vmware/pyvmomi

Comprehensive, version sensitive, guest OS listing/validation

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#153 创建于 2014年9月3日

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描述

Based on input from here we suspect that the GuestOS list needs to change based on which version of the API we're talking to. There should be a clean and clever way to manage this list.

  • The list ostensibly changes based on vSphere API version (growing with each subsequent release)
  • The list currently resides in vim.vm.GuestOsDescriptor.GuestOsIdentifier
  • From this library we are concerned with it chiefly as a data validation measure since the server will error on an invalid value.

Questions:

  • Should we handle this list retroactively?
  • Should we merely accept the latest version of the list?
  • Can we completely ignore the list at all?
  • Can we trap errors for invalid GuestOS identifiers as sent by the server and expose them sensibly instead?

贡献者指南

技术栈
python
领域
backendapi
议题类型
feature
难度面向新贡献者的预计实现难度，1 表示很小改动，5 表示专家级工作。
4
预计时间有经验贡献者完成调查、实现、测试并准备 pull request 的粗略时间范围。
1-2 days
活动状态议题当前的可参与程度：新鲜、活跃、陈旧、阻塞或等待维护者输入。
stale
清晰度议题是否清楚说明期望改动、验收标准和下一步。
needs investigation
前置要求
understanding of vSphere API versionsfamiliarity with pyvmomi codebase
新手友好度1-100 的估计分数，表示该议题对首次贡献者的友好程度。
20
研究方向
Investigate the vSphere API versioning and how the GuestOS list changes across versions. Examine the current constants in nova/virt/vmwareapi/constants.py and the pyvmomi documentation for vim.vm.GuestOsDescriptor.GuestOsIdentifier. Propose a strategy for validating GuestOS identifiers, potentially by trapping server errors or maintaining version specific lists. Consider the maintainer's questions about retroactive handling and acceptance of the latest list.