code: def get_vm_id(kwargs=None, call=None):
      '''
      Returns a virtual machine's ID from the given virtual machine's name.
  
      .. versionadded:: 2016.3.0
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt-cloud -f get_vm_id opennebula name=my-vm
      '''
      if call == 'action':
          raise SaltCloudSystemExit(
              'The get_vm_id function must be called with -f or --function.'
          )
  
      if kwargs is None:
          kwargs = {}
  
      name = kwargs.get('name', None)
      if name is None:
          raise SaltCloudSystemExit(
              'The get_vm_id function requires a name.'
          )
  
      try:
          ret = list_nodes()[name]['id']
      except KeyError:
          raise SaltCloudSystemExit(
              'The VM \'{0}\' could not be found.'.format(name)
          )
  
      return ref get_vm_id(kwargs=None, call=None):
      '''
      Returns a virtual machine's ID from the given virtual machine's name.
  
      .. versionadded:: 2016.3.0
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt-cloud -f get_vm_id opennebula name=my-vm
      '''
      if call == 'action':
          raise SaltCloudSystemExit(
              'The get_vm_id function must be called with -f or --function.'
          )
  
      if kwargs is None:
          kwargs = {}
  
      name = kwargs.get('name', None)
      if name is None:
          raise SaltCloudSystemExit(
              'The get_vm_id function requires a name.'
          )
  
      try:
          ret = list_nodes()[name]['id']
      except KeyError:
          raise SaltCloudSystemExit(
              'The VM \'{0}\' could not be found.'.format(name)
          )
  
      return ret
docs: Returns a virtual machine's ID from the given virtual machine's name.
  
      .. versionadded:: 2016.3.0
  
      CLI Example:
  
      .. code-block:: bash
  
          salt-cloud -f get_vm_id opennebula name=my-vm