyOrder(order_data)
  pp result
  puts 'The order was verified successfully'
rescue => error_reason
  puts "The order could not be verified by the server #{error_reason}"
end