REST API - deploy
com.vmware.vcenter.ovf.library_item
deploy
POST /com/vmware/vcenter/ovf/library-item/id:{ovf_library_item_id}?~action=deploy |
POST /com/vmware/vcenter/ovf/library-item?~action=deploy |
Deploys an OVF package stored in content library to a newly created virtual machine or virtual appliance.
This operation deploys an OVF package which is stored in the library item specified by ovf_library_item_id
. It uses the deployment specification in deployment_spec
to deploy the OVF package to the location specified by target
.
- Request:
-
- Representations:
{
"client_token": "string",
"deployment_spec": {
"accept_all_EULA": true,
"additional_parameters": [
{
"@class": "com.vmware.vcenter.ovf.ovf_params",
"type": "string"
},
{
"@class": "com.vmware.vcenter.ovf.ovf_params",
"type": "string"
}
],
"annotation": "string",
"default_datastore_id": "obj-103",
"flags": [
"string",
"string"
],
"locale": "string",
"name": "string",
"network_mappings": [
{
"key": "string",
"value": "obj-103"
}
],
"storage_mappings": [
{
"key": "string",
"value": {
"datastore_id": "obj-103",
"provisioning": "thin",
"storage_profile_id": "obj-103",
"type": "DATASTORE"
}
}
],
"storage_profile_id": "obj-103",
"storage_provisioning": "thin"
},
"ovf_library_item_id": "obj-103",
"target": {
"folder_id": "obj-103",
"host_id": "obj-103",
"resource_pool_id": "obj-103"
}
}<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ns0:Deploy-Input xmlns:ns0="http://vmware.com/vcenter/ovf/library_item" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<deployment_spec>
<annotation>string</annotation>
<network_mappings-array>
<array-item>
<value>obj-103</value>
<key>string</key>
</array-item>
</network_mappings-array>
<flags-array>
<array-item>string</array-item>
<array-item>string</array-item>
</flags-array>
<storage_provisioning>thin</storage_provisioning>
<storage_mappings-array>
<array-item>
<value>
<datastore_id>obj-103</datastore_id>
<storage_profile_id>obj-103</storage_profile_id>
<type>DATASTORE</type>
<provisioning>thin</provisioning>
</value>
<key>string</key>
</array-item>
</storage_mappings-array>
<locale>string</locale>
<name>string</name>
<default_datastore_id>obj-103</default_datastore_id>
<additional_parameters-array>
<array-item class="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf.ovf_params">
<type>string</type>
</array-item>
<array-item class="com.vmware.vcenter.ovf.ovf_params">
<type>string</type>
</array-item>
</additional_parameters-array>
<storage_profile_id>obj-103</storage_profile_id>
<accept_all_EULA>true</accept_all_EULA>
</deployment_spec>
<client_token>string</client_token>
<target>
<folder_id>obj-103</folder_id>
<host_id>obj-103</host_id>
<resource_pool_id>obj-103</resource_pool_id>
</target>
<ovf_library_item_id>obj-103</ovf_library_item_id>
</ns0:Deploy-Input>POST /com/vmware/vcenter/ovf/library-item?~action=deploy
&deployment_spec.annotation=string
&deployment_spec.network_mappings.1.value=obj-103
&deployment_spec.network_mappings.1.key=string
&deployment_spec.flags.1=string
&deployment_spec.flags.2=string
&deployment_spec.storage_provisioning=thin
&deployment_spec.storage_mappings.1.value.datastore_id=obj-103
&deployment_spec.storage_mappings.1.value.storage_profile_id=obj-103
&deployment_spec.storage_mappings.1.value.type=DATASTORE
&deployment_spec.storage_mappings.1.value.provisioning=thin
&deployment_spec.storage_mappings.1.key=string
&deployment_spec.locale=string
&deployment_spec.name=string
&deployment_spec.default_datastore_id=obj-103
&deployment_spec.additional_parameters.1~class=com.vmware.vcenter.ovf.ovf_params
&deployment_spec.additional_parameters.1.type=string
&deployment_spec.additional_parameters.2~class=com.vmware.vcenter.ovf.ovf_params
&deployment_spec.additional_parameters.2.type=string
&deployment_spec.storage_profile_id=obj-103
&deployment_spec.accept_all_EULA=true
&client_token=string
&target.folder_id=obj-103
&target.host_id=obj-103
&target.resource_pool_id=obj-103
&ovf_library_item_id=obj-103- Parameters:
Name Type Required Description client_token string No Client-generated token used to retry a request if the client fails to get a response from the server. If the original request succeeded, the result of that request will be returned, otherwise the operation will be retried. ovf_library_item_id *
ID Yes Identifier of the content library item containing the OVF package to be deployed. Id of type com.vmware.content.library.Item. target *
deployment_target Yes Specification of the deployment target. deployment_spec *
resource_pool_deployment_spec Yes Specification of how the OVF package should be deployed to the target. - Response:
-
- Representations:
{
"value": {
"error": {
"errors": [
{},
{}
],
"information": [
{
"messages": [
{
"args": [
"string",
"string"
],
"default_message": "string",
"id": "string"
},
{
"args": [
"string",
"string"
],
"default_message": "string",
"id": "string"
}
]
},
{
"messages": [
{
"args": [
"string",
"string"
],
"default_message": "string",
"id": "string"
},
{
"args": [
"string",
"string"
],
"default_message": "string",
"id": "string"
}
]
}
],
"warnings": [
{},
{}
]
},
"resource_id": {
"id": "obj-103",
"type": "string"
},
"succeeded": true
}
}<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<ns0:Deploy-Result xmlns:ns0="http://vmware.com/vcenter/ovf/library_item" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<value>
<succeeded>true</succeeded>
<resource_id>
<id>obj-103</id>
<type>string</type>
</resource_id>
<error>
<information-array>
<array-item>
<messages-array>
<array-item>
<default_message>string</default_message>
<id>string</id>
<args-array>
<array-item>string</array-item>
<array-item>string</array-item>
</args-array>
</array-item>
<array-item>
<default_message>string</default_message>
<id>string</id>
<args-array>
<array-item>string</array-item>
<array-item>string</array-item>
</args-array>
</array-item>
</messages-array>
</array-item>
<array-item>
<messages-array>
<array-item>
<default_message>string</default_message>
<id>string</id>
<args-array>
<array-item>string</array-item>
<array-item>string</array-item>
</args-array>
</array-item>
<array-item>
<default_message>string</default_message>
<id>string</id>
<args-array>
<array-item>string</array-item>
<array-item>string</array-item>
</args-array>
</array-item>
</messages-array>
</array-item>
</information-array>
<errors-array>
<array-item>
</array-item>
<array-item>
</array-item>
</errors-array>
<warnings-array>
<array-item>
</array-item>
<array-item>
</array-item>
</warnings-array>
</error>
</value>
</ns0:Deploy-Result>- Parameters:
Name Type Required Description result deployment_result Yes Information about the success or failure of the operation, along with the details of the result or failure. - Errors:
-
Type Description HTTP Status Code invalid_argument if target
contains invalid arguments.400 not_found if the library item specified by ovf_library_item_id
does not exist.404 resource_inaccessible if there was an error accessing the OVF package stored in the library item specified by ovf_library_item_id
.400 unauthorized if you do not have all of the privileges described as follows : - Operation execution requires VirtualMachine.Config.AddNewDisk if the OVF descriptor has a disk drive (type 17) section.
- Operation execution requires VirtualMachine.Config.AdvancedConfig if the OVF descriptor has an ExtraConfig section.
- Operation execution requires Extension.Register for specified resource group if the OVF descriptor has a vServiceDependency section.
- Operation execution requires Network.Assign for target network if specified.
- Operation execution requires Datastore.AllocateSpace for target datastore if specified.
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