2.0

vFabric Data Director API

Programming Guide 1

The vFabric Data Director API Programming Guide provides information about version 2.0 of the Data Director

API.

VMware provides many different APIs and SDKs for applications and goals. This guide provides information

about the vFabric Data Director API for developers who are interested in creating RESTful clients for

Data Director.

Revision History

The VMware vFabric Data Director API Programming Guide is revised with each release of the product or when

necessary. A revised version can contain minor or major changes.

Table 1-1. Revision History

Revision Date Description

20Mar2012 API Version 1.1

10Jul2012 API Version 2.0

Intended Audience

This guide is intended for software developers who are building Data Director applications, including

interactive clients of Data Director. This guide discusses common database terminology, VMware's vFabric

Data Director product, VMware's Virtual Machine technology, and web technologies such as XML, HTTP, and

REST.

Related Publications

The Data Director Administration Guide contains information about many of the objects and operations referred

to in this guide. Most users of the Data Director REST API will find the information in those documents valuable

when developing client applications. To access the current versions of these and other VMware books, go to

http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs.

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