NSX-T Data Center REST API
Copy a remote file to the file store
Copy a remote file to the file store. If you use scp or sftp,you must provide the remote server's SSH fingerprint. See the
NSX-T Administration Guide for information and instructions
about finding the SSH fingerprint.
Request:
Method:
POST
URI Path(s):
/api/v1/transport-nodes/{transport-node-id}/node/file-store/{file-name}?action=copy_from_remote_file
/api/v1/cluster/{cluster-node-id}/node/file-store/{file-name}?action=copy_from_remote_file
/api/v1/node/file-store/{file-name}?action=copy_from_remote_file
/api/v1/cluster/{cluster-node-id}/node/file-store/{file-name}?action=copy_from_remote_file
/api/v1/node/file-store/{file-name}?action=copy_from_remote_file
Request Headers:
n/a
Query Parameters:
n/a
Request Body:
CopyFromRemoteFileProperties+
Example Request:
POST https://<nsx-mgr>/api/v1/node/file-store/file.txt?action=copy_from_remote_file { "port" : 22, "server": "192.168.120.151", "uri" : "/tmp/file.txt", "protocol" : { "name" : "scp", "ssh_fingerprint" : "b5:08:df:c6:55:62:e4:6e:95:70:7c:25:ba:f2:46:f1", "authentication_scheme" : { "scheme_name" : "password", "username" : "root", "password" : "s4druMuJEw" } } }Successful Response:
Response Code:
201 Created
Response Headers:
Content-type: application/json
Response Body:
FileProperties+