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Sample: Virtual Machine boot from ISO

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#65 opened on Jun 17, 2014

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Description

A sample that builds a Virtual Machine with a blank VMDK. The script should transfer the ISO from the local file system to the appropriate datastore then boot the VM with the ISO. Presumably users of such a script could supply an ISO that would auto install a guest OS onto the VMDK and that's the intention of this sample, to show each discrete step of accomplishing that task.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
python
Domain
devopsinfrastructure
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
PythonpyVmomivSpheredatastore management
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
35
Research direction
Examine existing samples in the repository, particularly those involving VM creation and datastore operations (e.g., create vm.py, upload file to datastore.py). Review pyVmomi documentation for methods like `CreateVM Task`, `Datastore.Put`, and `VirtualMachine.RebootGuest`. Investigate how to attach an ISO as a CDROM device and set boot order. Check if any similar sample or discussion exists in the repo's issues or PRs.