Copy/Override Template using zendmd

[Gus N]

Gus N [http://community.zenoss.org/people/dg1101] created the discussion

"Copy/Override Template using zendmd"

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Hello, relative newbie to the world of zenoss here!

I'm looking for a way of copying a template from one deviceClass to another using zendmd (to perform the same operation as the menu item "Override Template") Hoping to use zendmd so our installation/configuration of zenoss can be completely scripted.

I've seen examples of how to apply templates at a device level, but I can't seem to get them to work for a device class.

So, current situation is we have a template from a comunity ZenPack that applies to Devices\Servers. I want to make this apply to Devices\Servers\MyClass - a straightforward operation from within the GUI. (Essentially, I want the template to apply to all devices (existing and new) in \Servers\MyClass by default, but not to ones in \Servers)

So butchering a similar example (from http://community.zenoss.org/docs/DOC-2526 http://community.zenoss.org/docs/DOC-2526), what I've attempted is this:-

template = dmd.Devices.Servers.rrdTemplates.MyTemplate
dest = dmd.Devices.Servers.MyClass
dest._setObject(template.id,template_getCopy(dest))
commit()

This seems to create a copy of the template, but applying to "Devices\MyClass" instead of "Devices\Servers\MyClass"

Can anyone suggest a better method, or point me in the right direction. Apologies if I've performed some horrendous zendmd abuse!

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[Gus N]

Gus N [http://community.zenoss.org/people/dg1101] created the discussion

"Re: Copy/Override Template using zendmd"

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With a bit of playing around, I found the error. The template should be copied to Devices.Server.MyClass.rrdTemplates. This appears to fix my problem, and all is well:

template = dmd.Devices.Server.rrdTemplates.MyTemplate
dest = dmd.Devices.Server.MyClass.rrdTemplates
dest._setObject(template.id,template._getCopy(dest))
commit()

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