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Table Of Contents

Contents

vFabric Data Director Programming Guide 5

Data Director API Overview 7

REST API Versioning 7

Data Director Concepts 8

Understanding Call Dependencies 9

Client Workflow Overview 10

Create a Data Director REST Request 11

Hello vFabric Data Director: A Simplified RESTful Workflow 15

Create a System Resource Bundle 15

Convert a Base DBVM to a Base DB Template 16

Create a Resource Bundle 17

Create an Organization 18

Assign a Resource Bundle to an Organization 19

Enable a Base DB Template 19

Create a Database Group 20

Create a Database 21

Database Operations 25

Ingest a Database 25

Clone a Database 26

Refresh a Cloned Database 27

Reconfigure a Database 27

Add a Database to the Catalog 28

Delete a Database 28

Safeguarding Data 31

Back Up Data 31

Restore Data 32

Enumeration Types, Status Codes, and Response Code Examples 33

Enumeration Types 33

Status Codes 35

Response Code Examples 35

Index 37

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