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
The response is a User element, most of which does not appear in the example. The response includes a link
that an administrator can use to edit user properties, and additional elements, such as IsDefaultCached and
StoredVmQuota, whose values are inherited from the organization.
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The Password element, which must not be empty when you create a User, is never returned.
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The ProviderType, which was not specified in the request, defaults to INTEGRATED. See “About Identity
Providers,” on page 180.
Request:
POST https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/org/26/users
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.admin.user+xml
...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<User
xmlns="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5"
name="ExampleUser" >
<FullName>Example User Full Name</FullName>
<EmailAddress>user@example.com</EmailAddress>
<IsEnabled>true</IsEnabled>
<Role
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/role/105" />
<Password>Pa55w0rd</Password>
<GroupReferences />
</User>
Response:
201 Created
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.admin.user+xml
...
<User
xmlns="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5"
name="ExampleUser"
id="urn:vcloud:user:85"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.user+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/user/85" ... >
<Link
rel="edit"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.user+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/user/85" />
<FullName>Example User Full Name</FullName>
<EmailAddress>user@example.com</EmailAddress>
<IsEnabled>true</IsEnabled>
<ProviderType>INTEGRATED</ProviderType>
<IsAlertEnabled>false</IsAlertEnabled>
<IsDefaultCached>false</IsDefaultCached>
<IsGroupRole>false</IsGroupRole>
<StoredVmQuota>0</StoredVmQuota>
<DeployedVmQuota>0</DeployedVmQuota>
<Role
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.role+xml"
name="vApp User"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/role/105" />
<GroupReferences />
</User>
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