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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
name="example-extnet"
id="urn:vcloud:network:85"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwexternalnet+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/externalnet/85"... >
<vcloud:Link
rel="alternate"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.network+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/network/85" />
<vcloud:Link
rel="edit"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwexternalnet+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/externalnet/85" />
<vcloud:Link
rel="remove"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/externalnet/85" />
<vcloud:Link
rel="up"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwExternalNetworkReferences+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/externalNetworkReferences" />
<vcloud:Link
rel="repair"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.network+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/network/85/action/reset" />
<vcloud:Description>ExternalNet</vcloud:Description>
<vcloud:Tasks>
<vcloud:Task
status="running"
startTime="2011-03-10T06:08:31.506-08:00"
operationName="_network_create_provider_network"
operation="Busy Network example-extnet(85)" ... >
...
</vcloud:Task>
</vcloud:Tasks>
<vcloud:Configuration>
<vcloud:IpScope>
<vcloud:IsInherited>false</vcloud:IsInherited>
<vcloud:Gateway>10.24.64.126</vcloud:Gateway>
<vcloud:Netmask>255.255.255.192</vcloud:Netmask>
<vcloud:Dns1>10.115.120.71</vcloud:Dns1>
<vcloud:Dns2>10.6.64.29</vcloud:Dns2>
<vcloud:DnsSuffix>eng.vmware.com</vcloud:DnsSuffix>
</vcloud:IpScope>
<vcloud:FenceMode>isolated</vcloud:FenceMode>
</vcloud:Configuration>
<vmext:VimPortGroupRef>
<vmext:VimServerRef
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwvirtualcenter+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/vimServer/9" />
<vmext:MoRef>network-175</vmext:MoRef>
<vmext:VimObjectType>NETWORK</vmext:VimObjectType>
</vmext:VimPortGroupRef>
</vmext:VMWExternalNetwork>
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