2.13. Example: Activating Storage Domains using Python

Once you have added storage domains to Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization and attached them to a data center you must activate them before they will be ready for use.

Example 2.12. Activating storage domains using Python

This Python example activates a data storage domain named data1, and an ISO storage domain named iso1. Both storage domains are attached to the Default data center. The activate action is facilitated by the activate method of the storage domain. 
from ovirtsdk.api import API
from ovirtsdk.xml import params

try:
    api = API (url="https://HOST",
               username="USER@DOMAIN",
               password="PASS",
               ca_file="ca.crt")

    dc = api.datacenters.get(name="Default")

    sd_data = dc.storagedomains.get(name="data1")
    sd_iso = dc.storagedomains.get(name="iso1")

    try:
        sd_data.activate()
        print "Activated data storage domain '%s' in data center '%s' (Status: %s)." % 
		      (sd_data.get_name(), dc.get_name, sd_data.get_status().get_state())
    except Exception as ex:
        print "Activating data storage domain in data center failed: %s." % ex

    try:
        sd_iso.activate()
        print "Activated ISO storage domain '%s' in data center '%s' (Status: %s)." % 
		      (sd_iso.get_name(), dc.get_name, sd_iso.get_status().get_state())
    except Exception as ex:
        print "Activating ISO storage domain in data center failed: %s." % ex

    api.disconnect()

except Exception as ex:
    print "Unexpected error: %s" % ex
If the activate requests are successful then the script will output: 
Activated data storage domain 'data1' in data center 'Default' (Status: active).
Activated ISO storage domain 'iso1' in data center 'Default' (Status: active).
Note that the status reflects that the storage domains have been activated.