In order to use the python api directly, you must first obtain an auth token and identify which endpoint you wish to speak to. Once you have done so, you can use the API like so:
>>> from cinderclient import client
>>> cinder = client.Client('1', $OS_USER_NAME, $OS_PASSWORD, $OS_TENANT_NAME, $OS_AUTH_URL)
>>> cinder.volumes.list()
[]
>>> myvol = cinder.volumes.create(display_name="test-vol", size=1)
>>> myvol.id
ce06d0a8-5c1b-4e2c-81d2-39eca6bbfb70
>>> cinder.volumes.list()
[<Volume: ce06d0a8-5c1b-4e2c-81d2-39eca6bbfb70>]
>>>myvol.delete
In order to use the CLI, you must provide your OpenStack username, password, tenant, and auth endpoint. Use the corresponding configuration options (--os-username, --os-password, --os-tenant-id, and --os-auth-url) or set them in environment variables:
export OS_USERNAME=user
export OS_PASSWORD=pass
export OS_TENANT_ID=b363706f891f48019483f8bd6503c54b
export OS_AUTH_URL=http://auth.example.com:5000/v2.0
Once you’ve configured your authentication parameters, you can run cinder help to see a complete listing of available commands.
See also cinder CLI man page.
** Note Connection refused –> Connection error commit: c9e7818f3f90ce761ad8ccd09181c705880a4266 ** Note Mask Passwords in log output commit: 80582f2b860b2dadef7ae07bdbd8395bf03848b1