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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
Request:
POST https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/settings/amqp/action/test
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.admin.amqpSettings+xml
...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<AmqpSettings
xmlns="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/extension/v1.5"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.amqpSettings+xml">
<AmqpHost />
<AmqpPort>5672</AmqpPort>
<AmqpUsername>guest</AmqpUsername>
<AmqpPassword>Pa55w0rd</AmqpPassword>
<AmqpExchange>systemExchange</AmqpExchange>
<AmqpVHost>/</AmqpVHost>
<AmqpUseSSL>true</AmqpUseSSL>
</AmqpSettings>
The response is an AmqpSettingsTest element whose Valid element contains a Boolean indication of whether
the settings are valid. This response indicates that they are. If a value in the POSTed AmqpSettings element is
incorrect, the AmqpSettingsTest response has a Valid value of false.
Response:
200 OK
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.admin.amqpSettingsTest+xml
...
<vmext:AmqpSettingsTest
xmlns:vmext="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/extension/v1.5"
xmlns:vcloud="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.amqpSettingsTest+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/settings/amqp/action/test"
... >
<vcloud:Link
rel="up"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.amqpSettings+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/settings/amqp" />
<vmext:Valid>true</vmext:Valid>
</vmext:AmqpSettingsTest>
Notification Message Format
All messages that the vCloud Director AMQP service sends contain an AMQP routing key and a
Notification element.
The Notification element is defined in the vCloud API schema. The routing key format is defined by the
AMQP specification.
Routing Key Format
The routing key for a vCloud Director AMQP message has the following form:
operationSuccess
.
entity
.
org
.
user
.
subType1
.
subType2
...
subTypeN
.[
taskName
]
Chapter 10 Configuring and Using Blocking Tasks and Notifications
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