Order ESXi using SoftLayer::BareMetalServerOrder_Package using the wrong vlan #92

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1. SLsthompson commented on Apr 9, 2015

   

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   It must be possible as the createObject mechanism used by BareMetalServerOrder just uses the same package-based mechanism in implementation. Let me do some research and I will get back with you.
2. bttong commented on Apr 13, 2015

   

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   Hi sthompson,
   I'm wondering if you have any update regarding this issue.
3. SLsthompson commented on Apr 13, 2015

   

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   I've not received word back from the email I sent. Let me track down the person and ask them directly.
4. SLsthompson commented on Apr 13, 2015

   

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   OK. I spoke with an engineer who was able to offer guidance. The technique is pretty straightforward.

   When putting together the order that is sent to placeOrder you need to modify the hardware template provided so that it includes a reference to the id of the VLAN you want to set on the device.

   It's going to look something like this:

   {
       "hardware" =>  [{
           "primaryBackendNetworkComponent" =>  {
               "networkVlanId" => 12345
           },
           "primaryNetworkComponent" => {
               "networkVlanId" => 12345
           }
       }]
   }
   

   You can modify the order template by passing a block to verify or place_order!. That block will be handed the order template and should return a modified template so something like this may work (though realize this was typed into GitHub, and has not gone through Ruby yet:

   bms_order = SoftLayer::BareMetalServerOrder_Package.new()
   bms_order.package = # some product package
   bms_order.hostname = # some host name
   bms_order.domain = # some domain
   
   add_lans = lambda { |order_template|
   order_template['hardware'][0]['primaryBackendNetworkComponent'] = { "networkVlanId" => 12345 }
   order_template
   }
   
   bms_order.verify(&add_lans)
   bms_order.place_order!(&add_lans)
   
5. bttong commented on Apr 13, 2015

   

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   Thanks a lot. I will give it a try.
6. bttong commented on Apr 14, 2015

   

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   Thanks.
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8. bttong commented on Apr 14, 2015

   

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   Thanks. I got it to work with your suggestion. I think it would be great to enhance the API to have vlan as SoftLayer::BareMetalServerOrder_Package attribute.
9. ju2wheels commented on Apr 15, 2015

   

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   @bttong ive added them to both the VirtualServer and BareMetalServer order package wrappers.