VMware VCLOUD API 1.0 - API

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Chapter 5 Datacenter Operations
Response:
202 Accepted
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.task+xml
...
<Task ...>
...
</Task>
Suspend a vApp or Virtual Machine
AsuspendrequesttoavAppURLsuspendsallofthevirtualmachinesinthevApp,asspecifiedinits
ovf:StartupSectionelement.
AsuspendrequesttoavirtualmachineURLsuspendsthespecifiedvirtualmachine.
Example 5-24. Suspend a vApp or Virtual Machine
RequesttosuspendavApp:
POST http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/vApp/vapp-7/power/action/suspend
RequesttosuspendaVm:
POST http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/vApp/vm-5/power/action/suspend
Response:
202 Accepted
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.task+xml
...
<Task ...>
...
</Task>
Discard the Suspended State of a vApp or Virtual Machine
AdiscardSuspendedStaterequesttoavAppURLdiscardsthesuspendedstateofallofthevirtualmachines
inthevApp,asspecifiedinitsovf:StartupSectionelement.
AdiscardSuspendedStaterequesttoavirtualmachineURLdiscardsthesuspendedstateofthespecified
virtualmachine.
YoucannotresumeasuspendedvAppafteritssuspended
statehasbeendiscarded.
Example 5-25. Discard the Suspended State of a vApp or Virtual Machine
RequesttodiscardthesuspendedstateofavApp:
POST http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/vApp/vapp-7/action/discardSuspendedState
RequesttodiscardthesuspendedstateofaVm:
POST http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.0/vApp/vm-5/action/discardSuspendedState
Response:
202 Accepted
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.task+xml
...
<Task ...>
...
</Task>