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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
- 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
Firewall Service
A FirewallService element defines firewall rules that, when matched, block or allow incoming or outgoing
traffic on the vApp network. A firewall rule in a vApp network can specify the destination as a combination
of address and port, or as a specific virtual NIC in a Vm This FirewallService allows TCP traffic to ports 21 and
22.
<FirewallService>
<IsEnabled>true</IsEnabled>
<FirewallRule>
<IsEnabled>true</IsEnabled>
<Description>FTP Rule</Description>
<Policy>allow</Policy>
<Protocols>
<Tcp>true</Tcp>
</Protocols>
<DestinationPortRange>21</DestinationPortRange>
<DestinationIp>10.147.115.1</DestinationIp>
<SourcePortRange>any</SourcePortRange>
<SourceIp>any</SourceIp>
<EnableLogging>false</EnableLogging>
</FirewallRule>
<FirewallRule>
<IsEnabled>true</IsEnabled>
<Description>SSH Rule</Description>
<Policy>allow</Policy>
<Protocols>
<Tcp>true</Tcp>
</Protocols>
<DestinationPortRange>22</DestinationPortRange>
<DestinationIp>10.147.115.1</DestinationIp>
<SourcePortRange>any</SourcePortRange>
<SourceIp>any</SourceIp>
<EnableLogging>false</EnableLogging>
</FirewallRule>
</FirewallService>
You can see this example in the context of a vApp NetworkConfigSection in “Example: Update a
NetworkConfigSection,” on page 110
An alternate implementation of the second FirewallRule in this example includes a DestinationVm element
that specifies the destination as a specific virtual NIC (identified in the VmNicId element) in a specific Vm
(identified in the VAppScopedVmId element. The value of VAppScopedVmId is taken from the VAppScopedLocalId
element of the Vm and the VmNicId value is taken from its PrimaryNetworkConnectionIndex. See
“Example: Configuration Links in a Vm Element,” on page 101. The IpType is set to assigned, indicating that
the NIC retains its assigned IP address. If you set IpType is set to NAT, the IP address of the NIC is its translated
address.
<FirewallRule>
<IsEnabled>true</IsEnabled>
<Description>allow ssh to a specific NIC in a specific Vm</Description>
<Policy>allow</Policy>
<Protocols>
<Tcp>true</Tcp>
</Protocols>
<DestinationPortRange>22</DestinationPortRange>
<DestinationVm>
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