How to deploy vyatta using Rest API - ibm-cloud

Question

I'm trying to deploy Vyatta on a SoftLayer environment using Rest API and wanted some leads on how it can be achieved. I did see a python client to do it but we cannot use either of the option, ie Python/PHP/JAVA and have to exclusively use only Rest API to deploy a network appliance to a Softlayer Infrastructure.
I tried using the CLI but it does not query for the operating System Code.
slcli virtual create
Hostname: test
Domain: test.com
Datacenter: dal09
Operating System Code:
Does any one know how to deploy vyatta using RestAPI/CLI..Or how i can query for the OS Code and Network vlans to deploy vyatta
Thank you,
Anish

Answer 1

https://softlayer-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cli/ordering.html
To place an order using slcli client, you can refer to the above doc.
However here is an example specifically for ordering a Vyatta Gateway Appliance:
$ slcli order package-list | grep -i gateway
Network Gateway Appliance NETWORK_GATEWAY_APPLIANCE BARE_METAL_GATEWAY
Network Gateway Appliance Cluster NETWORK_GATEWAY_APPLIANCE_CLUSTER GATEWAY_RESOURCE_GROUP
Network Gateway Appliance (10 Gbps) 2U_NETWORK_GATEWAY_APPLIANCE_1O_GBPS BARE_METAL_GATEWAY
Virtual Router Appliance VIRTUAL_ROUTER_APPLIANCE_1_GPBS BARE_METAL_GATEWAY
Virtual Router Appliance (10 Gpbs) VIRTUAL_ROUTER_APPLIANCE_10_GPBS BARE_METAL_GATEWAY
$ slcli order package-locations NETWORK_GATEWAY_APPLIANCE
:.........:.......:........................:...............:
: id : dc : description : keyName :
:.........:.......:........................:...............:
: 265592 : ams01 : AMS01 - Amsterdam : AMSTERDAM :
...
...
: 814994 : ams03 : AMS03 - Amsterdam : AMSTERDAM03 :
$ slcli order item-list NETWORK_GATEWAY_APPLIANCE | grep -i vyatta
os OS_VYATTA_6_X_SUBSCRIPTION_EDITION_64_BIT Vyatta 6.x Subscription Edition (64 bit)
os OS_VYATTA_5600_5_X_UP_TO_1GBPS_SUBSCRIPTION_EDITION_64_BIT Virtual Router Appliance 5.x (up to 2 Gbps) Subscription Edition (64 Bit)
$ slcli order place --verify NETWORK_GATEWAY_APPLIANCE WASHINGTON07 OS_VYATTA_5600_5_X_UP_TO_1GBPS_SUBSCRIPTION_EDITION_64_BIT ...
Above command is an example on how to verify an order of a Vyatta. Depending on the flavor you would like to order, the command may vary.
You will need to specify, in the command, each required category as shown in the table below.
Once you are happy with the order, you can remove --verify and it will place the actual order.
$ slcli order category-list NETWORK_GATEWAY_APPLIANCE
:........................................:.......................:............:
: name : categoryCode : isRequired :
:........................................:.......................:............:
: Server : server : Y :
: Surcharges : premium : N :
: Operating System : os : Y :
: RAM : ram : Y :
: Disk Controller : disk_controller : Y :
: First Hard Drive : disk0 : Y :
: Second Hard Drive : disk1 : N :
: Third Hard Drive : disk2 : N :
: SRIOV Enabled : sriov_enabled : Y :
: Fourth Hard Drive : disk3 : N :
: Public Bandwidth : bandwidth : Y :
: Uplink Port Speeds : port_speed : Y :
: Remote Management : remote_management : Y :
: Primary IP Addresses : pri_ip_addresses : Y :
: Primary IPv6 Addresses : pri_ipv6_addresses : Y :
: Monitoring : monitoring : Y :
: Notification : notification : Y :
: Response : response : Y :
: VPN Management - Private Network : vpn_management : Y :
: Vulnerability Assessments & Management : vulnerability_scanner : Y :
:........................................:.......................:............:

Answer 2

As #Xiang Wang commented, it should be possible to order using slcli order command.
There are also some examples in python and go that you can try:
https://softlayer.github.io/python/orderVyatta/
https://softlayer.github.io/python/order_vyatta.py/
https://softlayer.github.io/go/order_vyatta_gateway.go/
REST
Following is a sample of JSON structure you can use to build the order, take into account the prices could change depending on package and location, also some of them could have conflicts.
To retrieve the list of prices you can use getItems or getItemPrices
Use placeOrder instead of verifyOrder when you ready to order.
POST:
https://api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Product_Order/verifyOrder
PAYLOAD:
{
"parameters": [{
"orderContainers": [{
"complexType": "SoftLayer_Container_Product_Order_Hardware_Server_Gateway_Appliance",
"hardware": [
{
"hostname": "gateway",
"domain": "softlayer.com"
}
],
"quantity": 1,
"location": "AMSTERDAM",
"packageId": 1055,
"prices": [
{
"id": 206251,
"item": { "description": "Single Intel Xeon E3-1270 v6 (4 Cores, 3.80 GHz)" }
},
{
"id": 209453,
"item": { "description": "16 GB RAM" }
},
{
"id": 201199,
"item": { "description": "Virtual Router Appliance 5.x (up to 2 Gbps) Subscription Edition (64 Bit)" }
},
{
"id": 32927,
"item": { "description": "Non-RAID" }
},
{
"id": 83483,
"item": { "description": "2.00 TB SATA" }
},
{
"id": 33867,
"item": { "description": "20000 GB Bandwidth Allotment" }
},
{
"id": 96817,
"item": { "description": "1 Gbps Public & Private Network Uplinks" }
},
{
"id": 80263,
"item": { "description": "Host Ping and TCP Service Monitoring" }
},
{
"id": 32627,
"item": { "description": "Automated Notification" }
},
{
"id": 35310,
"item": { "description": "Nessus Vulnerability Assessment & Reporting" }
},
{
"id": 32500,
"item": { "description": "Email and Ticket" }
},
{
"id": 25014,
"item": { "description": "Reboot / KVM over IP" }
},
{
"id": 212715,
"item": { "description": "SRIOV Enabled" }
},
{
"id": 34807,
"item": { "description": "1 IP Address" }
},
{
"id": 33483,
"item": { "description": "Unlimited SSL VPN Users & 1 PPTP VPN User per account" }
}
]
}]
}]
}
If you want a High Availability device (HA) then you need to specify two hardware objects in the hardware parameter and the quantity must be 2.