NSX-T Data Center REST API

Create transport node collection by attaching Transport Node Profile to cluster.

When transport node collection is created the hosts which are part
of compute collection will be prepared automatically i.e. NSX Manager
attempts to install the NSX components on hosts. Transport nodes for these
hosts are created using the configuration specified in transport node
profile.

Request:

Method:

POST

URI Path(s):

/api/v1/transport-node-collections

Request Headers:

n/a

Query Parameters:

TransportNodeCollectionRequestParameters+

TransportNodeCollectionRequestParameters (schema)

Name	Description	Type	Notes
apply_profile	Indicates if the Transport Node Profile (TNP) configuration should be applied during creation This flag should be used when the configuration specified by the transport_node_profile_id should not be applied to existing hosts referred to by the compute_collection_id during transport node collection creation. If this flag is set to false, the TNP configuration will not be applied to any of the hosts in the cluster during creation. Any transport node that exists in the cluster that has a different configuration than the TNP configuration will have the is_overridden flag set to true. This will result in the transport node collection creation completing with a status of PROFILE_MISMATCH. If this flag is set to true, the default value, the TNP configuration will be applied to all hosts in the cluster during transport node collection creation.	boolean	Default: "True"
override_nsx_ownership	Override NSX Ownership Flag indicating whether the NSX ownership constraints (on Managed Objects like Host/Cluster/DVS) should be overridden/bypassed. Note: Overriding/bypassing NSX ownership constraints is not recommended at all. This indicates, you want to use/configure/own certain Managed Objects (like Cluster, Host or DVS) which seem to be already in use/configured/owned by some other NSX instance. This option should be used with caution. It should only be used to come out of situations where: a. The other NSX instance no longer intends to use the Managed Objects (and has already unconfigured NSX configurations) but the ownership still lies with it (incorrectly) and you want those Managed Objects to be used/configured/owned by this NSX instance. b. The other NSX instance has crashed or decommisioned but the ownership still lies with it and you want those Managed Objects to be used/configured/owned by this NSX instance. Enabling this option, while the Managed Objects affected by this operation are actively used by other NSX, can lead to problematic states on both the NSX instances. For example, if a TN is forcefully reconfigured by this NSX instance (using override_nsx_ownership=true), while it was already configured and in use by the other NSX instance, it could corrupt the HostSwitch configurations pushed down by the other NSX instance.	boolean	Default: "False"

Request Body:

TransportNodeCollection+

TransportNodeCollection (schema)

Name	Description	Type	Notes
_create_time	Timestamp of resource creation	EpochMsTimestamp	Readonly Sortable
_create_user	ID of the user who created this resource	string	Readonly
_last_modified_time	Timestamp of last modification	EpochMsTimestamp	Readonly Sortable
_last_modified_user	ID of the user who last modified this resource	string	Readonly
_links	References related to this resource The server will populate this field when returing the resource. Ignored on PUT and POST.	array of ResourceLink	Readonly
_protection	Indicates protection status of this resource Protection status is one of the following: PROTECTED - the client who retrieved the entity is not allowed to modify it. NOT_PROTECTED - the client who retrieved the entity is allowed to modify it REQUIRE_OVERRIDE - the client who retrieved the entity is a super user and can modify it, but only when providing the request header X-Allow-Overwrite=true. UNKNOWN - the _protection field could not be determined for this entity.	string	Readonly
_revision	Generation of this resource config The _revision property describes the current revision of the resource. To prevent clients from overwriting each other's changes, PUT operations must include the current _revision of the resource, which clients should obtain by issuing a GET operation. If the _revision provided in a PUT request is missing or stale, the operation will be rejected.	int
_schema	Schema for this resource	string	Readonly
_self	Link to this resource	SelfResourceLink	Readonly
_system_owned	Indicates system owned resource	boolean	Readonly
compute_collection_id	Compute collection id	string	Required
description	Description of this resource	string	Maximum length: 1024 Sortable
display_name	Identifier to use when displaying entity in logs or GUI Defaults to ID if not set	string	Maximum length: 255 Sortable
has_nvds	Flag indicating if applied profile has NVDS	boolean	Deprecated
id	Unique identifier of this resource	string	Sortable
install_mode	Flag indicating security status of Transport Node Collection	string	Readonly Enum: MICROSEG, NORMAL
resource_type	Must be set to the value TransportNodeCollection	string
tags	Opaque identifiers meaningful to the API user	array of Tag	Maximum items: 30
transport_node_profile_id	Transport Node Profile ID	string	Required

Example Request:

{ "resource_type": "TransportNodeCollection", "display_name": "TransportNodeCollection-1", "description": "Transport Node Collections 1", "compute_collection_id": "33dbf426-c282-42a0-9ae2-5e924b8a78b4:domain-c38" "transport_node_profile_id": "0840e9c6-3c7b-46a9-aea7-82bb1190709d", } { "resource_type": "TransportNodeCollection", "display_name": "TransportNodeCollection-1", "description": "Transport Node Collections 1", "compute_collection_id": "33dbf426-c282-42a0-9ae2-5e924b8a78b4:domain-c38" "transport_node_profile_id": "0840e9c6-3c7b-46a9-aea7-82bb1190709d", }

Successful Response:

Response Code:

201 Created

Response Headers:

Content-type: application/json

Response Body:

TransportNodeCollection+

TransportNodeCollection (schema)

Name	Description	Type	Notes
_create_time	Timestamp of resource creation	EpochMsTimestamp	Readonly Sortable
_create_user	ID of the user who created this resource	string	Readonly
_last_modified_time	Timestamp of last modification	EpochMsTimestamp	Readonly Sortable
_last_modified_user	ID of the user who last modified this resource	string	Readonly
_links	References related to this resource The server will populate this field when returing the resource. Ignored on PUT and POST.	array of ResourceLink	Readonly
_protection	Indicates protection status of this resource Protection status is one of the following: PROTECTED - the client who retrieved the entity is not allowed to modify it. NOT_PROTECTED - the client who retrieved the entity is allowed to modify it REQUIRE_OVERRIDE - the client who retrieved the entity is a super user and can modify it, but only when providing the request header X-Allow-Overwrite=true. UNKNOWN - the _protection field could not be determined for this entity.	string	Readonly
_revision	Generation of this resource config The _revision property describes the current revision of the resource. To prevent clients from overwriting each other's changes, PUT operations must include the current _revision of the resource, which clients should obtain by issuing a GET operation. If the _revision provided in a PUT request is missing or stale, the operation will be rejected.	int
_schema	Schema for this resource	string	Readonly
_self	Link to this resource	SelfResourceLink	Readonly
_system_owned	Indicates system owned resource	boolean	Readonly
compute_collection_id	Compute collection id	string	Required
description	Description of this resource	string	Maximum length: 1024 Sortable
display_name	Identifier to use when displaying entity in logs or GUI Defaults to ID if not set	string	Maximum length: 255 Sortable
has_nvds	Flag indicating if applied profile has NVDS	boolean	Deprecated
id	Unique identifier of this resource	string	Sortable
install_mode	Flag indicating security status of Transport Node Collection	string	Readonly Enum: MICROSEG, NORMAL
resource_type	Must be set to the value TransportNodeCollection	string
tags	Opaque identifiers meaningful to the API user	array of Tag	Maximum items: 30
transport_node_profile_id	Transport Node Profile ID	string	Required

Example Response:

{ "resource_type": "TransportNodeCollection", "display_name": "TransportNodeCollection-1", "description": "Transport Node Collections 1", "id": "46ea1ae3-b067-4985-bd9e-6e1d4b1b2ec1", "compute_collection_id": "33dbf426-c282-42a0-9ae2-5e924b8a78b4:domain-c38" "transport_node_profile_id": "0840e9c6-3c7b-46a9-aea7-82bb1190709d", "_create_user": "admin", "_create_time": 1495147708462, "_last_modified_user": "admin", "_last_modified_time": 1495147708462, "_system_owned": false, "_protection": "NOT_PROTECTED", "_revision": 0 }

Required Permissions:

crud

Feature:

nodes_transport_nodes

Additional Errors:

• 301 Moved Permanently
• 307 Temporary Redirect
• 400 Bad Request
• 403 Forbidden
• 409 Conflict
• 412 Precondition Failed
• 500 Internal Server Error
• 503 Service Unavailable