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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
Example: Resources on a vCenter Server
Request:
GET https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/vimServer/9
Response:
200 OK
...
<vmext:VimServer
xmlns:vmext="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/extension/v1.5"
xmlns:vcloud="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5"
name="VC22"
id="urn:vcloud:vimserver:9"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwvirtualcenter+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/vimServer/9" ...>
...
<vcloud:Link
rel="down"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmsObjectRefsList+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/vimServer/9/vmsList" />
<vcloud:Link
rel="down"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwHostReferences+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/vimServer/9/hostReferences" />
<vcloud:Link
rel="down"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.resourcePoolList+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/vimServer/9/resourcePoolList" />
<vcloud:Link
rel="down"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vimServerNetworks+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/vimServer/9/networks" />
<vcloud:Link
rel="down"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwStorageProfiles+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/vimServer/9/storageProfiles" />
...
<vmext:Username>administrator</vmext:Username>
<vmext:Url>https://10.115.124.37:443</vmext:Url>
<vmext:IsEnabled>true</vmext:IsEnabled>
<vmext:IsConnected>true</vmext:IsConnected>
<vmext:ShieldManagerHost>10.115.124.1</vmext:ShieldManagerHost>
<vmext:ShieldManagerUserName>admin</vmext:ShieldManagerUserName>
<vmext:ShieldManagerUserName>admin</vmext:ShieldManagerUserName>
<vmext:Uuid>44D5DAAA-7F3E-456D-B1CB-8288D7308AD6</vmext:Uuid>
<vmext:VcProxy>cell1</vmext:VcProxy>
<vmext:VcVersion>5.0.0</vmext:VcVersion>
<vmext:UseVsphereService>false</vmext:UseVsphereService>
</vmext:VimServer>
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