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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 or vApp Template as OVF
- Upload a Media Image
- Download a Media Image
- Capturing and Importing vApps
- Managing Catalog Items
- Creating and Using Independent Disks
- View or Change the Owner of an Object
- Controlling Access to vApps and Catalogs
- Deploying and Operating vApps
- Summary of vCloud API vApp and Virtual Machine Operations Requests
- Create a vApp From a Template
- Create a vApp From an OVF Package
- Compose a vApp From Existing Virtual Machines
- Recompose a vApp to Add or Remove Virtual Machines
- Clone a vApp
- Capture a vApp as a Template
- Update vApp Access Controls
- 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
- Managing and Monitoring a Cloud
- Summary of System Administration 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 6‑1. Summary of Administrative Requests (Continued)
Operation Request Request Body Response
Retrieve the admin view of a
provider VDC.
GET API-
URL/admin/providervdc/id
None
ProviderVdc
List the organization VDCs
supported by a provider
VDC.
GET API-
URL/admin/providervdc/id
/vdcReferences
None
VdcReferences
Create an organization VDC. POST API-
URL/admin/org/id/vdcs
AdminVdc AdminVdc
Enable an organization
VDC.
POST API-
URL/admin/vdc/id/action/e
nable
None 204 No Content
Disable an organization
VDC.
POST API-
URL/admin/vdc/id/action/d
isable
None 204 No Content
Delete an organization VDC. DELETE API-
URL/admin/vdc/id
None
Task
Create a catalog. POST API-
URL/admin/org/id/catalogs
AdminCatalog AdminCatalog
Share a catalog with all
organizations in your cloud.
POST API-
URL/admin/catalog/id/actio
n/publish
PublishCatalogParams
204 No Content
Update catalog properties. PUT API-
URL/admin/catalog/id
AdminCatalog AdminCatalog
Delete a catalog. DELETE API-
URL/admin/catalog/id
None 204 No Content
Update the owner of a
catalog.
PUT API-
URL/admin/catalog/id/own
er
Owner
204 No Content
Create or import a user. POST API-
URL/admin/org/id/users
User User
Update user properties. PUT API-
URL/admin/user/id
User User
Retrieve a list of rights
granted to a user.
GET API-
URL/admin/user/id/grante
dRights
None
References
Delete a user. DELETE API-
URL/admin/user/id
None 204 No Content
Import a group. POST API-
URL/admin/org/id/groups
Group Group
Delete a group. DELETE API-
URL/admin/group/id
None 204 No Content
Update group properties. PUT API-
URL/admin/group/id
Group Group
Create a role. POST API-
URL/admin/org/id/roles
Role Role
Update role properties. PUT API-
URL/admin/role/id
Role Role
Delete a role. DELETE API-
URL/admin/role/id
None 204 No Content
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