After digging a bit further and getting hints from Rohit, the correct syntax to achieve this without using any additional scripting would be:
list volumes tags[0].key=remote_backup tags[0].value=yes This will only list the volumes with the tag remote_backup=yes Thanks for your help and ideas Andrei ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Tutkowski" <mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com> > To: dev@cloudstack.apache.org > Sent: Monday, 16 February, 2015 5:34:26 AM > Subject: Re: Cloudmonkey question > Yeah, that's true - it does look like that should work. > On Sunday, February 15, 2015, Ian Duffy <i...@ianduffy.ie> wrote: > > Assuming I'm reading and understanding the API docs correctly at > > > > http://cloudstack.apache.org/docs/api/apidocs-4.1/root_admin/listVolumes.html > > > > list volumes tags=remote_backup > > > > should list everything with the tag remote_backup > > > > On 15 February 2015 at 23:50, Mike Tutkowski > > <mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > I believe you'd need to write a script to invoke CloudMonkey to > > > execute > > the > > > list command and then parse the results of the command (keeping > > > only what > > > you're interested in). > > > > > > On Sunday, February 15, 2015, Andrei Mikhailovsky > > > <and...@arhont.com > > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > > >> Hello guys, > > >> > > >> I have a silly question; can't really find an answer by > > >> googling. How > > do I > > >> use tags when I want to query something. For instance, if I want > > >> to > > query > > >> volumes using "list volumes" command. If i would like to get > > >> only the > > >> results containing a certain tag, like a tag with key > > >> remote_backup and > > >> value of yes; how would the list volumes command should look > > >> like? > > >> > > >> Thanks > > >> > > >> Andrei > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > *Mike Tutkowski* > > > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > > > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com <javascript:;> > > > o: 303.746.7302 > > > Advancing the way the world uses the cloud > > > <http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play>*™* > > > -- > *Mike Tutkowski* > *Senior CloudStack Developer, SolidFire Inc.* > e: mike.tutkow...@solidfire.com > o: 303.746.7302 > Advancing the way the world uses the cloud > <http://solidfire.com/solution/overview/?video=play>*™*