Create the machine via the API

def create_system(self, new_machine_id=False):
        """
        Create the machine via the API
        """
        client_hostname = determine_hostname()
        machine_id = generate_machine_id(new_machine_id)

        branch_info = self.branch_info
        if not branch_info:
            return False

        remote_branch = branch_info['remote_branch']
        remote_leaf = branch_info['remote_leaf']

        data = {'machine_id': machine_id,
                'remote_branch': remote_branch,
                'remote_leaf': remote_leaf,
                'hostname': client_hostname}
        if self.config.display_name is not None:
            data['display_name'] = self.config.display_name
        data = json.dumps(data)
        post_system_url = self.api_url + '/v1/systems'
        logger.debug("POST System: %s", post_system_url)
        logger.debug(data)
        net_logger.info("POST %s", post_system_url)
        return self.session.post(post_system_url,
                                 headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
                                 data=data)