Metadata-Version: 1.1
Name: pylxca
Version: 2.2.0
Summary: It is tool/api to connect LXCA from command line
Home-page: http://www.lenovo.com
Author: Girish Kumar, Prashant Bhosle
Author-email: gkumar1@lenovo.com, pbhosle@lenovo.com
License: Apache License 2.0
Description: What is PyLXCA?
        ---------------
        PyLXCA is Python based interface for Lenovo xClarity Administration APIs.
        
        PyLXCA command-line interface (CLI) provides a Python-based library of 
        commands to automate provisioning and resource management from an OpenStack 
        environment, such as Ansible or Puppet.
        
        The Lenovo XClarity Administrator PYLXCA CLI provide an interface to 
        Lenovo XClarity Administrator REST APIs to automate functions such as:
        *	Logging in to Lenovo XClarity Administrator
        *	Managing and unmanaging chassis, servers, storage systems, and 
            top-of-rack switches (endpoints)
        *	Viewing inventory data for endpoints and components
        *	Deploying an operating-system image to one or more servers
        *	Configuring servers through the use of Configuration Patterns
        *	Applying firmware updates to endpoints
        
        
        Installation
        ------------
        To use the PYLXCA command-line interface (CLI), you must install the 
        CLI and start a command session.
        
        Python (including the request and logging modules) is required to use
        to the PYLXCA CLI. Ensure at the following requirements are met. For 
        more information about Python, see the [Link]www.python.org website. 
        
        *	Python v2.7.x (Later versions have not been tested.)
        *	Python requests v2.7.0 or later
        *	Python logging v0.4.9.6 or later
        
        Complete the following steps to install the PYLXCA CLI.
        
        1.	Download the toolkit by clicking Help ( )> Resources from the 
            Lenovo XClarity Administrator title bar, and then clicking Download 
        	PYLXCA CLI from the dialog.
        2.	Unzip the package into a local directory.
        3.	Run the following command to install the module:
            easy_install unzip_directory\pylxca-1.0-py2.7.egg
        4.	Start a Python shell session.
        
        	$lxca_shell
        
        	--------------------------------------------------
        	Welcome to PyLXCA Shell v1.0
        	Type "help" at any time for a list of commands.
        	Type "pyshell" at any time to get interactive python shell
        	--------------------------------------------------
        	PyLXCA >>
        
        5.	Validate that the module was installed correctly by running the following command:
        
        	In Python Shell Try to import pylxca module as follows
        
        	>>> import pylxca
        
        	If python able to import pylxca without any error then it is installed correctly.
        
        	
        API Reference
        -------------
        
        PyLXCA command reference is available at 
        http://ralfss30.labs.lenovo.com:8120/help/topic/com.lenovo.lxca.doc/pycli_overview.html
        
        
        Example
        ------------
        
        python lxca_shell
        connect -l https://10.241.106.216 -u USERID --noverify
        connect -l https://10.241.106.216 -u USERID
        
        Example to call lxca_cmd pytohn module from python script or Ansible module
        
        from pylxca.pylxca_cmd.lxca_pyshell import *
        pyshell()
        con1 = connect("https://10.241.106.216","USERID","CME44ibm","True")
        
        Several sample scripts are also available to help you to quickly begin using the PYLXCA command-line interface (CLI) to manage endpoints. 
        The sample scripts are location in the following directory:
        lib/python2.7/site-packages/pylxca-1.0-py2.7.egg/pylxca\test
        
        License
        -------
        Apache Software License (http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
        
Keywords: PYLXCA
Platform: UNKNOWN
Classifier: Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
Classifier: Topic :: Utilities
Classifier: License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License
