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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
id="urn:vcloud:blockingTask:25"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.blockingTask+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/blockingTask/25"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
... >
<vcloud:Link
rel="resume"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.blockingTaskOperationParams+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/blockingTask/25/action/resume" />
<vcloud:Link
rel="abort"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.blockingTaskOperationParams+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/blockingTask/25/action/abort" />
<vcloud:Link
rel="fail"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.blockingTaskOperationParams+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/blockingTask/25/action/fail" />
<vcloud:Link
rel="updateProgress"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.BlockingTaskUpdateProgressOperationParams+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/blockingTask/25/action/updateProgress" />
<vcloud:Link
rel="up"
type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.task+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/task/42" />
<vcloud:Organization
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.organization+xml"
name="example"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/org/97" />
<vcloud:User
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.user+xml"
name="system"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/user/80" />
<vcloud:TaskOwner
type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.vAppTemplate+xml"
name=""
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/vAppTemplate/vappTemplate-89" />
</vmext:BlockingTask>
The following request allows the task to resume with a message indicating administrative approval.
POST https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/blockingTask/25/action/resume
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.admin.blockingTaskOperationParams+xml
...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<BlockingTaskOperationParams
xmlns="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/extension/v1.5" >
<Message>Approved by system administrator.</Message>
</BlockingTaskOperationParams>
Chapter 10 Configuring and Using Blocking Tasks and Notifications
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