Method: IBMSmartCloud#create_volume

Defined in:

lib/smartcloud.rb

#create_volume(name, location, size, offering_id = nil, format = "EXT3") ⇒ Object

# File 'lib/smartcloud.rb', line 391

def create_volume(name, location, size, offering_id=nil, format="EXT3")

  # figure out the offering ID automatically based on location and size
  if offering_id.nil?
    logger.debug "Looking up volume offerings based on location: #{location} and size: #{size}"

    filter_size = ( ["Small", "Medium", "Large"].include?( size )) ? size: "Storage"
    offering = describe_volume_offerings(location, filter_size)
    if( offering && offering.SupportedSizes.split(",").include?(size) || ["Small", "Medium", "Large"].include?( size ))
      offering_id = offering.ID
    else
      raise "Unable to locate offering with location #{location}, size #{size}."
    end
  end

  logger.debug "Creating volume...please wait."
  result = post("/storage", :format => format, :location => location, :name => name, :size => size, :offeringID => offering_id)
  result.Volume.ID
end