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Vary = Accept-Encoding,User-Agent
Keep-Alive = timeout=15, max=100
Connection = Keep-Alive
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Syntax for Viewing Details of a Machine Request
You can use the vRealize Automation REST API catalog service to view the details of a machine request.
Request Status
Typically, the request status information is the most important part of request details. The phase field
corresponds to the status displayed in the Requests tab in the interface. You can rerun this command
multiple times to monitor the state of a machine request.
Table 31. Request Phase Status
Phase Description End State?
UNSUBMITTED Request was saved but not submitted. No
PENDING_PRE_APPROVAL Request is subject to approval - pre-provisioning approval required. No
IN_PROGRESS Request is in progress, machine is being provisioned. No
PENDING_POST_APPROVAL Request is subject to approval, post-provisioning approval
required.
No
SUCCESSFUL Request completed successfully. The machine is available under
provisioned resources on the Items tab.
Yes
FAILED Request failed. Yes
REJECTED Request approval was rejected and will not complete. Yes
Input
Use the supported input parameters to control the command output.
Parameter Description
URL https://$host/catalog-service/api/consumer/requests/$requestId
$host Specifies the host name and fully qualified domain name or IP address of the
vRealize Automation identity server.
$token Specifies a valid HTTP bearer token with necessary credentials.
$requestId Specifies the request ID. See Syntax for Displaying Your Provisioned Resources to view all of
your requests and search for a request ID.
The required request ID is located at the end of the Location URL in the response header.
The request ID is located in the Location field of the response header if you submitted the
request with the –headers flag.
Output
The command output contains property names and values based on the command input parameters.
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