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
To remove a storage profile:
a Examine the VdcStorageProfiles element and find the profile to remove.
b Verify that it is not the default storage profile for the vDC, and that no virtual machines are using it.
You can use the adminVm query and filter on the storageProfileName attribute to list all storage profiles
that are in use.
c Create an UpdateVdcStorageProfiles element that contains a DeleteStorageProfile element for each
storage profile to remove.
4 POST the UpdateVdcStorageProfiles element to the vDC's vdcStorageProfiles link.
Example: Update vDC Storage Profiles
This request adds a storage profile to the vDC created in “Example: Create an Organization vDC,” on
page 141. The new storage profile is one of the profiles available from the Provider vDC that backs this
organization vDC.
One way to retrieve a list of all the Provider vDC storage profiles available from a specific Provider vDC is to
use the query service. This query applies a filter that selects only those storage profiles available from the
Provider vDC that backs the organization vDC created in “Example: Create an Organization vDC,” on
page 141.
GET https://vcloud.example.com/api/query?type=providerVdcStorageProfile&format=references
&filter=providerVdc==https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/providervdc/35
The response might look something like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ProviderVdcStorageProfileReferences .../>
...
<ProviderVdcStorageProfileReference
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.pvdcStorageProfile+xml"
name="Gold"
id="urn:vcloud:providervdcstorageprofile:101"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/pvdcStorageProfile/101" />
<ProviderVdcStorageProfileReference
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.pvdcStorageProfile+xml"
name="Silver"
id="urn:vcloud:providervdcstorageprofile:128"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/pvdcStorageProfile/128" />
...
</ProviderVdcStorageProfileReferences>
Using information, you can construct the AddStorageProfile element in the request body.
Request:
POST https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/vdc/44/vdcStorageProfiles
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.admin.updateVdcStorageProfiles+xml
...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<UpdateVdcStorageProfiles
xmlns="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5" >
<AddStorageProfile>
<Enabled>true</Enabled>
<Units>MB</Units>
<Limit>5038</Limit>
<Default>false</Default>
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