VMware Cloud Director API - POST-SuspendVApp

POST /vApp/{id}/power/action/suspend

Operation:

Description:

Suspend a vApp or VM.

If used on a vApp, suspends all VMs in the vApp. If used on a VM, suspends the VM. This operation is available only for a vApp or VM that is powered on.

Since:

0.9

Input parameters

Consume media type(s):: None
Input type:: None

Output parameters

TaskType

This operation is asynchronous and returns a task that you can monitor to track the progress of the request.

Produce media type(s):: application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.task+xml
application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.task+json
Output type:: TaskType

Examples

Request: HTTP 1.1
POST /api/vApp/vapp-6943025b-dd0d-4b3b-bf7a-e23135a253a7/power/action/suspend

Headers:
x-vcloud-authorization: iFZF7U6Ycko1r9Q5xwoP/d7L6MkGvdyv9U9Td9fI8I8=

Body:
Response: HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted

Headers:
Content-Length: 1316
Content-Type: application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.task+xml; version=5.5
Location: https://vcloud.example.com/api/task/c3deb787-4509-4f90-a05c-de8d258c16ac
Vary: Accept-Encoding

Body:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Task
    xmlns="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5"
    status="running"
    startTime="2013-03-29T11:18:18.692+02:00"
    serviceNamespace="com.vmware.vcloud"
    operationName="vappSuspend"
    operation="Suspending Virtual Application vApp Name(6943025b-dd0d-4b3b-bf7a-e23135a253a7)"
    expiryTime="2013-06-27T11:18:18.692+03:00"
    cancelRequested="false"
    name="task"
    id="urn:vcloud:task:c3deb787-4509-4f90-a05c-de8d258c16ac"
    type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.task+xml"
    href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/task/c3deb787-4509-4f90-a05c-de8d258c16ac"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.vmware.com/vcloud/v1.5 http://vcloud.example.com/api/v1.5/schema/master.xsd">
    <Link
        rel="task:cancel"
        href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/task/c3deb787-4509-4f90-a05c-de8d258c16ac/action/cancel"/>
    <Owner
        type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.vApp+xml"
        name="vApp Name"
        href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/vApp/vapp-6943025b-dd0d-4b3b-bf7a-e23135a253a7"/>
    <User
        type="application/vnd.vmware.admin.user+xml"
        name="system"
        href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/admin/user/8fa42d37-5eda-43ed-ad8a-f005c625a96c"/>
    <Organization
        type="application/vnd.vmware.vcloud.org+xml"
        name="Default"
        href="https://vcloud.example.com/api/org/b5d81989-f274-4e55-9005-b53b48a158d1"/>
    <Details/>
</Task>