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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
2 Examine the response to find the Link for adding extension services.
This URL is present in the VMWExtension element, and has the following form.
<vcloud:Link
rel="down"
type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.extensionServices+xml"
href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/service"/>
3 Construct a Service element.
See the request portion of “Example: Register an Extension Service,” on page 333.
4 POST the Service element to the URL described in Step 2.
See the request portion of “Example: Register an Extension Service,” on page 333.
Example: Register an Extension Service
This request registers an extension service named SDK-BackupExtension. The request specifies the service
namespace and routing key, and several URL patterns to be used as API filters. Messages for the service are
sent to the AMQP exchange named sdkext with routing key sdkbackup.
NOTE If the specified exchange does not exist on the AMQP service that vCloud Director uses, an internal
server error occurs whenever vCloud Director receives a request that matches one of the service's API filters.
This request also includes several ServiceLink elements. For information about the contents of these
elements, see “Adding or Removing Service Links,” on page 336.
Request:
POST https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/extension/service
Content Type: application/vnd.vmware.admin.service+xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<vmext:Service
xmlns="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5"
xmlns:vmext="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/extension/v1.5"
name="SDK-BackupExtension">
<vmext:Namespace>org.example.vcd.backup</vmext:Namespace>
<vmext:Enabled>true</vmext:Enabled>
<vmext:AuthorizationEnabled>true</vmext:AuthorizationEnabled>
<vmext:RoutingKey>backup</vmext:RoutingKey>
<vmext:Priority>50</vmext:Priority>
<vmext:Exchange>sdkext</vmext:Exchange>
<vmext:ApiFilters>
<vmext:ApiFilter>
<vmext:UrlPattern>(/api/org/.*/backups)|(/api/vApp/vapp-.*/backups)|
(/api/vApp/vapp-.*/action/backup)|(/api/backup/.*)</vmext:UrlPattern>
</vmext:ApiFilter>
</vmext:ApiFilters>
<vmext:ServiceLinks>
<vmext:ServiceLink>
<vmext:LinkHref>{baseUri}org/{resourceId}</vmext:LinkHref>
<vmext:MimeType>application/vnd.example.vcd-backup.backupList+xml</vmext:MimeType>
<vmext:Rel>down</vmext:Rel>
<vmext:ResourceType>application/vnd.example.vcd-backup.org+xml</vmext:ResourceType>
</vmext:ServiceLink>
<vmext:ServiceLink>
<vmext:LinkHref>{baseUri}api/vApp/vapp-{resourceId}/backups</vmext:LinkHref>
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