clarifies error when trying to add duplicate instance_type names or flavorids via nova-manage instance_type

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/bin/nova-manage b/bin/nova-manage
index 2c06767f1..c8230670a 100755
--- a/bin/nova-manage
+++ b/bin/nova-manage
@@ -826,11 +826,17 @@ class InstanceTypeCommands(object):
             instance_types.create(name, memory, vcpus, local_gb,
                                   flavorid, swap, rxtx_quota, rxtx_cap)
         except exception.InvalidInputException:
-            print "Must supply valid parameters to create instance type"
+            print "Must supply valid parameters to create instance_type"
             print e
             sys.exit(1)
-        except exception.DBError, e:
-            print "DB Error: %s" % e
+        except exception.ApiError, e:
+            print "\n\n"
+            print "\n%s" % e
+            print "Please ensure instance_type name and flavorid are unique."
+            print "To complete remove a instance_type, use the --purge flag:"
+            print "\n     # nova-manage instance_type delete <name> --purge\n"
+            print "Currently defined instance_type names and flavorids:"
+            self.list("--all")
             sys.exit(2)
         except:
             print "Unknown error"