[vbox-dev] createHardDisk and createBaseStorage

[Frédéric SOSSON]

This is my python code. I am not sure about "# Switch to mutable
machine" and "# Add a storage controler"


#!/usr/bin/python

import traceback
import time
from datetime import date
from vboxapi import VirtualBoxManager

style = None
myMachineName = "___MY_TEST_MACHINE___"
myMachineType = "WindowsXP"
g_virtualBoxManager = VirtualBoxManager(style, None)
globalConstant = g_virtualBoxManager
vb = g_virtualBoxManager.vbox
mgr = g_virtualBoxManager.mgr
HardDiskVariant_Fixed = 0x10000
myMachinesFolder = "/home/.VirtualBox/Machines"
myHardDisksFolder = "/home/.VirtualBox/HardDisks/"
now = date.today()

def createVirtualMachine():
	
	# Create a new VirtualMachine
	try:
		mach = vb.createMachine(myMachineName, myMachineType, myMachinesFolder, "")
		mach.saveSettings()
		vb.registerMachine(mach)
	except:
		print now, " - Cannot create VirtualMachine..."
		traceback.print_exc()

	# Create a new HardDisk	
	try:
		hardDisk = vb.createHardDisk("VDI", myHardDisksFolder)
	except:
		print now, " - Cannot create HardDisk..."
		traceback.print_exc()

	# Create the new BaseStorage
	try:		
		progress = hardDisk.createBaseStorage(18874368,
globalConstant.constants.HardDiskVariant_Fixed)
	except:
		print now, " - Cannot create BaseStorage..."
		traceback.print_exc()

	# Switch to  mutable machine
	try:
		myOpenedSession = g_virtualBoxManager.openMachineSession(mach.id)
		mach = session.Machine
	except:
		print now, " - Switch to mutable machine..."
		traceback.print_exc()

	# Add a storage controler
	try:
		StorageControler = addStorageController("myStorageControler",
globalConstant.constants.StorageBus_SATA)
		StorageControler.controllerType(globalConstant.constants.StorageBus_SATA)
	except:
		print now, " - Cannot add a storage controler..."
		traceback.print_exc()

	# Attach the new VirtualMachine to the new HardDisk
	#try:
	#res = mach.attachHardDisk(hardDisk.id, StorageControler, 0, 0)
	#except:
	#print "Cannot attach the machine ", mach.id, " to the hard disk ", hardDisk.id

	try:
		g_virtualBoxManager.closeMachineSession(myOpenedSession)
	except:
		print now, " - Cannot close machine session..."
		traceback.print_exc()

createVirtualMachine()