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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 10‑7. Blocking Task Operations for VDC Tasks (Continued)
Operation Name Description
vdcCopyMedia Copy a media object.
vdcCopyTemplate Copy a vApp template.
vdcCopyVapp Clone a vApp.
vdcCreateDisk Create an independent disk.
vdcCreateVdc Create an organization VDC.
vdcDeleteDisk Delete an independent disk.
vdcDeleteMedia Delete a media object.
vdcDeleteTemplate Delete a vApp template.
vdcDeleteVapp Delete a vApp.
vdcDeleteVdc Delete an organization VDC.
vdcEnableDownload Enable a vApp template for download as OVF.
vdcInstantiateVapp Instantiate a vApp template.
vdcRecomposeVapp Recompose a vApp.
vdcUpdateDisk Update an independent disk.
vdcUpdateMedia Update one or more properties of a media object.
vdcUpdateStorageProfiles Update the storage profiles of a VDC
vdcUpdateTemplate Update one or more properties of a vApp template.
vdcUpdateVapp Update any section of a vApp.
vdcUpdateVappNetworkSection Update the NetworkSection of a vApp.
vdcUpdateVdc Modify one or more properties of an organization VDC.
Table 10‑8. Blocking Task Operations for Network Tasks
Operation Name Description
networkCreateExternalNetwork Create an external network.
networkCreateFencePoolTypeNetworkPool Create an isolation-backed FencePoolType network pool.
networkCreateNetworkPool Create a network pool.
networkCreateOrgNetwork Create an organization network.
networkCreateOrgVdcNetwork Create an organization VDC network.
networkCreateVappNetwork Create a vApp network.
networkDelete Delete a network.
networkDeleteNetworkPool Delete a network pool.
networkMergeNetworkPools Merge network pools.
networkRepairNetworkPool Repair a network pool.
networkReset Reset any network.
networkResetOrgNetwork Reset an organization network.
networkResetOrgVdcNetwork Reset an organization VDC network.
networkSyncSyslogSettings Synchronize syslog settings for a network.
networkUpdateIpsecVpnTunnelStatus Update the status of a VPN tunnel
Chapter 10 Configuring and Using Blocking Tasks and Notifications
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