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Table Of Contents
- vCloud API Programming Guide
- Contents
- About This Book
- Introducing the VMware vCloud API
- Hello vCloud: A Structured REST Workflow Example
- Logging In and Getting an Organization List
- Browsing an Organization
- Finding a vApp Template
- Getting Information About a vDC
- Instantiating the Template in the vDC
- Deploying and Powering On the vApp
- Getting Information About the vApp
- Displaying the Console
- Deleting the vApp
- Logging Out
- Moving on to Additional Use Cases
- Browsing
- Provisioning
- Summary of Provisioning Requests
- Upload OVF to Create a vApp Template
- View the OVF Descriptor of a vApp Template
- Download a vApp Template as OVF
- Upload a Media Image
- Copying and Moving
- Changing a Name or Description
- Delete a vAppTemplate, vApp, or Media Image
- Cataloging vApp Templates and Media Images
- Controlling Access
- Datacenter Operations
- Summary of Datacenter Operations Requests
- vApp Lifecycle
- Instantiate a vApp Template
- Compose a vApp
- Recompose a vApp to Add or Remove Virtual Machines
- Capture a vApp to Create a vApp Template
- Reconfiguring vApps and Virtual Machines
- Deploying and Controlling vApps and Virtual Machines
- Deploy a vApp or Virtual Machine
- Undeploy a vApp or Virtual Machine
- Power On a vApp or Virtual Machine
- Power Off a vApp or Virtual Machine
- Reset a vApp or Virtual Machine
- Suspend a vApp or Virtual Machine
- Discard the Suspended State of a vApp or Virtual Machine
- Shut Down a vApp or Virtual Machine
- Reboot a vApp or Virtual Machine
- List Media Devices of a Virtual Machine
- Insert Media Into a Virtual Machine
- Eject Media from a Virtual Machine
- Get a Screen Thumbnail for a Virtual Machine
- Get a Screen Ticket for a Virtual Machine
- Provide User Input Requested by a Virtual Machine
- Control Access to vApps
- Retrieve a Task
- Administrative Operations
- VMware vSphere Platform Operations
- Summary of vSphere Platform Operations Requests
- List vSphere Platform Operations and Objects for a vCloud
- List Provider vDCs in a vCloud
- List External Networks in a vCloud
- List Network Pools in a vCloud
- List vCenter Servers Registered to a vCloud
- List ESX/ESXi Hosts in a vCloud
- Create a Provider vDC
- Create an External Network
- Create a Network Pool
- Import a Virtual Machine from vCenter
- XML Representations in the vCloud API
- User API Reference
- Request Parameters Reference
- Administrative API Reference
- vSphere Platform Extensions Reference
- OVF and the vCloud API
- An Introduction to REST for vCloud API Users
- Index
vCloud API Programming Guide
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<vmext:VMWProviderVdc xmlns:vmext="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/extension/v1" status="0"
name="PvDC-VC2" xmlns:vcloud="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwprovidervdc+xml"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/extension/providervdc/2">
<vcloud:Link rel="enable"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/extension/providervdc/2/action/
enable"/>
<vcloud:Link rel="edit" type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwprovidervdc+xml"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/extension/providervdc/2"/>
<vcloud:Link rel="remove"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/extension/providervdc/2"/>
<vcloud:Link rel="alternate" type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.providervdc+xml"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/providervdc/2"/>
<vcloud:Link rel="down" type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vdcReferences+xml"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/providervdc/2/vdcReferences"/>
<vcloud:Description>New Provider vDC</vcloud:Description>
<vcloud:Tasks>
<vcloud:Task ... operation="Creating Provider Virtual Datacenter PvDC-VC2(2)" ... >
...
</vcloud:Task>
</vcloud:Tasks>
<vcloud:Description>PVDC_VC2</vcloud:Description>
<vcloud:ComputeCapacity>
<vcloud:Cpu>
<vcloud:Units>MHz</vcloud:Units>
<vcloud:Allocation>21929</vcloud:Allocation>
<vcloud:Total>24675</vcloud:Total>
<vcloud:Used>10053</vcloud:Used>
<vcloud:Overhead>384</vcloud:Overhead>
</vcloud:Cpu>
<vcloud:Memory>
<vcloud:Units>MB</vcloud:Units>
<vcloud:Allocation>16207</vcloud:Allocation>
<vcloud:Total>24475</vcloud:Total>
<vcloud:Used>15771</vcloud:Used>
<vcloud:Overhead>977</vcloud:Overhead>
</vcloud:Memory>
</vcloud:ComputeCapacity>
<vcloud:StorageCapacity>
<vcloud:Units>MB</vcloud:Units>
<vcloud:Allocation>1311368</vcloud:Allocation>
<vcloud:Total>2097152</vcloud:Total>
<vcloud:Used>489361</vcloud:Used>
<vcloud:Overhead>2436</vcloud:Overhead>
</vcloud:StorageCapacity>
<vcloud:AvailableNetworks>
<vcloud:Network type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.network+xml" name="External Network
VC2" href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/network/7"/>
</vcloud:AvailableNetworks>
<vcloud:IsEnabled>false</vcloud:IsEnabled>
<vcloud:NetworkPoolReferences>
<vcloud:NetworkPoolReference type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.networkPool+xml"
name="s-org-vdc-vc2-DirectNET"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/extension/networkPool/
22"/>
<vcloud:NetworkPoolReference type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.networkPool+xml"
name="Netpool_VC2_VLAN_Backed"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/extension/networkPool/2"/>
</vcloud:NetworkPoolReferences>
<vmext:DataStoreRefs>
<vmext:VimObjectRef>
<vmext:VimServerRef type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwvirtualcenter+xml"
name="VC2"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/extension/vimServer/
101"/>
<vmext:MoRef>datastore-418</vmext:MoRef>
<vmext:VimObjectType>DATASTORE</vmext:VimObjectType>