NSX-T Data Center REST API

ByodServiceInstance (schema)

Custom Instance of a service

ByodServiceInstance is a custom instance to be used when NSX is not handling the lifecycles of appliance/s. User will manage their own appliance (BYOD) to connect with NSX.

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
deployment_mode Deployment Mode

Deployment mode specifies where the partner appliance will be deployed in HA or non-HA i.e standalone mode.
string Required
Enum: STAND_ALONE, ACTIVE_STANDBY
Default: "ACTIVE_STANDBY"
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
id Unique identifier of this resource string Sortable
on_failure_policy On Failure Policy

Failure policy of the service instance - if it has to be different from the service. By default the service instance inherits the FailurePolicy of the service it belongs to.
string Enum: ALLOW, BLOCK
resource_type Must be set to the value ByodServiceInstance ServiceInstanceResourceType Required
service_id Service Id

The Service to which the service instance is associated.
string Readonly
tags Opaque identifiers meaningful to the API user array of Tag Maximum items: 30
transport_type Transport Type

Transport to be used by this service instance for deploying the Service-VM. This field is to be set Not Applicable(NA) if the service only caters to functionality EPP(Endpoint Protection) and MPS.
string Required
Enum: L2_BRIDGE, L3_ROUTED, NSH, NA, L3_ROUTED_V6