Python Example of Configuring the Placement of a Virtual Machine

This example is based on the code in the vm_placement_helper.py sample file.

Note: For a complete and up-to-date version of the sample code, see the vsphere-automation-sdk-python VMware repository at GitHub.

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def get_placement_spec_for_resource_pool(stub_config,
                                         datacenter_name,
                                         vm_folder_name,
                                         datastore_name):
    """
    Returns a VM placement spec for a resourcepool. Ensures that the
    vm folder and datastore are all in the same datacenter which is specified.
    """
    resource_pool = resource_pool_helper.get_resource_pool(stub_config,
                                                           datacenter_name)

    folder = folder_helper.get_folder(stub_config,
                                      datacenter_name,
                                      vm_folder_name)

    datastore = datastore_helper.get_datastore(stub_config,
                                               datacenter_name,
                                               datastore_name)

    # Create the vm placement spec with the datastore, resource pool and vm
    # folder
    placement_spec = VM.PlacementSpec(folder=folder,
                                      resource_pool=resource_pool,
                                      datastore=datastore)

    print("get_placement_spec_for_resource_pool: Result is '{}'".
          format(placement_spec))
    return placement_spec