adds config option to define VM values as decimal #400 #413

Author: bb-Ricardo

module/sources/vmware/config.py

@@ -374,6 +374,14 @@ def __init__(self):
                          """,
                          config_example="VB_LAST_BACKUP, VB_LAST_BACKUP2"
                          ),
+            ConfigOption("vm_disk_and_ram_in_decimal",
+                         bool,
+                         description="""In NetBox version 4.1.0 and newer the VM disk and RAM values are displayed
+                         in power of 10 instead of power of 2. If this values is set to true 4GB of RAM will be
+                         set to a value of 4000 megabyte. If set to false 4GB of RAM will be reported as 4096MB.
+                         The same behavior also applies for VM disk sizes.""",
+                         default_value=True
+                         ),
 
             # removed settings
             ConfigOption("netbox_host_device_role",

module/sources/vmware/connection.py

@@ -2168,11 +2168,17 @@ def add_virtual_machine(self, obj):
         # get vCenter tags
         vm_tags.extend(self.collect_object_tags(obj))
 
+        # vm memory depending on setting
+        vm_memory = grab(obj, "config.hardware.memoryMB", fallback=0)
+
+        if self.settings.vm_disk_and_ram_in_decimal is True:
+            vm_memory = int(vm_memory / 1024 * 1000)
+
         vm_data = {
             "name": name,
             "cluster": nb_cluster_object,
             "status": status,
-            "memory": grab(obj, "config.hardware.memoryMB"),
+            "memory": vm_memory,
             "vcpus": grab(obj, "config.hardware.numCPU")
         }
 
@@ -2270,6 +2276,8 @@ def add_virtual_machine(self, obj):
                 # since NetBox 4.1.0 disk size is represented in MB
                 else:
                     disk_size = int(disk_size_in_kb / 1024)
+                    if self.settings.vm_disk_and_ram_in_decimal:
+                        disk_size = int(disk_size / 1024 * 1000)
 
                 disk_data.append({
                     "name": grab(vm_device, "deviceInfo.label"),

settings-example.ini

@@ -378,6 +378,12 @@ password = super-secret
 ; Any custom attribute with a matching attribute key will be excluded from sync.
 ;custom_attribute_exclude = VB_LAST_BACKUP, VB_LAST_BACKUP2
 
+; In NetBox version 4.1.0 and newer the VM disk and RAM values are displayed in power of
+; 10 instead of power of 2. If this values is set to true 4GB of RAM will be set to a
+; value of 4000 megabyte. If set to false 4GB of RAM will be reported as 4096MB. The same
+; behavior also applies for VM disk sizes.
+;vm_disk_and_ram_in_decimal = True
+
 [source/my-redfish-example]
 
 ; Defines if this source is enabled or not