5.1
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
- Summary of vCloud API Browsing Requests
- Retrieve the Login URL and List of Supported API Versions
- Create a Login Session Using the Integrated Identity Provider
- Retrieve a List of Organizations Accessible to You
- Retrieve an Administrative View of a Cloud
- Retrieve a List of vSphere Platform Operations and Objects for a Cloud
- Provisioning an Organization
- Summary of vCloud API Provisioning Requests
- Upload an OVF Package to Create a vApp Template
- Download a vApp Template as OVF
- Upload a Media Image
- Copying and Moving with the vCloud API
- Capturing and Importing vApps
- Cataloging vApp Templates and Media Images
- Creating and Using Independent Disks
- View or Change the Owner of an Object
- 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
- Provide User Input Requested by a Virtual Machine
- Attach or Detach an Independent Disk
- Creating and Using vApp Snapshots
- Operate a vApp
- Configuring vApps and Virtual Machines
- Retrieve the Configuration Links for a vApp
- Retrieve the Configuration Links for a Virtual Machine
- Update Multiple Sections of 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
- Update the Storage Profile for a Virtual Machine
- Creating and Managing Organizations
- Summary of Administrative Requests
- Administrator Credentials and Privileges
- Organization Administration
- vDC Administration
- Network Administration
- Catalog Administration
- User and Group Administration
- Working With Roles and Rights
- Controlling Access to vApps and Catalogs
- Managing and Monitoring a Cloud
- Summary of vSphere Platform Extension Requests
- Retrieve or Update System Settings
- Attach a vCenter Server
- Finding Available vCenter Resources
- Create a Provider vDC
- Create an External Network
- Create a Network Pool
- Import a Virtual Machine from vCenter
- Relocate a Virtual Machine to a Different Datastore
- Truststore and Keytab Maintenance
- Retrieve the vSphere URL of an Object
- Working With Object Metadata
- Using the Query Service
- Configuring and Using Blocking Tasks and Notifications
- vCloud Director Extension Services
- XML Representations in the vCloud API
- Index
</LeaseSettingsSection>
<ovf:StartupSection ...
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-7/startupSection/" ... >
...
<Link
rel="edit"
type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.startupSection+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-7/startupSection/" />
...
</ovf:StartupSection>
<NetworkConfigSection ...
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-7/networkConfigSection/" ... />
...
<Link
rel="edit"
type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.networkConfigSection+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-7/networkConfigSection/" />
...
</NetworkConfigSection>
<Children>
<Vm ...
status="8"
name="ubuntu10-x86"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/vApp/vm-4">
...
</Vm>
</Children>
</VApp>
Summary of vApp Reconfiguration Requests
vApp reconfiguration requests retrieve or update modifiable sections of a vApp.
n
API-URL is a URL of the form https://vcloud.example.com/api.
n
id is a unique identifier in the form of a UUID, as defined by RFC 4122.
IMPORTANT Request URLs are always available in Link elements contained by the representation of the object
on which they operate. URL forms shown here are for reference purposes only. Although URLs have a well-
known syntax and a well-understood interpretation, a client should treat vCloud API request URLs as opaque
strings. The rules that govern how the server constructs these strings might change in future releases.
This summary may not cover all requests in this category. For the complete list of requests, along with detailed
information about input and output types, see the Operations lists in the schema reference.
Table 5-2. Summary of vApp Reconfiguration Requests
Operation Request Request Body Response
Retrieve vApp
LeaseSettingsSection
GET API-URL/vApp/vapp-
id/ leaseSettingsSection/
None
LeaseSettingsSection
Update vApp
LeaseSettingsSection
PUT API-URL/vApp/vapp-
id/ leaseSettingsSection/
LeaseSettingsSection Task
Retrieve vApp
StartupSection
GET API-URL/vApp/vapp-
id/ startupSection/
None
StartupSection
Update vApp
StartupSection
PUT API-URL/vApp/vapp-
id/ startupSection/
StartupSection Task
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