VMware VCLOUD API 1.0 - API

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TheVMwarevCloudAPIincludesextensionsthatsupportavarietyofoperationsonthevSpherePlatform,
whichprovidesresourcestoaVMwarevCloud.
Thischapterincludesthefollowingtopics:
 “SummaryofvSpherePlatformOperationsRequests”onpage 117
 “ListvSpherePlatformOperationsandObjectsforavCloud”onpage 119
 “ListProvidervDCsinavCloud”onpage 120
 “ListNetworkPoolsinavCloud”onpage 120
 “ListvCenterServersRegisteredtoavCloud”onpage 120
 “ListESX/ESXiHostsinavCloud”onpage 124
 “CreateaProvidervDC”onpage 127
 “CreateanExternalNetwork”onpage 133
 “CreateaNetworkPool”onpage 136
 “ImportaVirtualMachinefromvCenter”onpage 138
Summary of vSphere Platform Operations Requests
Table 7‐1summarizesvSphereplatformoperationsrequestssupportedinthisrelease.Thetableusesthe
followingconventions:
 API‐URLisaURLoftheformhttp://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0.
 idisaninteger.
VMware vSphere Platform Operations
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NOTEAllvSphereplatformoperationsarerestrictedtothesystemadministrator.Beforeattemptinganyof
theseoperations,logintotheSystemorganizationwiththeusernameandpasswordofthesystem
administratoraccountthatwascreatedwhenCloudDirectorwasinstalled.Formoreinformation,see
“AdministratorCredentialsandPrivileges”on
page 93.
Table 7-1. Summary of vSphere Platform Operations Requests
Operation Request Request Body Response
ListvSpherePlatform
OperationsandObjects
foravCloud
GETAPI‐URL/admin/extension None VMWExtension
ListProvidervDCsina
vCloud
GETAPI‐URL/admin/extension/
providerVdcReferences
None VMWProviderVdcReferences
ListExternalNetworks
inavCloud
GETAPI‐URL/admin/extension/
externalNetworkReferences
None VMWExternalNetworkReferences