+ sliver_type_elements = sfa_node_element.xpath('./sliver_type', namespaces=sfa_rspec.namespaces)
+ available_sliver_types = [element.attrib['name'] for element in sliver_type_elements]
+ valid_sliver_types = ['emulab-openvz', 'raw-pc']
+
+ # determine sliver type
+ requested_sliver_type = 'emulab-openvz'
+ for available_sliver_type in available_sliver_types:
+ if available_sliver_type in valid_sliver_types:
+ requested_sliver_type = available_sliver_type
+