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def get_network_with_the_name(session, network_name="vmnet0", cluster=None):
    """Gets reference to the network whose name is passed as the
    argument.
    """
    host = vm_util.get_host_ref(session, cluster)
    if cluster is not None:
        vm_networks_ret = session._call_method(vim_util,
                                               "get_dynamic_property", cluster,
                                               "ClusterComputeResource",
                                               "network")
    else:
        vm_networks_ret = session._call_method(vim_util,
                                               "get_dynamic_property", host,
                                               "HostSystem", "network")
    # Meaning there are no networks on the host. suds responds with a ""
    # in the parent property field rather than a [] in the
    # ManagedObjectReference property field of the parent
    if not vm_networks_ret:
        LOG.debug(_("No networks configured on host!"))
        return
    vm_networks = vm_networks_ret.ManagedObjectReference
    network_obj = {}
    LOG.debug(_("Configured networks: %s"), vm_networks)
    for network in vm_networks:
        # Get network properties
        if network._type == 'DistributedVirtualPortgroup':
            props = session._call_method(vim_util,
                        "get_dynamic_property", network,
                        "DistributedVirtualPortgroup", "config")
            # NOTE(asomya): This only works on ESXi if the port binding is
            # set to ephemeral
            if props.name == network_name:
                network_obj['type'] = 'DistributedVirtualPortgroup'
                network_obj['dvpg'] = props.key
                dvs_props = session._call_method(vim_util,
                                "get_dynamic_property",
                                props.distributedVirtualSwitch,
                                "VmwareDistributedVirtualSwitch", "uuid")
                network_obj['dvsw'] = dvs_props
        else:
            props = session._call_method(vim_util,
                        "get_dynamic_property", network,
                        "Network", "summary.name")
            if props == network_name:
                network_obj['type'] = 'Network'
                network_obj['name'] = network_name
    if (len(network_obj) > 0):
        return network_obj
    LOG.debug(_("Network %s not found on host!"), network_name)
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def get_vswitch_for_vlan_interface(session, vlan_interface, cluster=None):
    """Gets the vswitch associated with the physical network adapter
    with the name supplied.
    """
    # Get the list of vSwicthes on the Host System
    host_mor = vm_util.get_host_ref(session, cluster)
    vswitches_ret = session._call_method(vim_util,
                "get_dynamic_property", host_mor,
                "HostSystem", "config.network.vswitch")
    # Meaning there are no vSwitches on the host. Shouldn't be the case,
    # but just doing code check
    if not vswitches_ret:
        return
    vswitches = vswitches_ret.HostVirtualSwitch
    # Get the vSwitch associated with the network adapter
    for elem in vswitches:
        try:
            for nic_elem in elem.pnic:
                if str(nic_elem).split('-')[-1].find(vlan_interface) != -1:
                    return elem.name
        # Catching Attribute error as a vSwitch may not be associated with a
        # physical NIC.
        except AttributeError:
            pass
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def check_if_vlan_interface_exists(session, vlan_interface, cluster=None):
    """Checks if the vlan_interface exists on the esx host."""
    host_mor = vm_util.get_host_ref(session, cluster)
    physical_nics_ret = session._call_method(vim_util,
                "get_dynamic_property", host_mor,
                "HostSystem", "config.network.pnic")
    # Meaning there are no physical nics on the host
    if not physical_nics_ret:
        return False
    physical_nics = physical_nics_ret.PhysicalNic
    for pnic in physical_nics:
        if vlan_interface == pnic.device:
            return True
    return False
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def get_vlanid_and_vswitch_for_portgroup(session, pg_name, cluster=None):
    """Get the vlan id and vswicth associated with the port group."""
    host_mor = vm_util.get_host_ref(session, cluster)
    port_grps_on_host_ret = session._call_method(vim_util,
                "get_dynamic_property", host_mor,
                "HostSystem", "config.network.portgroup")
    if not port_grps_on_host_ret:
        msg = _("ESX SOAP server returned an empty port group "
                "for the host system in its response")
        LOG.error(msg)
        raise exception.NovaException(msg)
    port_grps_on_host = port_grps_on_host_ret.HostPortGroup
    for p_gp in port_grps_on_host:
        if p_gp.spec.name == pg_name:
            p_grp_vswitch_name = p_gp.vswitch.split("-")[-1]
            return p_gp.spec.vlanId, p_grp_vswitch_name
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def create_port_group(session, pg_name, vswitch_name, vlan_id=0, cluster=None):
    """Creates a port group on the host system with the vlan tags
    supplied. VLAN id 0 means no vlan id association.
    """
    client_factory = session._get_vim().client.factory
    add_prt_grp_spec = vm_util.get_add_vswitch_port_group_spec(
                    client_factory,
                    vswitch_name,
                    pg_name,
                    vlan_id)
    host_mor = vm_util.get_host_ref(session, cluster)
    network_system_mor = session._call_method(vim_util,
        "get_dynamic_property", host_mor,
        "HostSystem", "configManager.networkSystem")
    LOG.debug(_("Creating Port Group with name %s on "
                "the ESX host") % pg_name)
    try:
        session._call_method(session._get_vim(),
                "AddPortGroup", network_system_mor,
                portgrp=add_prt_grp_spec)
    except error_util.AlreadyExistsException:
        # There can be a race condition when two instances try
        # adding port groups at the same time. One succeeds, then
        # the other one will get an exception. Since we are
        # concerned with the port group being created, which is done
        # by the other call, we can ignore the exception.
        LOG.debug(_("Port Group %s already exists."), pg_name)
    LOG.debug(_("Created Port Group with name %s on "
                "the ESX host") % pg_name)