Handles all requests to Nova.
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class API(db_driver=None)
 
Bases: cinder.db.base.Base
API for interacting with novaclient.
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create_volume_snapshot(context, volume_id, create_info)
 
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delete_volume_snapshot(context, snapshot_id, delete_info)
 
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get_server(context, server_id, privileged_user=False, timeout=None)
 
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has_extension(context, extension, timeout=None)
 
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update_server_volume(context, server_id, attachment_id, new_volume_id)
 
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novaclient(context, admin_endpoint=False, privileged_user=False, timeout=None)
 
Returns a Nova client
- @param admin_endpoint: If True, use the admin endpoint template from
 
- configuration (‘nova_endpoint_admin_template’ and ‘nova_catalog_info’)
 
- @param privileged_user: If True, use the account from configuration
 
- (requires ‘os_privileged_user_name’, ‘os_privileged_user_password’ and
‘os_privileged_user_tenant’ to be set)
 
- @param timeout: Number of seconds to wait for an answer before raising a
 
- Timeout exception (None to disable)