python-3parclient 4.3
HPE Alletra MP, 9000, Primera and 3PAR REST Client

# HPE Alletra 9000 and HPE Primera and HPE 3PAR REST Client

This is a Client library that can talk to the HPE Alletra 9000 and Primera
and 3PAR Storage array. The HPE Alletra 9000 and Primera and 3PAR storage
array has a REST web service interface and a command line interface. This
client library implements a simple interface for talking with either
interface, as needed. The python Requests library is used to communicate
with the REST interface.


# Requirements

HPE 3PAR: 3.1.3 MU1 or later.

HPE Primera: 4.3.1 or later.

HPE Alletra 9000: 9.3.0 or later.

HPE 3PAR File Persona: 3.2.1 Build 46 or later.


# Capabilities

* Create Volume
* Delete Volume
* Get all Volumes
* Get a Volume
* Modify a Volume
* Copy a Volume
* Create a Volume Snapshot
* Create CPG
* Delete CPG
* Get all CPGs
* Get a CPG
* Get a CPG’s Available Space
* Create a VLUN
* Delete a VLUN
* Get all VLUNs
* Get a VLUN
* Create a Host
* Delete a Host
* Get all Hosts
* Get a Host
* Get VLUNs for a Host
* Find a Host
* Find a Host Set for a Host
* Get all Host Sets
* Get a Host Set
* Create a Host Set
* Delete a Host Set
* Modify a Host Set
* Get all Ports
* Get iSCSI Ports
* Get FC Ports
* Get IP Ports
* Set Volume Metadata
* Get Volume Metadata
* Get All Volume Metadata
* Find Volume Metadata
* Remove Volume Metadata
* Create a Volume Set
* Delete a Volume Set
* Modify a Volume Set
* Get a Volume Set
* Get all Volume Sets
* Find one Volume Set containing a specified Volume
* Find all Volume Sets containing a specified Volume
* Create a QOS Rule
* Modify a QOS Rule
* Delete a QOS Rule
* Set a QOS Rule
* Query a QOS Rule
* Query all QOS Rules
* Get a Task
* Get all Tasks
* Get a Patch
* Get all Patches
* Get WSAPI Version
* Get WSAPI Configuration Info
* Get Storage System Info
* Get Overall System Capacity
* Stop Online Physical Copy
* Query Online Physical Copy Status
* Stop Offline Physical Copy
* Resync Physical Copy
* Query Remote Copy Info
* Query a Remote Copy Group
* Query all Remote Copy Groups
* Create a Remote Copy Group
* Delete a Remote Copy Group
* Modify a Remote Copy Group
* Add a Volume to a Remote Copy Group
* Remove a Volume from a Remote Copy Group
* Start Remote Copy on a Remote Copy Group
* Stop Remote Copy on a Remote Copy Group
* Synchronize a Remote Copy Group
* Recover a Remote Copy Group from a Disaster
* Enable/Disable Config Mirroring on a Remote Copy Target
* Get Remote Copy Group Volumes
* Get Remote Copy Group Volume
* Admit Remote Copy Link
* Dismiss Remote Copy Link
* Start Remote Copy
* Remote Copy Service Exists Check
* Get Remote Copy Link
* Remote Copy Link Exists Check
* Admit Remote Copy Target
* Dismiss Remote Copy Target
* Target In Remote Copy Group Exists Check
* Remote Copy Group Status Check
* Remote Copy Group Status Started Check
* Remote Copy Group Status Stopped Check
* Create Schedule
* Delete Schedule
* Get Schedule
* Modify Schedule
* Suspend Schedule
* Resume Schedule
* Get Schedule Status
* Promote Virtual Copy
* Get a Flash Cache
* Create a Flash Cache
* Delete a Flash Cache


# File Persona Capabilities

* Get File Services Info
* Create a File Provisioning Group
* Grow a File Provisioning Group
* Get File Provisioning Group Info
* Modify a File Provisioning Group
* Remove a File Provisioning Group
* Create a Virtual File Server
* Get Virtual File Server Info
* Modify a Virtual File Server
* Remove a Virtual File Server
* Assign an IP Address to a Virtual File Server
* Get the Network Config of a Virtual File Server
* Modify the Network Config of a Virtual File Server
* Remove the Network Config of a Virtual File Server
* Create a File Services User Group
* Modify a File Services User Group
* Remove a File Services User Group
* Create a File Services User
* Modify a File Services User
* Remove a File Services User
* Create a File Store
* Get File Store Info
* Modify a File Store
* Remove a File Store
* Create a File Share
* Get File Share Info
* Modify a File Share
* Remove a File Share
* Create a File Store Snapshot
* Get File Store Snapshot Info
* Remove a File Store Snapshot
* Reclaim Space from Deleted File Store Snapshots
* Get File Store Snapshot Reclamation Info
* Stop or Pause a File Store Snapshot Reclamation Task
* Set File Services Quotas
* Get Files Services Quota Info


# Installation

To install from source:

```
$ sudo pip install .
```

To install from http://pypi.org:

```
$ sudo pip install python-3parclient
```


# Unit Tests

To run all unit tests:

```
$ tox -e py27
```

To run a specific test:

```
$ tox -e py27 -- test/file.py:class_name.test_method_name
```

To run all unit tests with code coverage:

```
$ tox -e cover
```

The output of the coverage tests will be placed into the `coverage` dir.


# Folders

* docs – contains the documentation
* hpe3parclient – the actual client.py library
* test – unit tests
* samples – some sample uses


# Documentation

To build the documentation:

```
$ tox -e docs
```

To view the built documentation point your browser to:

```
docs/html/index.html
```


# Running Simulators

The unit tests should automatically start/stop the simulators. To start
them manually use the following commands. To stop them, use ‘kill’.
Starting them manually before running unit tests also allows you to watch
the debug output.

* WSAPI:

```
$ python test/HPE3ParMockServer_flask.py -port 5001 -user <USERNAME> -password <PASSWORD> -debug
```


# Building wheel dist

This client now supports building via the new python WHEELS standard.
Take a look at http://pythonwheels.com

* building:

```
$ python setup.py bdist_wheel
```

* building and uploading:

```
$ python setup.py sdist bdist_wheel upload
```