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Contents
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vFabric Data Director API Programming Guide 5
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About the Data Director API 7
REST API Versioning 7
Client Workflow Overview 7
Understanding Resources and DB Groups 9
Understanding Call Dependencies 10
Working with Enumeration Types 11
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Making a Call 13
Data Director REST Requests 13
API REST Response Codes 15
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Hello vFabric Data Director: a Simplified RESTful Workflow 17
Creating a System Resource Bundle 17
Converting a Base DBVM to a Base DB Template 18
Creating a Resource Bundle 19
Creating an Organization 20
Assigning a Resource Bundle to an Organization 20
Enabling a Base DB Template 21
Creating a DB Group 21
Creating a Database 22
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Managing a Database 25
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Ingesting a Database 29
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Refreshing a Database or Catalog 31
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Cloning a Database 33
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Safeguarding Data 35
Backing Up Data 35
Restoring Data 35
Index 37
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