vmware/pyvmomi-community-samples

Sample Request: Add new Thin Provisioned disk to VM

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#87 opened on Jul 16, 2014

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Description

Based on the datastores available to a VM by virtue of the VM being a part of a cluster, choose an optimal datastore (space available?) and thin provision a disk of a specific size.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
backendinfrastructure
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
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.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Basic PythonFamiliarity with pyVmomiUnderstanding of vSphere storage
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
Review existing samples in the pyvmomi community samples repository, particularly those dealing with datastore management (e.g., list datastores.py). Understand the pyVmomi API for retrieving datastores attached to a cluster and for creating virtual disks. The issue lacks details on the selection algorithm, so investigate how to determine the optimal datastore based on free space.