create_cluster.py

import json
import urllib2
from base64 import b64encode

a10_api_server = 'https://api.a10networks.com/api/v2'



def _get_session_token():
    a10_user ='user@example.com' 
    a10_user_passwd = 'my_password'

    session_request = urllib2.Request( a10_api_server + '/sessions')

    cred = a10_user + ':' + a10_user_passwd
    auth = "Basic " + b64encode(cred)
    headers = {
      "provider": "root",
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
      "Authorization": auth
    }
    for key, value in headers.items():
        session_request.add_header(key, value)

    response = urllib2.urlopen(session_request,
         json.dumps({"userId": a10_user}))

    session_json_data = json.loads(response.read())
    return 'Session ' + session_json_data['id']

def create_ladc_cluster():
    cluster_name = 'CULSTERNAME'
    session_request = urllib2.Request( a10_api_server + '/cspcluster')
    headers = {
      "provider": "root",
      "tenant": "Cisco",
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
      "Authorization": session_token
    }
    for key, value in headers.items():
        session_request.add_header(key, value)

    response = urllib2.urlopen(session_request,
            json.dumps({"name": cluster_name, "state": "ACTIVE"}))

    cluster_json_data = json.loads(response.read())
    return cluster_json_data["clusterId"]


session_token = _get_session_token()
create_ladc_cluster()