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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
Table 7-4. Mapping a vCloud Director Object to a vSphere Object (Continued)
vCloud Director Object vSphere Object
Provider vDC:Resource Pool (root resource pool or Cluster) Cluster
Provider vDC:Resource Pool (sub-resource pool only) Resource Pool
External Network (Portgroup-backed) Standard virtual switch
Direct Org VDC Networks (Portgroup) Standard virtual switch
External Network (VLAN-backed) Distributed virtual switch
Direct Org VDC Networks (VLAN) Distributed virtual switch
Network Pool (VLAN-backed) Distributed virtual switch
Network Pools (Portgroup-backed) Standard virtual switch
vCenter vCenter Server
Resource Pool (root resource pool or Cluster) Cluster
Resource Pool (sub-resource pool only) Resource Pool
Host Host
Datastores Datastore
Datastore Clusters Datastore Cluster
Storage Profiles N/A
vDSwitch Distributed virtual switch
Port Group Standard virtual switch
Home:vApp Folder
vApp Folder
vApp:vApp Diagram Folder
vApp:vApp Diagram:VM VM
vApp:VM List:VM VM
vApp:Networking:vApp Networks Distributed Port Group
VM VM
Expired Items:vApps Folder
Expired Items:vApp Templates Folder
Catalog:vApp Template Folder
Catalog:vApp Template:VM VM
Catalog:vApp Template:Shadow VMs VM
Organization vDC:vApp Folder
Organization vDC:vApp Template Folder
Organization vDC:Storage Profiles Storage Profile
Organization vDC:Org VDC Networks (VLAN-backed) Distributed virtual switch
Organization vDC:Org VDC Networks (Portgroup-backed) Standard virtual switch
Organization vDC:Resource Pools (root resource pool or
Cluster)
Cluster
Organization vDC:Resource Pools (sub-resource pool only) Resource Pool
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