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Procedure
1 In a REST client application, add a request header with the following values.
n
Name: accept
n
Value: application/zip
2 Make a GET request at the URL of the package that you want to export:
GET http://{orchestrator_host}:{port}/vco/api/packages/{package_name}/
3 (Optional) To set a custom name for the exported package, use the packageName parameter in the GET
request:
GET http://{orchestrator_host}:{port}/vco/api/packages/{package_name}/?
packageName={custom_name}
4 (Optional) To export a package without the aribute values of the conguration elements from the
package, use the exportConfigurationAttributeValues parameter in the GET request:
GET http://{orchestrator_host}:{port}/vco/api/packages/{package_name}/?
exportConfigurationAttributeValues=false
5 (Optional) To export a package without global tags, use the exportGlobalTags parameter in the GET
request:
GET http://{orchestrator_host}:{port}/vco/api/packages/{package_name}/?exportGlobalTags=false
If the GET request is successful, you receive the status code 200. The package binary content is available as an
aachment with a default le name package_name.package. You can save the le with a REST client
application.
Import a Resource
You can import a resource by using the Orchestrator REST API.
Depending on the library of your REST client application, you can use custom code that denes the
properties of the resource.
Prerequisites
The resource binary content should be available as multi-part content. For details, see RFC 2387.
Procedure
1 In a REST client application, add request headers to dene the properties of the resource that you want
to import.
2 Make a POST request at the URL of the resource objects:
POST http://{orchestrator_host}:{port}/vco/api/resources/
If the POST request is successful, you receive the status code 202.
Export a Resource
You can export a resource by using the Orchestrator REST API.
Procedure
1 In a REST client application, add a request header with the following values.
n
Name: accept
n
Value: application/octet-stream
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