pybenproxmox

Introduction

PyBEN Proxmox repository is an easy to use python utility class for Proxmox server solution

Installation

python -m pip install pybenproxmox

Use

Cli module activation

Run for a full help printout:

python -m pybenproxmox -h

Example for use of global variables to get all vms:

• pybenproxmox is the name of the module
• pprint is a function to print the returned dict nicely in console
• get_vms is a function to return all vms (or request a specific one)

set PROXMOX_HOST='1.1.1.1'
set PROXMOX_USER='root'
set PROXMOX_PASS='1234'

python -m pybenproxmox pprint get_vms

Example for passing variables directly:

• pybenproxmox is the name of the module
• get_vms is a function to return all vms (or request a specific one)

python -m pybenproxmox host=1.1.1.1 user=root password=1234 get_vms vm_id=123

Python import ProxmoxCls class

from pybenproxmox import ProxmoxCls

prox = ProxmoxCls(host='1.1.1.1', user='root', password='1234')
print(prox.get_vms())

Some of the included functions:

• get_vms: Returns a full list of vms, or list with matching vms by id or name
• clone_vms
• migrate_vm_to_node
• delete_vm
• start_vm
• stop_vm
• snapshot handling
• and more ...