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+import os
+import base64
+from django.db.models import F, Q
+from planetstack.config import Config
+from observer.openstacksyncstep import OpenStackSyncStep
+from core.models.sliver import Sliver
+from core.models.slice import SlicePrivilege, SliceDeployments
+from core.models.network import Network, NetworkSlice, NetworkDeployments
+from util.logger import Logger, logging
+
+logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
+
+class SyncSlivers(OpenStackSyncStep):
+    provides=[Sliver]
+    requested_interval=0
+
+    def fetch_pending(self):
+        return Sliver.objects.filter(Q(enacted__lt=F('updated')) | Q(enacted=None))
+
+    def sync_record(self, sliver):
+        logger.info("sync'ing sliver:%s deployment:%s " % (sliver, sliver.node.deployment))
+        metadata_update = {}
+        if ("numberCores" in sliver.changed_fields):
+            metadata_update["cpu_cores"] = str(sliver.numberCores)
+
+        for tag in sliver.slice.tags.all():
+            if tag.name.startswith("sysctl-"):
+                metadata_update[tag.name] = tag.value
+
+        if not sliver.instance_id:
+            driver = self.driver.client_driver(caller=sliver.creator, tenant=sliver.slice.name, deployment=sliver.deploymentNetwork.name)
+            # public keys
+            slice_memberships = SlicePrivilege.objects.filter(slice=sliver.slice)
+            pubkeys = [sm.user.public_key for sm in slice_memberships if sm.user.public_key]
+            if sliver.creator.public_key:
+                pubkeys.append(sliver.creator.public_key)
+            if sliver.slice.creator.public_key:
+                pubkeys.append(sliver.slice.creator.public_key) 
+            # netowrks
+            # include all networks available to the slice and/or associated network templates
+            nics = []
+            networks = [ns.network for ns in NetworkSlice.objects.filter(slice=sliver.slice)]   
+            network_deployments = NetworkDeployments.objects.filter(network__in=networks, 
+                                                                    deployment=sliver.node.deployment)
+            # Gather private networks first. This includes networks with a template that has
+            # visibility = private and translation = none
+            for network_deployment in network_deployments:
+                if network_deployment.network.template.visibility == 'private' and \
+                   network_deployment.network.template.translation == 'none': 
+                    nics.append({'net-id': network_deployment.net_id})
+    
+            # now include network template
+            network_templates = [network.template.sharedNetworkName for network in networks \
+                                 if network.template.sharedNetworkName]
+            for net in driver.shell.quantum.list_networks()['networks']:
+                if net['name'] in network_templates: 
+                    nics.append({'net-id': net['id']}) 
+
+            file("/tmp/scott-manager","a").write("slice: %s\nreq: %s\n" % (str(sliver.slice.name), str(nics)))
+         
+            # look up image id
+            deployment_driver = self.driver.admin_driver(deployment=sliver.deploymentNetwork.name)
+            image_id = None
+            images = deployment_driver.shell.glance.get_images()
+            for image in images:
+                if image['name'] == sliver.image.name:
+                    image_id = image['id']
+                    
+            # look up key name at the deployment
+            # create/fetch keypair
+            keyname = None
+            if sliver.creator.public_key:
+                keyname = sliver.creator.email.lower().replace('@', 'AT').replace('.', '') +\
+                          sliver.slice.name
+                key_fields =  {'name': keyname,
+                               'public_key': sliver.creator.public_key}
+                driver.create_keypair(**key_fields)       
+ 
+            instance = driver.spawn_instance(name=sliver.name,
+                                key_name = keyname,
+                                image_id = image_id,
+                                hostname = sliver.node.name,
+                                pubkeys = pubkeys,
+                                nics = nics )
+            sliver.instance_id = instance.id
+            sliver.instance_name = getattr(instance, 'OS-EXT-SRV-ATTR:instance_name')
+            sliver.save()    
+
+        if sliver.instance_id and metadata_update:
+            driver.update_instance_metadata(sliver.instance_id, metadata_update)
+