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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 7-1. Summary of vSphere Platform Extension Requests (Continued)
Operation Request Request Body Response
Repair a host. POST API-
URL/admin/extension/hos
t/id/action/repair
None 204 No Content
Upgrade a host. POST API-
URL/admin/extension/hos
t/id/action/upgrade
None
Task
Create a provider vDC. POST API-
URL/admin/extension/pro
vidervdcs
VMWProviderVdc VMWProviderVdc
Retrieve a provider vDC. GET API-
URL/admin/extension/pro
vidervdc/id
None
VMWProviderVdc
Update a provider vDC. PUT API-
URL/admin/extension/pro
vidervdc/id
VMWProviderVdc VMWProviderVdc
Enable a provider vDC. POST API-
URL/admin/extension/pro
vidervdc/id/action/enable
None 204 No Content
Disable a provider vDC. POST API-
URL/admin/extension/pro
vidervdc/id/action/disable
None 204 No Content
Delete a provider vDC. DELETE API-
URL/admin/extension/pro
vidervdc/id
None
Task
Create an external network. POST API-
URL/admin/extension/exte
rnalnets
VMWExternalNetwork VMWExternalNetwork
Retrieve an external network. GET API-
URL/admin/extension/exte
rnalnet/id
None
VMWExternalNetwork
Update an external network. PUT API-
URL/admin/extension/exte
rnalnet/id
VMWExternalNetwork VMWExternalNetwork
Delete an external network. DELETE API-
URL/admin/extension/exte
rnalnet/id
None
Task
Create a network pool. POST API-
URL/admin/extension/net
workPools
VMWNetworkPool VMWNetworkPool
Retrieve a network pool. GET API-
URL/admin/extension/net
workPool/id
None
VMWNetworkPool
Update a network pool. PUT API-
URL/admin/extension/net
workPool/id
VMWNetworkPool VMWNetworkPool
Delete a network pool. DELETE API-
URL/admin/extension/net
workPool/id
None
Task
Import a virtual machine
from vCenter as a vApp.
POST API-
URL/admin/extension/
vimServer/
id/importVmAsVapp
ImportVmAsVAppParams VApp
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