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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def request_vms_info(self, payload):
 """Get the VMs from the database and send the info to the agent."""


        # This request is received from an agent when it runs for the first
        # time and uplink is detected.
        agent = payload.get('agent')
        LOG.debug('request_vms_info: Getting VMs info for %s', agent)
        req = dict(host=payload.get('agent'))
        instances = self.get_vms_for_this_req(**req)
        vm_info = []
        for vm in instances:
            vm_info.append(dict(status=vm.status,
                           vm_mac=vm.mac,
                           segmentation_id=vm.segmentation_id,
                           host=vm.host,
                           port_uuid=vm.port_id,
                           net_uuid=vm.network_id,
                           oui=dict(ip_addr=vm.ip,
                                    vm_name=vm.name,
                                    vm_uuid=vm.instance_id,
                                    gw_mac=vm.gw_mac,
                                    fwd_mod=vm.fwd_mod,
                                    oui_id='cisco')))
        try:
            self.neutron_event.send_vm_info(agent, str(vm_info))
        except (rpc.MessagingTimeout, rpc.RPCException, rpc.RemoteError):
            LOG.error('Failed to send VM info to agent.')