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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 10‑4. vApp, vApp Template, Vm, and Media Events (Continued)
Type (com/vmware/vcloud/event/) Description
vm/undeploy_request A request to undeploy a virtual machine was blocked
pending administrative action.
vm/undeploy A virtual machine was undeployed.
vm/consolidate_request A request to consolidate a virtual machine was blocked
pending administrative action.
vm/consolidate A virtual machine was consolidated.
vm/relocate_request A request to relocate a virtual machine was blocked
pending administrative action.
vm/relocate A virtual machine was relocated.
media/create A media object was created by upload or import.
media/import A media object was imported.
media/modify One or more properties of a media object were modified.
media/delete A media object was deleted.
media/create_request A request to create a media object was blocked pending
administrative action.
media/import_request A request to import a media object was blocked pending
administrative action.
media/modify_request A request to modify a media object was blocked pending
administrative action.
media/delete_request A request to delete a media object was blocked pending
administrative action.
media/upload_timeout A media upload has timed out.
media/quarantine_reject An uploaded media object was rejected after quarantine.
Other System Events
Table 10‑5. Other System Events
Type (com/vmware/vcloud/event/) Description
providerVdc/create_request A request to create a provider VDC was blocked pending
administrative action.
providerVdc/create A provider VDC was created.
providerVdc/modify One or more properties of a provider VDC were modified.
providerVdc/delete_request A request to delete a provider VDC was blocked pending
administrative action.
providerVdc/delete A provider VDC was deleted.
vc/create A vCenter server was registered.
vc/modify One or more properties of a registered vCenter server were
modified.
vc/delete A registered vCenter server was registered.
task/create A task was created.
task/start A non-blocking task has started or a blocking task has
resumed.
task/abort A task was aborted.
task/complete A task has completed.
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