+ def initialize_disks(self):
+ """Fills the target with random data prior to executing workloads"""
+
+ job_args = {}
+ job_args_payload_list = ["target"]
+
+ for job_argument in job_args_payload_list:
+ try:
+ job_args[job_argument] = self.options[job_argument]
+ except KeyError:
+ pass
+
+ LOG.info("Starting initialization with parameters %s", job_args)
+ job_res = requests.post('http://%s:5000/api/v1.0/initializations' %
+ self.target, json=job_args)
+
+ job_res_content = jsonutils.loads(job_res.content)
+
+ if job_res.status_code != 200:
+ raise RuntimeError(
+ "Failed to start initialization job, error message:",
+ job_res_content["message"])
+ elif job_res.status_code == 200:
+ job_id = job_res_content["job_id"]
+ LOG.info("Started initialization as job id: %s...", job_id)
+
+ while not self.job_completed:
+ self._query_job_state(job_id)
+ time.sleep(self.query_interval)
+
+ self.job_completed = False
+