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Verify that the host name and fully qualified domain name of the vRealize Automation instance are
available.
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If you are not using the API Explorer, verify that you have a valid HTTP bearer token that matches
your login credentials. See Chapter 3 REST API Authentication.
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Obtain the schema class ID of the reservation type to create. See Display a List of Supported
Reservation Types.
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Display a list of the reservation types that are supported in the vRealize Automation server. See
Display a List of Supported Reservation Types.
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Obtain the permissible value field information required to create a new reservation. After you retrieve
all permissible value field information, you have the input information required to create a reservation.
See Get Resources Schema for a vSphere Reservation.
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Get the required compute resource ID. See Get a Compute Resource for the Reservation.
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Finish creating a new reservation. Obtain the reservation ID from the output URL. See Syntax for
Creating a vSphere Reservation.
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Get the reservation ID if you do not already know it. See Display a List of Reservations.
Procedure
1 Display a list of supported vRealize Automation reservation types by using the reservation service.
curl --insecure -H "Accept:application/json"
-H "Authorization: Bearer $token"
https://$host/reservation-service/api/reservations/types
2 Display a schema definition for a reservation.
a Display a schema definition for a vSphere reservation.
curl --insecure -H "Accept:application/json"
-H "Authorization: Bearer $token"
https://$host/reservation-service/api/data-
service/schema/Infrastructure.Reservation.Virtual.vSphere/default
b Display a schema definition for an Amazon reservation.
curl --insecure -H "Accept:application/json"
-H "Authorization: Bearer $token"
https://$host/reservation-service/api/data-
service/schema/Infrastructure.Reservation.Cloud.Amazon/default
c Display a schema definition for a vCloud Air reservation.
curl --insecure -H "Accept:application/json"
-H "Authorization: Bearer $token"
https://$host/reservation-service/api/data-
service/schema/Infrastructure.Reservation.Cloud.vCloudAir/default
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