#!/usr/bin/env ruby # This example demonstrates creating Cloud Block Storage volume with the Rackpace Open Cloud require 'rubygems' #required for Ruby 1.8.x require 'fog' def get_user_input(prompt) print "\n#{prompt}: " gets.chomp end def select_volume_type(volume_types) puts "\nSelect Volume Type:\n\n" volume_types.each_with_index do |volume_type, i| puts "\t #{i}. #{volume_type.name}" end selected_str = get_user_input "Enter Volume Type Number" volume_types[selected_str.to_i] end # Use username defined in ~/.fog file, if absent prompt for username. # For more details on ~/.fog refer to http://fog.io/about/getting_started.html def rackspace_username Fog.credentials[:rackspace_username] || get_user_input("Enter Rackspace Username") end # Use api key defined in ~/.fog file, if absent prompt for api key # For more details on ~/.fog refer to http://fog.io/about/getting_started.html def rackspace_api_key Fog.credentials[:rackspace_api_key] || get_user_input("Enter Rackspace API key") end # create Cloud Block Storage service service = Fog::Rackspace::BlockStorage.new({ :rackspace_username => rackspace_username, :rackspace_api_key => rackspace_api_key, :rackspace_region => :ord #Use Chicago Region }) # retrieve list of volume types volume_types = service.volume_types #prompt user for volume type volume_type = select_volume_type(volume_types) # prompt for volume size volume_size = get_user_input "Enter Size of Volume (100 GB Minimum)" # prompt for name of volume volume_name = get_user_input "Enter Name for Volume" #create volume volume = service.volumes.create(:size => volume_size, :display_name => volume_name, :volume_type => volume_type.name) puts "\nVolume #{volume_name} is being created.\n\n" puts "To delete the volume please execute the delete_volume.rb script\n\n"