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Table Of Contents
- vCloud API Programming Guide
- Contents
- vCloud API Programming Guide
- About the VMware vCloud API
- Hello vCloud: A Simplified RESTful Workflow
- Exploring a Cloud
- Provisioning an Organization with vApps, Templates, and Media
- Deploying and Operating vApps
- Summary of vCloud API vApp and Virtual Machine Operations Requests
- Create a vApp From a Template
- Compose a vApp From Existing Virtual Machines
- Recompose a vApp to Add or Remove Virtual Machines
- Operate a vApp
- Configuring vApps and Virtual Machines
- Retrieve the Configuration Links for a vApp
- Retrieve the Configuration Links for a Virtual Machine
- Retrieve or Update a Modifiable Section
- Update a vApp Network Configuration
- Update the NetworkConnectionSection of a Virtual Machine
- Retrieve or Modify the CPU Configuration of a Virtual Machine
- Retrieve or Modify the GuestCustomizationSection of a Virtual Machine
- Retrieve or Modify ProductSection Elements
- Retrieve or Modify Groups of Related Sections in a Virtual Machine
- Retrieve or Modify the Hard Disk Configuration of a Virtual Machine
- Creating, Provisioning, and Managing Organizations
- Summary of Administrative Requests
- Administrator Credentials and Privileges
- Organization Administration
- Network Administration
- vDC Administration
- Catalog Administration
- User and Group Administration
- Working With Roles and Rights
- Controlling Access to vApps and Catalogs
- Using vCloud API Extensions to Provision and Manage a Cloud
- Working With Object Metadata
- Using the Query Service
- Configuring and Using Blocking Tasks and Notifications
- XML Representations in the vCloud API
- Index
Table 6-3. Default Rights for the Predefined Roles
System
Administrator
Organization
Administrator
Catalog
Author vApp Author vApp User
Console Access
Only
vApp:
Create/Reconfigu
re a vApp
X X X X
vApp: Delete a
vApp
X X X X X
vApp: Edit vApp
Properties
X X X X X
vApp:
Start/Stop/Suspe
nd/Reset a vApp
X X X X X
vApp: Share a
vApp
X X X X X
vApp: Copy a
vApp
X X X X X
vApp: Access to
VM Console
X X X X X X
vApp: Change
Owner
X X
vApp: Edit VM
Properties
X X X X X
vApp: Edit VM
Memory
X X X X
vApp: Edit VM
CPU
X X X X
vApp: Edit VM
Network
X X X X X
vApp: Edit VM
Hard Disk
X X X X
vApp: Manage
VM Password
Settings
X X X X X X
Catalog:
Create/Delete a
new Catalog
X X X
Catalog: Edit
Catalog
Properties
X X X
Catalog: Add a
vApp from My
Cloud
X X X X
Catalog: Publish
a Catalog
X X X
Catalog: Share a
Catalog
X X X
Catalog: View
Private and
Shared Catalogs
X X X X
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