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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
Response:
200 OK
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.vApp+xml
...
<VApp
status="4"
name="Linux FTP server"
type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.vApp+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-7" ... >
...
<Link
rel="power:reboot"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-7/power/action/reboot" />
<Link
rel="power:powerOff"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-7/power/action/powerOff" />
<Link
rel="undeploy"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-7/action/undeploy" />
<Link
rel="deploy"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-7/action/deploy" />
<Link
rel="power:shutdown"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-7/power/action/shutdown" />
<Link
rel="power:reset"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-7/power/action/reset" />
<Link
rel="power:suspend"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-7/power/action/suspend" />
<Link
rel="down"
type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.controlAccess+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-7/controlAccess/" />
<Link
rel="controlAccess"
type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.controlAccess+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-7/action/controlAccess/" />
...
<Description>Example FTP Server vApp</Description>
<LeaseSettingsSection ... >
...
</LeaseSettingsSection>
<ovf:StartupSection ... >
...
</ovf:StartupSection>
<ovf:NetworkSection ... >
<ovf:Info />
<ovf:Network
ovf:name="vAppNetwork">
<ovf:Description />
</ovf:Network>
</ovf:NetworkSection>
<NetworkConfigSection
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