The following example outlines how to perform actions on a resource. In this example, a virtual machine with the name 'test' is started.

Procedure

  1. Declare an instance of the resource:

     VM vm = api.getVMs().get("test");

  2. Declare action parameters to send to the resource:

    Action actionParam = new Action();
org.ovirt.engine.sdk.entities.VM vmParam = new org.ovirt.engine.sdk.entities.VM();
actionParam.setVm(vmParam);

  3. Perform the action:

    Action res = vm.start(actionParam);

    Alternatively, you can perform the action as an inner method:

    Action res = vm.start(new Action()
{
    {
        setVm(new org.ovirt.engine.sdk.entities.VM());
    }
});