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
3 Retrieve the resource pool list from the Provider vDC.
The VMWProviderVdcResourcePoolSet contains references to the Provider vDC's existing resource pools
and the vCenter server that hosts them.
4 Update the resource pool set.
To add resource pools:
a Choose another resource pool from the same vCenter server.
b Create an UpdateResourcePoolSetParams element that contains an AddItem element for each resource
pool to add.
To remove resource pools:
a Examine the resource pool list and find the pool to remove.
b Verify the pool is not the primary resource pool, and that no virtual machines are using it.
If necessary, use the action/migrateVms link to migrate virtual machines to another resource pool.
c Create an UpdateResourcePoolSetParams element that contains a DeleteItem element for each resource
pool to remove.
5 POST the UpdateResourcePoolSetParams element to the Provider vDC's resourcePools link.
Example: Update Provider vDC Resource Pools
This request adds a resource pool to the Provider vDC created in “Example: Create a Provider vDC,” on
page 210. The additional resource pool is hosted on the same vCenter server that hosts the existing resource
pool. See “Retrieve a List of Resource Pools from a vCenter Server,” on page 201 for an example that lists the
resource pools available on that server.
Request:
POST https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/providervdc/35/action/updateResourcePools
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.admin.resourcePoolSetUpdateParams+xml
...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<vmext:UpdateResourcePoolSetParams
xmlns:vmext="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/extension/v1.5"
xmlns:vcloud="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5">
<vmext:AddItem>
<vmext:VimServerRef
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwvirtualcenter+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/vimServer/9" />
<vmext:MoRef>resgroup-230</vmext:MoRef>
<vmext:VimObjectType>RESOURCE_POOL</vmext:VimObjectType>
</vmext:AddItem>
</vmext:UpdateResourcePoolSetParams>
Response:
202 Accepted
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.task+xml
...
<Task ... >
...
</Task>
This request removes one of the two resource pools (a secondary resource pool) shown in “Retrieve a Provider
vDC Resource Pool Set,” on page 213. The response is a task.
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