VMware VCLOUD API 1.0 - API

vCloud API Programming Guide
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<vcloud:Link rel="add" type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.networkPool+xml"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/extension/networkPools"/>
<vcloud:Link rel="register" type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.registerVimServerParams+xml"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/extension/action/
registervimserver"/>
<vcloud:Link rel="down" type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.licensingReportList+xml"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/extension/licensing/reports"/>
</vmext:VMWExtension>
List Provider vDCs in a vCloud
AsystemadministratorcanusetheproviderVdcReferenceslinkreturnedinaVMWExtensionresponseto
requestalistofallprovidervDCsinthevCloud.Example 7‐2makessucharequest,usingthe
providerVdcReferenceslinkreturnedinExample 7‐1.
Example 7-2. List Provider vDCs in a vCloud
Request:
GET http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/extension/providerVdcReferences
Response:
200 OK
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwprovidervdcreferences+xml
...
<vmext:VMWProviderVdcReferences xmlns:vmext="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/extension/v1" ... >
<vcloud:Link rel="up" type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwExtension+xml"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/extension"/>
<vmext:ProviderVdcReference type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.vmwprovidervdc+xml"
name="PVDC-VC3"
href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/admin/extension/providervdc/1"/>
<vmext:ProviderVdcReference ... >
<vmext:ProviderVdcReference ... >
</vmext:VVMWProviderVdcReferences>
List External Networks in a vCloud
ThisoperationfollowsthemodelshowninExample 7‐2,butusestheexternalNetworkReferenceslink
fromtheVMWExtensionresponseasthetargetoftherequest.Theresponseisa
VMWExternalNetworkReferenceselement.
List Network Pools in a vCloud
ThisoperationfollowsthemodelshowninExample 7‐2,butusesthenetworkPoolReferenceslinkfromthe
VMWExtensionresponseasthetargetoftherequest.TheresponseisaNetworkPoolReferenceselement.
List vCenter Servers Registered to a vCloud
ThisoperationfollowsthemodelshowninExample 7‐2,butusesthevimServerReferenceslinkfromthe
VMWExtensionresponseasthetargetoftherequest.TheresponseisaVMWVimServerReferenceselement.
Get Information About a vCenter Server
AsystemadministratorcanusethehrefattributevalueofanyVimServerReferenceina
VMWVimServerReferenceselementtogetmoreinformationaboutaspecificvCenterserver, asshownin
Example 7‐3.