VMware VCLOUD API 1.0 - API

vCloud API Programming Guide
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<ResourceEntity href="http://vcloud.example.com/vApp/vapp-413"
type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.vApp+xml" name="Example Corp. CRM"/>
...
</ResourceEntities>
<AvailableNetworks>
<Network href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/network/14"
type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.network+xml" name="IsolatedOrgNet"/>
<Network href="http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/network/54"
type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.network+xml" name="Internet"/>
</AvailableNetworks>
<NicQuota>0</NicQuota>
<NetworkQuota>0</NetworkQuota>
<VmQuota>0</VmQuota>
<IsEnabled>true</IsEnabled>
</Vdc>
TheresponseisadetaileddescriptionofthevDCanditscontents.Itincludes:
 Linkelementswhoserelattributehasavalueofadd.Eachoftheselinkshasanhrefattributewhose
valueisaURLthataclientcanusetoaddvApps,vApptemplates,andmediaimagestovDCinventory.
Severalmethodsofaddinginventoryaresupported,includingupload,clone,and
compose.
 ResourceEntityelementsthatreferencevAppsthathavebeeninstatiatedinorimportedtothisvDC,
andvApptemplatesandvirtualmediaimagesthathavebeenuploadedtothevDC.
 AlistoforganizationnetworksthatareavailableinthevDC.
 Othermetadata,includingquotaandvDCstateinformation.
Formoreinformation,see“Vdc”onpage 152.
Getting More Information About an Object
AnobjectinavCloudcanberepresentedbylinksinvarioustypesofXMLcontainers.Regardlessofwherethe
linkappears,theobjectreferenceitcontains(itshrefattributevalue)isalwaysthesame.Anorganization
networkcanberepresentedbyalinkwithrel="down"inanorganization,oras
amemberofthe
AvailableNetworkselementofavDC.
CatalogsprovidealevelofindirectionforreferencestomediaimagesandvApptemplates.AvApptemplate
ormediaimagecanbereferencedbyaCatalogIteminacatalogoraResourceEntityinavDC.The
CatalogItemshowninExample 3‐2,
aVAppTemplatewhoseURLis
http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/vAppTemplate/vappTemplate‐111,isalsocontainedbythevDC
referencedinExample 3‐4.IntheVdcbody,theVAppTemplateisrepresentedasResourceEntityelement,
whichincludesalink(thevalueofthehrefattribute)tothetemplate.TheCatalog,ontheotherhand,
containsonly
CatalogItemelements,eachofwhichincludesalinkthataclientcanusetogetmore
informationabouttheobjectthattheCatalogItemrepresents.BoththeResourceEntityintheVdcandthe
CatalogItemintheCatalogrefertothesamevApptemplate.TheResourceEntityelementincludesalink
thata
clientcanusetoGETarepresentationofthevApp,butaclientmustfirstGETaCatalogItemtoobtain
thatkindoflink,whichisnotcontainedintheCatalogitself.
AResourceEntityelementappearsinaVdcelementassoonastheunderlyingvApptemplateormedia
imagehas
beencreated.Referencestothoseobjectsdonotappearinacataloguntilthecatalogowneradds
themtoit.Inmostcases,theobjectscannotbeuseduntiltheyhavebeenaddedtoacatalog.
Get Information About a Media Image
AclientcandiscovertheURLofamediaimagebybrowsinginacatalogandexaminingaCatalogItemto
findtheEntityelementthatreferencestheimage,orbybrowsinginavDCforaResourceEntityelement
thatreferencestheimage.Afterclienthasthe image’sURL,itcanuse
itasthetargetofaGETrequest,asshown
inExample 3‐5.
Ifthemediaimagehasbeenincludedinacatalog,theMediaelementintheresponseincludesalinktothe
CatalogItemthatreferencesit.