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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
Action Request
fail
POST a BlockingTaskOperationParams element to the Link where
rel="fail"
updateProgress
POST a BlockingTaskUpdateProgressParams element to the Link
where rel="updateProgress"
Example: Handling a Blocking Task
This request shows how to retrieve a blocking task without using an AMQP client.
#unique_177_Connect_42_EXAMPLE_B07B54418FAF480980ED867A833E22CC shows how to retrieve the
same task using information in the AMQP message.
Request:
GET https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/blockingTask/25
Response:
200 OK
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.admin.blockingTask+xml
...
<vmext:BlockingTask
xmlns:vmext="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/extension/v1.5"
xmlns:vcloud="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5"
status="active"
timeoutDate="2011-05-07T16:25:18.857+03:00"
timeoutAction="abort"
createdTime="2011-05-02T16:25:18.857+03:00"
name="importSingletonTemplate"
id="urn:vcloud:blockingTask:25"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.blockingTask+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/blockingTask/25">
<vcloud:Link
rel="resume"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.blockingTaskOperationParams+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/blockingTask/25/action/resume" />
<vcloud:Link
rel="abort"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.blockingTaskOperationParams+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/blockingTask/25/action/abort" />
<vcloud:Link
rel="fail"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.blockingTaskOperationParams+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/blockingTask/25/action/fail" />
<vcloud:Link
rel="updateProgress"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.BlockingTaskUpdateProgressOperationParams+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/blockingTask/25/action/updateProgress" />
<vcloud:Link
rel="up"
type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.task+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/task/42" />
<vcloud:Organization
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.organization+xml"
name="example"
vCloud API Programming Guide
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